USPS Gound Advantage Replacing First Class

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023

USPS Gound Advantage Replacing First Class

First-Class Package is a popular shipping option offered by USPS that allows businesses and individuals to send lightweight packages that weigh up to 15.99 ounces. Many artists and photographers we know who do their own shipping use this service to ship their prints. What they may not know is this service will be changing in July of 2023. Here are some things you may want to be aware of if you are using this service.

March 5, 2023April 14, 2023

Canvas Prints: Advantages for Resale

As part of my next topic in a two-part series discussing canvas, prints, I want to bring to your attention some of the advantages canvas prints have for the person reselling their artwork as prints or even for the photographer.

February 28, 2023March 1, 2023

Canvas Prints: Best Practices

Back in 2010, I posted an article on some best practices when having canvas prints made of your artwork or photographs. A lot has changed since then so I thought it would be a good idea to revisit this topic and update accordingly.

February 26, 2023February 25, 2023

Packaging Prints – Part 1

A lot of our customers choose to ship their prints themselves, especially if they are taking advantage of built-in volume discounts on prints. It is not uncommon for them when they are first getting started to ask for advice or tips relating to best practices when packaging unframed prints.

February 26, 2023February 26, 2023

Packaging Prints – Part 2

In part 1 on the topic of packaging your artwork, we focused on some best practices when shipping only a few prints at most by using either rigid flat mailers or shipping tubes. Now in part 2 of packaging your prints, we explore shipping larger bulkier items such as a large volume of prints, stretched and mounted canvas, or framed prints.

February 22, 2023February 23, 2023

3 Common Mistakes with Soft Proofing

Most people who have been printing their artwork or photographs have at some point, usually when they first began to have images printed, run into the issue in which some colors appear different in print compared to what they saw when they viewed the image file on their computer. Soft proofing is a way to help minimize these differences beforehand because it gives you an accurate representation on your screen before you even print.

February 19, 2023February 19, 2023

How to Offer Sales On Your Prints

I have known a lot of artists that struggle with the concept of offering sales for their prints. Some have even asked me as they sit on the fence, is it okay to offer print sales? The answer is not a simple yes or no. Some artists may find the concept of offering sales not necessary but if you do choose to offer it, here is some advice to help you get started.

January 28, 2023January 29, 2023

Cutting Your Prints

I recently discussed torn or deckled-edged prints. But people also ask how we cut and manage so many giclee prints. When we give them a behind-the-scenes look at our facility they are quite amazed at the organization and sorting of so many prints when we may have to produce so many prints each day on over 20 different giclee papers.

January 13, 2023January 13, 2023

Ordering a Deckled Edge Float Framed Print

A lot of people ask us how to order this. This walkthrough will teach you how to create a print with a deckled or torn edge and how to frame it.

January 12, 2023January 13, 2023

How to Create a Deckled or Torn Edge Look for Your Prints

You can order deckled or torn edges for your prints from FinerWorks, however, if you like to do it yourself, here are some tips on how to accomplish this and get the best results.