Callling All Artists and Photographers
We are in the process of producing a new layout for our company folder. This is the same folder we use for our starter kits and a number of miscellaneous needs.
Read More...New Moab Entrada Rag Natural
This week we are making some changes with a couple products we offer. First due to occasional product availability issues we decided it has been necessary to replace the Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper.
Read More...What Etsy Sellers Need to Know
So you sell canvas or giclee prints on Etsy right? Or maybe you are thinking of doing so or just got started. Well, this post is for you. People fitting this profile come to us all the time with questions since they want to use FinerWorks to process and ship many of their print orders.
Read More...Fixing Distorted Photographs of Paintings
Giclee printing is a digital printing method so the quality of the resulting print depends on the quality of the image being provided to print. This is because giclee printing is utilizing similar technology you would probably use to print a photograph at home.
Read More...Protecting and Preserving Your Giclee Prints
Just a couple years ago the production manager at FinerWorks surprised me with what she was able to do with a canvas print which had accidentally been scratched. A customer had ordered a large stretched canvas print of a wedding photo.
Read More...Beware of Cheap Canvas Prints
You will want to share this with any photographers or artists you know. Beware of those Groupon, Amazon or other canvas print specials by e-mail. Not that all are bad but with canvas prints, many times you get what you pay for.
Read More...Are My Prints Archival?
Are the fine art prints we produce as giclee prints archival? And if so, what makes them archival? This is a frequent inquiry people have. The loose answer would be yes, but with the understanding that paper brands occasionally take liberties with the word Archival, sometimes referring to Conservation Grade papers as Archival.
Read More...Why Are My Prints Too Dark
This is the first in what we hope to be an educational series called Lobby Talk, where we try to provide illustrations and screen casts to get the best quality prints possible.
Read More...Creating Gallery Quality Prints
This video is a great resource for those that want to see what goes into producing optimal prints for selling and display. It is a little long but quite comprehensive.
Read More...Gloss Canvas Upgrade
We have upgraded out gloss canvas to a new version which has a more refined and consistent glossy finish on the surface. Many of our customers have indicated that they felt the previous version of our glossy canvas just was not glossy enough.
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