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mchereynolds
Hey Everyone...I hope this day has found you all well. Can we all agree that drawing/painting is the best thing ever!
Does anyone know the process of making prints of your work? I don't have a scanner and I am not sure how to make a copy without sacrificing the quality of the graphite. I am pretty new to this whole arena so of course once again any tips would be great!

Thanks. cool.gif
ElenaM
Chris to make prints without having a scanner is to use a digital camera and take it to a store that makes prints from digital pictures. Usually Kinko's are in the USA those do to the job well.
An alternative is to go with your drawing to a xerox shop and copy but te quality is not that great always.
IslanderNL
If you want good quality images, then definitely go to a professional printer. They can scan using high quality machines and print to the level you want. If you scan and print at home, you'll have prints that look like they were scanned and printed at home.

There are lots of places that do professional imaging and the prices aren't that expensive, depending on quality.

A word of warning however, be very sure before you decide on prints of something, that it will sell. Very often people spend money on large print runs only to find them sitting on a shelf, collecting dust for years. Be sure you have a market for your prints before you invest money in them.

Alternatively, you can try somewhere like ImageKind, where you provide the high quality image file and they print to order, then send you money for what has been sold. It takes the print process out of your hands. CafePress is another similar place.
mchereynolds
QUOTE (IslanderNL @ Jul 9 2009, 12:57 PM) *
If you want good quality images, then definitely go to a professional printer. They can scan using high quality machines and print to the level you want. If you scan and print at home, you'll have prints that look like they were scanned and printed at home.

There are lots of places that do professional imaging and the prices aren't that expensive, depending on quality.

A word of warning however, be very sure before you decide on prints of something, that it will sell. Very often people spend money on large print runs only to find them sitting on a shelf, collecting dust for years. Be sure you have a market for your prints before you invest money in them.

Alternatively, you can try somewhere like ImageKind, where you provide the high quality image file and they print to order, then send you money for what has been sold. It takes the print process out of your hands. CafePress is another similar place.

Awesome! Thanks for the tips. I am definitely not into doing it at home. There's nothing worse than half-baked unless you have the right equipment.
Thanks again! biggrin.gif
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