prints from artwork?

Johanna, there may be a topic on this. I know we have discussed it before.  Yes, I've just checked....look under " prints from originals". There's a fair bit off topic but the info is there. As far as myself, yes, I did have prints made locally. The more you have printed the cheaper it becomes. But you have to have somewhere to sell them and recoup the cost.....It sounds like a good idea but personally I decided to bypass the whole rigmarole...depends how you view your art - as a business or a pleasure. From personal experience, the business aspect certainly spoils the pleasure.

If Your talking about oil or acrylic, watercolor, on canvas, you would have to scan it somehow or have a very good high quality photo taken of your painting, to create a digital file... then any good print service or print on demand company can make a print for you... Once it is a digital file, you can sell as many copies as you can.. You can always keep a good record of your work as well... If you don't have a big enough scanner, you would have to hire a professional to do it... cost money.

My late landlady (Pat Mann, qui vive elsewhere on this site) left her daughter an original artwork by Elizabeth Frink.  Given her daughter and family now live in Australia, it had to leave Britain with them - i.e. they came for a short visit, and took the work with them.  My landlord, Pat's partner, wanted to keep a copy of the work: which proved very difficult.  The original was on a thin cartridge paper, the materials used included ink, pastel, charcoal, and probably watercolour, it wasn't easy to tell;  Frink used whatever came to hand to make her pictures.  This, plus the age of the paper - a few drawing-pin marks and the odd staple - had several excellent printers working overtime to produce as close a reproduction as possible.   They did a very good job, but there is absolutely no danger of anyone mistaking the print for the original.  Well, that's not what they're about, of course, so that's not the problem.  Even so, you want them to be as near as they can get to your work, so that they neither flatter nor diminish it.  It can, it's worth bearing in mind, be a struggle to get that balance right; and expensive.  Chris, Mr Landlord, was lucky to find a printer who took the project as a challenge and really enjoyed working on the piece to get the balance of colours and clarity as close as he could.  (It always helps if you can find an enthusiast - works for framers, too!) So if you want prints from your work, prepare for the heaviest outlay at the start, and go to the best printer you can find: that's where the skill, experience and most of the hard work lies.  Ensure your painting or whatever is on good quality paper/support, giving it the best chance of being reproduced successfully.   Would I do it - no: because I don't really have the market - I don't want to have to store a large number of prints, don't want to spend my declining years flogging 'em orff one by one, don't want to have the fag of framing them and posting them.   So number two suggestion: unless you know you have a market for X number of copies, once you've got a copy that faithfully reflects your original, I just wouldn't bother with it. However: there are levels in this market - one for excellent quality prints, well-framed and presented; and one for OK prints that you can sell for a modest outlay of effort, at a correspondingly modest price - as postcards, greeting cards, stationery, and so on. I think I remember Sylvia Evans doing this: indeed, I have a notelet from her embellished with one of her rather lovely small watercolours, presumably painted because it suited such a format.  I think she went to a well-known online printer - who clearly did an excellent job.  Sylvia - enlighten us?  Did you go to Protoprint (spelling?).  I'd certainly do that, if only give myself some decent stationery for writing actual letters instead of emails, but again - I would need to have a real use for them, or end up with a cupboard full. 

Depends on the quantity required as to what printing process is best. For larger runs, the 4- colour (CMYK) lithographic process works out cheaper per print, but the set up charges are high. Metal (generally) printing plates are used, most good printers will use lithography for large company stationery runs, brochures, etc etc… For small print runs, the giclee digital printing process is the most efficient method, you can have just a single print, up to multiple prints on canvas or a paper of your choice, watercolour paper looks great if you’re original is a watercolour! ‘Salt of the Earth’ is a good digital printer, they advertise in the art magazines and will happily send you a sample pack, it’s impressive! There are many others obviously! Most high street printers such as Prontaprint will have digital printers. The quality can vary though, dedicated digital art printers such as the one I’ve mentioned will ensure that you get a quality image… Prints, in general, (in my experience), are a hard sell… although they will obviously be cheaper than buying the original, the kudos of owning a print just isn’t there…

I agree with Alan’s last paragraph. Also, the cheap online printing firms generally don’t print on the different surfaces which mirror the original. I did buy some Hannemühle canvas ( their various surfaces are made for printing) and printed some myself - they weren’t bad! When I had prints made I was lucky enough to know someone who did small print runs and knew what he was doing, he printed for well known artists in the area.

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I had some giclee prints done by Redcliffe Imaging but it was several years ago (2017 I think). I sent for paper samples and a monitor calibration pack before putting in an order. The prints I received were super. If you buy as a mounted print they come ready to sell in cello bag. 

I try and make sure I get good quality digital files of my artwork so if the original sells, I can offer limited edition giclee prints or cards etc. I've mainly used creative hub for the prints ( I dont think they are the cheapest but its very convenient).