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2. Mat (picture framing) - Wikipedia

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   In the picture framing industry, a mat (or matte, or mount in British English) is a thin, flat piece of paper -based material included within a picture frame, which serves as additional decoration and to perform several other, more practical functions, such as separating the art from the glass. Putting mats in a frame is called matting, a term ...

3. Fotomat - Wikipedia

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   Fotomat was an American retail chain of photo development drive-through kiosks located primarily in shopping center parking lots. Fotomat Corporation was founded by Preston Fleet in San Diego, California, in the 1960s, with the first kiosk opening in Point Loma, California, in 1965. Fotomat became a public company in 1971 and was listed on the ...

4. Picture frame - Wikipedia

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   A picture frame is a container that borders the perimeter of a picture, and is used for the protection, display, and visual appreciation of objects and imagery such as photographs, canvas paintings, drawings and prints, posters, mirrors, shadow box memorabilia, and textiles. Traditionally picture frames have been made of wood, and it remains ...

5. Fillet (picture framing) - Wikipedia

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   A fillet corner sample. Note the flat "lip". In the picture framing industry, a fillet (also referred to as a slip) is a small piece of moulding [1] which fits inside a larger frame or, typically, underneath or in between matting, used for decorative purposes. [2] The picture framing term is probably related to, though not necessarily derived ...

6. Printmaking - Wikipedia

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   Printmaking techniques are generally divided into the following basic categories: Relief, where ink is applied to the original surface of the matrix, while carved or displaced grooves are absent of ink. Relief techniques include woodcut or woodblock, wood engraving, linocut and metalcut.

7. Matte painting - Wikipedia

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   Traditionally, matte paintings were made by artists using paints or pastels on large sheets of glass for integrating with the live-action footage. [ 1 ] The first known matte painting shot was made in 1907 by Norman Dawn (ASC), who improvised the crumbling California Missions by painting them on glass for the movie Missions of California. [ 2 ]