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How to Find the Best Art Prints Online

Korinna Janssen • Mar 01, 2021

Looking to upgrade your living area with stunning art? Learn how to find the best art prints online in this short guide 

Buying fine art prints is a great way of adding a unique and beautiful piece of art to your living space. Unlike a mass-produced art posters, fine are prints are high quality reproductions. Art prints are also very affordable, especially compared to the originals pieces.
It can be daunting trying to figure out how find the best art prints online. In this blog you can read how you can order great art prints online without breaking the bank.


Discover Your Personal Taste

It can be challenging to shop for art if you don’t actually know what art styles you prefer. Fortunately, it’s pretty easy to determine what kind of art and décor suits your taste. All you have to do is look at what you already have.  Consider the interior of your own home. What art, accessories, and furniture from your space do you like? Which would you replace? Do you prefer a classic style, a cozy mood, a minimalist vibe, a contemporary look, or even a retro hipster groove?  Pay attention to the colors you like and patterns you are drawn to. 
You can also browse magazines or social media like Pinterest to find what kind of décor or art you're into. Try to find a bunch of images which attract your eye, then see what they have in common. You can even
create a mood board of the images you like by printing them out and pinning them to a corkboard.
Once you discover your own personal taste, you can then browse for art that suits you. 


Get to Know the Artist

 Research the artist behind the work and get to know them. Find out what inspires them and what each piece means to them, so you can find something you can connect with. See if the artist has won any awards, received any local recognition, or participated in any art exhibitions. 
You will also be able to find out the details on how they pack their prints. Research how they ship them and how long it takes. Be sure to see what their refund policy is too. 


Buy Directly From the Artist

While it may be tempting to head to the nearest big art site to buy prints online, consider buying them from the artist’s website instead.
Most artists will put new work on their site first before selling it on other websites. Sometimes the work is even a little cheaper due to the lack of third-party fees that major sites may charge.
Plus by buying directly from the artist, you will be supporting them directly, since there won’t be any third-party sellers or galleries to act as a middleman. 


Ask Questions

If you have questions about a piece, don’t be afraid to ask the artist. They should take their time and answer any questions or concerns you have. 


Get Your Own Art Prints Online

Ready to buy some art prints online? We have a collection of unique fine art prints. We sell giclée reproductions , high-quality printed-on-demand prints. These giclée reproductions are prints of original paintings.
For an affordable price, you can have high-quality art. Check out
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By Korinna Janssen 01 Mar, 2021
Purchasing an original fine art piece for your home is one of the most striking ways to elevate your living space immediately to a higher level , however it traditionally comes with a pretty hefty price tag. An great affordable alternative to buying original art, is purchasing a fine art giclée print. Such an art print makes it possible to enjoy gorgeous artwork almost on the level of the original piece, without having to sacrifice quality for a lower price tag. The popularity of giclée prints has completely changed the game by making fine art accessible to those of us who can't afford original paintings. You might be asking yourself: " what are giclée prints?" Don't worry — in this guide, we'll explain it all. What Are Giclée Prints? Giclée, pronounced "zhee-clay," is a French word that means squirt or spray. In 1991, printmaker Jack Duganne coined the term giclée printing to describe the process of using inkjet printers to create high-quality, archival art prints . The printers used to make giclée prints aren't your average household inkjets. The typical inkjet printers that you would find in an office or a home hold usually between two to four color cartridges. This is perfectly fine for everyday use, but when it comes to fine art prints more cartridges are needed to capture detail. Wide-format inkjet printers used for giclée prints can hold about two to three times more color cartridges than household machines. Eight to twelve cartridges allow for a printer to reproduce artwork with more accuracy and faithful detail. The wide-format inkjet printers used to reproduce artwork are also larger than regular models, allowing artists to create a large range of sizes for their giclée reproductions. With one of these specialized inkjets, artists can create stunning gallery-sized prints along with standard print sizes like A4 or 8.5"x11". What Goes into the Production of Giclée Prints? Making a fine art print, especially if it's a reproduction of a physical piece of art and not a digital painting, requires more work than just taking a photo of your work and pressing send. The artwork needs to be scanned by a scanner both large enough to capture the entire image and powerful enough to transfer the detail into a print. DPI is a common way to measure image resolution and stands for dots per inch. When it comes to creating giclée prints, the resolution should be 300 DPI at the very least. Once the art is scanned, it can be taken to a giclée printing service and reproduced into gallery-quality artwork. The journey doesn't end there though — there are still many different decisions that the artists must make in order to create the best prints that they possibly can. There are many different paper and ink types that can be used to make giclée prints, but the most important element when it decided which materials to use is that they are archival quality. Archival ink is resistant to fading and weathering. The ink used in giclée prints must also be pigmented ink instead of dye ink. While they both can produce excellent colors, dye inks are water-soluble and more vulnerable to degradation. Pigmented inks stand the test of time. Archival paper is acid-free, which means it won't break down as easily as regular paper. There is a variety of paper types used in giclée printing, but some of the most common are cotton, canvas, and watercolor papers. Why Are Giclée Prints Valuable? Giclée prints are more than just a method of reproducing art in large quantities, they are actually a form of fine art themselves. Giclée printmaking is a hybrid between traditional art and technology and the final product is up to the discretion of the artist themselves. Understanding the way that ink and paper interact with each other, and which options will enhance the original art design in the most impactful way, are important decisions to make that elevate both the quality of the print and the process of printmaking itself. The quality of the materials and equipment used to create a giclée print also add to the value. Giclée prints are like high-end designer clothing pieces. While the couture gown that you purchase from the department store isn't the original mockup hand-sewn by the designer themselves, you can rest assured that it was created with the highest quality materials and constructed by expert hands. In the same way that a couture gown is a valuable reproduction of an original design, a giclée print is a valuable reproduction of an original work of art. A lot of expertise and care goes into creating each print, and that is reflected in both the quality and value of the reproduction. Not to mention, giclée prints last a lifetime! Since they are created with archival, museum-quality materials, you aren't just purchasing décor , you're purchasing artwork that will last generations. Giclée Prints vs. Digital Prints At face value, giclée and digital prints might seem similar. However, the difference really boils down to the quality and longevity of the print. Digital prints are also created using digitized versions of original artwork, whether it be traditional or digital art. But digital prints aren't created with the same technologies used in giclée printing techniques. They don't use the same amount of different color cartridges as printers used for giclée printmaking do, which means that the color quality and detail will be much weaker in comparison to the original work. Digital prints also don't use archival ink or paper, so your print is more vulnerable to fading and degrading over the years. If you took a magnifying glass to a digital print and a giclée print, you'll find that the digital print has a much lower resolution, less sharpness, and more missed detail. Giclée isn't the only method of reproducing an original artwork, but it is the only method that will give you an affordable, museum-quality art print that you will treasure for a lifetime (and beyond)! Where to Find Vibrant Giclée Art Prints One of the best features of a giclée art print is its vibrancy. The combination of quality ink, paper, and DPI results in artwork that truly shines, with rich colors and saturation. If you are looking for museum-quality modern art prints that will liven up your home, browse our limited edition giclée print collection. Find a piece that speaks to you.
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