Re: matting questtion?

From: The Austin's (whest177_at_TeacherArtExchange)
Date: Thu Jan 15 2015 - 17:18:39 PST

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I always take 1/4" off each edge of the original artwork so it will lie
nicely behind the matte. So, your outside dimensions for the matte will be
19 1/2" x 24 1/2", and the "window" will be 13 1/2" x 19 1/2".
~Michal
K-12 Art Teacher
http://www.geocities.com/theartkids

> What dimensions should I matte a 14" x 20" drawing? 3 inches for top
> and sides and 3 ½ inches at the bottom?
>
> Ricardo

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