How To Make Prints Of Your Art

Original paintings make beautiful additions to home decor but they are labor intensive and one of a kind.

How to make prints of your art.

Credits author and photography. Scanning paintings can cause shadows that will show up in the final print and distract from your art. 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. Preparing your art for prints.

Because the cost to use a commercial printing company can be expensive many artists opt to make their own prints. 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. 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. You have to be selective about which artworks to make prints of because of the initial cost involved.

If you re ready to try a more advanced version of art printing create a woodcut or drypoint engraving. How to make a custom art print. 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. There you have it three super easy ways to make your own art prints.

Simply pressing these items against paper creates a print as many school children can tell you. Transfer the image to a piece of paper canvas or stone and you have your own art print. For art that is not completely flat like paintings it s better to take high quality photographs of the 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.

The customization options are virtually endless personalize your art print down to every detail from fonts and colors to frames and of course photos. Pin 0 facebook 0 tweet 0 email 0. 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. Photos edited with a beautiful mess actions.

Choose from a range of stylish art prints including classic framed designs collages metallic options simple portraits and more.