Thursday, August 30, 2012

Turn Your Art Into Prints

Artwork can be easily made into prints.


You can easily turn your art into prints by having them made into giclee prints. Giclee is a printmaking technology that creates stunning reproductions of artwork with high color accuracy. The process includes having your artwork professionally scanned to create a high resolution image, then sending your image to a fine art giclee printing company. Giclee printers will create beautiful and highly detailed professional prints onto your choice of photo paper or canvas. Your image will be stored by the printing company and can be reproduced as many times as needed.


Instructions


1. Perform a search online of "artwork scanning" and your zip code into the search bar. Research and compare the services and locations of several companies, and select a company that you want to work with. Request an estimate on the website, or contact the company by phone for more information.


2. Take your artwork to the company you select. They will scan it and provide you with a disk of your scanned art.


3. Log onto the Internet and type "giclee fine art printing" into the search bar. Research and compare prices and services of several companies. Compare the types of inks, types of equipment being used, and the quality of image files being produced by each company. Select a company that you want to work with.


4. Upload your scanned image, from the disk, to the printing company's website. Locate the "upload" link on the website, fill in all required information requested in the form, and click the "browse" button to locate your file on your disk. Complete the checkout process.







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