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1). What Is A Monoprint? What Is Foxing
What is a Monoprint?
A monoprint is
frequently interchanged with the word "monotype". "Monoprint" tends to be used by academics versus those selling art to the design community who prefer the word "monotype".
An artist starts by "painting" or "drawing" with ink on a surface such as a printmaking plate made of aluminum or zinc. Some use a large pane of Plexiglas to paint on.
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2). How To Start Your Own Art Collection On A Budget
It is amazing how the art world seems to have taken a hold of general society. Many more individuals are inclined to forgo reprints and posters and start collecting their own unique art pieces for their homes and offices.
Are you interested in starting your own collection of original art? If you do not have thousands of dollars to spend on famous original artwork then you may wish to consider some other ideas and sources for your art pieces.
Article tags: posters, art, prints, pictures, photography, cameras
3). Sounding More Art Savvy
Want to sound like someone who is art savvy? Make sure you don't use the following art "faux pas."
• Using the word "seriagraph" - Actually, there is no such thing as a seriagraph. What you are attempting to reference is a form of printmaking known as a serigraph, screenprint or using past terminology, a silkscreen print.
• Using the word "sketches" - Those who are knowledgeable about art use the term "drawings" instead of sketches.
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4). How To Buy Paintings For Relatives That They Will Appreciate
There are some things you should know that will help to make your gift be better appreciated. There is more to buying a painting for someone than just the right size and color.
Article tags: art, fine artwork, fine art work, fine paintings, paintings, prints, fine art prints
5). The New Art Magazine: Artists And Their Websites
With the number of slick art magazines on the stands today, it's easy for your work to get washed away in the homogeneous art school world. It's not easy to be truly original and yet still make your mark. With your own website to showcase your art, you don't have to deal with the trendy cliques that make up both the 'legitimate' art world as well as the 'underground' art world.
Article tags: website hosting, art, artists, online art, prints, commissions, contact
6). Starting An Art Collection
Identify what kind of art you like. The following techniques can help you determine what that is:
1. Visit 3 to 6 museums displaying different types of art. Finish your visit by purchasing postcards in the gift shop that reflect artworks that are attractive to you. Toss these cards in a bowl, and don't look at them again until you have visited all the museums on your list.
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7). Tips for saving money on your online photo prints
Taking photos with your digital camera and viewing them on your computer screen is fun. Sometimes you’d like to make hardcopies of your photos. One of the easiest ways to print your photos is by using an online photo printing service. In this article we will give you some tips for saving money when using such services.
Most of the services work in the same way: once you uploaded your photos to the site you can choose which photos to print at what size what kind of paper and in how many copies.
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8). Buying Art.
Everyone buys art from time to time, some pay large amounts of money for original artwork - more people buy cheap forms of the arts on-line or at their local market. But regardless of your wealth there are plenty of great art sites selling many great forms of art.
Times are quickly changing and the world of arts is fast becoming more affordable for everyone.
Article tags: sell art, buy art, artists, prints, limited edition art
9). Digital Picture Frame Choices Can Make The Shot
The first option, is a substandard print that is broken up and ugly to behold. The second is a crisp, clear picture that can rival anything printed out from a 35 mm camera.
Article tags: photography, photographs, prints, digital camera, printing, framing
10). Buying Great Pieces Of Art Without Going Broke
With today's technology, digital printing is offering many art lovers a way to acquire great pieces of art at an affordable price.
Article tags: art, karen couillard, prints, giglee, home decor, wall decor, groovy arts
11). Oil On Canvas: Painting Conservation 101
Conservation is defined as remedial attention given to extend the life of a work of art. The process often reconstitutes missing material by additions. These additions may be either visible or invisible and serve to restore the work's unity.
One of the most noticeable defects the public observes on a painted surface is craquelure. Craquelure appears as a minute crazing pattern on a painting's surface.
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12). Picture This: Helpful Photography Hints
Taking great photos helps to preserve special moments and build a visual library that can last for years to come.
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13). Print Numbering
Collectors often question us about print numbers - what they mean and how they relate to print values.
To begin, let’s take you back to elementary school where you may have trimmed a raw potato to create a design. And then by gently placing the potato into some paint or ink, you created a potato stamp that could be applied to a piece of paper. Result: you made a limited edition work of art.
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14). Not Savvy Collecting
Original paintings by Renoir, Chagall, Picasso, Rembrandt and Mary Cassatt at a discount buying club??? Embarking more than 25 miles each way to experience possibly original prints by these artists, I figured the press release was probably only slightly errant. Almost no Rembrandt paintings in private hands are available for sale anywhere in the world, much less as part of a 3 day art trunk show at a discount buying club.
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15). Printing Digital Photos At Photo Labs Tips
Digital cameras have become very popular with people everywhere nowadays. The prices of digital cameras have dropped a lot with the technological advances. Now do that means that the printing cost have gone down? That is assuming that you would like to have your photos developed as well.
Article tags: printing digital photos, photo labs, prints, processing