What size of mounting board should I use for 5X7, 8X10 and 11X14 prints?
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What size of mounting board should I use for 5X7, 8X10 and 11X14 prints?
Personal preference, really.
Depends if you want to:
1) stay with "standard" sizes for cheaper ready-made frames.
2) minimize wall space taken up or maximize "breathing space" around prints
Me: (first is smaller for informal gifts, the latter is for a more formal presentation)
5x7 = 8x10 or 11x14 -- 12x16
8x10 = 11x14 -- 16x20
11x14 = 16x20 -- 20x24
Best bet is to draw the hole size within the mat size to scale (I use graph pape) -- or just lay the print on different sizes of paper to see which strikes you as the best (not what us odd-ball group of forum folks think is the best!LOL!).
Vaughn
Thanks! when you mount say 8X10 on 16X20 for formal presentation, do you mount it right in the middle or something different?Quote:
Originally Posted by Vaughn
Center weighted. My mounted 14x17 and 16x20 prints have 3" top and sides and 3 1/2" at bottom.Quote:
Originally Posted by Songyun
Hugo
Just measured two prints I have handy -- both Platiniums with a little black showing around the print (hole slightly larger than 8x10).Quote:
Originally Posted by Songyun
Horizontal -- top about 3.5", bottom 4"
Vertical -- top about 4", bottom just under 6". This print might be a little high. With verticals, I like to put a bit more weight on the bottom. Perhaps 4 1/4 and 5 3/4 would be better.
When hanging the frames on the wall -- a mix of H and V 8x10's on 16x20 -- I like to keep the center of the both the H and V images at about the same height off the floor, but the center of the V frames slightly lower than the center of the H frames. Just a personal preference of how the framed prints look on the wall.