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Proportion, symmetry, layout, scale, geometric patterns and material budgets. 20 tools with purposes, formulas and worked examples.

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Artwork scale factor — Use the labeled measurements to calculate artwork scale factor.
A ÷ B (A, B, C refer to the labeled entries)
Scaled artwork height — Use the labeled measurements to calculate scaled artwork height.
A × B (A, B, C refer to the labeled entries)
Canvas area — Use the labeled measurements to calculate canvas area.
A × B (A, B, C refer to the labeled entries)
Mat material area — Use the labeled measurements to calculate mat material area.
A − B (A, B, C refer to the labeled entries)
Artwork width-to-height ratio — Use the labeled measurements to calculate artwork width-to-height ratio.
A ÷ B (A, B, C refer to the labeled entries)
Grid cell count — Use the labeled measurements to calculate grid cell count.
A × B (A, B, C refer to the labeled entries)
Grid cell width — Use the labeled measurements to calculate grid cell width.
A ÷ B (A, B, C refer to the labeled entries)
Grid cell height — Use the labeled measurements to calculate grid cell height.
A ÷ B (A, B, C refer to the labeled entries)
Circular artwork area — Use the labeled measurements to calculate circular artwork area.
π × A² (A, B, C refer to the labeled entries)
Circular border length — Use the labeled measurements to calculate circular border length.
2π × A (A, B, C refer to the labeled entries)
Rectangular artwork diagonal — Use the labeled measurements to calculate rectangular artwork diagonal.
sqrt(A² + B²) (A, B, C refer to the labeled entries)
Pattern tiles by area — Use the labeled measurements to calculate pattern tiles by area.
ceiling(A ÷ B) (A, B, C refer to the labeled entries)
Paint volume from coverage — Use the labeled measurements to calculate paint volume from coverage.
A ÷ B (A, B, C refer to the labeled entries)
Art material cost — Use the labeled measurements to calculate art material cost.
A × B (A, B, C refer to the labeled entries)
Printing budget — Use the labeled measurements to calculate printing budget.
A × B (A, B, C refer to the labeled entries)
Art print gross revenue — Use the labeled measurements to calculate art print gross revenue.
A × B (A, B, C refer to the labeled entries)
Material cost per piece — Use the labeled measurements to calculate material cost per piece.
A ÷ B (A, B, C refer to the labeled entries)
Degrees per rotational sector — Use the labeled measurements to calculate degrees per rotational sector.
A ÷ B (A, B, C refer to the labeled entries)
Selected length as whole percentage — Use the labeled measurements to calculate selected length as whole percentage.
A ÷ B × 100 (A, B, C refer to the labeled entries)
Simple perspective projected height — Calculate simple perspective projected height from the labeled values.
Projected height = object height × plane distance / object distance

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