How should my print be framed? Should my framer use glass, plexiglass or non-reflective glass? How much space should be allowed around the print for the mount board? What colour mount board should my framer use? Should my framer use an inner mount board? How wide should the mount boards be? What kind of frame moulding should I choose? How should my print be framed? It is very important for your print to be "Conservation Framed". This method utilises acid-free board, tape and glue. Any reputable framer will know about Conservation Framing. The two enemies of any artwork are acid and UV rays from the sun. Standard board, standard sticky tape and glue have a high acid content, which can destroy a painting or print. Should my framer use glass, plexiglass or non-reflective glass? Glass is my first choice, then plexiglass. Watercolour paintings should NEVER, EVER be framed with non-reflective glass - it just deadens the natural luminosity of a watercolour. How much space should be allowed around the print for the mount board? It is customary to leave a small margin of white space between the printed area and the edge of the framing mount board (approximately 1cm). This margin of white space is where the signature and number of the print appear. This doesn't apply to original paintings. What colour mount board should my framer use? I recommend an off-white colour, as close to the actual print paper as possible. Should my framer use an inner mount board? Because several of my paintings and prints have no "background", it looks good to have a dark inner - a width of about 1cm - surrounding the print. This can be in the form of a dark mount board, or a slip. How wide should the mount boards be? Please allow the print to breathe! The paintings and prints are shown to their best advantage with a surrounding mount board of about 10cm (4 inches) or more. What kind of frame moulding should I choose? This is really open to your taste and where the framed painting/print will be hung. Fashions also change. At the moment a wide, flat moulding is very popular and looks good in a dark mahogany colour. The moulding shouldn't be too narrow because this can look odd. There are so many great frames available and I've seen my prints looking good in some almost Baroque frames. Please contact Sue via the GUESTBOOK if you have further queries. For further infomation about prints, see here.

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What are the measurements of the Prints? What is a Giclée Print? How does the printing process work? What paper do you use? Will my Giclée Print last forever? What does the print's number mean? What does 'Limited' mean? Is a Limited Edition Print as valuable as an Original Painting? What is the relative value of different types of prints? Does Sue hand-sign each print? What is the difference between a painting and a print? Is a print a good investment? What is the size of the prints? How should my print be framed? How do I know if my print is authentic? What are the measurements of the Prints? Small - 45 x 30cm (18 x 12 inches) Large - 60 x 45 centimeters (24 x 18 inches) What is a Giclée Print? The word giclée, pronounced "zhee-clay" is a French word that means "to spray". A giclée print is made by using a highly sophisticated and very expensive ink jet printer. Its drum based technology creates prints that are almost identical to the original artwork. It is a large printer, capable of printing to extra-large sizes. Its proprietary ink/ink calibration system results in virtually continuous tone prints. This means that the dot pattern which can be easily discernable on ordinary prints, is much finer, closer together, more random and more precise. The combination of specially formulated inks and unique pre-print system produces museum-quality prints. The reproduced colours are rich and accurate - a feature particularly visible in both very dark or very light areas. A giclée print falls between a serigraph and a lithograph in quality and economy. How does the printing process work? The first step in creating a giclée print is to convert the original art into a digital file. Saved at an extremely high resolution, each file size is very large and is saved to a Zip Disk or CD. Once the art is in a digital format, it can be touched up and perfected in the software program and closely viewed as any corrections in color or clarity are made. It is essential at this stage for the artist and printer to work very closely, ensuring that the digital image is as close to the original painting as possible. The print paper or canvas is wrapped around the drum of the IRIS, spinning at a high speed. Eight nozzles, each containing a separate color (CMYK) travel along the drum, spraying ink and forming the image. The micro drop size and 1800 dpi resolution compose unquestionably high-quality prints. The time it takes to run off just one giclée print could be as long as 1 hour. Giclées are appearing in the finest galleries around the world. Understanding this process is becoming a necessity for everyone who wants to be up-to-date on the current state of the art world. What paper do you use? Museum quality water colour paper is a heavy porous stock with little or no acid content. Acid is the enemy of art prints, and, with sunlight, is the cause of yellowing and fading. The paper's pores absorb the acrylic inks and cure with highly saturated brilliant color for life-like detail. The giclée prints on water colour paper are best displayed matted and framed behind normal glass, as you would a fine art photograph. Will my Giclée Print last forever? Preservation and Longevity - it is not advisable to hang any art in direct sunlight, as this will eventually damage the work (this applies to artwork in any medium, including oils). A certain amount of fading will occur over a period of about 30 years. Provided your prints are not hung in direct sunlight and are correctly framed or stored, they should last you a lifetime.The digital art is sealed with a clear topcoat glaze that protects the vibrant colors from ultraviolet light. What does the print's number mean? Each print has two numbers, which appear like this on the print: The bottom number (in this example, 400) refers to the number of prints in the edition. The top number (26) means that this is the 26th print in a series of 400 prints. Once the stated number of a limited edition has been reached, no more prints are made from that original image. Both the artist and the printer destroy all high-resolution scans of the image, ensuring that no more prints are made. An OPEN edition means that there is no limit to the number of prints produced from the same original image. What does "Limited" mean? Limited refers to the bottom number of the print. Once that number is defined, which it must be before the series is printed, more copies of the print cannot be made. The print has had its quantity LIMITED, or prescribed. Is a Limited Edition Print as valuable as an Original Painting? No, an original painting is more valuable because it is one of a kind - literally the ORIGINAL. What is the relative value of different types of prints? A LIMITED edition is usually much more valuable than an OPEN edition.A smaller limited edition (eg. 40) is usually more valuable than a larger limited edition (eg. 4000) Prints that have the artist's original signature are more valuable than an unsigned or mass-printed artist's signature edition. As always, it depends upon supply and demand. Does Sue hand-sign each print? Yes, each print is individually hand-signed and hand-numbered, in pencil, on the bottom of each print. The number appears on the bottom left; the signature appears on the bottom right. If you lightly run your finger over the signature, the pencil should leave a faint residue on your finger. What is the difference between a painting and a print? With the sophistication of modern printing methods, it can be difficult to differentiate between an original painting and a print. Under a magnifying glass, you should be able to see the fine dot pattern that is distinctive for a print. The original painting will not have a dot pattern. Is a print a good investment? Yes. The investment value of these prints is enhanced by their limited number and by the artist hand-signing and hand-numbering each individual print which is produced. They are not as valuable as the original painting, but will still be a valuable collector's item. In most cases, a limited edition print will increase in value in the same way as an original. For example, a 1984 limited edition print by wildlife artist Terry Redlin sold for $600. Now the same print sells for $2,800. What is the size of the prints? SIZE OF LARGE PRINTS Paper size = 62cm wide by 45cm high (± 24 1/2 inches by ± 18 inches) - slightly larger than A2. Printed area = 54cm wide by 40 cm high (± 21 inches by ± 16 inches) SIZE OF SMALL PRINTS Paper size = 45cm wide by 31cm high Printed area = 41cm wide by 26 cm high How should my print be framed? It is very important for your print to be "Conservation Framed". This method uses acid-free board, tape and glue. Any reputable framer will know about Conservation Framing. It is suggested that the prints be framed behind glass. It is customary to leave a small margin of white space between the printed area and the edge of the framing mount board. This margin of white space is where the signature and number of the print appear. How do I know if my print is authentic? If you are in any doubt about the authenticity of a Sue Dickinson limited edition print, please contact the artist directly via the GUESTBOOK. A record of ownership is kept by the artist, with details of the original purchaser of each numbered print. In this way, the prints' "provenance" (or source history) can be traced. Sue will supply you with a Certificate of Authenticity if required for insurance purposes (please request this when ordering), but if the authenticity of your print is in doubt it is highly likely that your Certificate is a forgery too.

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