Mounting Pictures On Wood
Framing and mounting are the tools you need to make your best photos shine.
Mounting pictures on wood. Wood mounting gives your favorite photo a clean and contemporary lift. I chose birch because it is smooth and has fairly smooth cut edges as opposed to other kinds of plywood. Mount photo prints to wooden panels and how to make the panel itself a comprehensive step by step video showing the construction of wooden panels. The right mounting techniques protect your art from acidic conditions in the air and from the wall on which the picture is hanging.
Once you decide how large you want your art piece to be purchase a piece of wood on which to mount the photo. An easy mounting technique lay your image down on a table with the top of the image hanging off the edge of the table about 1 or 2 inches. A great picture deserves to be prominently displayed. Lay your mat on top of the image and center it.
Burnish the photo to remove any air bubbles and wrinkles. Since i opted for an 18 x24 photo i had a 24 x24 birch plywood board cut down to 18 x24 at lowes. There s more to mounting pictures than just display however. Press the photo against the wood face down for the transfer method.
The board cost 8. Smooth the photo from the center outward with your fingertips.