Technical Requirements

Product images submitted to Handicraftz must meet the following technical specifications.

• TIFF (.tif/.tiff), JPEG (.jpeg/.jpg), GIF (.gif) and PNG (.png) format
• Image pixel dimensions of at least 1000 or larger in either height or width preferred
• sRGB or CMYK color mode
• File names must consist of the unique product identifier E.g. Madhubani Painting (P-Madhubani-00001) where P- Painting followed by type of painting followed by serial number
• Note: Serial numbers should always denote the number of products that you upload on Handicraftz.in  

Standards for Product Images

For images named by product identifier without a variant code or named with the MAIN variant, and display as the main image on the product detail page, Handicraftz maintains the following site product image standards:

• The image must be the cover art or a professional photograph of the product being sold. Drawings or illustrations of the product are not allowed.
• The image must not contain gratuitous or confusing additional objects.
• The image must be in focus, professionally lit and photographed or scanned, with realistic color, and smooth edges.
• All other products should fill 85% or more of the image frame.
• The full product must be in frame.
• Backgrounds must be pure white (RGB 255,255,255).
• The image must not contain additional text, graphics, or inset images.
• Pornographic and offensive materials are not allowed.

For additional other view images:

• The image must be of, or pertain to, the product being sold.
• The image must be in focus, professionally lit and photographed or scanned, with realistic colour, and smooth edges.
• Other products or objects are allowed to help demonstrate the use or scale of product.
• The product and props should fill 85% or more of the image frame.
• Cropped or close-up images are allowed.
• Backgrounds and environments are allowed.
• Text and demonstrative graphics are allowed.

Pornographic and offensive materials are not allowed.