Product Description

Here is a one-stop guide that shows you how to mat, mount and frame your photos and save time and money in the process. Helpful sidebars and clear illustrations make everything simple. 160 pages 8 1/2 x 11 Softbound

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #36197 in Books
• Brand: WATSON-GUPTILL
• Published on: 2002-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

From Library Journal
An attractive, well-designed frame not only enhances a picture but preserves and protects it. Logan, a contributing editor at Artists' Magazine who has taught framing and matting across the United States, shows readers how to present their artwork skillfully and economically. A great deal of planning is essential for success: Logan shows how to compose the entire presentation so that it will be aesthetically pleasing. Some of the tools and materials required are fairly common (e.g., saws and molding), while others are more esoteric (e.g., museum-grade matboard). Logan does a great job of explaining everything and supplements the text with attractive photos, which will be a helpful resource for beginners to copy. There is something here for framers of all skill levels. Recommended for most public library collections.
Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Customer Reviews

Mostly about the Frame
Lots of information of good information on the frame, variations on the frame, building the frame, etc. The mat and mount sections seemed a bit light, but the information was good. I would say the mat and mount section was on the beginner side but framing ran well into the intermediate range. Overall a decent book but not quite great unless you are more interested in builing your own frames.

Just what I needed
This book was and is just what I needed, it covered everything I was concerned about from sizing, what to consider in colors of the mats, taking out the mystery of materials, what you need and what you don't need. From doing a simple single job to doing multiple displays. I like the author's presentation of why and what to consider when you approach a job, keeping it simple. I have another matting/framing book which I am now getting rid of as this one is covers all that I need. Unless you are a professional you will not be sorry for getting this book.

If your a beginner...
If your a beginner then I think you'll like this book. I was looking for a book that could explain color and give advice about what size a mat should be. I found it in this book. Written very clearly with many pictures or illustrations.