Top 3 Fine Art Papers for Photographers

March 28, 2023March 28, 2023

Top 3 Fine Art Papers for Photographers

Giclee prints have become mainstream in the world of fine art printing. It’s not just artists doing reproductions of their original paintings. It’s also photographers who have widely contributed to this newer form of printing technology.

March 21, 2023May 22, 2023

HD Face Mounted Acrylic Prints vs Others

Ever since I set foot by accident inside the Lik Gallery in Las Vegas some years back I have been mesmerized by acrylic prints. His gallery at the time was primarily displaying his work in this fashion which allowed his landscape photography to take your breath away. Since then I have been on a mission to make these prints a possibility for our artists and photographers.

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.

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 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.

June 27, 2022August 22, 2022

New Elegance Velvet

We now offer Breathing Color’s Elegance Velvet paper. Our apologies since this was a long time coming and has been widely requested. With a 100+ year certified archival rating, the Elegance Velvet is best defined as a matte paper with a subtle texture and substantial weight to it.

June 18, 2022June 21, 2022

New Resin Ink Technology for Canvas Prints

At FinerWorks, we are always on the lookout for the latest in giclee printing technology and try to incorporate it within our product line as soon as possible. One of the newest and exciting updates is a new ink formulation which comes to us via Epson.

January 2, 2022January 16, 2022

Giclee Printing – What to Expect

Giclee printing is all the rage today and likely will be for some time until some other sort of digital printing technology takes is place. One of the reasons for its popularity is the word itself “giclee” which gives the print a sort of exotic connotation. Even photographers are starting to move their fine art photography the giclee printing method. Below I list some of the things to expect with a giclee print if you are considering having them made for your art reproductions or photography.

December 27, 2021December 27, 2021

Getting Ready for Printing in 2022

It was in 2020 that we like many others faced the unknown. While we were able to get past it, 2021 posed some interesting and unique challenges. The obvious ones were getting supplies needed to fulfill orders. The other was price increases we experienced and continue to feel. Below I have discussed some of the biggest areas impacted in 2021 at FinerWorks and what we plan to do in 2022.