When a matt is requested, All images are mounted on archival, acid free mounting board. The size of the mount board will be larger than the size of the image. 8X12 images will be mounted on12X16 board - 11X14 images on 16X20 board - 12X18 images on 18X24 board - 16X20 images on 22X28 board - because of size 20X30 images will not be mounted unless you get in touch with us by phone (614 946 5409 ) or email

Matt boards are cut the same size as the mount board. The hole in the matt will be slightly smaller than the image size, approximately one eighth inch on all sides. The top, bottom, and sides of the matt will be equal on horizontal images. The bottom will be slightly larger than the top on vertical images.

The Hanging Image has chosen 10 basic colored board to be in stock and available for matting your images. They are: After Dark #9599 - Milk Chocolate #9587 - Code Red #9610 - Eraser #9609 - Oleo #9522 - Blarney #9604 - NYPD #9552 - Grape Jelly #9562 - In the Buff #9524 - White Lie #9504 - These colors are in stock and available for immediate use. Many other colors are available as custom, you may choose them from any Crescent catalog or by going to http://www.crescent-cardboard.com. These colors may have to be ordered and may add a couple of days to your delivery time. To order these custom colors, choose the color you want from the Crescent catalog or web site, take note of the four digit product number of the color, and enter this number in the spaces provided for custom matt colors on the order form.