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Certificate of authenticity template Choose a design, fill in the details beside a live certificate and download a printable PDF.
For artwork Certificates for original paintings, drawings and sculpture, with the right fields and wording.
Limited edition prints Edition numbers (7/25), artist proofs and keeping the same total across a run.
Photography Print process, paper, image size and edition details for photographic prints.
Free blank templates Blank and filled printable PDFs of the two free designs. No account needed.
Foil printing What the foil artwork package contains and how to send it to a foil printer for review.

All templates Ten original designs, five traditional and five modern, each with photo and no-photo layouts.
Sovereign Traditional guilloche: interlaced border with corner rosettes, a gold scroll and a scalloped seal.
Botanical Atelier Traditional engraved: botanical corners, portrait hierarchy and one medallion.
Archive Ledger Traditional archive: a dark spine, numbered-work emphasis and a small guilloche stamp.
Edition Rosette Free. Traditional guilloche: a prominent rosette, formal centered title and multi-rule border.
Heritage Frame Traditional engraved: cornerpieces on ivory paper inside a copper-gold frame.
Gallery Minimal Free. Modern editorial: asymmetric type and one precise metallic frame accent.
Studio Grid Modern Swiss: a strict grid, strong title, alignment marks and a serial lozenge.
Nocturne Modern collector: deep ink ground, silver geometry and a small deco seal.
Object Archive Modern catalog: information rules, an understated object frame and an optional detail image.
Contour Modern organic: three contour sweeps, a quiet serif and organic asymmetry.

Guides Plain-English guides to making, wording, signing and numbering certificates of authenticity.
How to make a certificate of authenticity Six steps from a blank page to a signed certificate: issuer, details, statement, photo, numbering and printing.
What to include in a certificate of authenticity The essential and optional details, what to leave off, what size to print and what a certificate can prove.
Certificate of authenticity wording Twelve statements to adapt for artists, editions, photographers, studios and galleries, plus words to avoid.
How to sign and number prints Where the edition number, title and signature go, what 7/25 means and how to choose an edition size.
What is an artist proof? What AP, PP, HC and BAT mean, how many proofs are normal and how to record a proof on its certificate.

Pricing Free during launch: all ten designs and every download. Two designs stay free forever.
About Who builds Certificate of Authenticity Template and how it works.
Contact Questions, a design request or a print that does not look right.
Privacy What stays in your browser and what we store.
Terms The rules for using the site, in plain words.
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