What is a mounted print?
Mounted prints are very similar visually to a regular paper print, but with an extra rigid backing meant to provide stability and protection. In short, the art print is mounted onto the substrate for ultimate protection against warping and damaged corners.
What is the difference between a mounted print and a canvas print?
To create an unframed canvas print, many use the gallery-wrapping technique. During this process, the canvas is wrapped around the stretcher bars and secured to the frame. There is common confusion between mounted prints, acrylic prints and canvas prints. A mounted print is a paper print attached to a backing board.
What is a canvas mounted print?
A canvas print is the result of an image printed onto canvas which is often stretched, or gallery-wrapped, onto a frame and displayed. Canvas prints are used as the final output in an art piece, or as a way to reproduce other forms of art.
Do you frame a mounted print?
You can absolutely frame a mounted print. A great thing about matting and framing mounted prints is that they will be easier to handle and there will also be less risk of damaging the artwork or photo in the process.
Do you need to frame a mounted print?
Once a print is mounted and/or matted, you can place it in a portfolio, hang it on the wall (with or without glass) or frame and hang the work.
Can you frame a mounted print?
Should you mount prints?
To protect your photograph from bending or wrinkling, to prepare it for framing, or to keep it stiff while hanging on the wall, it is necessary to mount your photograph on a rigid backing. Mounting implies adhering a print to a back board.
What size frame do I need for a 16×20 print?
20″ x 24″
What Size Frame for a 16×20 Print? You would need a 20″ x 24″ size frame.
What’s the difference between mounted and framed?
An unmounted print is simply the paper print as it comes off the press. A Mounted print is fixed to a cardboard border. Mounted is not to be confused with framed, you will still need a frame but it adds impact to the image. And they come in all colours and widths giving you lots of freedom.