Grand4Mat Scale Charts

explanations of various mediums & other questions

Resolution & Scale Charts

The charts below are broken down by various common sizes, and recommended scales and their resolutions. The numbers throughout these guidelines are not required, but simply to serve as a helping hand for when you are setting up various sized artwork in relation to the size you will be printing.

1' x 1'
feet
-
12" x 12"
inches
Scale Size of Scale Resolution Files Size
1/4 3" x 3" 1200 dpi 49.4 mb
1/2 6" x 6" 600 dpi 49.4 mb
1/1 12" x 12" 300 dpi 49.4 mb
  Recommended Unnecessary  
1.5' x 1'
feet
-
18" x 12"
inches
Scale Size of Scale Resolution Files Size
1/4 4.5" x 3" 1200 dpi 74.2 mb
1/2 9" x 6" 600 dpi 74.2 mb
1/1 18" x 12" 300 dpi 74.2 mb
  Recommended Unnecessary  
2' x 1'
feet
-
24" x 12"
inches
Scale Size of Scale Resolution Files Size
1/4 6" x 3" 1200 dpi 98.9 mb
1/2 12" x 6" 600 dpi 98.9 mb
1/1 24" x 12" 300 dpi 98.9 mb
  Recommended Unnecessary  
2' x 1.5'
feet
-
24" x 18"
inches
Scale Size of Scale Resolution Files Size
1/4 6" x 4.5" 1200 dpi 148.3 mb
1/2 12" x 9" 600 dpi 148.3 mb
1/1 24" x 18" 300 dpi 148.3 mb
  Recommended Unnecessary  
3' x 2'
feet
-
36" x 24"
inches
Scale Size of Scale Resolution Files Size
1/4 9" x 6" 1200 dpi 296.6 mb
1/2 18" x 12" 600 dpi 296.6 mb
1/1 36" x 24" 300 dpi 296.6 mb
  Recommended Unnecessary  
4' x 2'
feet
-
48" x 24"
inches
Scale Size of Scale Resolution Files Size
1/4 12" x 6" 1200 dpi 395.5 mb
1/2 24" x 12" 600 dpi 395.5 mb
1/1 48" x 24" 300 dpi 395.5 mb
  Recommended Unnecessary  
4' x 3'
feet
-
48" x 36"
inches
Scale Size of Scale Resolution Files Size
1/4 12" x 9" 1104 dpi 502.1 mb
1/2 24" x 18" 552 dpi 502.1 mb
1/1 48" x 36" 276 dpi 502.1 mb
  Recommended Unnecessary  
8' x 4'
feet
-
96" x 48"
inches
Scale Size of Scale Resolution Files Size
1/4 24" x 12" 676 dpi 502 mb
1/2 48" x 24" 338 dpi 502 mb
1/1 96" x 48" 169 dpi 502 mb
  Recommended Unnecessary  
10' x 5'
feet
-
120" x 60"
inches
Scale Size of Scale Resolution Files Size
1/4 30" x 15" 540 dpi 500.6 mb
1/2 60" x 30" 270 dpi 500.6 mb
1/1 120" x 60" 135 dpi 500.6 mb
  Recommended Unnecessary  
16' x 8'
feet
-
192" x 96"
inches
Scale Size of Scale Resolution Files Size
1/4 48" x 24" 340 dpi 508 mb
1/2 96" x 48" 170 dpi 508 mb
1/1 192" x 96" 85 dpi 508 mb
  Recommended Unnecessary  
20' x 5'
feet
-
240" x 60"
inches
Scale Size of Scale Resolution Files Size
1/4 60" x 15" 384 dpi 506.3 mb
1/2 120" x 30" 192 dpi 506.3 mb
1/1 240" x 60" 96 dpi 506.3 mb
  Recommended Unnecessary  
20' x 10'
feet
-
240" x 120"
inches
Scale Size of Scale Resolution Files Size
1/4 60" x 30" 272 dpi 508 mb
1/2 120" x 60" 136 dpi 508 mb
1/1 240" x 120" 68 dpi 508 mb
  Recommended Unnecessary  
24' x 8'
feet
-
288" x 96"
inches
Scale Size of Scale Resolution Files Size
1/4 72" x 24" 276 dpi 502.1 mb
1/2 144" x 48" 138 dpi 502.1 mb
1/1 288" x 96" 69 dpi 502.1 mb
  Recommended Unnecessary  
30' x 10'
feet
-
360" x 120"
inches
Scale Size of Scale Resolution Files Size
1/4 90" x 30" 224 dpi 516.8 mb
1/2 180" x 60" 112 dpi 516.8 mb
1/1 360" x 120" 56 dpi 516.8 mb
  Recommended Unnecessary  
50' x 10'
feet
-
600" x 120"
inches
Scale Size of Scale Resolution Files Size
1/4 150" x 30" 172 dpi 507.8 mb
1/2 300" x 60" 86 dpi 507.8 mb
1/1 600" x 120" 43 dpi 507.8 mb
  Recommended Unnecessary  
100' x 16'
feet
-
1200" x 192"
inches
Scale Size of Scale Resolution Files Size
1/8 150" x 24" 192 dpi 506.3 mb
1/4 300" x 48" 96 dpi 506.3 mb
1/2 600" x 96" 48 dpi 506.3 mb
1/1 1200" x 192" 24 dpi 506.3 mb
  Recommended Unnecessary  
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