There has to be something wrong with a business that purchases services from a retailer and then re-sells the product. Costco is a retailer and is set up to print quality that is "good enough" so that the moms and pops that have their stuff printed on canvas don't notice that something might be a little off - like the color.
If you are in business and want to sell canvas prints then I suggest there are two ways to do it. If you have enough volume then buy a high-end, fine-art printer. Otherwise, use a professional print shop like El-co Color Labs (www.elcocolor.com). You will pay a huge premium for printing (on the order of 2-3x what it would cost you to do it yourself) but you will be assured a professional result provided you know how to manage the color process and understand ICC profiles.
--- In artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com, "wynpotter" <wynpotter@...> wrote:
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> An earlier post was about fineartamerica and if anyone used them for after show sales and if they were worthwhile. I looked at their printing cost for canvas at around $10.+ a sq ft and saw Costco's around the same.
> I wonder if there is a preference for online galleries or online printers for follow up sales from face to face art shows that we do,
> I see a lot use Costco.
> I have no horse in this race just trying to find a way to expand my after show market. I do very few shows because of mobility issues so the net would be a good follow up market if any of the sites really produce sales
> Wyndham
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