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James,
Your point of view on white mats is interesting. I've have never heard the point of view, that a white mat allows "any design" to breath. I disagree with that point of view!
Lots of white space gives any design room to breath
I guess if a framer is going to put white mats on anything they frame, it would certainly be a benefit to stock control.
I don't have an aversion to white mats, unless they are not in harmony with a piece of art.
I must agree with Ormond there. (And Robo). It's easy to fall into a blinkered view on certain 'design rules'. I've seen framed pictures that break practically ever 'rule' and I would never have even contemplated using that design. Yet they work.
I once saw a very delicate watercolour (about 20x16) in a 5" wide very ornate swept frame - with a 5" wide washline mount with wrapped bevels. That flew against quite a few so-called rules, but it looked great.
Nigel Nobody wrote:James,
I don't have an aversion to white mats, unless they are not in harmony with a piece of art.
Dito for black mounts unfortunately I very rarely see artwork which would befit a black mount, black slip or inner mount yes. Also who would buy a piece of art with a black mount you would have difficulty sitting it in most decor styles apart from perhaps Bela Lugosi's front room.
I dont have too many rules as far as mounting is concerned - I suppose my rule of thumb is to put down a few samples that I think might work. I do apply a few principles similar to Robo's if I am doing say a wedding photo - then I use the principle of using a mount that makes the brides dress look good - generally a shade thats slightly darker than the dress - slightly lighter and the dress will tend to look a bit dirty.
I work with a few interior designers and have had my opinions of using colours in mounts changed - thinking at first that really wont work - to thinking - umm that was inspired. we never stop learning.
I love wide mounts - but the principle of big blank space is a danger - and you need to be sensitive to how it looks - nothing better than assessing how it looks before you frame - never too late to cut it down to get the proportions right.
Don't tell me John you know a company who might have such a facility
Good point though John. I think if I was retail I would invest in one of those said systems it would probably cut down the time you spend with customers trying to decide.
Graysalchemy wrote:
Dito for black mounts unfortunately I very rarely see artwork which would befit a black mount, black slip or inner mount yes. Also who would buy a piece of art with a black mount you would have difficulty sitting it in most decor styles apart from perhaps Bela Lugosi's front room.
I see artwork on a regular basis that benefits from a black mat. I sell a lot of black mats! (I also sell a lot of off white mats) Perhaps it's Bela Lugosi who has been coming in regularly for so many years in many disguises? LOL.
Hey John......that visualisation idea is an absolute cracker. What a boon to the framing industry that would be.
I actually have visualisation software, but only use it when a customer will not make up their mind. It is a very valuable tool.
