<html><body><span style="font-family:Verdana; color:#000000; font-size:10pt;"><div>Hi Heather, </div><div> I have only a little experience with Giclees or fine art digital printing but I can share the basics. First you need to get a digital file of your work. This can be done either on a scanner or in a photograph. Fine art print shops can usually make scans - I'll bet the people you work with on magazine publishing can direct you to a printer or do it themselves. Or you can have a photographer capture your image on a "copy stand" this is a easel with balanced lighting set up and a camera adjusted so that it is exactly parallel to your picture plane. If your work is on a flexible ground the scanning service might suggest a drum scanner that is one type of scanner that offers high quality results. </div><div> It is then essential to have someone with the skills to color balance the files to your original work so that the final print looks as close as possible to your work. </div><div> You will want to ask for archival, permanent inks and papers or canvas. </div><div> I like to work close to home since I don't really like shipping off original art work. If there is an art club or group in your area you might be able to ask them for names of good printers.</div><div>Does this help? Ann</div><div> </div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: andale mono,times;" mce_style="font-family: andale mono,times;">Ann Cunningham</span></div><div><span style="font-family: andale mono,times;" mce_style="font-family: andale mono,times;"><span style="font-size: 12pt;" mce_style="font-size: 12pt;"><span mce_name="em" mce_style="font-style: italic;" style="font-style: italic;" class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1"><span style="font-size: 10pt;" mce_style="font-size: 10pt;">Tactile Art - a creative way to see the world!</span></span></span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: andale mono,times;" mce_style="font-family: andale mono,times;">303 238 4760</span></div><div><span style="font-family: andale mono,times;" mce_style="font-family: andale mono,times;"><a href="mailto:ann@acunningham.com" mce_href="mailto:ann@acunningham.com">ann@acunningham.com</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: andale mono,times;" mce_style="font-family: andale mono,times;"><a href="http://www.acunningham.com" mce_href="http://www.acunningham.com">http://www.acunningham.com</a></span></div><div><span style="font-family: andale mono,times;" mce_style="font-family: andale mono,times;"><a href="http://www.sensationalbooks.com" mce_href="http://www.sensationalbooks.com">http://www.sensationalbooks.com</a> </span></div><div><br><br></div>
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Subject: [Artists-making-art] Need some advice<br>
From: Heather Kirkwood <<a href="mailto:hkdawn@yahoo.com">hkdawn@yahoo.com</a>><br>
Date: Sat, January 14, 2012 5:43 pm<br>
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<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tbody><tr><td valign="top" style="font: inherit;" mce_style="font: inherit;"><div><font size="5">I would like to make some prints of some of my paintings (acrylic and watercolor). The only thing I know about printing is printing magazines. I'm not sure what sort of printer I should look for, or what to tell them I want. I want to do prints nice enough to number. </font></div> <div><font size="5"></font> </div> <div><font size="5">Any ideas? </font></div> <div><br><br></div> <div><font size="4">Heather Kirkwood</font></div> <div><font size="4">Director of Outreach, Vice President</font></div> <div><font size="4">Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network</font></div> <div><font size="4">One South Road</font></div> <div><font size="4">Oyster Bay, NY 11771</font></div> <div><font size="4">1 (800) 789-9HPS</font></div> <div><font size="4"><a href="http://www.hpsnetwork.org/" mce_href="http://www.hpsnetwork.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.hpsnetwork.org</a></font></div> <div> </div> <div><font size="4">Personal blog: <a href="http://www.heatherkirkwood.blogspot.com/" mce_href="http://www.heatherkirkwood.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.heatherkirkwood.blogspot.com</a></font></div> <div><font size="4"></font> </div> <div><font size="4">Search the Web at <a href="http://www.goodsearch.com/" mce_href="http://www.goodsearch.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.goodsearch.com</a> and choose the HPS Network as your charity! </font></div> <div><font size="4"></font> </div> <div><font size="5"><span mce_name="strong" mce_style="font-weight: bold;" style="font-weight: bold;" class="Apple-style-span" mce_fixed="1">HPS New York Conference - March 16-18, 2012</span></font></div></td></tr></tbody></table><hr>_______________________________________________<br>
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