| Author | Message | ||
  David R. Wood |
I shoot my paintings with a D100 (many pixels) and run it through Photoshop for sizing to acceptable website placement. I can reduce the size to less than postage stamp size if I want. | ||
judith |
Thanks for sharing that link, Marie. Some of those articles looked really familiar. I ended up choosing the Epson Pro Stylus 4800 (UltraChrome K3 inks) and use mostly the Somerset Velvet and the Epson Fine Art Textured papers. I have been really pleased with the results...after I started calibrating my monitor, that is. I had no idea in the beginning what an effect that could have on the results. I agree with you completely though...the printer, the ink and the paper can make the difference in 5-10 years vs well over 100 years. It's such a blessing to live in a time in which all this wonderful technology is available to everyone! | ||
marie |
If you are interested in selling giclees printed from your home printer, you might want to take a look at http://www.wilhelm-research.com/, which offers a wealth of information on lightfastness of digital prints. The bottom line is that if you want the print to last more than a few years, you need to be very careful about selecting printers, inks, and paper. | ||
judith |
I have started printing a few of my paintings to sell as giclee prints. I have a very good digital SLR camera and make the photos in RAW image format. After downloading the photo to my PC, I use Photoshop to make any compensations (white balance, lightness, etc.) then print the paintings on watercolor inkjet paper, using the profiles recommended for that specific paper and printer. Aside from keeping my monitor calibrated, that's about it. I have sold a number of my prints and have fun making them. Hope this helps some. | ||
Howard |
Yesbut, After you scanned it into your computer did you do anything to it with any software such as Photoshop? Howard | ||
Yesbut |
Oddly enough, I have just copied some watercolors at Staples on ordinary paper and the result looks just about as good as the original!! I've matted some, and people say they can't tell the difference! Copying them myself through the computer is good but now as true to color as the Staples one. You get it into digital form by scanning it into your computer, and then saving it into any program you want. | ||
Howard |
What printer do you use? Paper? How do you get your paintings into digital form? How good is the output? Howard |
