Easy guide for choosing the right photo for your puzzle
1. Resolution
Make sure the picture is of high quality /resolution - DPI/. Generally, the higher DPI is better for bigger puzzles. For example: If you plan to order a 500 pcs photo puzzle, try to zoom the picture in your browser to about twice the size of your monitor/display. The photo must be a digital photograph. The ideal file should be over 1MB and not greater than 20 MB. The photo must be in JPG format. If not sure, please send the picture to "[email protected]" for evaluation.
2. Use digital images
Pictures taken by digital cameras are mostly suitable, pictures taken by mobile phones are not suitable. If you wish to have a puzzle made from a slide photograph, high-resolution scanner will be necessary. We do not suggest using scanned photographs.
3. Focus and background
Avoid using images with extremely large single-color areas, like sky, sea...etc. Of course, if part of an image belongs to a beautiful bay or an amazing blue sky with small white clouds, all that is fine. However, sometimes we get images of a couple swimming in the sea with the same color sky above them, where 90% of the area is of similar color. Try to imagine assembling a 1,000-piece jigsaw puzzle, where 900 pieces is of a blue, light blue, or dark blue color.
4. No frames
Try not to use thin frames on the outside edge of the picture. A bleeding area on each image will be cropped when cutting the pieces. The frame may disappear or may not stay even on each side. Frames on images inside the photo collage are OK.
5. Aspect ratio
When ordering at our website shopping cart in Step#2 you will be prompt to crop your picture according to the selected puzzle aspect ratio. For example, if the image is too wide and there is content on each side, it will be hard to crop it without losing anything important.
If still in doubt, do not hesitate and send your photo to [email protected]for evaluation.
Easy guide for choosing the right photo for your paint-by-numbers
1. Crop
It is essential to ensure that your images align with the aspect ratio of the selected canvas format. For instance, if you opt for the 35x50 canvas, the image's aspect ratio should be 1:1.42. The aspect ratios for each format are as follows:
35x50 - 1:1.42 (image must be of rectangular shape)
50x70 - 1:1.4 (image must be of rectangular shape)
50x50 -1:1 (image must be in square format)
For the best experience from your painting, your photo turns out as a masterpiece, crop out the unnecessary background for a better result, and keep the main subject in central focus.
We recommend selecting images with close-up shots better than far-away shots.
2. Focus and background
It is important for the image not to be blurry and to stay clear and sharp even after enlargement.
The main subject should be the focal point which makes the painting easier to paint more accurately. The clarity is vitally important as well, the more detail you can see in the image the better will be the painting areas.
Do not include blurry objects in the main focus.
3. Colors & Shading
Opt for colorful and vibrant images. Avoid monochrome or mono-color pictures, as they may not translate well into the paint-by-numbers format and you end up with many similar color pots.
The more colors the image contains the better the result.
Avoid pictures that are too dark or poorly lit, as they might make it difficult to distinguish the paint-by-numbers areas properly. Try to look for images that have good contrast between light and dark areas which makes the final painting more visually appealing.
