Category: Printing your work

Chinese book sizes In China they have a special system for book printing, which is based on dividing up an uncut sheet of paper that measures 88cm x 123cm. So d...

Most printing companies and publishers will request tiff graphics files, and when you save as tiff in photoshop you’ll be given the following compression ...

These are dead-tree printing terms used for offset printing. Offset printing is where the inked image is transferred (=offset) from plate to rubber sheet to pap...

Prop your painting against a wall on a sunny day. Put the camera on a tripod/box aimed straight onto the painting to minimise distortion. Minimise “bulgin...

From this excellent post by Dan dos Santos. Don’t convert to CMYK unless you are specifically asked to do it. Many printers are now designed to work from ...