What is Giclee on Canvas with Hand Embellishments? Simple Answer

What is Giclee on Canvas with Hand Embellishments? Simple Answer

At a high level, Giclee is a printing process that uses high-quality ink to produce prints that look like original paintings. The ink is sprayed onto the canvas in a very fine mist, resulting in beautiful and vibrant colors. This printing process is often used by artists who want to sell their work as prints….

How to sign limited edition Giclee prints the right way
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How to sign limited edition Giclee prints the right way

Are you an artist who wants to make limited edition giclee prints? Signing your prints is a great way to add authentication and value but are you doing it the right way using inks that will last? In case you did not know, Giclee prints are high-quality reproductions of an original piece of art. Limited…

When making an intaglio print.. don’t make these 15 mistakes
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When making an intaglio print.. don’t make these 15 mistakes

The word intaglio comes from the Italian intagliare, which means “to engrave”. In printmaking, intaglio is a family of processes in which an image is incised or cut into a plate. The ink resides in the grooves and is transferred to paper when the plate and paper are passed through a printing press. Intaglio techniques…

What is Monoprinting in Art and why you need to try it out now
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What is Monoprinting in Art and why you need to try it out now

What is Monoprinting in art? Monoprinting in art is a process of making one-off prints as part of your artwork. It’s what you do when you want to make an original drawing using ink or paint and then print it as part of the same artmaking process. This is not to be confused with making…

How to tell if a Lithograph is real, or is it a print?
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How to tell if a Lithograph is real, or is it a print?

The answer to the question “how to tell a real lithograph from a print?” assumes you mean a mechanical print versus an artists’ hand-made lithograph print. This requires some magnification of the image because a lithographic ‘plate’ which is used to create the printed image is usually hand-made by an artist. Under magnification you can…

Making Art Prints At Staples; All Your Questions Answered!

Making Art Prints At Staples; All Your Questions Answered!

Making art prints at Staples means you are using office printers instead of art or museum quality printers (e.g. Giclee printing). Office printing, such as what you would get when you are making art prints at Staples; are not high quality art prints but you can come close with the information in this article. If…