Considering ordering a Print?
here ya go, the process begins
(If I am printing for you, I need to know bleed, margin, and image size to come up with something workable)
Well okay, here it gets interesting. First off, let us talk ratios. Most art has a ratio that includes all of the image. If you order a print and ask for it to be printed at a different ratio then you lose part of it. A 1x3 ratio image becomes cropped when turned into a 1x1 ratio. There is also the option of printing a full 1x3 ratio image in a 1x1 square which reduces the size of the art in the final print:
Original 1x3 ratio, 1x3 cropped into a one by one ratio, 1x3 ratio floated onto a 1x1 background, and 1x3 floated onto a gray background with a .5 margin top and bottom on a total 12x12 print (almost any color background possible, white is recommended):
Original 1x3 ratio, 1x3 cropped into a one by one ratio, 1x3 ratio floated onto a 1x1 background, and 1x3 floated onto a gray background with a .5 margin top and bottom on a total 12x12 print (any color background possible, white is recommended)
Bleed is a funny term but for my part it describes what you expect to lose when the print is trimmed (put under a mat or otherwise) in preparing for display. Image+bleed+margin equals the size of the print before framing. Without framing or framing with a floated matt, the size of the image equals the size of the print.
Putting a margin around a print prevents losing any of the image to the framing process because bleed can be added to the margin. Another option is floating the image where the print is placed on top of the matting. Otherwise expect to have an image slightly cropped by the bleed amount if framed or matted to the edge.
Framed signed print with margin, Framed print without a margin, and a floated print:
Framed signed print with margin, Framed print without a margin, and a floated print.
The prices below are for approximate print size, image plus bleed plus margin. Sizes are approximate and can vary depending on a bunch of factors. The total print size can be a little larger or smaller than what is ordered.
Signed prints/underprints taken from almost any image on museo de rbcdart using DNG or Largest File available that are printed archivally with an Epson SureColor P800 on Epson Hot Press Natural. Some cropping will occur when changing the pictures size ratio (ie making a 5x 7 a 5x5). Sizes other than those listed are available. Pricing for unlisted sizes is similar to pricing on listed sizes. All sizes listed in inches:
Unmounted 2.5x3.5, 4x6, 5x7, 4x4, 5x5: $25 plus tax and shipping
Unmounted 6x6, 8x8, 8x10, 9x12: $50 plus tax and shipping
Unmounted 10x10, 12x12, 12x16: $75 plus tax and shipping
Unmounted prints larger than 12x18 are priced on request.
