Monday, April 20, 2015

Elements Incorporated During Oil Painting Reproductions

By Stella Gay


Painting as an art has been put to use since the ancient times. Archaeological sites give evidence to this as the early man used paintings as well as simple drawings on their habitats and surrounding to convey massages. The art has greatly been perfected in the modern day with facilities such as art galleries put up to showcase it. Here one finds original paintings which are hard to own. Oil painting reproductions has made the dreams of owning such masterpieces possible.

While undertaking the reproduction, the painters have a number of considerations to put in place. It is a difficult task creating what may be termed as an original duplicate but making the reproduction similar with the original have bridged this gap. Duplicates therefore should comprise every element present in the original form color, paint job and materials used.

It is also advisable to use the same technique used on the original. The reproduction therefore needs to be totally hand painted with no use of any mechanical or electronic device in any stage of the process. Others may try to make the process easier by photocopying an original then later applying same paint. This totally ruins the concept and makes the product loose quality and value.

The same paint used on the original should be the type of paint used in reproducing the duplicate. Similar quality should be maintained. If the paint used to paint the Mona Lisa portrait for example is high premium grade oil paint, the same should be used in coating of the reproduction. This ensures similar authenticity is transferred to the duplicate and quality is upheld.

Oil paintings are done on special materials known as premium grade commercial canvas. A painter involved in reproduction may decide on cutting the cost incurred and opt on using a plain cloth which they stretch on a frame by use of glue or staples in place of canvas. This lowers the quality as the specified material is manufactured by experts of this field with the history of art work as well as with an aim of maintaining quality.

Oil coat reproductions products should also be made of same size as the first one. Size matters as it tells that every inch of a drawing is of the same dimension as that on the original. It also helps in creation of a sense of originality as a big or smaller size automatically gives a conclusion that it is fake despite it being a reproduction product.

Approvals have to be done on a reproduction before it is made available to the public. This greatly help in ensuring that all the key components are well in cooperated as well as maintaining the required standards set. Photographs of a duplicate are sent to experts where the product is expected to pass multiple strict quality control inspections for approval. When it passes this, it is considered fit for the public.

Painters also have to be considerate when it comes to pricing the oil painting reproduction. It is expected that the prices will be relatively cheap compared to the price of the original product. They therefore have an obligation of publicly publishing their prices to the outside world through their website of preferred channels.




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