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Wolfsmoon

is using thinner and different drawing pens and sponges to transfer the upper layer of a photo on a watercolour paper.

This Frottage-Monotye print is scanned in to a computer and with different digital drawing programs, the final image is created.

This digital image is printed with an ink jet printer with lightproof colours on acid free Fine Art Paper. The quality of the colours and the paper is tested by Research Institutes and have a lifetime of 70 – 200 years, depending on external influences and protective layer (frame with glass or Ultraviolet Light Stabilizer varnish).

Mixed media

As its name implies, mixed media prints incorporate a variety of techniques

Frottage

Max Ernst changed the popular play of rubbing coins through a paper with a pencil into a medium of artistic expression and introduced the term "Frottage" for it. The procedure is very easy. A sheet of paper is put on an object with irregular, rough surface and exactly, where the object is situated, one rubbs with a smooth pencil as evenly as possible. The raised parts of the object appear on the paper. In a Photo-frottage, the upper layer of a photographic image is transferred by hand on a watercolour paper by using turpentine.

Monotype

One-of-a-kind print made by painting on a sheet of metal or glass and transferring the still-wet painting onto a sheet of paper by hand or with an etching press. If enough paint remains on the master plate, additional prints can be made, however, the reprint will have substantial variations from the original image. Monotype printing is not a multiple-replica process since each print is unique.

Digital drawing

One of the biggest challenges faced by an artist who does digital drawing is the fact that many people cannot believe that the medium exists; they persist in thinking that the work is a reproduction of some sort. It important to broadcast the message that, not only can you draw on the computer, but what you produce is original, hand-made art.

http://www.worldprintmakers.com/english/digidraw.htm

Ink jet

A type of printer that works by spraying ionized ink at a sheet of paper. Magnetized plates in the ink's path direct the ink onto the paper in the desired shapes. Ink-jet printers are capable of producing high quality print approaching that produced by laser printers. A typical ink-jet printer provides a resolution of 300 dots per inch, although some newer models offer higher resolutions.

Lightproof Ultrachrome colors

http://www.wilhelm-research.com/epson/9600.html

Acid-free Digital Fine Art paper

Papers that are without acid in the pulp. Acid free papers have a pH of 7.0. If prepared properly, papers made from any fiber can be acid free.

http://www.inkjetart.com/glossary.html

http://www.wilhelm-research.com/

http://www.worldprintmakers.com/english/pmtechni.htm

Example of a Certificate which the customer can ask for.

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Certificate-of-Authenticity

Artist's name:...Wolfsmoon .....Wolf

Title of print:.. "T.W.I..". .............................................................

Signature:......handsigned.............................................

Medium/technique:..Photo Frottage-Monotype / Digital drawing./ Ink jet

Address:..Hagfoss,PB.60, N-1805..Tomter ....................................................................

Paper or support:Textured Fine Art Paper/ Epson, 426 gr. ....................................................

Phone:...0047 69922881

Image size: 40 x 60 cm

.Date of edition:..2006

Paper size : 50 x 70 cm .................................................

Master printer:Wolfsmoon...........................................

Edition:...Limited edition of 30.................

Publisher:Wolfsmoon .....................................

Type and number of proofs:.3

Additional information:..

The Digital Fine Art prints are printed with an Ink jet printer with lightproof Ultrachrome colours on acid-free Digital Fine Art Paper.

Both the paper and the colours are tested by the Wilhelm Research Institute. www.wilhelm-research.com

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A Service to Printmakers and Collectors
In keeping with World Printmakers' "Full Disclosure Now" campaign in 2001, we have seen fit to prepare this Certificate-of-Authenticity Model which printmakers can copy or adapt to their own needs, and where collectors can learn the kind of questions they should be asking in order to ascertain the authenticity of a given print.

The Certificate of Authenticity gives authentic fine-art, limited-edition printmakers the opportunity to distinguish their work from posters or reproductions which some dealers would like to pass off as "prints." By offering the extensive information of the Certificate printmakers can not only guarantee the authenticity of their work, but also educate their buyers as to just exactly what they are spending their money on. A proper Certificate of Authenticity is an additional value added to a fine-art print insofar as it explains to the client in detail the various factors which intervene in its production and edition. The more details the Certificate includes, the more value it contributes to the print.

The Details
Let's go over some of the concepts included here. The artist's name (or artists' names if the print is a joint effort) and title of the print are self explanatory. If the artist is selling the print directly from his studio, then he can include his own address and phone. Perhaps the client would like to come back later and buy more prints, or perhaps a friend of the client takes an interest. That contact information is essential and could even include an email address. If, on the other hand, the print is to be sold by an editor or a gallery, they will naturally have reservations about the artist establishing direct contact with the client.

At World Printmakers we think the paper is a fundamental factor in printmaking and should be fully explained on the Certificate (type, origin, weight, etc). There is a stellar array of fine papers available out there and if you're bringing a special paper from Japan, England, Tibet or Spain, or if you make your own paper, then your clients should be informed of that fact. They will appreciate it. By giving both the image size and the paper size, the client knows not only the size of the frame he will need, but whether or not the paper has been tampered with. The edition numbers are, of couse, essential. (For information on limited editions, click here.) Besides the edition itself, are there signed and numbered proofs? These should also be specified, and their number should never exceed 10% of the total edition.

The name of the print workshop and the master printer who printed the edition is a guarantee for the client, as well as a recognition of the master printer's contribution. The same goes for the publisher. The date of the edition and that of the signing of the prints (if they vary) are also essential. Long after the artist is dead (and famous!) they will permit art historians to establish an accurate chronology of his work.

Has the plate, the digital file or other matrix been cancelled or destroyed after the edition of the prints? This question is basic, as the elimination of the matrix renders fraud impossible. No new editions in another color, no new editions with Roman numerals, no other monkey business is possible if the plate no longer exists!

Additional Information
The "Additional information" category gives printmakers the opportunity to enunciate their own special conditions and contributions. Have you used a unique technique or combination of techniques in the execution of the print? Are there variations in the edition which should be commented: different papers, different colors? Is there a story behind this print? This is the place to tell it. Would you like to include biographical information or your CV or your artist's statement? Put it down here. Do you feel the need to explain to people once and for all the difference between a limtied-edition fine-art print and a copy, poster or reproduction? You can do it here, under "Additional iInformation." All of this information, and whatever else you might deem relevant to the print, will enhance your client's experience of your work.

One printmaker we know delivers a seven-page booklet with every print he sells. His clients consider his work something quite special, indeed!


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