So many different types of paper, ink and printers – printing can get complicated. I can simplify it for you.
Printing on Paper
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My favorite for a watercolor type of textured paper is cold-press fine art paper. Hot-press paper is similar but has a smoother finish. Want to pass art down to your grandchildren? Print on one of these papers; both are museum grade archival papers. Both reproduce black and white photographs really well with deep blacks and nice contrast.
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Luster paper, also known as satin or semi-gloss, is a perfect compromise between glossy and matte papers. Matte paper loses a little bit of color saturation and contrast, while glossy papers are susceptible to fingerprints and distracting reflections. Most are resin-coated and contain brightening chemicals that degrade over time, therefore technically not archival by museum standards. However, they will outlast most of us, by resisting fading for 75 years or so under glass.
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Have questions about paper? Call me and let's talk. I have answers... or opinions attained from decades of printing experience, as the case may be.​
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Printing on Canvas, Metal,Acrylic, Fabric...
Printing on paper is just the tip of the iceberg.
All kinds of materials can be printed for decorative art:
• canvas
• metal
• acrylic
• wood
• ceramic tile showers
• ceramic tile kitchen backsplashes
• glass shower doors
• glass office partitions
• floor-to-ceiling vinyl wallpaper
• sound dampening fabrics
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Framed Artwork
Besides the choice of print media, hanging artwork on a wall involves a myriad of other choices. Glass or plexiglass? Frame style or mat color? For a fast and easy solution to wall hanging decisions, call me. I can supply your artwork framed and ready to hang on a wall.
Consider too, that canvas wraps can be framed for an elegant finishing touch to your artwork. Starting with a canvas wrap, we add a thin frame with a slight space between it and the canvas... known as a float frame.
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Woven Cotton Tapestries
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Looking for texture?
For the ultimate in elegance, ask me about a custom designed tapestry made on a loom with colored strands of cotton threads, rather than printed with ink.
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Denver's Union Station reimagined with Victorian era characters.
It's my business to offer ideas that you may never have thought of before.
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Hi Ed,
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We have been very happy with the images of yours that we have used in our projects!
We really appreciate how quickly you send files and how beautiful your images are!
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Brandy
Project Coordinator
​Alpine Art & Frame, Salt Lake City
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Far more than landscape and nature photographs....
I create all kinds of distinctive images of vintage, still-life and impressionist subjects.​