I love using Fed Ex to make my prints. It's on archival paper and ink. They charge 3.36 per 12 x 18 or smaller. They will charge you a fee if you need them to make it into a certain size and that is generally $7. On their receipts they will give you coupons sometimes so I use those when I'm doing a bunch of different prints.
Printing at places like Walgreens, CVS, Walmart can be iffy. They don't have trained photo people anymore and especially poster prints can come with color streaks as the regular people working there don't always run cleaning cycles on their machines. Stick with either Printify or other print on demand places or print at home (but you need a very high quality photo print (usually run $600 -1000)
This is super helpful! Definitely going to think about going to a local store. I’m thinking about getting a few prints of my art just for myself to see what quality I like best.
this was super informative and answered a lot of what some would consider basic questions, for me. Thanks so much for taking the time to put it together 💖🌻💖
Thank you so much for this! I needed some information regarding this because I would like to do prints in the future! Definitely will be coming back to this video to watch it again when the time comes!
Anyone who has a membership at Costco or Sam’s Club these places have great quality and prices! Just made an order for prints from Sam’s that came out to like $30 total compared to a place like Walgreens was going to charge me like $75
Thank you so much for all the information and advice. Some of this I feel like I really needed to know - and am saving the video so I'll hear it again later because I know I'll forget. I'm looking into selling art but haven't gotten anywhere yet. That's fine I know. I just want to thank you so much. Knowing I don't need everything being prestigious on the get-go is honestly relieving. Thank you.
when i was still at uni i would use the print shop there since the prices were very good and i was at uni almost everyday so was around if there were any problems, not I just sell art through POD sites since i dont really leave the house due to the plague lol
OMG you have helped me so much with this video. I've been looking for someone to speak about the places in addition to outsourcing recommendations. I will check Iprint and your channel. Thanks again. Great video!
Just a note to say, you can increase dpi anytime you want. All it does is increase the pixel density, it doesn’t change the resolution of the actual image. It’s solely a print setting for the amounts and sizes of dots of pigment. There is no dpi setting on cameras, it’s automatic, 72 dpi is not an uncommon default and something you can convert and increase later. I thought it might be helpful to know for the future.
current best printers or latest release new for at home printing "giclee" would be Canon prograf 300 or epson p900 as they print with pigment ink. both printers can cost 800-1200. For budget printers, all the wide format 13" wide + all print with dye ink. so artwork will have less/lower archival longevity. you can get into quality dye printers for $200. The confusing learning curve part after you decide on a printer is monitor calibration and Icc print profiles. but really a few days of just reading into it becomes quite simple. once your monitor is color calibrated which you can download profiles (should be done anyways if you are editing scans) and you have the paper icc profile provided by paper suppliers, after a scan/edits when printing select the paper type and print profile "icc profile". you are set with high quality prints.
Hey thanks so much. Loved the way you covered so much info in a very informative way. You nailed it. Could l just mention the lights are reflected in ur glasses and are distracting. The rest of your presentation is fab. ❤
So most printers will not printer higher than 300 dpi, unless you want some magnification to you artwork and want to print it larger than life there is no need to stress about scanning at over 300 dpi. It will just create really large files for no reason.
hey!! so i usually have pieces way too big to scan in one go, could u maybe make a video or like explain how you take each scan and then how you stitch them together in photoshop i always have the hardest time with it
i might make a short if i can!! but in the meantime: i scan each corner, and then the centers of each side, and then put them all in photoshop. the scans are all a bit different with shadows and the lines always end up a bit off, so it's a lot of puzzling and moving pieces and carefully editing to make them look as seamless as possible.
Hey! This is super helpful, I just have a few questions. Firstly, you said you use a scanner--I use Clip Studio Paint and they have the option to export your image to your photo library, with the exact same quality it was on the app. Would that work or do I need an actual scanner? Secondly, CSP's highest DPI is 1200...that's what I usually use. Do I need to export the 1200 DPI image and edit onto a canvas with a smaller DPI, like 300 or 600, or can I just go with the 1200, as in is there a specific reason why most people don't mention DPIs higher than 600 in all the videos I've seen? Thanks in advance. If there's anyone in the comments who could answer to, that would be great :)
Do you have any experience with or advice on pricing prints, stickers, and shop items in general? I have a stock of stickers from doing monthly Patreon sticker rewards and would love to open a shop to sell the leftovers and future prints but don't really know what prices to go with for items.
It depends on how much you spent to get them made, but I always look at the standard on places like Etsy! People generally expect 3x3ish stickers to be about 2-4$, but if that's not enough for you to make a profit, definitely price higher! I'm horrible at math so I don't have a formula to offer you, the way I generally price is more intuitive- does this price feel fail for me? I also calculate how much I spent for my shop update, then figure out how much I would make if I totally sold out, and if I only sold half, and generally try to make sure I'll be making a profit. I hope that helps!!!
@@Lilstarnerd this definitely helps! Good to know the average price for average stickers, and ensuring that half sold = profit makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the feedback! 😄
When you get an order on Etsy, do you have the print on hand or then order it to be printed? Also do you have it shipped to them or do you ship it to them yourself?
QUESTION: you edit it to look better than the original. Do you not sell the original, for more $ as it is the original? And then, the owner of the original would have a "lesser" one?
Generally i don’t sell originals! If i do, i don’t sell prints of it. I can’t think of a time I sold both prints AND the original! Partially because i hate parting with my art, and partially because of your points!!
im going to ask a dumb quetion. since my stroke my math skills have severely degraded. a nyway. lets say i have an 18 x 24, if i try making an 8 x 10 print, wouldnt i loose some of the painting or it get distorted
i have a hard time with that too! i think a great practice to start out is just making prints out of art you make in your regular practice and really like, you don't need to make specific art just to make prints!
I love using Fed Ex to make my prints. It's on archival paper and ink. They charge 3.36 per 12 x 18 or smaller. They will charge you a fee if you need them to make it into a certain size and that is generally $7. On their receipts they will give you coupons sometimes so I use those when I'm doing a bunch of different prints.
@@robynburgess3995 is the color quality good!?
And does the ink keep the same color over time!?
Is the color quality good with fedex !!!???
Try it yourself for $4 -- their needs and colors, etc are much different than yours.
Printing at places like Walgreens, CVS, Walmart can be iffy. They don't have trained photo people anymore and especially poster prints can come with color streaks as the regular people working there don't always run cleaning cycles on their machines. Stick with either Printify or other print on demand places or print at home (but you need a very high quality photo print (usually run $600 -1000)
I’m literally struggling to make art prints right now. Thank you. 🙏
Good luck!!
Office Depot is good for starting like Walmart and cvs! They’re pretty cheap and quality is decent :)
This is super helpful! Definitely going to think about going to a local store. I’m thinking about getting a few prints of my art just for myself to see what quality I like best.
absolutely lifesaving video, thank you so much for making it for us!
this was super informative and answered a lot of what some would consider basic questions, for me. Thanks so much for taking the time to put it together 💖🌻💖
I'm so glad it was helpful!!!!
Same!
Thank you so much for this! I needed some information regarding this because I would like to do prints in the future! Definitely will be coming back to this video to watch it again when the time comes!
Anyone who has a membership at Costco or Sam’s Club these places have great quality and prices! Just made an order for prints from Sam’s that came out to like $30 total compared to a place like Walgreens was going to charge me like $75
Thank you so much for all the information and advice. Some of this I feel like I really needed to know - and am saving the video so I'll hear it again later because I know I'll forget. I'm looking into selling art but haven't gotten anywhere yet. That's fine I know. I just want to thank you so much. Knowing I don't need everything being prestigious on the get-go is honestly relieving. Thank you.
when i was still at uni i would use the print shop there since the prices were very good and i was at uni almost everyday so was around if there were any problems, not I just sell art through POD sites since i dont really leave the house due to the plague lol
OMG you have helped me so much with this video. I've been looking for someone to speak about the places in addition to outsourcing recommendations. I will check Iprint and your channel. Thanks again. Great video!
This was helpful. I suck at technology too . Thank you for talking about the settings that's the most annoying/confusing part for me
You explained this all so well, thank you!
Thank you so much for sharing this info. This was super helpful ❤!!!
By the way, your table i thought at the beginning that’s a wooden floor and thought those folders there are on the floor in giant sizes.. 😂
😂😂 I love this! Now I see it too, hilarious. It makes the markers real big too.
Just a note to say, you can increase dpi anytime you want. All it does is increase the pixel density, it doesn’t change the resolution of the actual image. It’s solely a print setting for the amounts and sizes of dots of pigment. There is no dpi setting on cameras, it’s automatic, 72 dpi is not an uncommon default and something you can convert and increase later. I thought it might be helpful to know for the future.
This is so helpful! And your prints look beautiful!
i'm so glad it's helpful!!!
current best printers or latest release new for at home printing "giclee" would be Canon prograf 300 or epson p900 as they print with pigment ink. both printers can cost 800-1200. For budget printers, all the wide format 13" wide + all print with dye ink. so artwork will have less/lower archival longevity. you can get into quality dye printers for $200. The confusing learning curve part after you decide on a printer is monitor calibration and Icc print profiles. but really a few days of just reading into it becomes quite simple. once your monitor is color calibrated which you can download profiles (should be done anyways if you are editing scans) and you have the paper icc profile provided by paper suppliers, after a scan/edits when printing select the paper type and print profile "icc profile". you are set with high quality prints.
If you want larger than 17" wide archival giclee pigment prints then printers start getting very pricey.
The amount of times I’ve said “maybe I just really am dumb” 🤣
BLESSSSS omg ive been needing this!! trying to start selling and i had a panic at the print shop 🥹🥹
13:56 good point!
Thank you so much this was soooo so motivating and helpful
Thank you!!! This is extremely helpful (as a fellow person with no desire to own my own print service).
thank you so much!!💕
really informative as always. ❤
Love your videos this is super helpful
Loves this video! I want to try making prints soon!
Hey thanks so much. Loved the way you covered so much info in a very informative way. You nailed it. Could l just mention the lights are reflected in ur glasses and are distracting. The rest of your presentation is fab. ❤
This was great. Thanks
So most printers will not printer higher than 300 dpi, unless you want some magnification to you artwork and want to print it larger than life there is no need to stress about scanning at over 300 dpi. It will just create really large files for no reason.
Thank you very much for this helpful video!
This was a super helpful video! Thanks!!
Thank you so much ❤
hey!! so i usually have pieces way too big to scan in one go, could u maybe make a video or like explain how you take each scan and then how you stitch them together in photoshop i always have the hardest time with it
i might make a short if i can!! but in the meantime: i scan each corner, and then the centers of each side, and then put them all in photoshop. the scans are all a bit different with shadows and the lines always end up a bit off, so it's a lot of puzzling and moving pieces and carefully editing to make them look as seamless as possible.
This was so helpful! Thank you!
Hey! This is super helpful, I just have a few questions. Firstly, you said you use a scanner--I use Clip Studio Paint and they have the option to export your image to your photo library, with the exact same quality it was on the app. Would that work or do I need an actual scanner? Secondly, CSP's highest DPI is 1200...that's what I usually use. Do I need to export the 1200 DPI image and edit onto a canvas with a smaller DPI, like 300 or 600, or can I just go with the 1200, as in is there a specific reason why most people don't mention DPIs higher than 600 in all the videos I've seen? Thanks in advance. If there's anyone in the comments who could answer to, that would be great :)
I love your portraits and characters. How did you learn to draw faces?
What are print 😭 and what they used for?
When an artist wants to sell their work they make multiple copies called prints and sell and ship them
Do you have any experience with or advice on pricing prints, stickers, and shop items in general? I have a stock of stickers from doing monthly Patreon sticker rewards and would love to open a shop to sell the leftovers and future prints but don't really know what prices to go with for items.
It depends on how much you spent to get them made, but I always look at the standard on places like Etsy! People generally expect 3x3ish stickers to be about 2-4$, but if that's not enough for you to make a profit, definitely price higher! I'm horrible at math so I don't have a formula to offer you, the way I generally price is more intuitive- does this price feel fail for me? I also calculate how much I spent for my shop update, then figure out how much I would make if I totally sold out, and if I only sold half, and generally try to make sure I'll be making a profit. I hope that helps!!!
@@Lilstarnerd this definitely helps! Good to know the average price for average stickers, and ensuring that half sold = profit makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the feedback! 😄
Thank you for the helpful tips! Do you have any other free editing software recommendations instead of Photoshop?
Where do you outsource your prints from? ☺️
Very informative! What format do you save out of the scanner? I noticed jpg is way smaller than tiff at the same dpi. Thanks!
Incredibly helpful thankyou
Know that I’m pretty late but I can’t afford adobe photoshop so what do you think is a good alternative
When you get an order on Etsy, do you have the print on hand or then order it to be printed? Also do you have it shipped to them or do you ship it to them yourself?
QUESTION: you edit it to look better than the original. Do you not sell the original, for more $ as it is the original? And then, the owner of the original would have a "lesser" one?
Generally i don’t sell originals! If i do, i don’t sell prints of it. I can’t think of a time I sold both prints AND the original! Partially because i hate parting with my art, and partially because of your points!!
Thanks!
For the scanner, would you need a laptop? Or could you use a tablet or ipad?
what scanner do you use?
im going to ask a dumb quetion. since my stroke my math skills have severely degraded. a nyway. lets say i have an 18 x 24, if i try making an 8 x 10 print, wouldnt i loose some of the painting or it get distorted
@wcwindom56 no the picture quality doesn't become worse if you shrink the image! I'm really sorry about your stroke
Nice 👍
What is the scanner that you are using?
Honestly my issue is coming up with ideas for prints.
i have a hard time with that too! i think a great practice to start out is just making prints out of art you make in your regular practice and really like, you don't need to make specific art just to make prints!
Ugh! Am I doomed? I don't have editing software.
@@kathyl6677 Try Gimp or Krita, both are free, open source softwares you can use as alternatives for photoshop
You're beautiful ❤️
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The light reflection in your glasses is very distracting. Do you not check playback before publishing?
Let's give constructive criticism if we notice how someone could do better. Being rude doesn't help you or anyone else.
Who gives a f*ck?
What kind of scanner do you have?