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2. Mat (picture framing) - Wikipedia

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   The passe-partout serves two purposes: first, to prevent the image from touching the glass, and second, to frame the image and enhance its visual appeal. The cutout in the passe-partout is usually beveled to avoid casting shadows on the picture. The French word may also be used for the tape used to stick the back of the picture to its frame.

3. Picture frame - Wikipedia

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   View of a frame-maker's workshop, oil on canvas, circa 1900 The elaborate decoration on this frame may be made by adhering molded plaster pieces to the wood base.. 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 ...

4. Matte (filmmaking) - Wikipedia

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   If the image is matted during the filming process it is called a hard matte due to its sharp edge. In contrast, if the full frame is filled during filming and the projectionist is relied upon to matte out the top and bottom in the theater, it is referred to as a soft matte , as the aperture plate is not on the focal plane and causes a soft edge.

5. Verre églomisé - Wikipedia

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   Glomy's technique was a relatively simple one of applying decorative designs in a combination of plain colour and gilding, usually to glass picture frames. However, over time it has come to be used to describe nearly any process involving back-painted and gilded glass, however elaborate.

6. Anamorphosis - Wikipedia

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   The word is derived from the Greek prefix ana-, meaning "back" or "again", and the word morphe, meaning "shape" or "form". Extreme anamorphosis has been used by artists to disguise caricatures, erotic and scatological scenes, and other furtive images from a casual spectator, while revealing an undistorted image to the knowledgeable viewer. [1]

7. Framing (visual arts) - Wikipedia

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   Framing can make an image more aesthetically pleasing and keep the viewer's focus on the framed object(s). It can also be used as a repoussoir , to direct attention back into the scene. It can add depth to an image, and can add interest to the picture when the frame is thematically related to the object being framed.

8. Here’s why these states will take the longest to count 2024 ...

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   California. Polls close: 11 p.m. ET The nation’s most populous state has a notorious history of taking days and even weeks to finish off the rudimentary task of counting ballots.

9. Fillet (picture framing) - Wikipedia

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   The fillet is normally used as decoration in the lining of a picture frame or underneath a mat inside one; the intent is to help draw the eye inwards to the document being framed. [3] However, one can also use inverted fillets as form of picture frame on small, flat objects, as seen below: An old greeting card, framed with an inverted fillet