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starsplitter7
Tampa, FL
(Zone 9b)
March 25, 2009
09:23 PM Post #6320285
| I like to do pen and ink drawings. I love the control and detail. I drive myself crazy by taking water color lessons for 10 years. :)
I would like to sell some prints of my drawings, but I have no idea how to make prints of my art. Can anyone send me any info on this? Links or an art website, . . .
The drawing below is Nepenthes for a friend of mine. I call my drawings "nonsensical", and I love to see what others see in the drawings. I put in depictions of animals, but then people see others like a sea urchin in this one.
I drew in a gecko, a bird, an owl, a raccoon, . . . a Nepenthes pitcher, a moon, a tree, many eyes, . . . I use metallic and shiny colors, and they do not photocopy or photograph well. Is there a printing technique that would reproduce the metallic colors? Otherwise I would hand color in the prints. Thank you. :)
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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plutodrive
Denver, CO
(Zone 5b)
March 28, 2009
01:17 AM Post #6330229
| I'm sorry I don't have an answer for your question. I do want to compliment you on your drawing however. I see a giant squid in there. Very nice! |
starsplitter7
Tampa, FL
(Zone 9b)
March 28, 2009
10:16 AM Post #6331023
| Thank you. I appreciate it. A giant squid. That's cool. :) |
UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
April 14, 2009
10:53 PM Post #6411867
| I don't have an answer either, but I wish you the very best in accomplishing your goal. Ask around at your local printers and perhaps they can give you a lead in the right direction, if they can't accomplish it themselves.
I admire folks that have the patience to create such intricacies as you have. It would take me years to make that many "doodles"! I love it!!! It reminds me of those Magic Eye photos that you never see the same thing twice when you look again. Really makes you want to "study" something. :-)
Janet |
starsplitter7
Tampa, FL
(Zone 9b)
April 14, 2009
11:11 PM Post #6411964
| Thank you. I am far from being ready. I just figured it was such an easy question. :)
Here's another drawing. 
Click the image for an enlarged view.
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UniQueTreasures
Beaumont, TX
(Zone 8b)
April 15, 2009
12:02 AM Post #6412119
| Wonderful! The Owl and the Pussy Cat! :-) |
starsplitter7
Tampa, FL
(Zone 9b)
April 15, 2009
09:41 AM Post #6413174
| Thanks. :) And then there's a bird, a dragonfly, praying manthis and a moon. The pictures are just for fun. |
kyackel
Minneapolis, MN
June 19, 2009
01:36 PM Post #6711062
| have you ever done relief printmaking? you can carve a reverse of your image out of wood or linoleum, print with black ink and hand-color your metallic areas. or if you have metallic inks, you could complete a multi-block print, or a reductive series. |
ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
July 26, 2009
04:36 AM Post #6866209
| I was doing drawings in Corel Draw for a few years.
I wanted to sell them at art shows and wanted them on better quality paper so I went to an offset press company to see what they had.
They would only print a "run" of over 1000. at $1.00 each.
Next I went to Kinkos and they would print a smaller run of each image at the same price.
The cost per piese depended on the type of paper and the number printed( cheaper if you printed more)
I matted and shrinkwrapped them and sold them at art shows.
I was encouraged to find a liscencer who would pedal my images to coffe cup,card companies,tee shirt companies.
I tried to find an agent but they dont want to work for you unless your famous.
I tried to do the tee shirt business myself and it cost a huge amount of money,I only made $2.00 per shirt after paying all the up front expenses.
I didnt sell all the shirts (too many in a "small"size) ended up owing myself $2000.oo
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starsplitter7
Tampa, FL
(Zone 9b)
July 26, 2009
02:58 PM Post #6867851
| Thanks for sharing your experiences. I really appreciate it. I checked with ProCopy and they looked at me like I was crazy when I asked them if they made artisitc copies. I now have a friend who works for a print comapny, so I have been trying to follow his advice. I am luckily still working on the drawings. :) |
ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
July 26, 2009
04:02 PM Post #6868067
| great
good luck |
azreno
Mesa, AZ
(Zone 9b)
August 02, 2009
12:15 PM Post #6897641
| You can buy your own printer, it is not cheap! The wider, the more costly of course. Some will print on 'art board' as well.
http://www.google.com/products?q=epson stylus pro&oe=utf-8&r...
The upside is that you'd be able to offer poster printing service to other artisans who also only want to print in small volume to start.
I've never used these...my DH used to work for a company that converted them to printing t-shirts. |
azreno
Mesa, AZ
(Zone 9b)
August 02, 2009
12:16 PM Post #6897642
| BTW...love your work! |
starsplitter7
Tampa, FL
(Zone 9b)
August 02, 2009
04:16 PM Post #6898436
| Thanks Azreno. My dad was a great artist. I doodle, but I enjoy it very much.
Thanks fror the link. My friend who is a printer also mentioned the Epsons. Ouch! The price. But if I get my act together. It may be a good investment. |
azreno
Mesa, AZ
(Zone 9b)
August 02, 2009
06:22 PM Post #6898957
| Don't undersell yourself, that should be rule #1 for artists shouldn't it?
I agree, ouch! But it could be a very nice investment when the time comes. Couldn't hurt to do some research on them before hand so that if the time came you knew what you wanted and how much it would cost...maybe even look for a refurb really cheap! |
steinbeckjohn88
london
United Kingdom
September 16, 2009
12:48 PM Post #7070549
| You can create an art gallery fully with a design fully customizable at
http://artscad.com/A.nsf/Start-Art-Gallery |
starsplitter7
Tampa, FL
(Zone 9b)
September 16, 2009
10:05 PM Post #7072556
| Thank you. What a cool site. Thanks for sharing. |
ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
September 30, 2009
07:39 AM Post #7119150
| That is a cool site.I have bookmarked it |
scarediecat
Ashland City, TN
October 01, 2009
11:40 AM Post #7123489
| My sister has a program that is for making photos into prints. I will ask her if you can make painting into prints on this program and I will find out the program name. She wanted to make it a "business". I think it was corel - she said it was complicated but she has never used Corel. |
ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
October 01, 2009
03:35 PM Post #7124076
| I use Photoshop and once you scan or use a digital photo of a painting you can down load the digital and make anything with it.
Try Free downloaded Picasa from Google I,m not sure about cards but you can make albums to share on the net. |
starsplitter7
Tampa, FL
(Zone 9b)
October 03, 2009
08:36 PM Post #7131846
| Thank you. I hope to learn more when I get closer to the date when I need to make prints. |
ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
October 04, 2009
05:54 AM Post #7132863
| good luck |
APinchofCheer
Hampton, VA
October 13, 2009
06:40 AM Post #7163993
| You can get a cheap copy on Ebay of Photoshop (older version, say 5.5) to do everything you need to after you scan your artwork (tweak color, darkness/lightness). Or a reprographics service bureau can do a scan for you and give you the file so you print it. Call around, scanning service prices vary greatly, tell them it is for color artwork.
Get an Epson color printer for cheap (free shipping) Epson.com for as low as $44
http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/BuyEpson/ccProductCategor...
and get a ream of basic cardstock (even Walmarts carry cardstock paper). If you find you are selling your prints well, you can always invest in fancy high-end acid free watercolor paper and mat cutouts and whatnot.
If they don't sell well, don't give up, but you will have alot of presents to give family and friends for Christmas and other occassions. And your color printer can be used to print your home office documents if you don't do your art prints any longer.
That way it is still a win-win situation :)
But hopefully your prints take off, and you can invest in a larger epson and print larger format prints :) |
ge1836
Pittsford, NY
(Zone 6a)
October 13, 2009
06:58 AM Post #7164007
| good advise |
starsplitter7
Tampa, FL
(Zone 9b)
October 17, 2009
11:36 AM Post #7179246
| Thank you. That is excellent advice. I will need to get my drawing back into high gear. |
