Studio Reference Library · Show the Numbers, Skip the Hype
Print Size, DPI & Wall Installation Guides
Practical worksheets written like a friendly print-shop technician—exact pixel formulas, viewing-distance math, furniture scaling rules, and substrate trade-offs.
How to Install Wall Decals & Peel-and-Stick Murals Without Bubbles
Step-by-step print-shop technician guide to prepping painted drywall, hinge-taping panels, squeegeeing from the center out, and curing fresh paint.
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Canvas vs Metal vs Acrylic Prints: Glare, Sharpness, Weight & Cost
An honest side-by-side comparison of stretched canvas, aluminum metal prints, and face-mounted acrylic for wall art.
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Canvas Print Prices Explained: What 8×10, 16×20 & 24×36 Really Cost
Real-world canvas pricing breakdown across consumer printers and print-on-demand catalogs, including stretcher bar depth, shipping surcharges, and bundle math.
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What DPI Should I Use for Printing Photos, Canvas & Murals?
Why 300 DPI matters for handheld prints, why 150–200 DPI works on stretched wall canvas, and how viewing distance changes optical resolution.
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How Big Can I Print My Photo? (Pixels & Megapixels to Inches Chart)
Divide your photo's pixel width and height by 300 (fine art) or 150 (canvas) to find your exact maximum print size—plus when to use 4× browser upscaling.
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Canvas Photo Gift Sizes: 8×10, 11×14, 16×20 & When to Go Bigger
Practical canvas sizes for holiday and birthday photo gifts—desk, hallway, and living-room scale—with exact 300 DPI pixel counts and a quick phone-photo check.
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Best Size Wall Art Above a Sofa, Bed or Fireplace (The 2/3 Scale Rule)
Interior designer measurements for choosing single canvases, pairs, and 3-panel triptychs above 72", 84", and 96" sofas plus queen and king beds.
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Best Resolution & DPI for Large Wall Murals: Viewing Distance Math
How to size a mural file from viewing distance: the 3438 eye-limit formula, pixel counts for an 8×10 ft wall, and why printer DPI is not the same number as image PPI.
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Peel-and-Stick Woven Fabric vs Vinyl Wall Decals: Paint Safety & Removal
How repositionable woven fabric murals differ from vinyl decals on paint, texture, glare, and removal — plus a 48-hour swatch test you run on your own wall.
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Free Download: The Print Size & 300 DPI Studio Cheat Sheet (PDF)
One page with every standard photo, poster, and canvas size in inches & cm, exact 300 DPI and 150 DPI pixel counts, 0.75" vs 1.5" gallery wrap bleed math, and the 2/3 above-sofa rule. We also send a note when Phase 2–3 tools launch.