Highland Park, a collection of eleven new items reminiscent of a period when creating details on wood surfaces had to be meticulously done by hand, and with simple tools. The unique look of this collection is a fusion of the past with an up-to-date sophistication, taking from the beauty of a simpler time, embracing the rough-hewn elements, hammered details, and richly layered hand applied finishes. This collection is well suited with artwork ranging from Early American, to modern art and is an attractive solution in framing needlecrafts, maps, ethnic and cultural pieces, antique etchings, botanicals and photography.
Hampton Photo Arts presents Lancia, a collection of 9 custom frames – available in gold, silver, and black in 3 profile sizes.The moulding’s finish is the star of this collection for sure, featuring a satin luster upon the reversed slope, brilliantly contrasted by its high-gloss counter-sloped inside lip. This creates a striking tone-on-tone nuance, providing a chic and elegant picture framing solution as well as an exquisite home accessory.
Hampton Photo Arts takes the field with Arena, a collection aimed to provide more picture framing solutions for the ever-growing Sports Memorabilia market and to present a greater selection of moulding choices for color themed projects. In this collection, the central focus was introducing the most popular team colors of today and to integrate them with a shape that will work favorably with an array of projects across the board. The result is 10 new items of 5 mouldings and 5 matching fillets, featuring a square black cap with a colored inner bevel in Uniform Red, Trophy Yellow, True Blue, Navy Blue, and Gameday Green.
The Domaine Collection from Hampton Photo arts features 4 new classical style mouldings with rich variegated leaf finishes. The reverse slope profile exhibits a center panel that is composed of fine layers of leaf and pigment and ornamented with Empirical design elements upon the inside lip and outside edge. The Old World elegance of the collection well suits traditional to antique themes and interior design motifs, and provides beautiful framing solutions for custom mirrors, decorative art, and paintings on canvas.
Veneto is a distinctive collection of neo-classic baroque profiles showcasing opulent embellishments within graceful lines. Hand crafted in gold, silver and warm black, Hampton Photo Arts collection of 12 Veneto custom frames features antique finishes with fine attention toward the characteristics of finely aged silver and gold leaf and hand-burnished pigments. The Veneto collection offers stately and beautiful solutions for framing portraits, works on canvas, and mirrors in a variety of profile widths
Hampton Photo Arts presents Madison, a classic collection featuring 16 items compiled of three profiles and accompanying fillets in four finishes. The signature characteristic of this collection is the fluted-pattern emboss upon its reverse-sloped panel, creating a graceful balance of shape and pattern. With variegated finishes in gold, silver, and hand-rubbed ebony and brick, this collection delivers traditional and transitional framing solutions having a rich layered look complimenting the elegant lines of each profile. The collection’s delicate and formal details work nicely with classical art, photography, and mirrors, while botanical prints and etchings are well suited to Madison’s soft architectural qualities.
Transitional Design, combining traditional design elements from the past with a contemporary view, is the paramount trend of today’s products for the home. Sutton is a collection of 15 items; 3 profile sizes and 5 finishes. Available in walnut, mahogany, black, dark blue, and deep green hues, the collection is interrelated by one subtle color graduation to the next. The iconic look of this collection is produced by its shape and line, giving hard edges to soft concave curves. The inside lip is beautifully contrasted by base metallic colors complementing each of Sutton’s 5 finishes, providing an understated luminance around any framed subject matter.
Hampton Photo Arts presents the Curio Collection, featuring 5 new items that can be stacked and interchanged to create exquisite combinations. Curio is a collection created for smaller sized projects, and incorporates a wealth of craftsmanship in its intricate detail and delicate ornamentation.
Printing on canvas is incredibly versatile and a great way to create a ready-to-hang image or artwork. Every canvas that we print is protected with a UV coated acrylic finish to guard the print from dust, moisture and fading. Do you want your canvas stretched on bars or non-stretched? Framed or unframed? Customize the work to make it truly your own.
Nowadays just about anyone can take a good quality photographs with a digital camera. Or take a few hundred pictures and the chances are few will be good, and even one or two outstanding.
Here are a few tips, tricks and techniques on how to make art print poster ready photographs and print ready digital files. Don’t get overwhelmed, there is a lot of information here, but a lot of it is just intuitive. Well, a bit of patience will always help.
First thing – Photo Size
If you taking a digital photo of you family or friend the largest size you would print is usually 5 by 7 inches, maybe 8 by 10 at the most. Even small size digital photographs (2MB or less) are ‘good enough’ to create a decent print. But if you want to create prints that are 16 by 20, 20 by 24 inches or larger you need more pixels (in pixels 20 by 24 inches photo is actually about 40 times larger than 3 by 4 inches photo assuming they have the same resolution).
Watercolor is an easy, fun medium for creating art. Color theory, composition and design can be explored freely with watercolor paint, paper, and brushes. Several techniques may be used with watercolors for varying effects including painting wet on wet, wet on dry, layering washes, and more.
Watercolor paper comes in cold press, hot press, and rough. Rough paper has the most texture, and its hills and valleys can result in interesting effects when paint is added. Hot press is the smoothest and has the finest texture. Cold press has a moderate amount of texture and is the paper most commonly chosen by watercolor artists.
Watercolor paper comes in several weights ranging from 90 lb. to 300 lb. based on the pounds per ream of paper. Most artists prefer to use at least 140 lb. paper. Papers vary somewhat between manufacturers, so sampling different papers is advisable. Paper can be purchased in pads, in blocks or in large sheets. The large sheets are usually the most economical and can be torn into whatever size is desired.