Questions about Types of Art

I see prints, lithos, plaques, giclees, framed? explain

Some images look odd here? What is the quality?

My item shows 2 sizes within same choice box?

Can I get the Art with/without Mat or Frame?

Can I choose the color of the mat or frame?

I want the image larger/smaller than offered?

My image only comes in plaques. Can they be framed?

Do you recommend prints, plaques, lithos or canvas?

How nice are the framed prints?

You have my artist, but I dont see all his works?

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Some images look odd here? What is the quality?

We are an "authorized" dealer for over 60 publishers/125 artists. The art choices you see are directly from the copyright publishers, the artists themselves or from authorized distributors. You would be surprised to learn which professional looking webstores aren't true "dealers". Due to our contracts, we must try to prevent downloading & scrunch the images where they would be "unusable" if gotten. This is why many look blurry or odd. Rest assured these are the truest quality & clarity from the root sources.

Also note that these agreements often tell us what price ranges we are to charge so you will rarely see "sale" prices except on discontinued items. Lastly on the older images, know what a blessing it is to even have them available in print. Sadly we loose more out of publication every month. You may see some very inexpensive prints of older images here. Often these are the only choices left as newer quality versions cannot be made due to pre-existing copyrights. The only images we publish are for the artists we have by contract or vintage (pre-1924) images.

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My item shows 2 sizes within same choice box?

Anytime you see 2 sizes listed for a single item choice, the smaller number is the size of the image itself & the larger number is the outside size of the item. If it says "img" between the sizes, then it is a paper print with a white border around the image, bringing it to that total larger size. If it says "mat" between the sizes, then it is a matted item, and the larger size is the outer size of the mat. Either way, that larger number is the size frame it needs, unless on a paper print you choose to trim away the border. If you only see 1 size in the choice then the image usually goes all the way or very near to the edge. On framed items you may see just 1 size like 16x32 total. This means we dont know the exact image size vs frame size as some publishers are more clear in their descriptions than others and we had these in our gallery yet to measure.

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Getting Art with/without mat or frame?

Remove a mat or frame?
We do not remove the matting or framing that is listed on the item's choices page as that is the way it comes from the supplier. If the page does not show the size you want without a mat or frame, then we cannot get it that way. We will always show any plain print choices if also available.

Add a mat or frame?
Its ALWAYS best to have the art framed locally to have your color choice & save shipping costs, however if you are unable to have it done locally or need because of shipping it as a gift elsewhere, we are glad to help! We are NOT a professional frame shop but select matched frames from stores just like you would. To order something framed please call or email with good day/evening phone numbers.

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Can I choose the color mat or frame?

Again from the answer above, when an item shows a matted or frame choice, it is coming that way from the supplier. None of our publishers offer a choice of mat colors, but do know what they send is beautifully matched to the image and everyone is very pleased. All but 2 of our suppliers provide a double matting (artists Hahlbohm & Cannon). There are a few rare framed (over $125) that have a choice of either gold or woodtone and should show show in our choices if so.

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I want the image larger/smaller than offered

We will show on each image's choices page all the sizes we have available starting with the smallest and this varies widely by image. A rare few may only show large framed if thats the only way we have found it from any supplier. Images available in "made to order" oversized prints will be noted on its "buy" page, either as a choice or noted in description. There are many independent companies offering to make larger prints, but all must get copyright permissions. Many artists don't or simply can't allow this due to publisher contracts.

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Can plaques be framed?

We have heard from several customers that they have been able to successfully remove the gold border and frame our plaques.

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Do you recommend prints, plaques, lithos or canvas?

Since plaques only come with a metallic edge border, they are not as fancy looking as true framed prints, but they do have advantages where they are thickly glossed and almost indestructible with no glass to break. Great & safe for kids or high traffic and areas of humidity or too much sun which can ruin prints. Lithos are the old 1950s style cardboard mounted prints. Many folks really like this older style with no glass but these suffer most from fading or humidity. Others prefer paper prints that can be nicely matted and framed under glass. I myself prefer a canvas as I think it is richer looking and no glass reflection, but you cant mat them and they are harder to mount, either by "stretch" mounting around a "backer" frame or very lightly glueing to a backer board. Your final choice really is in how you want the finished product to look and the room conditions where you will display it. I hope this helps!

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How nice are the framed prints?

All the supplier's framed versions over $100 that we have seen here are stunning! Frames are very expensive in themselves and that makes up most of the cost. Consider the pricing- A $60 framed item will not be as elegant as a $135 one, but everything on this website is of great value, visual appeal and quality for the money invested. After MANY requests, we have added our supplier's smaller framed verions in 5x7, 8x10s & 11x14s as shown in examples above and hope you love them! Also please don't forget to choose "Special" shipping in your cart for ANY framed item.

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You have My fav artist- where are his other works?

Being we are an "authorized" dealer for over 60 publishers/125 artists, we can get any artwork in current production from our artists. We simply do not have room to show them all as it already takes about 15 minutes to browse what we offer now. Any more and the website would be overwhelming! If you see your artist here but not a certain artwork, just email us to ask! The religious art publishing community is actually pretty small and we talk to most of them often. As long as Christ is shown in the art you seek, we should know or be able to find out quickly whether it is still available and be able to get it for you. Again just email us for info here Art@JesusArtUSA.com.

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