Category: Help With My Prints

Go behind-the-scenes with us as we discuss the best image preparation practices for exceptional prints. Learn what type of files to submit, and how resolution really affects your print quality.

Sometimes people will use the term blurry to refer to an image being pixelated. The truth is the two terms are very different and used to describe two differing problems which can occur.

So what is the difference between an inkjet print and a more traditional photo print used by digital color labs. Here I discuss the two as well as the advantages and disadvantages of both.

Understand the difference settings for exposure, aperture, ISO and shutter speed and how they effect your shot. This downloadable, printable pdf is a quick reference sheet to help understand these things.

Fine art prints should be as close to the original artwork as initially done by the artist. This is also true with drawings or sketches. But when artists forget to account for the original paper their drawings were created on, it can lead to poor looking print.

Metamerism is a term in the printing industry that describes the ability of colors to retain their perceived accuracy regardless of the light source a print is being viewed.

Painting over a canvas print can is easier than you might think and can be quite fun. The use of a digital paint program helps increase the appearance of a painted look to your image. Applying actual daubs of paint and a gel gives it even a more authentic and painterly look.

If you have not considered offering greeting cards or folded cards for your artwork, you need to now. Cards are an easy sell at your next art show.

A common question we see is how and where do you go to have prints made of your artwork. The question rises from artists having paintings in which they want to make giclee or other types of art prints and which they can sell them online or at art shows.