WOW! I just found you and this is the first video I’ve watched. You are amazing... clear, concise and easy to understand. I’ve stumbled and struggled through everything you’ve mentioned in this video. If only I’d found this first, I would have saved a TON of time and money. I love what I’ve seen of your art too so I’m excited to binge your playlist and learn more great tips. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Kandi🖤
Ive never left a review or comment in my life before! But wow, thank you Chelsea! Im an emerging artist and I will have a booth in my first art show.. and this video just answered ALL MY QUESTIONS AND THAN SOME IN less than 20 minutes! Thank you so much especially on the sources from Mat kits and bags. I wish you the best of luck with your art
Hi Chelsea, THANK YOU so much for sharing some of your processes and thoughts! I so appreciate it. I am a "in my free time" artist and I've been wanting to get prints made for a very long time but have been a bit lost in figuring it all out. I so appreciate it. :) Your art is stunning!
I'm getting ready for my very first art fair, and there is a lot to learn in a very short time! Lol thank you for your video, very helpful. Love your artwork and style 🎨
Omg I love you! I'm doing an art showcase in January & I've been looking everywhere online to find a place that won't charge mega bucks to make prints of my artwork for me. Thank you! Their prices are so good compared to like everybody else.
I was watching other videos because I was going to do it at home and then when I saw the price tag on the printer I was going to need at $1,300 I just about died. LOL
@@artbyamyk haha I completely understand that! I am glad this video helped you find an alternative for the time being! I definitely want to get my own printer in the new year so I can print on demand and not have to keep stock, but it is a pretty penny and I need more space so I am waiting until we buy a house this next year. Good luck with your art showcase!
This is SUCH a helpful video! Thank you so much. I’ve been going out of my mind trying to figure out the best and most cost effective way to digitalise my paintings. Is there any chance that you could make a video on how to duplicate the image (in photoshop) for different print sizes? I’m trying to watch this over and over but it’s still too fast for my tiny brain 😂 Is it possible to print an image larger than the original painting without losing quality? SO much to learn! 🙏🏼
Rachel Bond glad this was so helpful for you!! Life is a bit hectic right now, but I will try to get around to a video on duplicating the image for different sizes at some point! 😊
Thank you so much for this video, so so so helpful!!! I've been looking for this information, this has been the very best resource I've found! Thank you!
Great video! I would love to hear about how you set up your painting and take your photograph. Propped up or laying flat, what lighting....and here in the north east.....in winter?
That is a great question! I do not lay it flat because the sun would not hit the painting equally. I keep it on the board or block that I painted it on and usually have someone hold it up directly facing the sun. Depending on the time of day and season though, if it puts off too much of a warm lighting color on the painting I might take it to the shade and use flash. If you don't always have someone around to help you with it, you can use a chair or an easel to prop it up. I have always lived on the West coast so I am not familiar with the NE winter, but I would say either of the two ways mentioned above might work or if there are several days with the sun hiding behind clouds, I would still take the picture in natural daylight outside, and use flash. Or the better option would be to have a photography lighting set up indoors or invest in a good scanner. I hope this helps!
Hey chelsea, great video for a new artist.just what i was looking for.could you upload how you edit the digital art for printing.A step by step video will be so helpful.thankyou.
Nitina Palaniswamy hi Nitina! I’ll try and do a video like that sometime in the future but it might be a bit difficult since every piece and medium is different and not everyone uses photoshop.
I wonder if there is a possibility of generating a 3-d printing of the finished work. A chosen medium could then be applied to a chosen print surface. This allows for the choice of ink, acrylic and pastels/graphics to be applied to a chosen paper or canvas. A high quality printer can produce a fantastic photo-print especially when you have a full color range inkjet cartridge module(s). The Canon Epson printer I used had RGB as well as a CYM and dedicated Black cartridges. The only limitation on quality was in the type of paper used.
Hi! Thank you for the video! Do you put the matte backer boards in the shipping envelope affixed to the photo or just as a support for shipping? Also, do you order a print when you get an order or are you keeping some on hand?
Angel Woolery for just the backing boards without the top mat, I just put them inside the clear bag as support so the print does not get damaged and the print is not fixed to it. For giclee prints that I fully mat with the top mat and backing board I fix the print to the board. And yes, since I do not have my own printer and I order my prints, I keep a bit of stock on hand of each print. This is why I definitely want to get my own printer in the near future because the more work I come out with I don’t have the room to keep that much stock. I would rather print on demand. Luckily iPrintfromhome is super fast to ship! But if you have an Etsy shop and ship within 1-3 business days you will want to have stock on hand. Hope this help! :)
Thank you sooo much For your video! I just ordered prints from iprintfromhome and now realize maybe I should have gone with more standard sizes! Can you tell me, do you adhere your print to the backing board or just put it in the bag? If so, what do you use to adhere it?
Stephanie Nusbaum yeah hot press paper will definitely photograph better than the textured cold press paper, but i definitely prefer using cold press for watercolor. You can try to learn some photoshop techniques to try and get rid of the textures when you take your final image. Brightness of the imagine will also help.
How do I go about making prints if my works are not standard sizes, and the drawing has defined pencil edges, like a shaded background for example? I’m afraid they will not sell as well if they do not come in standard sizes
+Chelsea Ayna Art thank you for this video! Can I ask, in order to create the file the way you have shown for the Giclee prints, do you have to be quite familiar with Photoshop? If so, how did you learn (the Photoshop/editing part) you have done in the vid. Things like this tend to intimidate me when it comes to concept of making prints. Thanks!
Hey ! On I Print From Home, do you reccommend using the Lustre Photo Ink Jet or Lustre Photographic option ? I'm making 8x10 prints of artwork, and i'm a little confused between those 2 options. I also noticed the Lustre Photo Inket Jet option is slightly more costly. Appreciate any info you can provide :) !
Li B I have only bought the Photographic option, but you can request for them to send you samples of the paper before you place an order to see what you prefer :)
Is there a reason you do not edit your photos in CYMK or multichannel? I am not happy with my results from giclee today with how my oranges turned out on a painting of poppies I did.
Hi Chelsea, thank you for this video! I am using GIMP, so I know it's different from photoshop, but I'm just wondering how you get the background of your watercolor images white enough to have a white border that is so seamless. I've been working on adjusting the color/brightness/saturation/etc. but the background is still a textured off-white because of the paper I use perhaps, so the white border isn't seamless. Appreciate any general tips!
Lindsay Thornhill you are welcome!! I always start by selecting the inverse from the main subject to only edit the white background. In Photoshop there is a replace color tool, so I sometimes use that if the brightness/contrast doesn’t work well enough. You could potentially use the paint brush tool with a low opacity white if you want to try and color in the background as best you can. Hope this helps!
@@ChelseaAynaArt do you need a good camera? I take photos of my art with my iPhone 10R and they come out 96dpi. I tried converting them to 300dpi with Converttown but the white background comes out messy and pixelated. Not sure how to get the high quality 300dpi…?
It's an inkjet print. Giclee is a word that was made up 30 years ago to disguise the fact that the prints were being made by a pre-press inkjet printer. The photographic print is also an inkjet print on glossy paper. You can make all these prints at home. Just make sure you select high resolution for your prints. If you are scanning your images, make certain you set your scans for at least 600 DPI. Most printer inks today have excellent lightfastness and will do a great job creating your prints. The most difficult part of creating your print will be getting it centered. So, make sure you print test copies until you get what you want and then do your final prints.
I don’t use an iPhone for my art/final images for print, but regardless of what camera you use, the main thing is to take it in good lighting. So definitely take it in natural daylight unless you have a photography lighting set up. And of course, make sure you are able to edit the images and set them to 300 dpi which you may need to do on a computer. I hope this helps!
Your Great, Love your voice, and you are very easy to listen too. I am just starting to do my prints. You just staring out you would love, this work, I was a Maui art for years, and am very new to RUclips video. I am under Galactic EnterPrise in Missouri , check it out?
My Etsy store has actually been pretty slow taking off so I have really only been listing 1-2 available for each print and size, but for the art boutique I had a booth at, I usually kept 3-4 extras of each. Although I have some pieces that sell more than others so I usually keep at least 6 of those ones. I tried to do it where I was only placing one print order a month to stock up.
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Thank you Chelsa for the Excellent information for this process.. I appreciate you so much.
Best of luck to you.
I love your work !❤
You are so welcome! Thank you!
WOW! I just found you and this is the first video I’ve watched. You are amazing... clear, concise and easy to understand. I’ve stumbled and struggled through everything you’ve mentioned in this video. If only I’d found this first, I would have saved a TON of time and money. I love what I’ve seen of your art too so I’m excited to binge your playlist and learn more great tips. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. Kandi🖤
Ive never left a review or comment in my life before! But wow, thank you Chelsea! Im an emerging artist and I will have a booth in my first art show.. and this video just answered ALL MY QUESTIONS AND THAN SOME IN less than 20 minutes! Thank you so much especially on the sources from Mat kits and bags. I wish you the best of luck with your art
Most helpful video I’ve found for myself. Thank you for sharing, my fellow artist.
Michelle Hunter you are so welcome! Glad it helped :)
Hi Chelsea, THANK YOU so much for sharing some of your processes and thoughts! I so appreciate it. I am a "in my free time" artist and I've been wanting to get prints made for a very long time but have been a bit lost in figuring it all out. I so appreciate it. :) Your art is stunning!
Melissa Placzkowski you are so very welcome! I am glad it has helped you :)
Very helpful! Outstanding presentation! Thank you so much!
I'm getting ready for my very first art fair, and there is a lot to learn in a very short time! Lol thank you for your video, very helpful. Love your artwork and style 🎨
I didn’t know how badly I needed this video! Thanks!
thank you super helpful, my aunt has a print show, this is perfect
Thank you for this video. Very helpful!!!
@@hectorfernandez7186 you are so welcome!
Thanks for taking the time to make such a clear and informative video! 😃
You are amazing. Thank you for sharing and educating us.
Thank you so much....this is so helpful as an emerging artist myself.
Thanks so much for the valuable information and links! Your video was so well done and explanations easy to follow and understand. Thanks again!!
Thank you! I am happy to hear it provided you with great information.
Omg I love you! I'm doing an art showcase in January & I've been looking everywhere online to find a place that won't charge mega bucks to make prints of my artwork for me. Thank you! Their prices are so good compared to like everybody else.
I was watching other videos because I was going to do it at home and then when I saw the price tag on the printer I was going to need at $1,300 I just about died. LOL
@@artbyamyk haha I completely understand that! I am glad this video helped you find an alternative for the time being! I definitely want to get my own printer in the new year so I can print on demand and not have to keep stock, but it is a pretty penny and I need more space so I am waiting until we buy a house this next year. Good luck with your art showcase!
Very helpful. Thank you.
Wow! Thank you so much! This is extremely well presented, helpful and informative.
This video is extremely helpful! thank you!!
This was super helpful! Thank you!
Absolutely beautiful
This was very helpful. Thank you so much for your clarity and your generosity. All Best Wishes for your work.
WOW! SO helpful!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us!!
Jodi Wise you are so welcome! :)
Exact video I was looking for!! Definitely not trying to buy my own printer & every other video I've found starts with that as a base.
Thanks so much for this!!!
This was great & very informative! I’m a new emerging artist as well & needed info about getting some of my images printed . Thank you!
Wonderful, you are so welcome! :)
Love your style and ypur vibrant colors rock!
This is a very helpful video! I would love to see the steps you used to get rid of the watercolor paper texture in Photoshop when making your print :)
Thank You! Very informative!!
This is SUCH a helpful video! Thank you so much. I’ve been going out of my mind trying to figure out the best and most cost effective way to digitalise my paintings. Is there any chance that you could make a video on how to duplicate the image (in photoshop) for different print sizes? I’m trying to watch this over and over but it’s still too fast for my tiny brain 😂 Is it possible to print an image larger than the original painting without losing quality? SO much to learn! 🙏🏼
Rachel Bond glad this was so helpful for you!! Life is a bit hectic right now, but I will try to get around to a video on duplicating the image for different sizes at some point! 😊
Your arts are soooo pretty.
Thank you! This helped for an article I'm writing on decorating one's home or office with personal art.
I'd like to read that article!
This was personable and informative. Thanks a bunch! Great work.
Thank you so much! Happy to help :)
This was very helpful 😊❤️👍
Mary Wisdo glad it helped you 😊
Thank you this was very helpful
This was so incredible!! Thank you so much for the thorough detail and in your explanation.
I am so glad it has helped you Melanie! You are so welcome :)
Thank you so much for this video - I am also an emerging artist and this was so helpful!!!
Nancy Carroll you are so welcome, glad to hear! :)
This is the best how to video I've seen, Thank you!
Thank you so much for this video, so so so helpful!!! I've been looking for this information, this has been the very best resource I've found! Thank you!
Soul Sessions you are so very welcome! I am so happy to hear this was so helpful for you :)
This was amazingly helpful! So much good information and things I wouldn't have thought of.
Great video! I would love to hear about how you set up your painting and take your photograph. Propped up or laying flat, what lighting....and here in the north east.....in winter?
That is a great question! I do not lay it flat because the sun would not hit the painting equally. I keep it on the board or block that I painted it on and usually have someone hold it up directly facing the sun. Depending on the time of day and season though, if it puts off too much of a warm lighting color on the painting I might take it to the shade and use flash. If you don't always have someone around to help you with it, you can use a chair or an easel to prop it up. I have always lived on the West coast so I am not familiar with the NE winter, but I would say either of the two ways mentioned above might work or if there are several days with the sun hiding behind clouds, I would still take the picture in natural daylight outside, and use flash. Or the better option would be to have a photography lighting set up indoors or invest in a good scanner. I hope this helps!
This was super helpful- thank you! Your art is lovely. You forgot one link in the description box above- a link to your etsy shop!
Thank you Bettsi! Oh yes! I will need to go back in and add the link, thank you :)
www.etsy.com/shop/ChelseaAynaArt
Hey chelsea, great video for a new artist.just what i was looking for.could you upload how you edit the digital art for printing.A step by step video will be so helpful.thankyou.
Nitina Palaniswamy hi Nitina! I’ll try and do a video like that sometime in the future but it might be a bit difficult since every piece and medium is different and not everyone uses photoshop.
I was looking for a video on this a few months back! Thanks so much.
You are so welcome! :)
You're a godsend
so helpful, thank you young lady, your art is exquisite!
Thank you so much your wealth of information. I plan on implementing most of them in my new gig. You also produce great art. Cheers
Thank you so much for your video. Yes, very helpful as I, too am an emerging artist.
D2 Art Space wonderful, glad it helped!
Thank you, this was all extremely helpful!
Wow..your art is amazing you need more subs
Thank you! I appreciate that :)
I really like your art! Beautful and uniquely stylized.
Yes.
#Gothroughfineart
Thank you for nice video! It was really helpful.😊
Hi I noticed you include a Certificate of Authenticity in your print package. Can you discuss a bit about it.
So helpful! Thank you!
Excellent thank you.
Thank you, your video explains everything that I have been struggling to find information on and walks us through in a perfect pace 💕
Thank you for this video. So many ideas I can use so I subbed
Wendy M you are very welcome! :)
This was great Thank you! I do worry about the plastic bags, not good for the environment. Are there any environmentally friendly options?
thanks for the info....I the piece is going to be finished with resin, do you do that BEFORE taking a picture or scanning the image
Have you tried Printful and Printify sync with Etsy or Shopify? Then your customers get everything delivered directly from the printer.
I wonder if there is a possibility of generating a 3-d printing of the finished work. A chosen medium could then be applied to a chosen print surface. This allows for the choice of ink, acrylic and pastels/graphics to be applied to a chosen paper or canvas. A high quality printer can produce a fantastic photo-print especially when you have a full color range inkjet cartridge module(s). The Canon Epson printer I used had RGB as well as a CYM and dedicated Black cartridges. The only limitation on quality was in the type of paper used.
Hi! Thank you for the video! Do you put the matte backer boards in the shipping envelope affixed to the photo or just as a support for shipping? Also, do you order a print when you get an order or are you keeping some on hand?
Angel Woolery for just the backing boards without the top mat, I just put them inside the clear bag as support so the print does not get damaged and the print is not fixed to it. For giclee prints that I fully mat with the top mat and backing board I fix the print to the board. And yes, since I do not have my own printer and I order my prints, I keep a bit of stock on hand of each print. This is why I definitely want to get my own printer in the near future because the more work I come out with I don’t have the room to keep that much stock. I would rather print on demand. Luckily iPrintfromhome is super fast to ship! But if you have an Etsy shop and ship within 1-3 business days you will want to have stock on hand. Hope this help! :)
@@ChelseaAynaArt Thank you! It does!
Thanks for the helpful information!
You are so welcome! I am glad it was helpful for you.
THank u! 💖Your art & tips are great!
I love the video, it was helpful. Thank you!
Thank you! This was very helpful. Alise
Alcides Leguizamon you are so welcome! Glad it helped you :)
thank you !
Thank you sooo much For your video! I just ordered prints from iprintfromhome and now realize maybe I should have gone with more standard sizes! Can you tell me, do you adhere your print to the backing board or just put it in the bag? If so, what do you use to adhere it?
What paper do you find takes the best pictures? I took a picture of mine and I could see the paper texture.
Stephanie Nusbaum yeah hot press paper will definitely photograph better than the textured cold press paper, but i definitely prefer using cold press for watercolor. You can try to learn some photoshop techniques to try and get rid of the textures when you take your final image. Brightness of the imagine will also help.
How do I go about making prints if my works are not standard sizes, and the drawing has defined pencil edges, like a shaded background for example?
I’m afraid they will not sell as well if they do not come in standard sizes
+Chelsea Ayna Art thank you for this video! Can I ask, in order to create the file the way you have shown for the Giclee prints, do you have to be quite familiar with Photoshop? If so, how did you learn (the Photoshop/editing part) you have done in the vid. Things like this tend to intimidate me when it comes to concept of making prints. Thanks!
Hey ! On I Print From Home, do you reccommend using the Lustre Photo Ink Jet or Lustre Photographic option ? I'm making 8x10 prints of artwork, and i'm a little confused between those 2 options. I also noticed the Lustre Photo Inket Jet option is slightly more costly. Appreciate any info you can provide :) !
Li B I have only bought the Photographic option, but you can request for them to send you samples of the paper before you place an order to see what you prefer :)
@@ChelseaAynaArt Thank you so much for the info :). I'm going to take your advice and get samples !
Question, what format do you save it as?
JPG, PNG, TIFF?
I usually save as JPG/JPEG! :)
I use the pencil, charcoal and crayon digital brushes... which paper would best reflect that type of dry media, scribbly style of drawings? thank you.
Thank you
Is there a reason you do not edit your photos in CYMK or multichannel? I am not happy with my results from giclee today with how my oranges turned out on a painting of poppies I did.
Hi Chelsea, thank you for this video! I am using GIMP, so I know it's different from photoshop, but I'm just wondering how you get the background of your watercolor images white enough to have a white border that is so seamless. I've been working on adjusting the color/brightness/saturation/etc. but the background is still a textured off-white because of the paper I use perhaps, so the white border isn't seamless. Appreciate any general tips!
Lindsay Thornhill you are welcome!! I always start by selecting the inverse from the main subject to only edit the white background. In Photoshop there is a replace color tool, so I sometimes use that if the brightness/contrast doesn’t work well enough. You could potentially use the paint brush tool with a low opacity white if you want to try and color in the background as best you can. Hope this helps!
How do you resize the pics for different frames in photoshop?
What type of file do you save your digital art work?
I save them as JPG or JPEG.
I save as jpg or jpeg at 300 DPI.
@@ChelseaAynaArt do you need a good camera? I take photos of my art with my iPhone 10R and they come out 96dpi. I tried converting them to 300dpi with Converttown but the white background comes out messy and pixelated. Not sure how to get the high quality 300dpi…?
Very detailed video thank you 🙏🏻 for sharing
juana rivera you are so welcome and I hope it helps! :)
Just found your channel and subscribed 😃👍
I just had to leave a comment thanking you for the generous information in this video!Thank you so much!Suscribed...
Please do here also.
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Thank you for so much information, Helen who?
Very nice video---isn't it pronounded "Zee-Clay"? Or is this a different process?
It's an inkjet print. Giclee is a word that was made up 30 years ago to disguise the fact that the prints were being made by a pre-press inkjet printer. The photographic print is also an inkjet print on glossy paper. You can make all these prints at home. Just make sure you select high resolution for your prints. If you are scanning your images, make certain you set your scans for at least 600 DPI. Most printer inks today have excellent lightfastness and will do a great job creating your prints. The most difficult part of creating your print will be getting it centered. So, make sure you print test copies until you get what you want and then do your final prints.
How much money did you need to save up to buy all this and start your business?
good
Nice
I take photos with my I Phone. Any recommendations?
I don’t use an iPhone for my art/final images for print, but regardless of what camera you use, the main thing is to take it in good lighting. So definitely take it in natural daylight unless you have a photography lighting set up. And of course, make sure you are able to edit the images and set them to 300 dpi which you may need to do on a computer. I hope this helps!
Chelsea Ayna Art - thank you so much for all of the information.
Giclee is pronounce Zee - Clay :)
Your Great, Love your voice, and you are very easy to listen too. I am just starting to do my prints. You just staring out you would love, this work, I was a Maui art for years, and am very new to RUclips video. I am under Galactic EnterPrise in Missouri , check it out?
Big help tty U Subscribed
Wonderful, I am glad it helped!
How many do you stock to be prepared for your Etsy orders?
My Etsy store has actually been pretty slow taking off so I have really only been listing 1-2 available for each print and size, but for the art boutique I had a booth at, I usually kept 3-4 extras of each. Although I have some pieces that sell more than others so I usually keep at least 6 of those ones. I tried to do it where I was only placing one print order a month to stock up.
Not everyone knows how to photoshop and that's why they end up paying someone to help them out with the printing!!!
How to make prints of my Cart? Lol 😂
Hi.
#Gothroughfineart
Hlpful
So your prints are not actually prints at all, because you've edited them with software, thereby changing them from the original?
editing. mean clean the original of supose spots around to looks better not change the painting at all ..
Thank You. This was helpful ♥️
Jarticul you are so welcome!
So helpful! Thank you!
I am glad it has been helpful for you! :)
This is soooooo helpful! Thank you so much!!!
Lauren Bastian you are so welcome!! I am glad it has helped you :)
Thank you!
Thank you that was super helpful!!
I am glad it was helpful for you Barbara! You are so welcome :)