Are these the kinds of drawings where it is safe to put the drawings underneath glass in a frame?

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Originally Posted by jrebel7

Strictly Eberhard Faber DESIGN Ebony Pencil on 100# Vellum paper, her request. When I do the prints, I do some in black and white and some in Sepia.

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I've "shaken hands" with Eberhard Faber a few times. He's quite a guy! :p

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Originally Posted by jrebel7
I am needing to know what sea shells are local to Long Island.

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Originally Posted by Wondergirl

from loving-long-island.com --

"Keep your eyes peeled for pretty shells. You'll see the usual assortment of clam, crab and scallop shells and during certain times of the year you will see shark, skate and snail egg cases. Sometimes, if you're lucky you'll even find small, quarter sized sand dollars."

If that's not specific enough, please call/visit your local public library reference department. They will find the information for you and maybe even call a library in that area.

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Oh, bless your heart, Wondergirl! I knew that you would come through! :)

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Originally Posted by Wondergirl

from loving-long-island.com --

"Keep your eyes peeled for pretty shells. You'll see the usual assortment of clam, crab and scallop shells and during certain times of the year you will see shark, skate and snail egg cases. Sometimes, if you're lucky you'll even find small, quarter sized sand dollars."

If that's not specific enough, please call/visit your local public library reference department. They will find the information for you and maybe even call a library in that area.

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Thanks so much for the information. We found lots of sand dollars in California when we lived there. Some shells called "Olives" in Florida. That may just be local terminology, (not sure) when we visited my sister there. The gal told me they are pretty much the same as in Florida. She just returned from a two week trip there. She mentioned polished glass pieces in New York but that would not translate when working in black and white.

Thanks again muchly! :) Ever need info about Oklahoma, just let me know! ;)

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Originally Posted by Clough

Are these the kinds of drawings where it is safe to put the drawings underneath glass in a frame?

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Yes, the drawings are sprayed with a sealer once completed. Let dry 24 hours. Then I take them to the printer and have the original scanned. He makes a .jpg file and a .tif file for him to use then matt and frame.

The prints I have printed are Giclee prints which is a process closest to the original you can get. The ink is archival ink and paper, always acid free. :) The prints also must be sealed to protect them. Once they are matted and framed, good for years and years!

So basically, your giving the original to the customer and then keeping one or two copies in various formats for yourself? Correct?

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Originally Posted by jrebel7

Yes, the drawings are sprayed with a sealer once completed.

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Doesn't sealing affect the boldness and/or depth of the original drawing?

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Wondergirl agrees: Your wish is my command.

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And, your command is my wish! :D

Now we know what job Jeannie got after her television show! :p

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Originally Posted by Clough

So basically, your giving the original to the customer and then keeping one or two copies in various formats for yourself? Correct?

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The agreement I make with the person commissioning the piece is that if, upon completion, they are not satisfied with the piece, they owe nothing, I retain the piece. If they like it and purchase it, I retain the copyright on each piece although would sell the copyright to one piece if it was really important to a person that no copies ever be made. When I have it scanned, I always have one 8x10 black and white printed and one 8x10 sepia printed. At any given time, I can order any size I want even up to the size of my living room floor!! I can have my prints on paper or on canvas. Later, when I am needing more cards of several pieces printed, I e-mail my order and usually order around 80 cards. I have one line of my cards in a local store. I do bookmarks also but they are costly because you have to have them printed, then take them to have them (I am blank right now, plastic seal over them, then use a cutter.) If you have the store cut them, it is a dollar per cut. I use their cutter at no cost and do it myself. Last time when they watched me, they wanted to hire me to do them for the store. One of those perfectionism things they liked. LOL

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Originally Posted by Clough

Doesn't sealing affect the boldness and/or depth of the original drawing?

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It is a spray flat sealer... has no effect whatsoever on the piece, other than protecting it. There is one sealer for canvas that takes longer to dry and one for paper that takes less time.

So, do you have some sort of written contract/agreement with the customers?

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Originally Posted by Clough

So, do you have some sort of written contract/agreement with the customers?

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I have the pieces online and the copyright is on each page. The exchange is done by verbal agreement. I have not received commissions online except for one and that person eventually came to my home to discuss what he and his wife wanted. If I took a commission piece to do the business end of it strictly online, I would send an agreement for them to sign so that there was no question. My son-in-law is an attorney. He would write it up for me.

Most of my commissions come from people seeing my art in the shows or friends of friends or as example, my sign instructor. Some relatives but they get awfully good deals! LOL

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So, do you have some sort of written contract/agreement with the customers?

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I have the pieces online and the copyright is on each page. The exchange is done by verbal agreement. I have not received commissions online except for one and that person eventually came to my home to discuss what he and his wife wanted. If I took a commission piece to do strictly on line, I would send an agreement for them to sign so that there was no question. My son-in-law is an attorney. He would write it up for me.

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Thanks for your very complete answers! I'm sure that the information that you provide here will be helpful to anyone wanting to get into doing artwork for people as a way to make part of, or their whole living!

New thread coming in the next few minutes! Should be right up your alley, Jan! :)

Where do I check for it?

New thread for decorating is started here:

https://www.askmehelpdesk.com/crafts...tml#post719961

Any one reading this, please feel free to advise me if I need to change anything in the original post. Thank YOU! :)

And here, is seany! :)
Going to take a camera into art tomorrow, which is when I will be doing the majority of my work on my studio (coz I have 2 lessons of art, with recess in between, then form class which I can usually get allowed to go do art, then lunch which I can do art in, then clubs which I chose art club)
So 4 lessons, recess and lunch I'm going to work through (fun fun!)
Then I will have fridays art lessons, then that will be my last TEE art lesson, because next year I'm doing art and design (which is art without the essays/exams)

Cal you're a man of my own heart, I used to go to other people's art lessons as well as lunch and break! I'll have to say I really miss it. Went into science for the job security and money and now I realise those don't exist in academic research yay! So don't let anyone tell you other jobs are better on those counts because truefully half the time they're not really.

Hi all,
I read everything here even when I am not logged in ;) so do not think I have abandoned my lovely arty friends.

Cal,
My name in your signature makes me feel special!

Here's something new I am trying out... not that difficult to do but I think I could get more creative as I go along.It is just more of a presentation than things I made.All items were bought and I just put them together in a nicer way so someone will have less work when they need to give presents:D

It is a basket of aromatherapy-
A fruit face mask,an oil burner,a bottle of aroma oil,a candle ,an air freshner sachet,a clothes freshner sachet.

Hi Firm, how are you doing? Those are really nice. I have not got anything ready yet, I have been so busy, but I would like to try to get back into my art. I will try soon. I have not even got caught up on all the pages yet. Lol

Proud