| As well as hand painted fine art reproductions on | | | | Dampened paper is then laid onto the plate and |
| canvas, there are several different mechanical | | | | under extremely high pressure from an etching |
| methods of fine art reproduction - none however | | | | press, ink is forced onto the paper. This is a |
| come close to accurately replicating the color and | | | | popular method of art reproduction for drawings |
| texture as hand painting does. | | | | but is not suitable for reproduction art oil paintings |
| Aquaprint: Is a printing process which uses color | | | | Giclees: Are produced from a color transparency |
| separation. The colors can be bright but the | | | | made from the original oil painting usually by taking |
| texture of the finished reproduction art is flat and | | | | a photo or using a drum scanner. Today many |
| does not mimic the artist's brushstrokes. | | | | giclee art reproductions are made with ink jet |
| Artagraph: The artagraph is a special printing | | | | printers attached to computers and consequently |
| method which recreates not only the color of the | | | | they suffer from inconsistent color reproduction. |
| original, but also the surface texture. This is | | | | They are expensive while remaining flat and |
| achieved by taking a silicone mould of the original | | | | untextured reproduction art. |
| oil painting and using it in the fine art reproduction. | | | | Hand painted: This method of fine art reproduction |
| The problem is that not many museum curators | | | | involves a trained artist carefully copying the |
| or collectors are willing to have their prized | | | | original oil painting. The artist mimics the exact |
| masterpieces smothered in silicone, therefore the | | | | colors, texture and brushstrokes of the original |
| range of artagraph fine art reproductions is very | | | | masterpiece to produce a fine art reproduction |
| limited. | | | | that is a stunning replica of the original oil painting. |
| Canvas transfer: Canvas transfer art | | | | Lithograph: Basically this is standard offset printing. |
| reproductions are basically prints on canvas rather | | | | The art reproduction image is drawn on a litho - |
| than paper and remain flat, unable to recreate the | | | | limestone or exposed to a light sensitive litho |
| texture of the artists brushstrokes. First, a | | | | plate. The printing surface is kept wet with a |
| lithograph on paper is coated with acrylic emulsion, | | | | sponge; the ink is then rolled by hand onto the |
| then when the acrylic is dry, the print is covered | | | | plate or stone. This is a popular art reproduction |
| with a solution that helps to separate the image | | | | method for posters but falls to recreate the |
| from the paper it was printed on. The image is | | | | brushstrokes and texture of oil paintings |
| now bonded to the acrylic and free of paper. This | | | | Serigraphy: Also known as screen prints. Serigraph |
| film is then carefully bonded to the canvas. | | | | art reproductions are produced by creating a |
| Canvas transfer art reproduction's flat texture | | | | stencil on the fabric that is stretched across a |
| can be enhanced by the artist adding some | | | | frame for each color by a master printer. They |
| brushstrokes. Canvas transfer reproduction art is | | | | can have a thin texture but cannot mimic the |
| subject to color fading, yellowing being a particular | | | | heavy texture of oil painting. |
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| Etchings: The art reproduction image is etched into | | | | and other information at the Interesting Animals |
| a copper plate, ink is then applied to the plate. | | | | website. |