How to Make Fine Art Prints and Giclee Prints
Making fine art prints of your paintings opens up a whole new market for your work. Find out more about what's involved and how to go about making art prints, including giclee prints.
An Introduction Fine Art Printmaking
Find out what traditional fine art printmaking is, the styles or forms of printmaking, and the techniques involved.
Find out what traditional fine art printmaking is, the styles or forms of printmaking, and the techniques involved.
Share Your Art Printmaking Tips
Read tips from other artists and painters on fine art printmaking, and share your own.
Read tips from other artists and painters on fine art printmaking, and share your own.
How to Make a Monotype Print
Monotype prints are created by painting an image onto a sheet of glass or metal and then putting a sheet of paper over this to create the print. Every monotype print is unique.
Monotype prints are created by painting an image onto a sheet of glass or metal and then putting a sheet of paper over this to create the print. Every monotype print is unique.
What a Giclee Fine Art Print Is and How It's Made
An explanation of what a giclee fine art print is, and how you would go about having one made of a painting.
An explanation of what a giclee fine art print is, and how you would go about having one made of a painting.
Making Giclee Fine Art Prints: An Artist's Experience
Artist Denise Macgregor has written this helpful and fascinating three-part feature on giclee fine art prints, based on her own experience and success. She look at why you would make giclee fine art prints, what they are and how they're made, and selling your prints.
Artist Denise Macgregor has written this helpful and fascinating three-part feature on giclee fine art prints, based on her own experience and success. She look at why you would make giclee fine art prints, what they are and how they're made, and selling your prints.
Making Cards from Your Art: Getting the Proportions Right
How to use a proportion wheel for making cards of your paintings and art.
How to use a proportion wheel for making cards of your paintings and art.
Video: Basic Linocut or Block Printing
Watch how a basic linocut is made and printed.
Watch how a basic linocut is made and printed.
Giclee Printing FAQ
A useful FAQ on giclee printing from About.com's Drawing/Sketching Guide.
A useful FAQ on giclee printing from About.com's Drawing/Sketching Guide.
The Differences Beween Various Printmaking Techniques
An easy-to-understand explanation of the differences are between various printmaking techniques (lithography, relief, intaglio, and serigraph).
An easy-to-understand explanation of the differences are between various printmaking techniques (lithography, relief, intaglio, and serigraph).
Making Monotypes with Golden Open Acrylics
An explanation from Golden Artist Color on how to use its slow-drying, Open acrylics to create monotype prints.
An explanation from Golden Artist Color on how to use its slow-drying, Open acrylics to create monotype prints.
Should You Make Prints of Your Paintings and What Types Are There?
Read about whether you should be selling prints of your paintings, or not, and what the options are.
Read about whether you should be selling prints of your paintings, or not, and what the options are.
What is Wood Engraving?
Illustrator and engraver Andy English explains what is meant by a wood engraving and how it is made.
Illustrator and engraver Andy English explains what is meant by a wood engraving and how it is made.
How to Make a Japanese Woodblock Print
Discover step by step how a traditional Japanese woodblockprint is made in this painting demonstration put together by the Fitzwilliam Museum.
Discover step by step how a traditional Japanese woodblockprint is made in this painting demonstration put together by the Fitzwilliam Museum.
Fine Art Prints Q&A
Answers to many printmaking related questions, such as "what is an edition?".
Answers to many printmaking related questions, such as "what is an edition?".
Printing Info from a Lithographer
Lithographer Nik Semenoff's website is packed with information on fine art printing techniques.
Lithographer Nik Semenoff's website is packed with information on fine art printing techniques.
How to Create a Printer's Chop from Card to 'Sign' Your Art Prints
How to create a simple printer's chop from card to use to 'sign' your fine art prints.
How to create a simple printer's chop from card to use to 'sign' your fine art prints.
Varnishing a Giclee Fine Art Print
Did you know you can varnish a giclee print to protect it from dirt in the environment. If you spray on the varnish, that is, rather than brushing on a varnish. Here are some tips.
Did you know you can varnish a giclee print to protect it from dirt in the environment. If you spray on the varnish, that is, rather than brushing on a varnish. Here are some tips.