Upload your images as JPEG (.jpg, .jpeg), HEIC or PNG files, at the highest resolution you have.
File types
- JPEG suits photographs and artwork with rich colour gradients.
- HEIC is the format many phones save photos in. ArtSites turns it into a JPEG for you as it uploads.
- PNG works best for images with sharp edges, lines or text.
Other formats may upload, but not reliably. A TIFF file sometimes uploads and sometimes fails. PDF, DOC and DOCX files are not images and will not upload.
Resolution
Upload the largest, highest-resolution image you have. ArtSites makes smaller, lower-resolution copies to show on your website, so your pages stay quick to load and a copy saved from your website prints poorly.
A large original also gives you more choices later. A bigger slideshow on your home page, or a new layout, can use it at whatever size looks best.
If an image already looks tiny or soft, see If an Image Looks Wrong After Upload.
Preparing your artwork images
Whether you upload them yourself or send them to us:
- Send the highest-resolution file you have. The website makes its own smaller copies, which also lets it enlarge an image when a layout needs one.
- Crop to the work. Leave out the frame, the mat and the wall around it.
- Use JPEG or HEIC.
Describing Your Work covers the words to go with each image.
How many images you can have
The number of images your website can hold depends on your plan, and plans differ, so check our pricing page for yours. A gallery with a very large number of images can also load slowly with some layouts; if a gallery feels slow, split it into smaller galleries.