Using print size sets

A size set is a reusable group of print sizes with prices attached. Build one, then apply it to as many artworks as you like. Change a price in the set and every artwork using it updates at once — which is the whole point.

Why not just set sizes per artwork?

You can, and for three artworks it is fine. At thirty it is a trap. The moment you decide the 16×20 should be $95 rather than $85 you face thirty separate edits, and in practice what happens is that you change some of them and your catalogue ends up quietly inconsistent.

Building your first set

1. Open Print sizes in the dashboard.
2. Create a new set and give it a name that says what it is for — "Standard paper", "Large format", "Limited edition". You will have several eventually.
3. Add each size you want to offer, with its price.
4. Order them smallest to largest. That is the order buyers will see, and it is the order that makes the ladder legible.

A sensible starting set

Four sizes is enough. Two feels thin; seven paralyses people. See how to price AI art prints for what to charge at each step.

Applying a set to artwork

Open any artwork and choose the size set from the dropdown. Every size in the set becomes purchasable on that artwork's page at the price you defined.

You can override an individual size on an individual artwork when you need to — a piece that only works large, for example — but use overrides sparingly. Each one is a place your catalogue can drift out of step.

Matching sets to aspect ratios

This is the detail that catches people out. A 4:5 image does not fit a 2:3 frame without cropping. If you generate in more than one shape, keep a set per shape:

• Portrait 4:5 — 8×10, 11×14, 16×20, 24×30
• Portrait 2:3 — 12×18, 16×24, 24×36
• Square — 10×10, 12×12, 20×20, 30×30
• Panoramic — 12×24, 20×40

Then apply the set that matches how the image was generated. The print-ready art guide covers choosing the ratio before you generate, which is what makes this painless.

Sets for different finishes

Canvas and acrylic cost more to produce and should be priced accordingly — a 60–100% premium over paper at the same size is normal. Rather than overriding prices artwork by artwork, keep separate sets: "Paper — standard" and "Canvas — standard". Assign whichever suits the piece.

Changing prices later

Edit the price in the set. Every artwork using that set picks up the change immediately. Nothing else to do, no per-artwork sweep.

This is also how you run a considered price rise: put your best sellers into their own set first, then raise that set alone and watch what happens for a month.

A workable structure

Most stores need three or four sets in total, not thirty:

• Paper — portrait
• Paper — square
• Canvas — all shapes
• Limited edition, if you sell numbered work

If you find yourself creating a set for a single artwork, that is a sign to use a per-artwork override instead.