Drawing Mat Board

8 ply and 6 ply mat boards are made in a similar process they just have more layers.

Drawing mat board.

Mat board comes in a wide range of colors and surface textures from eggshell smooth to linen texture to coarse texture. All 4 ply mat board is made of 3 layers. The surface paper or the color the middle or the core the color of the bevel and the backing paper. You don t have to look far to find a surface and color to suit whatever type of artwork you enjoy.

Economy mat boards have a buffered acid. With the right color and style mat boards are the perfect way to elevate your framed art or photos. Ambiance conservation matboard these professional conservation grade acid free and lignin free mat boards have a non yellowing core and are ideal for framing anything from treasured art and photos to important documents. Along with our family of brands alvin co.

We represent wholesale almost 200 national brands of art supplies and tools. 32 x 40 matboard offers a lovely solid color and a white core that you can perfectly coordinate with the tone and contrast of your photograph or art print. While unpacking my new studio i found a stack of matboard scraps that had been in storage for nearly four years. Mat board is a thick acid free sturdy board used to frame and back paintings drawings and photographs.

Quality furniture for drafting and artists. Whether you re a professional framer experienced in cutting your own mats or someone looking for a simple way to show off a favorite photo sketch or painting you ll be sure to find a matboard that suits your purpose and your budget. Theefun aqua magic mat 40 x 32 water drawing mat for toddlers extra large painting board toys with 6 magic stamps 5 magic water pens and drawing accessories for girls boys 4 4 out of 5 stars 23 16 99 16. It typically comes in white and artists often waste the rectangle of extra mat board that s cut out when making a frame.

Most of us know mat board is the material from which mats are cut but do you also know it makes a great drawing surface. The right matboard can complement your framed artwork photos precious documents even a child s first crayon drawing while protecting it for generations to come. Nothing takes fine art creations to the next level quite like an expert mat. These three layers are then bonded together to create a 4 ply mat board.

One option for oil painters especially if you re looking for a good surface to sketch on is acid free matboard with a couple of layers of acrylic gesso. Is also a full line distributor of art materials. Available in a wide array of colors in 32x40 sheets as well as pre cut single and double mats in the most popular standard sizes.