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Raw & Post Processing, Printing => Printing: Printers, Papers and Inks => Topic started by: Mike Sellers on October 15, 2015, 10:58:04 am

Title: Borders
Post by: Mike Sellers on October 15, 2015, 10:58:04 am

I`m printing an 18x26 image on watercolor paper which is a 36 inch roll. How much border should I leave around the print?
Mike

Title: Re: Borders
Post by: Pete Berry on October 15, 2015, 01:40:22 pm

All depends on how you are going to display it. With a 26" wide print you'll have have 5" borders on the long axis on 36" wide paper, of course, so what size do you want it matted/framed?

For a print this size, leaving at least couple of inches under the mat is a good idea, and I like to leave a reveal of 1/2-1" around the image. So it seems to me that a 24x36" paper size with a centered image should be adequate, leaving 3" borders on the short axis.

Pete