Comments on: A Question About Art Prints http://mona.myartbliss.com/post/a-question-about-art-prints Art, Animals, and the Creative Experience Wed, 08 Feb 2012 09:46:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: MonaMajorowicz http://mona.myartbliss.com/post/a-question-about-art-prints#comment-1251 MonaMajorowicz Fri, 17 Oct 2008 21:12:42 +0000 http://mona.myartbliss.com/post/a-question-about-art-prints#comment-1251 It does help, thank you Undaunted. I've added your questions to my list to answer and will hopefully begin posting on the subject next week. I've gotten a little lazy checking to see if my links work, a hazard from posting too late in the evening. I shall get it corrected when I'm done typing this. :) It does help, thank you Undaunted. I’ve added your questions to my list to answer and will hopefully begin posting on the subject next week.

I’ve gotten a little lazy checking to see if my links work, a hazard from posting too late in the evening. I shall get it corrected when I’m done typing this. :)

]]> By: Undaunted http://mona.myartbliss.com/post/a-question-about-art-prints#comment-1248 Undaunted Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:31:32 +0000 http://mona.myartbliss.com/post/a-question-about-art-prints#comment-1248 Sorry, that turned out longer than expected! The link in your post doesn't work by the way. Sorry, that turned out longer than expected! The link in your post doesn’t work by the way.

]]> By: Undaunted http://mona.myartbliss.com/post/a-question-about-art-prints#comment-1247 Undaunted Fri, 17 Oct 2008 03:27:52 +0000 http://mona.myartbliss.com/post/a-question-about-art-prints#comment-1247 I'd love to help but being full of cold seems to have affected the two brain cells that I have! Let me see... I was asking about prints not too long ago. I don't really know how much your audience already knows though, so lets presume they are as clueless as I was/am... What I wanted to know was what the difference was between usual printing and giclee. As I understand it, giclee is a different kind of ink that is colour fast for about 75 years? Also, what resolution/dpi items need to be scanned at for a really clear print. Forgive me, as I said I am clueless, but do different kinds of printers print out at a different resolution as well? What sort of resolution should one be aiming for? What about paper? What are the benefits of using one paper over another? One thing I discovered recently was that I couldn't get a piece scanned effectively because the canvas was on a frame. Apparently the pieces were fed through a scanner (like a mangle!) rather than laid on a flat bed scanner. It would have been helpful to know that before hand. Another problem was that the scanner (they tried it on the flat bed scanner in sections) didn't seem to pick up the colours properly. What can be done about that? Is that because the scanner was inadequate for the task? Or can this happen sometimes? Do you have to touch up scans in photoshop? Following on from what Angela said, how do you know if a printing company will treat your art work with care? The place I went to laid one of my pieces down on top of other items in such a way that it could have stretched the canvas if I wasn't there to move it! I don't think it was because they didn't care, but because they didn't have a clue, even though they do prints for other local artists. (it was an artist who recommended them actually) I think that's about all I can think of at the moment, unless you wanted to go into how much you should charge for a print and how limited editions could effect pricing? Hope that helps! I’d love to help but being full of cold seems to have affected the two brain cells that I have! Let me see… I was asking about prints not too long ago. I don’t really know how much your audience already knows though, so lets presume they are as clueless as I was/am…

What I wanted to know was what the difference was between usual printing and giclee. As I understand it, giclee is a different kind of ink that is colour fast for about 75 years?

Also, what resolution/dpi items need to be scanned at for a really clear print. Forgive me, as I said I am clueless, but do different kinds of printers print out at a different resolution as well? What sort of resolution should one be aiming for?

What about paper? What are the benefits of using one paper over another?

One thing I discovered recently was that I couldn’t get a piece scanned effectively because the canvas was on a frame. Apparently the pieces were fed through a scanner (like a mangle!) rather than laid on a flat bed scanner. It would have been helpful to know that before hand.

Another problem was that the scanner (they tried it on the flat bed scanner in sections) didn’t seem to pick up the colours properly. What can be done about that? Is that because the scanner was inadequate for the task? Or can this happen sometimes? Do you have to touch up scans in photoshop?

Following on from what Angela said, how do you know if a printing company will treat your art work with care? The place I went to laid one of my pieces down on top of other items in such a way that it could have stretched the canvas if I wasn’t there to move it! I don’t think it was because they didn’t care, but because they didn’t have a clue, even though they do prints for other local artists. (it was an artist who recommended them actually)

I think that’s about all I can think of at the moment, unless you wanted to go into how much you should charge for a print and how limited editions could effect pricing?

Hope that helps!

]]> By: MonaMajorowicz http://mona.myartbliss.com/post/a-question-about-art-prints#comment-1240 MonaMajorowicz Thu, 16 Oct 2008 03:57:27 +0000 http://mona.myartbliss.com/post/a-question-about-art-prints#comment-1240 Thanks so much to both of you. This is an excellent start! If you think of anything else, at any time just add it on. Glad to see you back Melanie. :) Thanks so much to both of you. This is an excellent start! If you think of anything else, at any time just add it on.

Glad to see you back Melanie. :)

]]> By: Angela Finney http://mona.myartbliss.com/post/a-question-about-art-prints#comment-1236 Angela Finney Wed, 15 Oct 2008 11:05:54 +0000 http://mona.myartbliss.com/post/a-question-about-art-prints#comment-1236 In addition to above, I think how you handle the artwork is important. This is something I wonder about -- am always reading about the "drum scanner" and whether or not media like pastel or oil pastel can be used with it. Maybe this not an issue with you -- but then info for the artist your information on the media, size and how you recieve/handle the art would be helpful. I think some information on the economics of printing -- i.e. what size editions are preferred and what is the economics of just a few versus many prints. What should an artist consider in choosing a printing company? What should an artist consider in choosing paper/canvas for printing? What size(s) of prints whould an artist consider and why? What edition size and why? I think showing a few of your products would be sufficient visual input. Angela In addition to above, I think how you handle the artwork is important. This is something I wonder about — am always reading about the “drum scanner” and whether or not media like pastel or oil pastel can be used with it. Maybe this not an issue with you — but then info for the artist your information on the media, size and how you recieve/handle the art would be helpful.

I think some information on the economics of printing — i.e. what size editions are preferred and what is the economics of just a few versus many prints.

What should an artist consider in choosing a printing company? What should an artist consider in choosing paper/canvas for printing? What size(s) of prints whould an artist consider and why? What edition size and why?

I think showing a few of your products would be sufficient visual input.

Angela

]]> By: Melanie Phillips http://mona.myartbliss.com/post/a-question-about-art-prints#comment-1235 Melanie Phillips Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:43:05 +0000 http://mona.myartbliss.com/post/a-question-about-art-prints#comment-1235 Hey Mona (just catching up on your posts after a week away!) the question im always asked about prints is 'I have heard about Giclee Prints, what are they? etc. Maybe you could talk about the difference between the two printing processes. Also about how many years the inks and paper will outlive us : ) Hey Mona (just catching up on your posts after a week away!) the question im always asked about prints is ‘I have heard about Giclee Prints, what are they? etc. Maybe you could talk about the difference between the two printing processes. Also about how many years the inks and paper will outlive us : )

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