Blue Owl Crafted · a free tool for people who draw
The Canvas Calculator
What size canvas do I need for print?
Tell it the size you want to print and it gives you the canvas to set up in Procreate. Or go the other way, and find out what the artwork you already have can print at.
Everything runs in your browser. Nothing you type is uploaded or saved.Your canvas
Use whatever the printer or shop has asked for. If nobody has said, 300 is the usual choice for a print you hold in your hand.
Extra artwork past the trim line, so a slightly off cut doesn't leave a white sliver. 0.125 in or 3 mm is the usual amount.
Make this in Procreate
Create a new canvas at
2400 × 3000 px
- Finished size8 × 10 in
- Canvas including bleed—
- Resolution300 DPI
- OrientationPortrait
Pixels are always rounded up, never down, so nothing gets shaved off the edge.
Procreate will ask for a color profile. Choose sRGB unless the printer has told you otherwise.
Your artwork
In Procreate this is under Actions, then Canvas, then Canvas information.
The verdict is measured against this number, so put in whatever your printer or shop asks for.
The verdict
Yes, that will print.
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- You'd be printing at300 DPI
- Largest print at 300 DPI10 × 10 in
Judged on the tighter of the two dimensions, so the whole piece fits.
One letter, now and then
I'm Julia. I draw folk art and friendly creatures, and I build these little tools when a job on my own iPad turns out to be harder than it should be. If that sounds useful, I'll let you know when the next one is ready.