BOTANICA SCOTIA

Illustration sizes and Framing requirements for the Botanica Scotia exhibition

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Please note that guidelines and resources have changed over time and have been updated on this site, so please double check Image definition, Key dates and Submission details in the Guidelines and also Illustration sizes and framing requirements.

Illustration sizes

Large – 36cm x 46cm portrait or landscape
o Work must fit an aperture of 36cm x 46cm, with enough of a border to mount, please add 2cm minimum to your illustration aperture

Small – 26cm x 36cm portrait or landscape
o Work must fit an aperture of 26cm x 36cm, with enough of a border to mount, please add 2cm minimum to your illustration aperture

The diagrams below show work size, mount size and the finished framed size.

Framing requirements

Please choose a 4cm Ash frame with a flat profile.

We have looked for mounts that work with a variety of hot press papers*,

Please choose from either of these:

• ColourMount – Museum Range Bright White
• Dayler Mount Board – White Core, Lily White

*this list of papers is not exhaustive and was matched with the mount boards to find a good mount that worked with bright white through to yellow/cream – New Fab 5, Fluid 100, Hahnemuhle, Moulin du Roy & Arche

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