Most are then hand-torn to the appropriate size. Unless otherwise requested we frame originals in a technique known as floating, with the watercolor paper mounted above a backround mat, with the hand torn edge left exposed shown below. Reproductions are prints, created by 2 types of processes; Lithography and Giclee, both are mechanical reproductions of an original watercolor created by Sarah.
She does not reproduce all of her original watercolor paintings, just a select few as reproductions are created in large runs requiring a substantial financial commitment.
Lithography is a printing process which creates a print known as a lithograph. An original watercolor created by Sarah is first scanned by a computer and then the image is separated into the primary color components of Magenta, Cyan, Yellow and Black.
Each of these 4 inks are then applied to paper in a layering process. The paper used must be 'flat stock' type, meaning the paper's attributes make it absorb the ink in a slow consistent rate. The 4 inks mix with each other as they are absorbed by the paper, resulting in the full color spectrum.
It has even allowed this to be automated so companies like FinerWorks can easily allow for online ordering with little human intervention. In contrast a lithograph company may need to setup contracts and proof runs.
If the lithograph company fails to get it right for the client, they can suffer a loss worth hundred if not thousands of dollars due to setup and supplies used while a giclee manufacturer is not going to be exposed to that sort of risk and may only be out the cost to produce the single print.
Both options can provide a proofing print but the artist should contact the company and understand exactly what is expected of them and how the proofing process works. A giclee can be produced on demand and there is less fiscal risk for an artist just starting out. Perhaps one of the biggest advantages of giclee printing is how easy it is to order.
FinerWorks has taken that one step further by implementing an online ordering process in which anyone, even if you are not a professional photographer or artist can print any image you send from your computer, phone or tablet. Read Our Blog. Order Online Printing. Subscribe to Our Newsletter. How to Make the Choice? In the case of high upfront cost, some of the other print making methods such as seriographs or screen prints can be included. If you plan to sell the prints at lower prices and know that all the prints will sell out pretty quick, and you are willing to accept the potential less accurate color matching, then the lithograph and some of the other traditional fine art prints might make more sense.
How to Order your Online Print? Our order process is very simple. Choose the type of print you want from available options Giclee or Lithograph Submit and Check out. In simple terms Lithograph printing officially called offset lithograph involves the image being split into 4 individual colours and then exposed onto photosensitive aluminium plates.
The plates are then inserted into a press and onto a roller. Each plate is coated with one of the 4 colours of ink Cyan, Magenta, Yellow and Black.
The coloured image is now rolled offset onto a cylinder also known as a blanket. The paper moves through each coloured set of rollers, creating a complete colour image onto the paper.
Generally it takes no more than a second to print a lithograph print and is ideally suited to large commercial printing needs such as magazine printing. An artist or photographer will need large volume print runs of their artwork to justify the initial costs.
This can also cause storage issues for the artist or photographer. Photomechanical graphic art : These types of prints are typically reproductions of artwork originally produced in another medium, such as a print of an oil painting.
They may be produced by methods such as offset lithography, which combines lithographic plates with offset printing where an inked image is transferred first to a rubber blanket and then to the final printing surface. Because of the significant time and expense involved in setting up a print run, printers will make hundreds of copies of the same artwork. The longevity of any given print depends greatly on the quality of the paper and inks used.
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