FRAMING ART

Tips for framing your new artwork

The options for framing are endless and confusing but these tips and tricks should make it effortless

Art Prints from Scenic Route Shop are available in standard frame sizes which takes the guesswork out choosing your frame

the Scenic Route Shop logo on a piece of paper in a plastic sleeve.

Print Care in the Package

  • Do not bend or crease. If your piece is rolled, careful not to squeeze it while it's still rolled.

  • Handle the art by the edges, try not to get hand oils on it

  • Keep the piece in the plastic sleeve until it’s ready for framing

  • If your piece is rolled and you are ready to frame it, unroll it on a clean flat surface and leave out with tissue on top until piece relaxes and flattens
A thin black frame with a double mat

Basic Framing Tips

  • Hang it at eye level

  • Try to avoid hanging it in direct sunlight.

  • Choose a simple mat to compliment your room color or a white mat with a black core for a clean look.
    (there are endless shades of white, so trying to match the linen paper can be hard. A mat with a colored core or a double mat with a black inner mat prevents clashing)

  • Enjoy your new artwork!

Frame Sizes

  • 5x7

    WITHOUT MAT

    5x7 Frame

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    WITH MAT

    8x10 Frame (or larger)
    5x7 mat opening

  • 8x10

    WITHOUT MAT

    8x10 Frame

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    WITH MAT

    11x14 Frame (or larger)
    8x10 mat opening

  • 11x14

    WITHOUT MAT

    11x14 Frame

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    WITH MAT

    16x20 Frame (or larger)
    11x14 mat opening

  • 16x20

    WITHOUT MAT

    16x20 Frame

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    WITH MAT

    20x24 Frame (or larger)
    16x20 mat opening

  • 20x24

    WITHOUT MAT

    20x24 Frame

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    WITH MAT

    24x30 Frame (or larger)
    20x24 mat opening

  • 24x30

    WITHOUT MAT

    24x30 Frame

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    WITH MAT

    28x34 Frame (or larger)
    24x30 mat opening
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