Ocean Art Print, Ocean Poster, Surf Art Print, Beach Surf Printable, Aerial Print, Ocean Wave Art, Modern Beach Print, Digital Printable

Please use white paper/cardstock as any background colours form part of the design.

Standard copy or printer paper is fairly thin (paper weight: 80-90gsm), I’d advise using a slightly heavier weight of paper such as 100 gsm.

Please note that printing on heavier/textured paper will absorb more ink and dull the colours, costing you more.

Aspect ratio is nothing more than a size relationship between the long and short sides of a photo. That is why it is important to use the right ratio file to avoid image cropping while printing.

All our prints come in different ratio files. This way you can choose the ratio that suits the size you wish to print. All files are scalable.

Use 4:5 ratio file for printing 4x5, 8x10, 11x14, 12x15, 16x20 inch.

Use 3:4 ratio file for printing: 6x8, 9x12, 12x16, 15x20, 18x24 inch.

Use 2:3 ratio file for printing 4x6, 6x9, 8x12, 10x15, 12x18, 16x24, 20x30, 24x36 inch.

Use PaperSize (ISO) file for printing: 5"x7", A5, A4, A3, A2, A1, 50x70cm

Use print-11x14 file for printing 11"x14" inch

1. Print at home

This is the easiest, cheapest, and fastest method!

You can use an inkjet or laser color printer. It is best to print on a high quality paper such as a premium matte cardstock for best results. Since most readily available cardstock and printer paper is 8.5 x 11 you will need to trim the paper if your printable is 8 x 10 for example.

Before printing, make sure your printer settings are set up for high quality printing, high quality paper (if using it).


2. Local Print Shop

You can print at your local print shop like Kinko's, Staples, Walgreen's, Costcotake the file on a USB flash drive with you.

3. Online Printing Services

Snapfish, iCanvas, mPix, Shutterfly, Vistaprint, CanvasPeople, Photobox

We often get questions on how to frame the print we sell. While you can take a print to the framing shop- this is not always an affordable option.

WHERE TO PURCHASE FRAMES UK

1. Ikea- offer the largest range of frames. Look out for conversions as they sell frames in centimetres rather than in inches.

2 Wilkinsons- best for budgets, great range of sizes and frame colours.

4.Tesco- less choice but their frames are good quality and mostly come with mounts.

5. Habitat- not as cheap as others but you get what you pay for!

6. B&Q- lots of choice here again, with or without mounts.

You will notice that frames always state the size of the frame and the size of the mount aperture (or window!)inside. Take time to read these before purchase.

We often get questions on how to frame the print we sell. While you can take a print to the framing shop- this is not always an affordable option.

WHERE TO PURCHASE FRAMES USA

1. Target or Walmart- although selection may be limited .

2. Michael's- have great selections and amazing sales.

3. Ikea- by far the most affordable place, their Ribba frames are known for great prices and good quality.

4. West Elm- simple and basic frames collection.

You will notice that frames always state the size of the frame and the size of the mount aperture (or window!)inside. Take time to read these before purchasing.

FRAMING YOUR PRINT:

You will need : your frame, your print and a roll of framers tape, or for cheaper option, masking tape.

Remove all packaging from your frame, take out the backing board, paper insert and the mount if there is any.

Give a glass quick clean down with glass cleaner to remove dust or marks. You'll be glad you did!

*Skip next step if your frame doesn't have mount

Place the mount on the table face down and lay your print over the aperture also face down. Use your tape to tack the corners down.

Cut strips of masking tape and run these along the edges of your print. Popp it back into the frame, replace the backing. TA DA! you just framed your print!

TRIMMING:

If you need to trim the print to fit your frame use this easy trick:


Ensure that your print is as straight as possible, position your frame's glass over the artwork ( face up) and trace with a pencil before trimming.

That way you will have control over what you are doing and see artwork through the glass to help you decide what parts to cut off.

Please note coupon codes doesn't apply to custom and personalised orders. Custom orders will take up to 48 hours. Price per one custom order is 10£ , that is for one listing to be edited to your needs. I do not offer discounts on these orders. They take time and I offer revisions before submitting final files.

I only accept returns when no files has been downloaded/ text files with links to download.

Sometimes I offer links to download the files. I do this because Etsy does not support uploading more than 5 files per listing. So in order to offer set of prints(2,3,6) I have to use external storage like dropbox. You don't need dropbox account to download my files. These files are compressed to ZIP files, to take less space. Opening them is easy.

For Windows- You can download 7zip http://www.7-zip.org/. To open right click the zip file, click 7zip from pop-up menu and then "extract to.."

For Mac - Right-click the ZIP file on your Mac, click “Open With” from the pop-up menu and then click “Archive Utility” to decompress the file. Alternately, double-click the ZIP file to open it with Archive Utility.