Mat Cutting Workshops

What You'll Learn

Hands-on Techniques and Essential Insights

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Understanding the Value of Creative Matting
 

Choose With Confidence Among Different Types of Mat Board End your confusion about the different types of mat boards and choose the one that's right for you. Learn the difference between Rag and Alpha-Cellulose Mat board, between Regular and Conservation Mat board, between Museum Grade and Archival Quality Mat Board. Understand the different core types and thicknesses, and the different sizes. How to Design a Great Matted Presentation The four steps that add up to great color selection, and the overriding rule that guides you. Tips and insights into selecting mat colors for a variety of different media, including watercolors, black & white photography, ink and pencil drawings, abstract art and posters. Learn to Size Mat Board for Maximum Yield Hands-on, reduced a full size sheet of mat board. Discover why mat board is 32"x40" and how to get the most out of every sheet. How to Cut a V-Groove Mat Hands-on, cut a V-Groove Mat. Understand how accents like V-Grooves and Decorative Ink Lines add value and profitability to your matting while costing you virtually nothing. Hands-on, mixing techniques: Add a decorative V-Groove to a Double Mat. How to Cut a Stepped-Corner Mat Hands-on, cut a stepped-corner mat, a striking deco design that resonates skill and elegance. Discover how combining techniques lifts you to a new level of matting ability... effortlessly.

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All materials and equipment are provided. Bring a pencil and notepad. Recording devices are welcome. Do not bring artwork.

Lunch and parking fees, if any, are on your own.

Your Instructor

David Logan is the author of Mat, Mount and Frame It Yourself, the country's top selling book on picture framing.  A former teacher of picture framing at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, David has been teaching matting, mounting and framing for over 15 years.  His most recent book, The Complete Guide to Home Picture Framing has recently been published.  Formerly a contributing editor with The Artist's Magazine and a top executive with Logan Mat Cutters, David has taught literally thousands of people to mat, mount and frame, both for themselves and as a business.