Key Considerations To Oil Painting Reproductions

By Stella Gay


The art of painting has existed since time immemorial. Before the modern writing was introduced, ancient people would portray their massage through simple drawings or paintings on rocks, backs of trees and even the ground. This art has been perfected in the modern world with masterpiece paintings such as the Monalisa costing a fortune. Not all can afford this and oil painting reproductions has been introduced to cater for the demand.

The painters have a lot to consider while carrying out their work. It is definitely difficult to come up with an exact paint work as the original but similarity between it and the reproduction bridges the gap. The duplicate should therefore include every single element portrayed in the original be it the color, brush pattern or even the type of brush 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.

The duplicates also have to go through a number of pre-approvals before they are sold or displayed. This is achieved through verification of numerous photographs sent to the creators of the original mostly as email attachment. When the coating has passed multiple, strict, quality control inspections, it is given a go ahead for sale.

Again the price of oil art painting reproductions varies a bit from those on original works. Pricing is crucial as duplicates should never at any point be sold at prices higher than the original since it is already someone else job redone. A painter has to publicly publish their prices on their respective communication channels.




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