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Elevate Your Artwork with Custom Art Mats from MATSHOP!

Jun 4th 2024
Myron Arndt

Are you an artist, photographer, or creative individual looking to showcase your work in the best possible way? One often overlooked yet crucial element in presenting your artwork is the mat that surrounds it. Custom art mats not only enhance the aes

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  • #customer centric
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Spacing tip for choosing mats for your image!

Mar 27th 2019
Myron Arndt

Spacing tip for choosing mats for your image!

A common question when matting photos or artwork is whether to leave a space around the image and if so how much.Whether to leave a space or not is dependent on a couple of things. First of all is the work signed or numbered in the white margin belo

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How to choose the right type of matboard!

Mar 22nd 2019
Myron Arndt

How to choose the right type of matboard!

A common concern of artists and photographers is choosing the right type of mat board.There are confusing terms used to sell mat board.Terms such as Acid-Free, PH Neutral, Archival, Rag, Alpha-Cellulose, Lignin-Free, FSC Certified etc.The key to choo

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Hi-Volume - Hi-Value!

Aug 1st 2017
Myron Arndt

Hi-Volume - Hi-Value!

Our Hi-Volume mat program is all about great value on the mats that are used most and perfectly timed for the "market" season - these mats are on sale in August!Already stripped down to the traditional black or white mats (or combinations of those) t

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Our Double Mat Program Explained

Jun 20th 2017
Myron Arndt

Our Double Mat Program Explained

Our "Double Mat Program" is one of the popular packages of mats that are ordered regularly by a great variety of Customers.  Here is how it works:We take the "cut-outs" from openings in large mats and use them as outer mats in smaller sizes.&n

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