To create high quality prints of your own paintings you ll need access to a high resolution camera or flatbed scanner some photo editing software and a photo quality printer.
How to make prints of your art.
Whether you want to share your paintings with family and friends or you want to offer prints as a more economical option to your originals custom printing allows you to reproduce your work for a wider audience.
Original paintings make beautiful additions to home decor but they are labor intensive and one of a kind.
Reproduce the image capturing your artwork in a digital format means it can be edited and resized on your computer before it s made into a print.
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How to make a custom art print.
Choose from a range of stylish art prints including classic framed designs collages metallic options simple portraits and more.
I dare you to decorate some bare walls in your space this week.
If you can charge enough for your prints to make a profit beyond the costs of printing then using a print company offers a bit of reliability and quality assurance.
The customization options are virtually endless personalize your art print down to every detail from fonts and colors to frames and of course photos.
Preparing your art for prints.
You have to be selective about which artworks to make prints of because of the initial cost involved.
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To create prints of drawings it is most effective to use a scanner.
If you re ready to try a more advanced version of art printing create a woodcut or drypoint engraving.
For art that is not completely flat like paintings it s better to take high quality photographs of the art.
There you have it three super easy ways to make your own art prints.
Obtaining customer feedback at gallery showings or art fair exhibitions can be very helpful in choosing which to make as prints or even making greeting cards from photographs of your works and tracking which sell the best.
Simply pressing these items against paper creates a print as many school children can tell you.
Scanning paintings can cause shadows that will show up in the final print and distract from your art.
Galleries also take commission from what you and the art that put in the gallery if you want to still want to show art in a gallery i would put together contract of with terms conditions of your own and have the gallery agree and sign and date the contract before moving forward with any business regarding your art or prints.
Print your art with your own equipment.