How it Works
Paperweight Design
PhotoWeights makes the process of ordering custom paperweights easy and convenient. Our online design tools will allow you to:
Upload a Completed Design
- Upload your own image file (jpg, png, pdf)
- Move and resize your artwork to fit within the paperweight
- Preview a photo rendering of your finished paperweight
Design Your Paperweight Using Our Design Tools
- Upload your own image file (jpg, png, pdf)
- Select from an extensive library of photos and clipart
- Move and resize your image to fit within the paperweight
- Add text in a variety of fonts and colors
- Preview a photo rendering of your finished paperweight
We created a Design Tutorial that will introduce you to many of the features available in our paperweight design tools.
Printing
Your artwork will be printed on premium plus photo paper and backed by professional mounting board so it will maintain a smooth, flat appearance.
Prior to production, we'll visually inspect your artwork for quality and compare it to your source image to make sure the colors and contrast are consistent.
Production
We customize each paperweight by hand in a process that includes the following steps:
- Each paperweight is thoroughly cleaned and polished with a dust-free cloth.
- Artwork is seated into the bottom of the paperweight.
- The underside of the glass is covered with black, velvet-like fabric.
Each paperweight goes through a final inspection and polish before it's wrapped in white, acid-free tissue and individually packaged in a white box.
Artwork Privacy and Use
The image files you upload to our website remain your property and will only be used to produce pending and future orders exclusively for you.
We keep artwork on file by customer name and order number to make reordering easy. These files are not accessed for any other purpose.