Photo Mat Size Calculator

The size of the photograph in the following example is 5x8 which is not one of our standard sizes.

Photo mat size calculator.

There are two options to choose if you too have this problem. You can order a custom size frame or order a larger standard size frame with a mat cut to make up the difference. Measuring a picture frame and mat. By adding 1 8 to each border now 2 1 8 the result is a 12 x 14 mat which will also be the size of the frame and glass.

An 8 x 10 photograph has an actual opening of 7 3 4 x 9 3 4. Measure the visual area of the artwork you want to mat. Leaving the size at around 3mm makes the picture frame a little larger than the art or window mat being framed. For example 11 1 2 x 14 1 2 10 1 2 x 13 1 2 for the opening size.

Measure your art enter the measurement of your art and the border size and our custom mat calculator will do the math. If you are cutting multiple mats add a title to identify the artwork and print off. Visit our framing advice section to learn more about matted presentations. You now have a cutting list for each mat you need.

This clearance makes the assembly process much easier when fitting up picture frames. Do you already have a frame. With a 2 mat border on all four sides the outside mat edge will be 11 3 4 x 13 3 4.