Disney Fine art F.A.Q.
What Is Gallery Wrapping?
The Disney Fine Art Gallery Wrapping is a type of fine art presentation which is intentionally un-framed. The canvas is stretched across thick wooden stretcher bars and then held in place with staples on the back, thereby hiding the staples when the art is hung on the wall. The result is that the image, as well as the wrapped edges, are visible. This is a more contemporary style of presentation and is very popular with Disney Fine Art collectors Although it's not necessary, it is still possible to frame a gallery wrapped image if desired. Gallery Wrapping is only offered for canvas art and is ready to hang immediately.
What Is A Giclee?
Giclée printing (pronounced Jee-clay) is commonly considered to be the highest quality digital reproduction technique for fine art. It starts with an extremely high resolution, detailed scanning process during which the image and topography of the original artwork are captured into a digital file. Then the giclée prints are created using specialized printers that literally spray the image onto a substrate such as canvas, paper, etc. However, not all giclées in the world are created equal.
What Makes Disney Fine Art So Special?
Just like an artist’s original work, each and every piece of Disney Fine Art limited edition artwork is carefully handmade. Canvas is hand textured (or sometimes intentionally un-textured) to emulate the look and feel of the artist's original creation. After an extensive process of color correction and press calibration to ensure an accurate reproduction of the original, the giclée print is created. It is then hand trimmed and treated with a coat of varnish which protects the canvas from moderate amounts of scuffing, UV light exposure, moisture and humidity.
Some Disney Fine Art editions are then hand embellished personally by, or in collaboration with, the artist in order to bring an even greater degree of depth and texture to the piece. Embellishments are applied using colored acrylic paint that is complementary to the image, as well as a clear acrylic gel which adds texture and dimension to the original brushstrokes that are visible in the print. Each Disney Fine Art piece is then carefully inspected for quality and upon passing inspection, goes on to be hand signed by the artist. Once the artist signs the artwork, each piece is then individually hand numbered in accordance with the edition size.
What Is A Serigraph?
A Disney Fine Art serigraph can most easily be defined as a silk-screen or screen-print, albeit a very sophisticated and labor intensive one. Using the original artwork as the master guide, each color is carefully hand separated into individual elements and burned onto separate screens. The serigraph is then created by screening each color, one by one, onto the substrate (i.e. paper, canvas, etc.) thereby layering all the colors into their proper locations, pass by pass, through a process of physically pushing the ink through the openings in each of the color screens, ultimately combining to build the final image.
Creating A Disney Fine Art serigraph is a painstaking, labor intensive and very precise technique, both in the color separating process and in the ability to keep all the screens in proper "registration" with one another throughout the lengthy process of laying down so many individual colors during multiple screen passes. Considered a "traditional" printmaking technique because it is an analog process, serigraphy does not traditionally employ the use of a computer, but rather the careful artistic eye and technique of a master printer and color separator.
All Disney Fine Art serigraphs are created under the watchful eye of one of the art industry's leading print experts, Tim Dickson, who for over 25 years has perfected the craft of fine art print making. His expertise is highly sought after and he is trusted by some of the world's leading artists who want their work reproduced at a level that is nothing short of perfection.
What Is A Lithograph?
Disney Fine Art lithographs use a printing method which dates back more that 200 years. It began with "stone lithography," a process by which an artist's work was rendered onto a stone and with the use of various solutions that either attract or repel ink, the stone essentially became a stamp which could be pressed or rolled onto paper to transfer the image.
The modern version of this technique is a process called "offset lithography". Before a lithograph can be produced, the image is separated into four colors: Cyan (Blue), Magenta (Red), Yellow and Black (i.e. CMYK). Since most colors in the spectrum originate from these colors, when they are combined to varying degrees, they can reproduce most color that may be found in the original work. For this reason, this process is also commonly referred to as "Four Color Process" printing.
Offset lithography operates on a very simple principle: ink (which is oil based) and water don’t mix. First, each of the four separated colors are transferred to their own individual aluminum plate. During the printing process, each plate is dampened first by water, then ink. The ink adheres to the image area, the water to the non-image area. The image on the aluminum plate is then transferred like a stamp onto a rubber blanket creating a negative image, then the rubber blanket is rolled across the paper to create the final positive impression of that color onto the lithograph. When all four colors are layered onto the same paper sheet (and in proper registration) they combine to create the final image.
Are Disney Fine Art Actually Hand Signed By The Artist?
Yes, all of the Disney Fine Art are hand signed by the artist who created the original work. The only exceptions to this are for reproductions of work by Peter Ellenshaw and John Alvin which were printed posthumously, in which cases they are signed with an official estate signature, approved by those artists families. The only exception is the Peter Ellenshaw pieces. But they are stamped with his officially liscensed signature.
Why Are Some Pieces On Paper And Not Canvas?
In an effort to stay true to an artist’s vision and pay homage to their creative technique, Disney Fine Art will often print their editions on the same type of material that the work originated on. For example, Toby Bluth paints his originals on a high grade watercolor paper. To properly showcase his work, Disney Fine Art fittingly publishes his limited editions on a similar type of paper. James Coleman editions, however, are primarily printed on canvas, who's work primarily originates on canvas.
How Do I Care For My Disney Fine Art?
It’s important to observe a few simple guidelines which will keep your Disney Fine Art looking beautiful for many years. Although each canvas print is treated with a UV coating to preserve the colors, the art should never be exposed to direct sunlight. Prints should be stored or displayed in a controlled environment where ideally the temperature is not below 60 degrees or above 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Prints should be cleaned by brushing lightly with a feather duster or cotton towel. Never use any solvents or household cleaning products to clean the canvas.
What Does Hand Textured Canvas Mean?
Giclées, for certain artists, may be produced on various types of hand textured canvas, which is meant to emulate the texture of their original artwork. This is a specialized process, done entirely by hand, and developed in collaboration with the artists. Because they are all done by hand, the texturing on each piece is unique.
What Does Hand Embellished Mean?
A hand embellished giclée is one which has received additional hand work on top of the printed image. This adds additional color and dimension to the piece and is done in collaboration with the artist and is consistent with the artist’s style and vision for the print.
What Does Hand Deckeled Paper Mean?
The term "hand deckled" is used to describe the finished edge of certain giclées or serigraphs which are printed on paper. The edges of a hand deckled print undergo a "controlled tear" giving the edges a rough, jagged pattern as opposed to the clean straight edge of a print that is trimmed with a blade. An example of this type of finish work can be seen in the Toby Bluth portfolio. When framed, such prints are often "floated", which places the matting well outside the edges of the paper so that the hand torn edges are visible.
Can The Disney Fine Art Be Framed?
Yes. Most every piece of Disney Fine Art can be framed. We offer framing designed by Disney for almost every piece. Simply email us for a framing quote and options
Where Can I See All Of The Disney Fine Art Available?
You are in luck. To view all of the Disney Fine Art simply click here.
The Disney Fine Art Gallery Wrapping is a type of fine art presentation which is intentionally un-framed. The canvas is stretched across thick wooden stretcher bars and then held in place with staples on the back, thereby hiding the staples when the art is hung on the wall. The result is that the image, as well as the wrapped edges, are visible. This is a more contemporary style of presentation and is very popular with Disney Fine Art collectors Although it's not necessary, it is still possible to frame a gallery wrapped image if desired. Gallery Wrapping is only offered for canvas art and is ready to hang immediately.
What Is A Giclee?
Giclée printing (pronounced Jee-clay) is commonly considered to be the highest quality digital reproduction technique for fine art. It starts with an extremely high resolution, detailed scanning process during which the image and topography of the original artwork are captured into a digital file. Then the giclée prints are created using specialized printers that literally spray the image onto a substrate such as canvas, paper, etc. However, not all giclées in the world are created equal.
What Makes Disney Fine Art So Special?
Just like an artist’s original work, each and every piece of Disney Fine Art limited edition artwork is carefully handmade. Canvas is hand textured (or sometimes intentionally un-textured) to emulate the look and feel of the artist's original creation. After an extensive process of color correction and press calibration to ensure an accurate reproduction of the original, the giclée print is created. It is then hand trimmed and treated with a coat of varnish which protects the canvas from moderate amounts of scuffing, UV light exposure, moisture and humidity.
Some Disney Fine Art editions are then hand embellished personally by, or in collaboration with, the artist in order to bring an even greater degree of depth and texture to the piece. Embellishments are applied using colored acrylic paint that is complementary to the image, as well as a clear acrylic gel which adds texture and dimension to the original brushstrokes that are visible in the print. Each Disney Fine Art piece is then carefully inspected for quality and upon passing inspection, goes on to be hand signed by the artist. Once the artist signs the artwork, each piece is then individually hand numbered in accordance with the edition size.
What Is A Serigraph?
A Disney Fine Art serigraph can most easily be defined as a silk-screen or screen-print, albeit a very sophisticated and labor intensive one. Using the original artwork as the master guide, each color is carefully hand separated into individual elements and burned onto separate screens. The serigraph is then created by screening each color, one by one, onto the substrate (i.e. paper, canvas, etc.) thereby layering all the colors into their proper locations, pass by pass, through a process of physically pushing the ink through the openings in each of the color screens, ultimately combining to build the final image.
Creating A Disney Fine Art serigraph is a painstaking, labor intensive and very precise technique, both in the color separating process and in the ability to keep all the screens in proper "registration" with one another throughout the lengthy process of laying down so many individual colors during multiple screen passes. Considered a "traditional" printmaking technique because it is an analog process, serigraphy does not traditionally employ the use of a computer, but rather the careful artistic eye and technique of a master printer and color separator.
All Disney Fine Art serigraphs are created under the watchful eye of one of the art industry's leading print experts, Tim Dickson, who for over 25 years has perfected the craft of fine art print making. His expertise is highly sought after and he is trusted by some of the world's leading artists who want their work reproduced at a level that is nothing short of perfection.
What Is A Lithograph?
Disney Fine Art lithographs use a printing method which dates back more that 200 years. It began with "stone lithography," a process by which an artist's work was rendered onto a stone and with the use of various solutions that either attract or repel ink, the stone essentially became a stamp which could be pressed or rolled onto paper to transfer the image.
The modern version of this technique is a process called "offset lithography". Before a lithograph can be produced, the image is separated into four colors: Cyan (Blue), Magenta (Red), Yellow and Black (i.e. CMYK). Since most colors in the spectrum originate from these colors, when they are combined to varying degrees, they can reproduce most color that may be found in the original work. For this reason, this process is also commonly referred to as "Four Color Process" printing.
Offset lithography operates on a very simple principle: ink (which is oil based) and water don’t mix. First, each of the four separated colors are transferred to their own individual aluminum plate. During the printing process, each plate is dampened first by water, then ink. The ink adheres to the image area, the water to the non-image area. The image on the aluminum plate is then transferred like a stamp onto a rubber blanket creating a negative image, then the rubber blanket is rolled across the paper to create the final positive impression of that color onto the lithograph. When all four colors are layered onto the same paper sheet (and in proper registration) they combine to create the final image.
Are Disney Fine Art Actually Hand Signed By The Artist?
Yes, all of the Disney Fine Art are hand signed by the artist who created the original work. The only exceptions to this are for reproductions of work by Peter Ellenshaw and John Alvin which were printed posthumously, in which cases they are signed with an official estate signature, approved by those artists families. The only exception is the Peter Ellenshaw pieces. But they are stamped with his officially liscensed signature.
Why Are Some Pieces On Paper And Not Canvas?
In an effort to stay true to an artist’s vision and pay homage to their creative technique, Disney Fine Art will often print their editions on the same type of material that the work originated on. For example, Toby Bluth paints his originals on a high grade watercolor paper. To properly showcase his work, Disney Fine Art fittingly publishes his limited editions on a similar type of paper. James Coleman editions, however, are primarily printed on canvas, who's work primarily originates on canvas.
How Do I Care For My Disney Fine Art?
It’s important to observe a few simple guidelines which will keep your Disney Fine Art looking beautiful for many years. Although each canvas print is treated with a UV coating to preserve the colors, the art should never be exposed to direct sunlight. Prints should be stored or displayed in a controlled environment where ideally the temperature is not below 60 degrees or above 90 degrees Fahrenheit. Prints should be cleaned by brushing lightly with a feather duster or cotton towel. Never use any solvents or household cleaning products to clean the canvas.
What Does Hand Textured Canvas Mean?
Giclées, for certain artists, may be produced on various types of hand textured canvas, which is meant to emulate the texture of their original artwork. This is a specialized process, done entirely by hand, and developed in collaboration with the artists. Because they are all done by hand, the texturing on each piece is unique.
What Does Hand Embellished Mean?
A hand embellished giclée is one which has received additional hand work on top of the printed image. This adds additional color and dimension to the piece and is done in collaboration with the artist and is consistent with the artist’s style and vision for the print.
What Does Hand Deckeled Paper Mean?
The term "hand deckled" is used to describe the finished edge of certain giclées or serigraphs which are printed on paper. The edges of a hand deckled print undergo a "controlled tear" giving the edges a rough, jagged pattern as opposed to the clean straight edge of a print that is trimmed with a blade. An example of this type of finish work can be seen in the Toby Bluth portfolio. When framed, such prints are often "floated", which places the matting well outside the edges of the paper so that the hand torn edges are visible.
Can The Disney Fine Art Be Framed?
Yes. Most every piece of Disney Fine Art can be framed. We offer framing designed by Disney for almost every piece. Simply email us for a framing quote and options
Where Can I See All Of The Disney Fine Art Available?
You are in luck. To view all of the Disney Fine Art simply click here.