Posters And Question About Acrylic Print

I don't think there is a difference between posters and prints. Maybe size, but I doubt that. FAA might have set different parameters for each, but I doubt it.

btw...thinking is not allowed here...LOL!!!

Posters usually are made with thin cheap paper, unlike fine art archival paper. Not sure what they use here because I never ordered one or looked.

Surely the FAA would never use cheap anything to make a buck...

Hi, Karyn,

FAA uses the terms 'posters' and 'prints' interchangeably. Here's a recent discussion:

http://fineartamerica.com/showmessages.php?messageid=2001987

I think it's an unfortunate and confusing misnomer, as most buyers don't consider 'posters' and 'prints' to be the same thing. Unnecessarily confusing, imo.

As for Acrylic Prints -- go to any of your prints, click on the Acrylic Prints option, and scroll down that page to see a full description of acrylic prints. The sheet of acrylic is 1/4" thick; not nearly as thick as canvas. But not as flat as paper, either.

Have that extra coffee -- try stirring in a spoonful of chocolate syrup. That's a kickstarter, for sure! :-)

EDIT, @Kevin -- Papers used here are archival and beautiful. Seeing the high quality of FAA prints is what convinced me to become a member.

Learn about FAA's papers and canvas, and/or order a sample kit, here:
Ignore the thumbnail pics, as they're not accurate.

http://fineartamerica.com/samplekits.html

Good morning, Wendy! Chocolate! Great idea, I'll see if it helps.

I know the thickness of the acrylic prints, I'm just not sure the image displayed matches the description.

http://fineartamerica.com/products/santa-fe-courtyard-karyn-robinson-acrylic-print.html

The image displayed in the product preview doesn't look like a great match; the one in the 'About' section looks much more realistic.

Acrylics are my favorite prints; nothing else looks as awesome for my work! :-)

I agree it's not a good match. At one time the image was the same as was displayed for metal prints. I just think it's confusing for the buyer. Probably a lot of them don't think to scroll to the bottom.

I bet your work would be amazing on acrylic. But then, your work would be pretty on any surface!

poster and prints are the same thing. though posters are usually a cheaper paper, more people will type poster or know what one is, print sounds fancier. the thickness for the prints seems to change every so often.


---Mike Savad

Thank you kindly, Karen!

Acrylic really makes color come to life, and adds visual depth to more complicated patterns. It's a super choice for most of my digital abstract work, especially. I've ordered acrylic (not from FAA) several times for local clients; they're always excited with the results.

If I could afford it, I'd love to stage an all-acrylic show!

There's nothing wrong with the acrylic display in your example, Karyn: http://fineartamerica.com/products/santa-fe-courtyard-karyn-robinson-acrylic-print.html

The thickness shown in your art is proportional to the size. If you leave the size at the smallest 6x8 the acrylic will appear "thick". Try the acrylic size down a few notches to say 22 x 30 and comparatively then to the much larger print size the thickness will be much thinner.

Very nice work, vivid color and design.

In my experience marketers of photographic prints label anything smaller than 30 inches as a "print" and anything 30 inches or larger as a "poster."

I don't see why FAA doesn't offer a more affordable poster option. A cheaper non-archival alternative would attract more buyers in my opinion. You would of course have the option to opt out if you feel such parchment is unworthy of your artistic grace.

Yikes! I definitely don't want inexpensive 'posters' here. This is my 'fine art print' fulfillment site; I can sell posters and photo prints at the Big Z and RedBubble, saving a lot of customer confusion. Various venues serve different demographics.

" . . . unworthy of your artistic grace." I like that!