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Running photo collage, cut to a sprinter driving out of the blocks
$9.99
A running photo collage, cut to a sprinter at the moment of drive, body low and both arms working. This is the plainest of the sports outlines, and it is the only one of the seven that is a single closed shape: no gap under an arm, no slot in a helmet, no ball or puck sitting apart from the figure, and no thin feature anywhere in it either. Every other sport here has at least one of those to explain. Here every square inch of the shape is photographs and no part of it is finer than any other. The drawing is a touch taller than it is wide and sits comfortably on a square sheet. The one fine detail in it is the hands: the fingers of the trailing hand are drawn separately rather than balled into a fist, and at the lower counts they come out as individual small cells, which is a nice piece of definition if you look for it and invisible if you do not. The name and the line beneath are editable Canva text.
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How many photos fit
Every figure comes from the layout engine rather than a rule of thumb. The suggested count is where each photograph prints about two inches on each edge - large enough to make out a face across a room. Because this collage is cut to an outline rather than filling the sheet, that is far fewer photographs than a plain grid of the same size takes. The minimum is 11 photos; below that, parts of the outline can be left without a photo.
| Print size | Photos | Suggested |
|---|---|---|
| 12 × 12″ | 11–60 | 11 |
| 12 × 18″ | 11–100 | 11 |
| 16 × 20″ | 11–140 | 20 |
| 16 × 24″ | 11–170 | 20 |
| 20 × 20″ | 11–180 | 25 |
| 20 × 30″ | 11–275 | 30 |
| 24 × 24″ | 11–250 | 35 |
| 24 × 36″ | 11–375 | 40 |
| 30 × 40″ | 11–525 | 70 |
| 36 × 54″ | 11–875 | 100 |
| 40 × 60″ | 11–1075 | 120 |
Questions
How many photos do I need for a running photo collage?
Eleven at the smallest print, with each size's range in the table above. This shape is one of the more generous ones at the bottom of its range because the thighs, the torso and the trailing leg are all broad: at the floor on a two-foot square the typical picture is around four inches across and the smallest is still nearly an inch and a half. The figure is unmistakable at that count. Adding photographs trades size for quantity in the usual way, down to roughly half an inch at the top, and because there are no thin features here nothing breaks as you climb - it simply gets finer.
Is it a sprinter or a distance runner?
A sprinter, and the pose is specific: knees high, torso pitched forward, arms driving rather than swinging loosely. A marathon stride is more upright and the arms are lower. Most buyers do not mind - the shape says running, and the caption says which kind - but if the person it is for is a distance runner who would notice, it is worth knowing the drawing leans the other way before it arrives.
Are there any gaps or holes in this one?
None at all, and it is the only one of the seven that can say so. The basketball player keeps a large open area so the ball reads, the footballer keeps the slot in his helmet, the batter keeps the wedge at his chest, and the soccer, tennis and hockey outlines each print their ball or puck as a separate piece with paper around it. Practically it means no bare paper anywhere inside the shape and nothing to explain to whoever receives it.
Does it work for a marathon or a charity run?
It is bought for those as often as for track. The usual case is a first marathon or a long campaign of early mornings, with the photographs being a year of training rather than one race, and the two lines underneath carrying the distance and the date. The outline itself commits to nothing beyond the act of running, which is what makes it serve both the person who races and the person who simply goes out every day.
Would it suit a memorial rather than a gift?
The shape carries it, and people do use it that way, though the wording on this page is written for a gift. The outline, the photo counts and the file are identical either way - what differs is the words and the mockups. If a memorial reading is what you want, buy this and retype the two lines in Canva; every word on the print is yours to change.
What exactly do I get?
A Canva template cut to this outline with the cells already positioned, opening in a free Canva account. You place the photographs, keep or delete the lines of text, and export at your printing size. We do not print or post anything - the template is the product, and it stays in your account so the same shape can be refilled with different pictures later.
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