Custom Digital Print Sizes

Due to popular demand here is an easy 9-step process for creating custom print sizes from your digital files.

  1. Open your image into Photoshop.
  2. Size or crop your image to the specific size needed at 300 DPI. (example: 4.5x6.25)
  3. Open a new canvas. File>New
  4. A sizing box will appear. Set the Image Size to a standard print size (example: 5x7) at 300 DPI resolution and set the background to white.
  5. A new canvas will open into Photoshop. Click back on your sized image. Select the entire image by; Select>All (Windows shortcut: Ctrl-A). You must then copy it, Edit>Copy (Windows shortcut: Ctrl-C).
  6. Click back on the new canvas and paste your image onto it. Edit>Paste (Windows shortcut: Ctrl-V).
  7. The background and your pasted image are separated into two layers, therefore you must flatten them into one before saving it. Layer>Flatten.
  8. Save your image as a jpeg or tiff and order the standard print size. (example: 5x7)