Posted by Les Barstow on August 29, 2007 at 2:06 AM
About a month ago someone posted a recommendation for Nat Coalson's printing business at http://www.coalsoneditions.com. At the time I had just gotten some of my own images printed up by Nat, but I was so busy getting ready for shows that I didn't have time to chime in with my own 2-cent recommendation.
I decided to liven up my art show booth with a few Color Plak type images, but my R1800 doesn't quite make it to the 20x30" size I wanted to use to draw people in. Fortunately for me, we have several excellent printers here in the forum, and based on Nat's nearby location, his reputation as an image processing expert, and the 9800 printer he uses (I was specifically looking for a K3 printer...) I decided to send my business to him. I couldn't be more pleased!
Nat worked with my images to bring out the best in each of them; the color and clarity on each was exactly what I was looking for, and the prints themselves have drawn a lot of attention at the two shows I've done since then. And while the images in question haven't sold yet, they've generated at least two sales of smaller images, with another possibly in the wings. It's good to be able to support people I've grown to know here on this forum, and I'll definitely be sending more work Nat's way as I need it.
Thanks, Nat!
Posted by Mike Sellers on August 29, 2007 at 7:04 AM
Can you explain to me what "Color Plak" is?
Posted by Scott Bacon on August 29, 2007 at 10:01 AM
Mike wrote:
Can you explain to me what "Color Plak" is?
Generally, it is an alternative to traditional matting and framing. Photos are mounted on wood, MDF, or another stiff, durable material, then laminated. Some services offer rounded or otherwise shaped edges from laminate material.
After the process, the image is quite durable, does not need framing per-se, certainly does not require glass in front of the image, and looks quite nice display-wise.
There is some more info here and a number of us on the forum have used them.
Posted by Les Barstow on August 29, 2007 at 12:45 PM
Scott's reference is to the company I used as well. Just as a note, they don't actually use the Color Plak official processing any more, which is why I added "type" after my description. It's a very modern, clean look and seems to be a good selling point. I've already sold two prints mounted in this manner and I've only been offering them since the beginning of August.
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3 repliesI decided to liven up my art show booth with a few Color Plak type images, but my R1800 doesn't quite make it to the 20x30" size I wanted to use to draw people in. Fortunately for me, we have several excellent printers here in the forum, and based on Nat's nearby location, his reputation as an image processing expert, and the 9800 printer he uses (I was specifically looking for a K3 printer...) I decided to send my business to him. I couldn't be more pleased!
Nat worked with my images to bring out the best in each of them; the color and clarity on each was exactly what I was looking for, and the prints themselves have drawn a lot of attention at the two shows I've done since then. And while the images in question haven't sold yet, they've generated at least two sales of smaller images, with another possibly in the wings. It's good to be able to support people I've grown to know here on this forum, and I'll definitely be sending more work Nat's way as I need it.
Thanks, Nat!
After the process, the image is quite durable, does not need framing per-se, certainly does not require glass in front of the image, and looks quite nice display-wise.
There is some more info here and a number of us on the forum have used them.