Drawing Mat Board

With the right color and style mat boards are the perfect way to elevate your framed art or photos.

Drawing mat board.

8 ply and 6 ply mat boards are made in a similar process they just have more layers. You don t have to look far to find a surface and color to suit whatever type of artwork you enjoy. 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. Nothing takes fine art creations to the next level quite like an expert mat.

Alvin our brands and the distributed lines are a direct wholesale entity. 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. 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. Economy mat boards have a buffered acid.

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. Rather than throwing away the excess mat board artists can recycle it into a canvas for a small painting. Is also a full line distributor of art materials. 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.

Quality furniture for drafting and artists. Mat board is a thick acid free sturdy board used to frame and back paintings drawings and photographs. Mat board comes in a wide range of colors and surface textures from eggshell smooth to linen texture to coarse texture. Along with our family of brands alvin co.

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. Frame destination offers pre cut mats in sizes to fit all artwork and frames or pictures as well as uncut mats for do it yourselfers custom framers and craft art projects like posters photos making boards and more. These three layers are then bonded together to create a 4 ply mat board. While unpacking my new studio i found a stack of matboard scraps that had been in storage for nearly four years.

It typically comes in white and artists often waste the rectangle of extra mat board that s cut out when making a frame. We represent wholesale almost 200 national brands of art supplies and tools. All 4 ply mat board is made of 3 layers.