The 9 Best foamboard Mattes (2023 reviews)

The latest mbc mat board center foamboard matte is an absolute beast in terms of its features, and rightfully takes the top spot with ease. If you need pre cut mats, foam board or similar products this is the place to go. These foam boards are able to be used for crafting projects. They are versatile, and the value is solid. It is perfect for picture frame backing.

These are great because they’re thick enough so when the students press their pencils into the foam, it doesn’t go all the way through. It is perfect for coloring and it is a good quality foam-board. This is a custom insert for a board game.

Why We Like This:

Excellent quality acid free and uniform flat black surfaces
Comes in a thick cardboard box that keeps it undamaged
Good brand reputation

Best For experimenting various techniques: UCREATE foamboard matte

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate board. The ucreate foamboard matte is exactly that - it's a simple board that hits all the right notes. This lightweight foam board has a strong and rigid surface. It is the perfect material for crafts, school projects, framing, mounting, displays, posters and exhibits. Easy-to-cut sheets have a smooth surface, and accept a wide range of media including paints, the possibilities are endless. They cut easily with an Exact-o, utility or craft knife. It is ideal for experimenting with various techniques. It has a strong and rigid surface.

Why We Like This:

Great value, packaged well, no scuff marks
Sheets making it easy to cut
Allowing artists to develop their own creative style
Great for crafts, framing, mounting displays, exhibits, and school projects

Best For art backing: Union Foam Board foamboard matte

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The union foam board foamboard matte should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. This is amazing sturdy boards that are delivered in a carefully packed box and all of 10 pcs is safe and not bended. It will literally disintegrate and will have loose rigidness and the plane won’t be aerodynamical. It's good and stiff and you can either mount them without a frame with adhesive velcro hangers, or frame them. It's foam, nested between hard pieces of cardboard and is really easy to work with, and takes to a staplegun perfectly. It is easy to cut.

This is a Polystyrene foam core not gator foam, and you want to know flexible(=pliable) or not. It will literally disintegrate and will have loose rigidness and the plane won’t be aerodynamical or not. It is easy to accidentally scar the floor cutting through these boards.

Why We Like This:

Nice large space to assemble a display
Very sturdy and dense, with superior quality paper
Good thick foam board, edges bend easily

Best For creating displays: office Depot foamboard matte

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Next on the list, we've got yet another board that manages to win our hearts. It's the office depot foamboard matte and it's widely considered as one of the best convenient board you can buy. Office Depot Brand Foam Boards are ideal for creating displays, mounting posters, making architectural models, and for craft projects. It makes a great, inexpensive video conference background. It is easy to cut into custom shapes or sizes, the foam board can be written on or decorated with most markers and acrylic paints, even spray paints. It is easy to store when not in use.

Why We Like This:

Smooth surface that is perfect for markers, glues, embellishments, acrylic and spray paints
Polystyrene extruded foam, laminated between two sheets of matte paper
Suitable for screen printing, framing, mounting, exhibits, prototypes, displays and models
Double sided, lightweight yet sturdy board

Best For painting: Evadow foamboard matte

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Evadow offers a variety of board for personal choice and yet maintaining quality in all the variants. The MULTI-FUNCTION THICK MAT——The 5mm thick foam core is widely used as background for art work, kids’ school art project, picture mounting, sign making, signage framing and mounting. It is perfect for craft project, school, office, presentations, framing, mounting, architectural models, displays and exhibits. The product is foam board, more delicate than foam core board, difficult to razor cut without crumbling the edge, and can’t apply writing pressure without leaving a depression.

The Foam core board is a foam core with a durable paper surface bonded to both sides. It has a smooth surface for painting and mounting——the foam sheet has three layers. The Smooth surface for painting and mounting——the foam sheet can be easily cut into shape with a craft knife, clean edges and meets your different specification. It can be used as background for art work, kids’ school art project, picture mounting, sign making, signage framing and mounting.

Why We Like This:

New and hot release
Lot of satisfied buyers

Best For Frame: Pacon foamboard matte

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The pacon foamboard matte is suitable and reliable and fits well with your daily purpose. These foam boards are sturdy and great for all sorts of projects. It provides less smearing when using markers. This is a great product for framing, Framing tape sticks well for hinging and/or sealing backing to frame etc, you can write on it using a pen or permanent marker.

Why We Like This:

One of the new comers and featured product
Delivers what they promise

Best For science fair projects: Flipside foamboard matte

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The flipside foamboard matte should be able to handle its purpose and duties with ease. It is the manufacturing and distribution of quality educational, office, arts & crafts supplies at affordable prices for use in schools, business, and homes. It is great for science fair projects, business presentations, and more. It measures 36" high x 48" wide overall—side panels measure 36" high x 12.75" wide and the center panel measures 36" high x 22.5" wide.

These boards have a plain brown, kraft backing. The smooth white surface has a matte finish that easily accepts markers, crayons, paints and adhesives. It fits on the back of the board is brown kraft. This product comes with 9 different colors.

Why We Like This:

Overlapping side panels make transporting the board easy
Smooth, bright white surface easily accepts all art materials
Good investment for long term

Best For photography: Nodito foamboard matte

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We know from years of feedback from readers, customers and amazon sellers, what most people want in a convenient and appropriate board. The nodito foamboard matte is exactly that - it's a simple board that hits all the right notes. It’s very lightweight and rigid polystyrene foam board between ph-neutral paper liners. It is great foam board for crafts. It is made of high quality extruded polystyrene sheets with beautiful matte-finished paper affixed to either side. It is perfect for this use as hot glue and duct tape adheres well.

Why We Like This:

Lightweight and sturdy they work well cutting with a xacto knife
Ideal for crafts, framing, mounting displays, exhibits, and school projects
Sturdy, cuts cleanly with xacto knife
Strong double layered corrugated packaging to protect the corners

Best For sign: BAZIC products foamboard matte

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If you often find yourself scrambling for appropriate and satisfactory board, bazic products foamboard matte should be your first option for buying. It is made with polystyrene extruded foam, laminated between two sheets of paper to form a smooth surface.

Why We Like This:

Lightweight but strong and rigid surface
Delivers what they promise