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Monday 29 January 2018

Tips On Shopping For Giclee Prints

By Walter Fisher


This guide has a host of tips to help you with shopping for giclee type prints of artwork. This unique and high quality way of printing allows artists and designers to offer their original artworks as reproductions for a fraction of the price. Read on to learn more about giclee prints and how they can work for you no matter whether you are a designer, artist or art buyer.

The foremost thought in your mind as a shopper should be taking the right steps to protect your safety. That means making it your top priority to vet carefully any vendors, services or products that you are considering. Making sure that they are reputable and safe is very important.

The opportunity to see a sample of the print up front is very important to making the right choice for you. This allows you to get a better sense of color reproduction and quality of printing. It is a good idea to compare your original artwork to the reproduction if possible to see how true it is to the original colors.

On a similar note regardless of if you plan to buy prints or want to order them to be produced so that you can resell, protecting yourself as a consumer is key. The good news is that there are a variety of consumer guides available which are intended to help with this prospect. These may be found in libraries and book stores and are aimed at the topic of choosing printers. As well you may find some examples available to peruse for free on the web.

Printers work in a variety of ways and it is good to understand your options up front. Some are able to offer small runs of prints which are aimed at freelance and independent artists who want to sell their work in small quantities. It may even be possible to find a print on demand service. Furthermore, some of these printers offer drop ship options so that buyers may have products sent directly from the printer to their home.

In addition there is a vast array of papers currently available. Typically the higher priced papers are thicker and better quality. The good news is that there are a variety of price ranges available so that you can choose what is appropriate for your project.

In addition many printing services are able to offer a wide variety of products to accompany prints. These may include bookmarks featuring your artwork, coasters, calendars and gift card. Indeed the options are endless and many designers find products featuring their artwork to be great sellers.

In fact many designers find that offering some less expensive items alongside more pricey choices helps both categories of products to sell better. It can also increase your appeal to a broader group of customers with varying budgets. For further handy tips on this topic there are many blogs online that discuss art and illustrator topics. They often include practical lists related to preparing your work for printing.




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