Frame Size Calculator

The frame, mount and glazing sizes for a picture, plus the moulding length and the visible image area.

Artwork length (the long side) cm

The paper or canvas size, not the image inside it.

Artwork width (the short side) cm

Mount width on each side cm

Leave at zero for no mount. Seven centimetres is a generous mount for a 40 by 50 picture.

Mount overlap onto the artwork at each edge cm

Three to six millimetres holds the paper flat without covering the image.

Frame moulding width cm

The width of the face of the moulding, measured across the front.

Frame depth cm

The front to back depth, which sets how deep a box the frame needs when it is shipped.

Price of moulding per metre

Optional. Used for the moulding cost.

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