I want you to know I LOVE you guys and all your videos! I've been a long time hand painted card maker for friends but have wanted to take it a step farther and attempt to start up a small business. Your vids are clear and concise with lots of great insights. It has made it way less intimidating and are helping me figure out the steps I need to take and things I should consider. I can't thank you enough :) I can't wait to see the video of how you "clean up" your scanned art pieces!

@EasySundayClub

4 жыл бұрын

We so appreciate the feedback! These videos take time to make and edit but it's truly our intention to help people overcome these roadblocks without endless trial and error or having to pay an arm and leg for courses. We have so many video ideas in the backlog but do try to prioritize topics that people request, so good to know about the artwork cleanup demo.

@EasySundayClub

3 жыл бұрын

here’s the video on scanning and cleaning up the art on photoshop! kzread.info/dash/bejne/fat3rKWOYJPPhpM.html

You both are fantastic!! Thank you so much for all your valuable advice and sharing your experience!!!

@EasySundayClub

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Yaz happy it helped!

Thank you for sharing! I found this extremely useful!

@EasySundayClub

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support Jasmin!

Thank you for the video, you guys are awesome!

Your channel is the most helpful channel on KZread 👌

@EasySundayClub

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Tiny Fox we are humbled!

You guys are so very helpful, clear concise, interesting and very helpful for me beginning beginner! 😊

@EasySundayClub

3 жыл бұрын

I’m glad it’s helpful, thanks for watching!

Thank you so much for all of these informative videos! You’re answering questions I didn’t even know I had since I am so new! Wonderful information 🎉🎉🎉🎉

@EasySundayClub

Жыл бұрын

good to hear it was helpful!!

Again, huge thank you for the great videos. Very helpful and you answer a lot of questions I have about starting out in printing greeting cards and art prints. I have been trying to figure out what is needed to improve my process from creating art to printing cards and art prints. Although all the steps seem to be important, I think I will upgrade to Photoshop. Anyway, I am just babbling now. Want to say thanks and looking forward to more videos!. PS. Your daughter is adorable.

@EasySundayClub

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the kind words of support Jeffrey. Yes Adobe is expensive but a good investment. Check out our newest video. We have a mini adobe walkthrough and also call out some alternatives to adobe kzread.info/dash/bejne/mZ9ombKeXZybabA.html .

Very helpful! Thank you very much! I have CatPrint make my prints right now but I would love to make my own! I'm hoping to get a printer one day!

@EasySundayClub

4 жыл бұрын

The fine art printer is a big investment but it was very empowering to do production on our own and not have to rely on others. I think we will eventually do a printer review to walk through all the stuff we have to deal with maintaining a printer. Thank you for the support!

Thank you!

@EasySundayClub

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support J!

Great video. Tysm

@EasySundayClub

3 жыл бұрын

You’re welcome Christina!

your voice reminds me of nate from the office and i’m here for it

@EasySundayClub

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Marlie I do feel disgruntled and roll my eyes a lot working with Cathy sometimes so makes sense! Jk!

@EasySundayClub

4 жыл бұрын

He is not joking. -Cathy

This is wonderful. You are helping me start my business. Love you both Joyce W Boise Id.

this is really helpful

@EasySundayClub

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Jasmine!

amazing

Thank you for this! 😭😭😭

@EasySundayClub

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the support! Doing our best to give back to the maker community.

I am so grateful for your channel! So much excellent advice! There's only one thing I haven't been able to find mentioned on your videos, and that is how to create clear white backgrounds on prints or cards. I use a Canon camera with lots of lighting, but I still get shadowy areas in the corners of my images that prevent me from printing an all-white background. I use Photoshop Elements and adjust and adjust, but can never get rid of the shadowy effect completely. I notice you use scanners instead of a camera. Is that the secret? Does using a scanner eliminate the shadow effect around the edges of the background? I sure would love to see a video on this subject! Thanks again.

@EasySundayClub

3 жыл бұрын

Hi R! Thank you for your feedback. We made a video on how we clean our watercolor digital scans and yes we use a scanner :) kzread.info/dash/bejne/fat3rKWOYJPPhpM.html . We tried to take a photo but there is distortion and shadows to deal with so we got a scanner and we had a much easier time digitizing our art. After we use photoshop to clean it up. Unfortunately we do not have experience with elements. Be well!

Hi! So kind and generous of you to share what you have learnt through trial and error. I am a watercolour artist and would like to make my paintings into prints. Before I have a go please tell me if the printer I have is up to the job. It is an Epson XP-442. Grateful thanks, Helen

@EasySundayClub

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Helen. I did some research on your printer and it seems that it will be able to handle the print paper we prefer which is Epson Ultra Premium Presentation Matte. It seems like your printer can also print borderless (up to the edges). Regarding quality our Epson SC P800 has a max resolution of 2880 x 1440 dpi while the XP has a max resolution of 5760 x 1440 which seems to be more. The biggest difference is number of colors. The SC P800 has 9 colors while the XP has 4 colors. Given the resolution of your printer, I think it's worth a shot. I would buy some Epson Ultra Premium Matte paper, print out a print and compare it to your fave print at home to compare quality. If you are satisfied with the quality you may be in business!

@helenhobbs505

4 жыл бұрын

@@EasySundayClub Many thanks for your prompt reply. Am really grateful for the advice!

Thank you :) is really helpful. I'll give it a try soon! I do have a question: would it be possible to use a digital photo using a camera instead of a scanned copy?

@EasySundayClub

4 жыл бұрын

We tried that when we first started and it is possible but we found that we had quality issues. When you take a picture of art with a camera there is some distortion that takes place so you do not get a true replication of the painting. Also, with water color at least, there is buckling on the paper from the water drying so the camera captures all those shadows. So in order to fix the shadows and distortion we would have to do a lot of clean up on photoshop. We were very hesitant to spend any money on a scanner or anything when we started because I didn’t know that I would make a business out of this but the scanner ended up being a great investment for us. Thank you for the support!

More info would be appreciated on software needed. Also, how much you went into dept to get all this stuff-scanner, printer, computer, paper cutter....

Two ways dealing with buckling wc paper-tape it down BEFORE you wet it and LEAVE it until you have finished the piece and the paper is completely dry. Then cut it off your table/work board. OR Use wc blocks-that's paper that you you that is glued all the way around the edges. You peel the top sheet off the block after you are done and the piece is completely dry. OR work on illustration board.

@EasySundayClub

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing these tips!

I am curious did you show the Watercolor paper cleaning while scanning so that it doesn't show in a print. Did you make a separate video for that?

@EasySundayClub

3 жыл бұрын

Yes we did! Here it is: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fat3rKWOYJPPhpM.html . Hope it helps!

Do you tend to print in RGB? I’ve always thought CMYK for print but these look amazing.

@EasySundayClub

2 жыл бұрын

yes CMYK is the standard. Our printer calibrates the colors anyway so we often don’t need to convert, but still recommend setting it to CMYK!

Aaaannd I wanted to ask, which exactly Epson printer are you using? There is more than one Epson Fine Art printer.

First! 😊

🤓👍🏿

Hello, can we use watercolours in ink drum on watercolour paper. It works ?

@EasySundayClub

4 жыл бұрын

the colors in the ink set of our printer simulates watercolor. did i answer your question?

Wheres the video on how to clean up original raw scan before printing?

@EasySundayClub

4 жыл бұрын

We had to redo the video so it’s not up yet 🙈. if you have any specific questions let us know and we’ll try to include it in the tutorial!

@EasySundayClub

3 жыл бұрын

The video is up in case you or anyone else needs to see it still: kzread.info/dash/bejne/fat3rKWOYJPPhpM.html

What are the possible alternative if i dont have scanner?

@EasySundayClub

3 жыл бұрын

U can take a pic of your art but quality wont be as good.

Okay, is your paper AND inks, archival quality? You need to make sure about that. If they are NOT archival quality, you really should not be selling them as fine art prints. Because in just a few years, cheap paper and ink degrade. Fine art prints, if the buyer cares for the print properly, will last for many years, the paper will not yellow, the inks will not fade and change colors. You CAN sell them as art prints. Just not Fine art prints. By the way, I love your work and admire your chutzpah. And try using a photographers lense brush to dust off the plate on your scanner, every time you use it. You will still need to do some photoshop cleanup, but hopefully not as much.

this paper is too thick for my Canon printer ;(

@EasySundayClub

4 жыл бұрын

Curious Jas, what printer do you have? Thank you for the comment!

@jaspalette

4 жыл бұрын

Easy Sunday Club I am using ts5070 , I like your videos !

@EasySundayClub

4 жыл бұрын

@@jaspalette: I looked up your printer. The matte paper the canon site recommends is this one: www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1023131-REG/canon_8657b004_pro_premium_matte_photo.html/reviews . Printer info here: hk.canon/en/consumer/pixma-ts5070/specification?category=printing&subCategory=inkjet-printers . It says that it should be able to handle the thickness of the matte paper we use, Epson Enhanced Premium Matte. It has a thickness of 192 gsm. Your printer is supposed to be able to handle thicknesses of 300 gsm. I would try out the Canon paper to be safe. Best of luck!

I guess you can sell the original after it becomes a digital file.

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How the fuck do people make art prints so easily? I've been trying and trying at this point imma start selling feet pics jeez

@EasySundayClub

3 жыл бұрын

J! Def a lot of trial and error. We were corporate drones before and had to figure out how to do this stuff from scratch! Best of luck :)