Framing Products
Crescent offers the largest selection of matboard products
Crescent developed and produces some of the most recognizable and important brands in our industry. RagMat®, our premium cotton matboard line has long been recognized as the leader in preservation matting. Crescent also provides additional conservation products such as Crescent Select®, Ultiblack®, and Moorman® Fabrics. We take pride in every sheet of matboard.
Art Products
From Art Boards to Sketchbooks Crescent has you covered.
Crescent has over 40 different art and mounting boards designed to meet specific needs of artists. Whether it be for drawing with colored pencil, to illustrating with marker and ink, to painting with watercolors or working with pastels, we have a quality board for you. Crescent also offers RENDR No show thru Paper sketchbooks and pads, and other innovative products.
Crescent Rewards
Earn rewards with every Crescent matboard. It’s easy as 1 – 2 – 3
1 – DOWNLOAD THE APP AND SIGN-UP Download the FREE Crescent Rewards app for iPhone or Android.
2 – SCAN CODES TO EARN POINTS
3 – REDEEM POINTS FOR VALUABLE REWARDS
Every 100 Points Scanned Plants a Tree!
The gold standard in CMC machines for over 40 years
Valiani’s products allow users to create computer measured, precise cuts to multiple layers of materials, all while maximizing their efficiency through an automated process. The very best in the industry.
Quality construction that doesn’t compromise the environment.
Duolith is an ideal board that offers optimal run-to-run print quality that cuts down on poor adhesion issues commonly associated with laminated board products. 100% recyclability and Eco-friendly.
Contract &
Brokerage Services
We are the lamination specialists
Crescent will be happy to quote on your specialty lamination needs. Here at Crescent, we have over 100 years of lamination experience, and can offer the following internal capabilities to ensure your lamination project is done right:
- Multi-ply roll-to-sheet laminations
- Drying capabilities for superior layflatness
- Tabbing capabilities
- Barcode printing capabilities
- Auto slitting and sheeting (15×20 inch minimum size)
- Online inspection
- QC Lab Testing & Certification
Custom Framing Blog
FRAMEWORX 2023, Chicago!
Frameworx 2023, sponsored by Crescent Brands, exceeded all expectations. The Frameworx event provided the perfect opportunity to share industry trends and insights and to collaborate with framers, industry leaders, and the Crescent Brands team. We had an excellent turnout for all the events and presentations. The entire Crescent Brands team returned from Frameworx with new …
Framing Your Special Toys
Toys can help remind you of your childhood and that feeling of innocent joy when summers were long and days were filled with play and priceless moments of endless possibilities. Nostalgia is running high. With the popularity of shows like Netflix’s The Toys That Made Us and Toy Hunter on the Discovery Channel, people are …
How Adding Matboard With Texture Can Enrich The Overall Look And Feel Of A Piece
Have you ever looked at your finished project and felt like something was missing? All the components of your design are there: moulding, matboard, glaze, and backing, but the piece just feels a little flat. If this scenario feels familiar, you are not alone. We might just have the answer you need: texture. Just like …
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2022 Color of the Year
The color of the year for 2022 was announced by Pantone® as a mix of purple and blue in what they call Very Peri or Pantone 17-3938. It is a color that has a "joyous attitude and dynamic presence" that provokes "courageous creativity and imaginative expression" for the year ahead explains Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director of …
CRESCENT ARTISTS BLOG
