The Digital Fine Artist
Moderator: Li Gardiner | Bio | Resume
Li Gardiner has been a professional fine artist and designer since 1978. She shows and sells her art work and illustrations throughout the Bay Area. Li is currently exploring painting software as a fine art medium along with a variety of printing and output processes. She also teaches Desktop Publishing, Color Prepress, Photoshop and Illustrator.
Some questions: What software comes closest to traditional media? What software offers new possibilities? How do you control color? What is a reproduction? What is a digital 'print' or edition? Where do you get output or printing? Are your pigments fugitive? Do galleries accept digital prints? Will people buy them?

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• Topic 12: Where do you get digital art printed out in the Bay Area?

  - Response: Desktop XPress
  - Response: Robyn Color
  - Response: Digital Pond
  - Response: I use the Cyclone color bus at Kinko's
  - Response: Digital Photo Output
  - Response: Where do you get digital art printed out in
  - Response: Printing digital fine art
  - Response: printing fine digital art
  - Response: printing fine digital art
  

• Topic 13: What software would be best for a visual (realist) artist?

  - Response: Painter, Photoshop, Illustrator are all different. . .
  - Response: need software to handle text, borders, collage, etc.
  - Response: you need more than one program
  - Response: Compositing
  - Response: Compositing, yes. But Live Picture will not handle text well.
  - Response: Check out Studio Artist
  - Response: Digital software
  - Response: Digital software
  

• Topic 14: Why do digital artists get treated like bastard children in the art world

  - Response: Hmmm. . . Could you be more specific?
  - Response: Why were photographers treated like the bastard children of the art world
  - Response: fugitive art
  - Response: I agree
  - Response: Digital Artist are pioneers.
  - Response: Topic 14
  - Response: art snob
  - Response: acceptance of digital artists
  - Response: Why oh why oh why?
  - Response: digital is alive and well!
  - Response: digital is alive and well!
  - Response: BASTARD?
  - Response: Here is why I think they get treated like bastards.
  - Response: Why do digital artists get treated like bastard children in the art world.
  - Response: For the guy with KISS art. Grow Up
  

• Topic 15: "Where's the Portrait Button?"

• Topic 16: Upgrade to Quark 4.0?

  - Response: Quark 4.0 issues. To upgrade or not to upgrade?
  - Response: Upgrade to Quark 4.0?
  - Response: quark 4.0 upgrade
  

• Topic 17: viability of the poster print market?

  - Response: What kind of poster prints?
  - Response: getting printed by national printshops
  

• Topic 18: preparing art for print

  - Response: Use CMYK mode for printed art. Calibrate your monitor!
  - Response: Knoll Gamma
  

• Topic 19: Here's where I get post cards printed. What about yours?

  - Response: Try Nomad Design
  - Response: Source for color postcards
  - Response: Getting postcards printed
  - Response: Niagara Falls Printers
  - Response: Card printer
  - Response: Twilight Zone
  

• Topic 20: Permanent inks.... ??Why cant they be bought already in their cartridges?

  - Response: Actually, you can.
  

• Topic 21: What happened to Design-dye?

  - Response: Try some of the existing dye companies for comparable products
  

• Topic 22: I need an art job, how do I find one?

  - Response: Find an art job by starting with this site.
  

• Topic 23: The Digital Artist

  - Response: Digital 'prints' --as legitimate as traditional
  - Response: Digital Art
  - Response: Permanence of pigments, output device manufactuers, etc
  - Response: Digital output is THE MOST Permanent
  - Response: Guaranteeing to replace faded digital prints
  - Response: originals
  - Response: Defining Digital Art!
  - Response: digital reproduction
  - Response: pricing digital fine art
  

• Topic 24: Editions and reproduction ethics?

• Topic 25: Would like to make fine art greeting cards

  - Response: Fine art greeting cards
  - Response: Print fine art greeting cards
  - Response: fine art greeting cards
  

• Topic 26: photo pencil portarits

• Topic 27: software specific classes in the LA area

  - Response: softwear classess in photo & illustrator
  

• Topic 28: printing on handmade paper

  - Response: Inkjet works best on irregular surfaces
  - Response: inkjet or digital printing on flat & 3-D objects
  

• Topic 29: seeking to become professional digital artist

  - Response: For print designers, Photoshop, Illustrator and Quark are key
  

• Topic 30: Digital Graphics Art Job market

  - Response: Job market always depends on location, economy and your experience
  

• Topic 31: Seeking Affordable Good Quality Painting Software

  - Response: Recommend Painter and Photoshop, seek info from members re: Canvas, Deep Paint
  - Response: Studio Artist is a great digital paint program
  

• Topic 32: Converting Photoshop images to EPS or TIFF

  - Response: Flatten Layers, Minimize Channels
  

• Topic 33: How to find a standard CMYK Red and other colors?

  - Response: Which red is standard for you? CMYK colors number in tens of thousands.
  

• Topic 34: What's the best way to send Microsoft Word files?

  - Response: To attach or not? And the importance of File Extesnions!
  - Response: Also. . . the best way to send image files
  

• Topic 35: seeking oil soluable transparent dye

• Topic 37: limited editions, vs. artist's proofs

  - Response: editions, prints, artists' proofs, digital or traditional
  - Response: Necessary to print entire edition at one time?
  - Response: Artists proofs
  

• Topic 38: applying spot colors to images in Quark

  - Response: apply spot color to black and white or grayscale
  

• Topic 40: seeking tutorials or help with typecaster

  - Response: What is Typecaster?
  

• Topic 41: Specific meaning of Digital Painting

• Topic 42: Looking for non-glossy inkjet photo quality paper -can you help me?

  - Response: Plenty of matte photo quality inkjet paper at suppliers
  - Response: inkjet paper
  - Response: Matte Paper for inkjet
  

• Topic 43: setting up a die cut

  - Response: set up your design at the correct size
  

• Topic 44: Using a slide adapter

  - Response: Slide adapters in general
  

• Topic 45: question on limited edition prints

  - Response: Limited Edition Prints
  

• Topic 46: looking for live picture 2.6

  - Response: look for live picture 2.6
  - Response: Live Picture 2
  

• Topic 47: Colouring Scanned Line Art

  - Response: tinting or colorizing with Photoshop painting modes
  

• Topic 48: Digital art in the Midwest

• Topic 50: Turning fine art into a poster

  - Response: turning your fine art into posters - many perils
  - Response: posters
  - Response: posters
  - Response: Turning fine art into a poster
  - Response: POSTERMAKER
  - Response: Digital Art
  - Response: Digital Art
  

• Topic 51: PRINTING MATERIALS

  - Response: PRINTING MATERIALS
  

• Topic 53: 2001 International Digital Art Awards

• Topic 54: Converting Illustrator files to JPEG

  - Response: use Photoshop to get the best JPEG
  - Response: Image Ready
  - Response: To save as JPEG......
  

• Topic 55: look for live picture 2.6

  - Response: res
  

• Topic 56: where to see actual printed digital fine artwork? (Bay Area)

• Topic 57: Charge client for reprints of layout and design?

  - Response: Charge clients for time, labor, expense required
  

• Topic 58: Did you like Delux Paint????

• Topic 59: digital art printing

• Topic 60: truespace vs 3DS Max?

• Topic 61: where do I go to register limited editions of digita art?

• Topic 62: Can't print vector graphics from Quark to inkjet

  - Response: inkjet printers and vector images/color problems
  - Response: inkjet printer won't line up Quark doc with template
  - Response: inkjet printers print off-center
  

• Topic 63: getting cards and stickers made from my cartoons

  - Response: printers for labels and cards
  

• Topic 64: Giclee watercolor printing $5sq.ft.

• Topic 65: Seeking Info on Digital to Analog imaging

• Topic 66: HOW CAN A DIGITAL IMAGERY ARTIST GET STARTED ON THE NET

• Topic 67: how to translate my work from computer into tangible art

  - Response: a more 'fine art' look in digital output
  

• Topic 68: converting spot color to CYMK - can you use tints of CMYK?

  - Response: Switching spot color for CMYK color, and yes you can use tints
  

• Topic 69: Cyclone Color Bus Rip

  - Response: cyclone rip
  

• Topic 70: use of my paintings - where to get a contract?

  - Response: Get Handbook on Pricing and Ethical
  

• Topic 71: selling prints of collages/art work

• Topic 72: Papers

• Topic 73: Pencil Drawings

• Topic 74: digital slides

  - Response: 35mm
  

• Topic 75: digital slides

• Topic 76: help me

• Topic 77: Post cards, posters, digital output

• Topic 78: test

  - Response: test3
  

• Topic 79: test2

• Topic 80: test4

• Topic 81: Film scanners

• Topic 82: Print on canvass

  - Response: Printing on Canvas
  - Response: Printing on Canvas
  - Response: Printing to canvas - large format
  

• Topic 83: artist proofs

• Topic 84: IRIS magenta ID ink

• Topic 85: transltion

• Topic 86: Getting Started

  - Response: Getting Started
  

• Topic 87: Unbelievable image - want to sell to a poster company

  - Response: Buy 2002 Artist's & Graphic Designer's Market
  

• Topic 88: Design on File? Good rejection or bad rejection?

• Topic 89: clipart from software programs

• Topic 90: clipart from software programs

• Topic 91: clipart from software programs

• Topic 92: giclee print?

• Topic 93: picture

• Topic 94: Image Size

• Topic 95: where do I start if I want to set up a digital print business?

• Topic 96: Giclee prints

• Topic 97: trnansltioin

• Topic 98: trnansltioin

• Topic 99: the l ove

• Topic 100: INVITATION to the ART WORLD and the most famous free CONTEMPORARY ART ENTERTAINM

  - Response: Graphic Designing
  - Response: Art-correppondence
  

• Topic 101: testing

• Topic 102: artist named Frango or Franga

  - Response: Ozz Franga
  - Response: Artist Frango / Franga
  - Response: Artist Frango / Franga
  - Response: Answer
  

• Topic 103: Translate CYMK to acrylic paint/system?

• Topic 104: getting started

• Topic 105: lamba prints color laser prints

• Topic 106: lamba prints color laser prints

• Topic 107: Compositing with Blue/Green Screen

• Topic 108: INJECT PRINTING ON CANVAS

• Topic 109: how and where can I reproduce my oil paintings?

  - Response: oil reproduction
  

• Topic 110: How do I buy painter's rights & then sell digital print paints on canvas?

• Topic 111: How do I buy painter's rights & then sell digital print paints on canvas?

• Topic 112: looking for job, such as artist or graphic designer

• Topic 113: Converting All Internet Files Jpeg or Gif.

• Topic 114: Poster Printing Help

• Topic 115: Poster Printing Help

• Topic 116: Artists needed for huge computer game (Unofficial King's Quest sequel)

• Topic 117: Which injet printer to purchase for art reproductions?-Need help ASAP Please!

  - Response: printer
  

• Topic 118: What is better for graphic design a CRT monitor or a LCD display?

• Topic 119: Photo Quality Prints as "Art Prints"

• Topic 120: Digital Art Printing and AP, LE Questions...

• Topic 121: digital camera/slides from digital

• Topic 122: digital camera/slides from digital

• Topic 123: Sell you Artwork for FREE!

• Topic 124: information

• Topic 125: information

• Topic 126: selling mine work

• Topic 127: iris 3047 printer for sale cheap

• Topic 128: BECOME A SUCCESSFUL ARTIST PROGRAM

• Topic 129: Difference between Digital Green and Chroma-Key

• Topic 130: Difference between Digital Green and Chroma-Key

• Topic 131: paint paper with acrylics, then run through inkjet printer?

• Topic 132: Suggestions or advice to print 2 sided cards with fancy edges

• Topic 133: printing

• Topic 134: coloring the skies

• Topic 135: Hahnemuhle Papers? Are They Any Good? Where To Buy? Ect.

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