neveronfriday Posted November 4, 2003 Report Posted November 4, 2003 (edited) Have a look at this site: Jazzcover.de It seems to be the site of A Berlin/Germany gallery which sells (Blue Note and other) cover reproductions (painted or printed, large size, big enough to look great in any hallway or room) by a German artist. Click on "English" top right of the pop-up window to read the text. Click on the image band at the bottom for photos. Man, I would like this guy to make me some of my fave covers ... which he apparently does. Then again, a printshop in Germany offers the possibility to print large canvas reproductions from Photoshop scans/artwork from about 150 Dollars upwards. I'll let you know what they answer. Have sent a mail to find out about prices, etc. Cheers! Edited November 4, 2003 by deus62 Quote
neveronfriday Posted November 4, 2003 Author Report Posted November 4, 2003 Way cool! Just had to add that. Quote
neveronfriday Posted November 4, 2003 Author Report Posted November 4, 2003 (edited) More: Apparently they are hand-painted (which would probably result in a stiff price) - if you look at the close-up shots, it is clearly visible. Still, I like 'em. A lot. But, I'm a bit sceptical. The above mentioned printshop offers exactly those kinds of reproductions. You scan something at at about 3000 * 3000 pixels (or bigger), retouch or do other work on it, and they will print it for you on canvas (gives it an oil painting look; sizes between 50 cm and 1 meter 50, as far as I recall; laquer finish and all). Somehow I can't shake the feeling that one could do the same kind of thing a lot cheaper that way. Cheers! Edited November 4, 2003 by deus62 Quote
Peter Johnson Posted November 4, 2003 Report Posted November 4, 2003 Please let us know what you hear about this printshop. I can think of a few albums I'd like to have done that way! PJ Quote
wolff Posted November 4, 2003 Report Posted November 4, 2003 I've wondered about this, too. I'd like to see what a cover, shot with a good Nikon/100mm lens(or a large/medium format camera) and slide film(50 speed), with proper lighting would look like blown up to(24 x 24). Damn great I'd guess. Quote
neveronfriday Posted November 18, 2003 Author Report Posted November 18, 2003 Costs of the cover paintings etc. Quote
rockefeller center Posted November 19, 2003 Report Posted November 19, 2003 (edited) A couple of years ago I made twenty 100x100cm screen prints of Wayne Shorter's "The All Seeing Eye" that I gave away as presents (5 colors, full tone). If several people are interested in the same reproduction, screen prints would be a nice option to share costs (not talking about a four-color raster reproduction). Edited November 19, 2003 by rockefeller center Quote
Man with the Golden Arm Posted November 19, 2003 Report Posted November 19, 2003 Warhol dis guy ain't and at $500+ US there should be some kind of law. Reid Miles probably doesn't even see fit to roll about. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted November 19, 2003 Report Posted November 19, 2003 A couple of years ago I made twenty 100x100cm screen prints of Wayne Shorter's "The All Seeing Eye" that I gave away as presents (5 colors, full tone). If several people are interested in the same reproduction, screen prints would be a nice option to share costs (not talking about a cmyk raster reproduction). Any guess as to what the costs might be?? Even just ballpark figures would be helpful. Maybe assume that somewhere around 5 of us would be interested in that particular cover (5 at most seems reasonable). Or if the cost is relatively inexpensive, maybe 10 people?? Quote
rockefeller center Posted November 19, 2003 Report Posted November 19, 2003 A couple of years ago I made twenty 100x100cm screen prints of Wayne Shorter's "The All Seeing Eye" that I gave away as presents (5 colors, full tone). If several people are interested in the same reproduction, screen prints would be a nice option to share costs (not talking about a cmyk raster reproduction). Any guess as to what the costs might be?? Even just ballpark figures would be helpful. Maybe assume that somewhere around 5 of us would be interested in that particular cover (5 at most seems reasonable). Or if the cost is relatively inexpensive, maybe 10 people?? Whether an edition is 5 sheets or 50 sheets doesn't make much of a difference. In fact, the more people interested, the less expensive it would be for everyone involved. I'll give the printing factory I worked for a call and ask about prices. Perhaps copyright issues shouldn't be ignored... Quote
rockefeller center Posted November 21, 2003 Report Posted November 21, 2003 50 screen prints, four colors: 1650 USD (excluding costs for films and paper sheets). Quote
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