Techniques for creating an individual image sized to a desired print area plus a desired amount of bleed area to thereby reduce an amount of ink applied outside a desired print area are presented. In an embodiment, each of the desired print area dimensions, a default ink bleed width, and an ink bleed adjustment setting are obtained. The individual image comprises an image container sized to a desired print area plus a desired amount of bleed area. Each of the respective dimensions of the image container of the individual image is set to the corresponding respective dimension of the desired print area plus the default ink bleed width. A base image providing image content for the image container is sized to the dimensions of the image container if dimensions of the base image do not already equal the dimensions of the image container. If an adjustment to the bleed area is required, an adjustment setting indicative of a desired width of the ink bleed is obtained, and a white frame is inserted around the inside perimeter of the individual image, the white frame having a width equal to the difference between the default ink bleed width and the desired width of the ink bleed.