Size, framing and finish
- What is the perfect size for wall art? Measure the wall, not the picture, then work out how much of it the print should fill. There isn't one perfect size.
- What is the 2/3 rule for wall art? The rule of thumb, and where it stops helping.
- Can wall art be too big for a wall? Yes, and it shows in one specific way: the room starts to feel smaller rather than more dramatic.
- Does canvas look better framed or unframed? What each one does to the image.
What you are looking at
- Are photos of nebulae real? Real objects, with different ways of recording and processing their light. Compare visible-light channels, monochrome filters and mapped infrared colour.
- How do people get pictures of galaxies? Tracked exposures are often stacked to reveal faint structure; the camera and filters determine how colour is recorded.
- What is a star map print? The sky over one place, on one night.
Buying it for someone
- Is galaxy print good for home decor? It depends which galaxy print you mean.
- When were galaxy prints popular? The fashion wave, and what replaced it.
- What to gift someone who loves the moon? Phases, craters, or one specific night.
Written by Craig Fearn, Aphelion Prints. Last updated .