6 Reasons Why You Should Buy Paintings Directly From Artists

When decorating the walls of your home, there are a number of facts to support that you should buy paintings directly from an artist, rather than buying reproductions from online stores or physical stores.

• You get an original and unique painting that no one else has
• The painting is carefully created, down to the smallest detail.
• You get a quality product, made with excellent materials.
• You get the most return on your investment: no fees for physical or online galleries
• The sale price is higher when you want to make changes to your collection.
• You get a better service, the artist will answer any questions you have

You get an original unique painting.

When you buy a one-of-a-kind original painting from an artist, you are getting a one-of-a-kind piece of art, there is only one of its kind.

And you can use the artwork to design your home decor with your special touch, without any fear that your family, friends or neighbors already have the same painting or might imitate your decor.

If we look at the definition of the word “original”, The Danish Dictionary says that it is an “object or phenomenon that is the basis of a copy”.

Be aware that many physical and online stores that advertise with “original” paintings actually sell reproductions where the artistic value is virtually non-existent.

Copies are typically made in art factories in China and other Eastern countries. The workers there do not always have the best working conditions. Employees work long hours a day without breaks, and production takes place in buildings that lack basic necessities, such as glass in the windows and heating during the winter.

There are also a couple of mass-producing Danish art factories, which employ Danish artists who produce prints under pseudonyms.

It can be difficult to tell if it is a real or fictional artist and if it is an original painting or a copy; here are some tips you can use, factors that indicate you are a real artist:

Start by Googling the artist and see what information comes up. Does the artist’s contact information appear, does he have his own website, does the search show previous exhibitions?

• If there is an artist profile on the store’s website, and it shows a photo and bio of the artist.
• If an artist profile with biography is attached to the painting and a photograph of the artist is displayed.
• Things that indicate that it is a unique original painting:
• If there is a true artist behind it and not just a pseudonym.
• If the painting is signed with the full name, title and year on the back of the canvas.

The painting is created with great care.

The one-of-a-kind paintings, done by real-life artists, are characterized by the use of hours upon hours of the artist’s work on composition, texture, color composition, and color blending. The result is a work of art with endless small details, beautiful colors and great depth, which means that you will continually discover new details, textures and details.

Initially, the artist plans the composition, style, subject matter, and medium. After that, the process of creating the painting consists of a series of different steps: priming the canvas, applying texture paste (1-3 operations), painting the subject (1-5 operations), final finishing and, of course, last, a topcoat. .

The number of times an artist must work on a painting before it is ready for the public varies greatly, but generally 5-10 times are worked on. Especially when the creation requires many translucent thin layers and transparent colors, it must be worked many times.

The characteristic of producing reproductions is that there is very little time to produce each painting, usually only 15-20 minutes are available.

This means that it is only possible to make a painting with a maximum of three coats before it is ready. Often the painting will be made in a single process and the employee will work in parallel on up to 50 copies of identical paintings. Therefore, the reproductions often lack detail and depth.

You get a quality product.

Many artists pride themselves on using very high-quality paint, materials, and tools.

Basically, a distinction is made between three different qualities within artist painting: school quality, student quality, and artist quality.

What factors determine the quality of paint? It’s a matter of the pigments that are used, the ratio that the pigments have in relation to the fillers and binders.

The highest quality paint uses the most expensive pigments, the bulk of pigments, and contains little to no fillers.

school quality It is the cheapest and is used for training in school classes. It is not suitable for an actual paint, used to decorate your home, as poor quality means difficulties mixing with other colors, the paint cannot hold texture and dries flat, and the colors lack resistance to fading. discoloration, opacity, tint. strength and transparency.

student quality It is a basic paint, used for priming paints and opaque surfaces. It is a sound quality, which has good characteristics so that the colors mix and maintain the texture to an acceptable degree. The only problem is that these colors have trouble showing transparency without the use of media.

artist quality it is top of the line with high light fastness, high opacity, strong color tint, and high transparency. In short, it gives the possibility of making paintings with very fine details, brilliant colors and great depth. And the high proportion of pigments ensures that the paints will have a long lifespan, without colors starting to fade or paint peeling.

The professional artist uses good quality canvases, made of cotton and/or linen.

The vast majority of artists always finish the process with a layer of protection in the form of varnish or gel. It ensures a paint that will last for many years and also makes cleaning easy.

Reproductions generally use artist’s paint in school quality and student quality; outstanding artist quality will not be used due to high price. And the prints don’t get the top coat that protects against UV rays and sunlight and provides durability for many years.

The canvas they use is often made from 100% polyester, which provides a rigid surface that cannot be stretched by paint in various moisture conditions.

You get the most for your money

Whether artists sell through physical or online galleries, they are often required to pay up to 50% of sales amount to gallery owners.

Obviously, when dealing directly with the artist, there is no commission paid and therefore no expensive middlemen to monetize the artwork.

The sale price is higher.

When you want to sell a painting that you initially bought from a professional artist, the prices stay at a higher level, compared to the copies of paintings that you buy online and in physical stores.

In general, you can get about the same amount as the purchase price for paintings bought from an artist, while reproductions drop dramatically in price, so you only get about 25% of the amount you originally paid.

And if you find a talented artist, you can earn money when you sell again.

It takes a lot of practice, and that you know what to look for when buying art.

You get better service

When you deal directly with a professional artist, he or she will answer any questions you have. Whether it is design, materials, maintenance or others.

And, of course, you also have the possibility to let the artist create a unique piece with your own colors and designs.

Many artists also offer to help with transportation.