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Fine Art Giclée Printers and Digital Studio
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Amagansett, NY 11930 Tel: 631-267-7910
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| >Volume II Number 2 |
< Atelier AskArt Fine Art
Giclée Printing E-News > |
Early Spring 2003< |
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Dear Artist,
I hope you've been enjoying our book,
Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About Giclée Printing. So much great
feedback has come in and we really appreciate it! We have a couple of new
Digital Art Tips and a March
$uper
$avings $pecial to tell you about.
First, just to let
you know that the new, expanded web site is now online. |
This notecard features two different images instead of
the usual large & small ... thereby showing two different works for
the one-work price!
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| Our website is dedicated to educating and assisting fine artists with the reproduction, promotion, and sale of their work.
All the
information about Giclée printing, notecards, and postcards is there
for you. Price lists and order forms are available for viewing or
downloading and printing. You can visit the new site at AtelierAskArt.com.
By the way, if you haven't used your Free Notecards coupon yet, do it
soon as they all expire in March. |
| Digital
Art Tip #1 - The "Scan &
Stitch" Trick |
PROBLEM: One of the most
frequent questions we get here at the studio is: "My original art
doesn't fit in my scanner. Must I send it out for
photography?"
ANSWER: Although it depends on the original's size and your computer
skills, the answer is often no. We quite
frequently use a technique we call "Scan & Stitch". |
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Kabbaz's "September 11, 2001" was originally 11" x
16.5". When the time came to print it larger, he direct
scanned the original in 2 halves. Then, using Photoshop, he
"stitched" the two halves back together.
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| SOLUTION: No photograph is
going to equal the quality of directly scanned original art. Therefore,
this technique, properly executed, will guarantee more accurate
reproduction. You'll need to use a
straightedge as a 'helper'. Place a longish ruler (18" is fine)
centered along the bottom of your scanner just below the glass. Make sure it is
parallel to the glass and tape it in position. Now, place your original
in the scanner with its bottom edge touching the ruler and its right
edge at the right edge of the scanner glass. Scan the original. Then, move the
original to the right, keeping the bottom edge aligned against the
ruler, until the left edge of the original is at the left edge of the
scanning glass. Scan the second half. Save the two halves. Open one of
them in Photoshop. Using the Image>Canvas Size command, double the
canvas width and keep the current image to one side. Open the other
image. Select the entire image and paste it into the first image. Using
the move tool, move the new layer until it jives properly along the
'stitch' line. Before you flatten the layers to make it back into a
single image, use the Zoom tool to zoom in on the stitch line. Using the
Move tool, make sure that the 'stitch' line is exactly correct. When you
are sure, flatten your image and Presto! Your original is now digitized
to the maximum quality. Can you use this technique for larger images?
Sure. After a while it can become somewhat cumbersome. For taller
originals, you'll need a second ruler perpendicular to the first.
Otherwise, you'll end up using the rotate tool in Photoshop to
straighten out the sections and it will become quite difficult. |
Click
here to visit AtelierAskArt.com for more
Digital Art Tips |
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March $uper $avings
$pecial |
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Discounts on ALL Services!
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Don't forget to order envelopes and other accessories
to make your notecard presentation professional. Shown here are the
Clear Self-Seal envelopes. |
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For all orders received by us
during the month of March 2003,
the following discounts apply: |
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Notecards and Postcards
30% OFF |
All Giclée Printing
All Digital Services
20% OFF
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| Discounts apply
to your entire order (except freight) including scanning, digitizing,
color correction, typesetting, sell posters, additional type or graphic
design, set-up options, and all notecard accessories. To receive your
discount, just write Code V2N2MSSS on your order.
Orders must be received with payment to
qualify. No additional discounts or coupons of any sort may be applied.
Orders must mention code V2N2MSSS and be received by us here at Atelier AskArt prior to April 1,
2003 to qualify. |
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Notecards can be used to showcase more than one of
your works. Here, a total of 10 different works are promoted. Additional
scanning and set-up costs apply |
The most professional presentation is Boxed Sets.
Include a selection of 4 or 8 different cards for maximum impact. Print
a Box Insert showing all of the images.
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Go to AtelierAskArt.com
now, download Order Forms, and $ave! |
| Digital
Art Tip #2 - Save Money at the Printer! |
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While an attractive card and a wonderful promotional
tool for the digital artist whose work is shown, there are significant
additional costs for the layout of the extra four images. |
QUESTION: My
printer charges me for each image I want to print even though I am not
changing the size of my final print. Can I eliminate those charges?
ANSWER: With a fair printer, yes, you can. The reason the printer
is charging you is because of the work which needs to be done to put all
of the images on the page. This can be especially difficult and
time-consuming since the graphic artist has to follow your wishes. He
just can't decide to put the images anywhere he wants. |
| SOLUTION: If the work is
not scanned and you have no scanner, send it to your printer for
scanning. Ask the printer just to scan and send you back the images on a
CD. Ask the printer for the printing specifications for the particular
item you are going to have him print. Once you get the scans, open them
up in Photoshop. Create a New File at the size and dpi your printer
specified. Cut and paste the scanned images into a layout you find
pleasing. Flatten the new "composite" image, burn it onto a
CD, and send it back to your printer. Now you've done all of the set-up
work and the printer shouldn't charge you for it. |
Click
here to visit AtelierAskArt.com for more
Digital Art Tips |
| That's about it for this issue. for more
helpful information on giclée, notecards, postcards, and a complete
glossary of digital and paper terminology, be sure to visit our
sparkling new site at http://www.AtelierAskArt.com.
Until next issue, keep on creating! |
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Alexander S. Kabbaz, |
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Giclée Printing Artist |
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