Illustration sizes and Framing requirements for the Botanica Scotia exhibition
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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Ash 4cm flat profile with ColourMount and New Fab 5
Ash 4cm flat profile with Dayler and New Fab 5
ColourMount – Museum Range Bright White
Dayler Mount Board – White Core, Lily White
