Art Print Appreciation

Mike asked:


i mean like the material. on allposters.com, some of them are posters, others are art prints that can be framed or mounted. What is an art print exactly. is it bendable & fragile like a poster, or is it like a canvas, or what?

Kasser asked:


Back in the day, each mall around here had a store selling nothing but posters and art prints in poster formats

They are all gone

Looking to buy an art print in poster format with Boston motives. Skyline, downtown scenes etc.

Anyone know where in Boston I could go, prefer downtown area or surrounding area.

Thank you

Kiki_19 asked:


Whats the differece they are both big pictures that hang on the wall right?!

janicekbaldwin asked:


i have a print signed in pencil, looks like the artist signature. It is sealed in plastic and titled on back and on front in pencil. It also comes with a framing mat. please tell me if this could be a real art print.

Andy I asked:


What is the Industry-standard dpi for professional-quality Art Prints? I think I’ve heard 1200 somewhere, but I’ve also heard 600 is high…

Patricia M asked:


I was given an old Art Print that I would like to reframe and remove water stainsfrom the surface, Can any one help me?

lela 2004 asked:


the teacher is talking to the janitor at the door. She has stayed late and the janitor has stopped to say hello. It’s a very old picture, like a norman rockwell setting.

coldplayfairy asked:


How does the process of printmaking differ from other art mediums?

When printmaking, what is each image reffered to as?

What is an edition in printmaking and how is an edition numbered?

What are the four basic methods for making an art print?

What does the term relief describe in printmaking?

What is a key block?

What is registration of a print?

What are the visual characteristics of a woodblock print?

How does wood engraving differ from a woodblock/woodcut printing in terms of both technique and visual characteristics?

How is linoleum printing similar and different from wood prints?

Why is dry point more like drawing in soft pencil or crayon?

Compared to engraving and drypoint, what is an advantage of mezzotint? What is mezzotint based on?

What is ground, in reference to etching? What role does it play in the process of making a printing plate?

Do the etched lines appear the same as an engraved line? Why or why not?

Willowmariah asked:


We have an extremely large print in our basement that I believe MAY be an original Leonetto Cappiello “Cremant du Roi” advertising print from the 1920’s.

I am way out of my league with this sort of thing. We thought about having a verybal appraisal, but the problem we have is that we have no way of transporting this print saftely (It measures 63X47 and it has been professionally framed)

Before we shell out a very large sum of money to have an appraiser come to our home, are there any websites which give more information on verifying the authenticity of art prints? It would make me sick to pay someone $200 to find out that the print is worthless.

Thank you!

brandboy80 asked:


I have searched everywhere high and low (online and in galleries, and cannot find it anywhere). Am I just out of luck?