Custom Art Prints With Your Artwork or Photo
A custom art print is for the painter, illustrator or photographer who wants their own work on paper made for art, and for anyone giving a much-loved painting or drawing as a gift.
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How personalizing works
- Pick the giftAny piece here. Order one, or many of the same.
- Send a logo, photo or noteUpload a file, write us a note, or both.
- Approve your proofWe design it and email you a proof. Nothing is printed until you approve it.
Same logo on every piece: order one or many, no minimum.
Fine art posters are the starting point for a photograph or a digital illustration. The giclée art print carries the name the art world uses for a fine art reproduction of a painting. Textured watercolor matte posters have a textured surface with no shine, which suits a watercolor, a gouache or a pencil sketch. Fine art prints with a passepartout paper frame set the image inside a paper mat, the border a framer would give it. Prices run NZ$41.83–NZ$49.11 depending on the size and paper. Upload a scan or a photo of the piece, and we set it on the page and email you a proof. Nothing is printed until you approve it.
Giclée, fine art, watercolor or passepartout
Fine art posters are the plain fine art paper print, the one to start from for a photograph or a digital illustration with crisp edges. The giclée art print answers the buyer who is looking for giclée by name, for a reproduction of a painting or a drawing. Textured watercolor matte posters have a textured, matte surface with no shine, which suits a watercolor, gouache or pencil piece and keeps glare off a print hung near a window.
Fine art prints with a passepartout paper frame set the image inside a paper mat, so the art arrives with a border around it and needs no mat cutting before it goes into a frame you already own.
Preparing a painting or drawing for print
The print can only hold the detail the file carries. A flatbed scan of a painting or drawing keeps more texture and truer colour than a quick phone photo; if a photo is all you have, shoot it square-on in soft daylight with no shadow across the paper, then crop away the table or wall around it. Leave a margin of plain background around the work so nothing important sits near the trim. The guide to preparing artwork for paper prints covers bleed, the safe area and the file formats to upload.
Other surfaces for the same artwork
For a photograph rather than a painting, custom photo prints use photo paper and photo art paper. Custom posters cover everyday matte, gloss and satin paper, and framed posters arrive behind a frame. Off paper, canvas prints and acrylic prints put the image on canvas or an acrylic panel, and a custom tapestry hangs it on the wall as fabric.
Custom Art Prints With Your Artwork or Photo — common questions
- What is a giclée art print?
- Giclée is the name the art world gives a fine art print made by spraying fine droplets of ink onto art paper, and it is the word painters and illustrators look for when reproducing their work. On this shelf it is the giclée art print, alongside the fine art posters, the textured watercolor matte posters and the passepartout prints.
- Which art print paper suits a watercolor painting?
- The textured watercolor matte posters. Their textured, matte surface echoes the paper a watercolor is painted on and throws back no glare, so washes and soft edges look at home. For a digital illustration with hard, clean edges, start with the fine art posters instead.
- What is a passepartout paper frame on an art print?
- A passepartout is a mat: a border of paper around the artwork, like the window mat a framer cuts. The fine art prints with a passepartout paper frame arrive with that border already around the image, which gives the piece breathing room on the wall or inside a frame you already own.
- Should I scan or photograph a painting for a custom art print?
- Scan it if it fits on a scanner. A flatbed scan lights the whole sheet evenly and picks up the texture of the brushwork. For a canvas or a piece too large to scan, photograph it straight-on in soft daylight, fill the frame with the painting, and crop away the wall around it before you upload.
- How is the art print shelf different from the custom poster shelf?
- The poster shelf is everyday paper for a photo, a slogan or a map, in matte, gloss or satin. This shelf is paper for art: fine art posters, a giclée print, textured watercolor matte paper and a passepartout mat, chosen for paintings, drawings and photography shown as artwork.
- Can I turn a child's drawing into a custom art print?
- Yes. Scan the drawing, or photograph it flat in good light, upload it, and say in a note whether to keep the paper's edge or crop in to the drawing itself. Add the child's name and the year in a note if you like. The passepartout mat gives a small drawing a gallery border.