Art Marketing

• Are "Certificates of Authenticity" or "Letters of Provenance" actually needed?

• How many prints should I have in my fine art edition?

• I've heard "lower numbered" prints are more valuable than prints with higher numbers. Is that true?

• How much should I charge customers for my finished prints?

ChromaZone as a Company

• How long has ChromaZone been in the giclée printing business?

• Why do you keep changing locations?

• What does PIPPA mean?

• Do you wholesale to artists & designers?
   

Fix a Problem

• I want to use standard frames for my canvases, but the canvases are always too thick & make the frame stand away from the wall.  Do you have a solution for that?

• I cannot find a printer who can perfectly match my colors.  Why is this?

• Why doesn't the image I had printed look exactly like the image on my smartphone?

How Do I...?

• Easily stretch a canvas?

• Create a Certificate of Authenticity or Letter of Provenance?

Legal Stuff

• Will you print images that I got off the Internet?

• Will you print my "risqué" images for me?

• How do I know my prints won't get sold or stolen if I store them in my account on your website?

Prints

• Will my giclée prints fade?

• What type of canvas is best for printing art?

• What type of inks are best for giclée printing?

• What are the best stretcher bars to use?

• How should I care for my giclée prints?

• What is the difference between "direct to metal" and "dye-sublimation" when considering metal prints?

Services

• Will you print custom-sized canvases?

• Will you put MY branding & inserts on drop-shipments?

• How much more does it cost for premium backings & hanging hardware?

• Do you print greeting cards?

• Will you stretch my canvases for me even if I don't have them printed by you?

• I like to have my drawings pre-printed on a canvas, THEN I paint them.  Will you do this pre-printing for me?

• My original art that needs scanned is extremely expensive and I don't want to let it out of my sight.  Will you scan it while I am there?

• Will you photograph my framed art?

• Do you do framing?

• Will you put brushstrokes on my prints?

Shipping

• How long will it take to get my order?

• What shipping carriers do you use?

• How can I track my order?

• Will you ship directly to my collectors?

Technology

• How do I know if my file is good enough to be printed?

• Can I have images printed that I have taken with my smartphone?

• Can I print images from Facebook?

• Why should I create an account on the ChromaZone website?

• Do you have access to stuff in my account?

• How do I change my password?

• What kind of printers do you use?

• How often do you calibrate your systems?

Terminology

• What is a "giclée", how is it pronounced, and constructed?

• What is a "gallery wrap"?

• What is "pixel painting"?

• What is "image resolution", "ppi" and "dpi"?

• What is "embellishing" & can I do it myself?

• What is a digital "C-print"?

• What is a "stretcher bar"?