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How to Photograph Artwork for the JustPix Marketplace: A Professional Guide
Artist HubJanuary 10, 2025

How to Photograph Artwork for the JustPix Marketplace: A Professional Guide

Getting your artwork in front of buyers starts with a crisp, color-accurate photograph. The difference between a fuzzy phone snapshot and a professional image can literally mean the difference between a sale and a passed-by listing. If you're uploading art to the JustPix marketplace, the quality ...

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The Complete Guide to Banner Printing: From Concept to Installation
Product GuidesJuly 9, 2024

The Complete Guide to Banner Printing: From Concept to Installation

Banners are powerful communicators. Whether it's a "Welcome Home" celebration, a business grand opening, a graduation announcement, or a seasonal store display, a well-designed banner commands attention and delivers your message with impact.

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How to Digitize Physical Paintings for Print Sales: Complete Guide
Artist HubMarch 16, 2026

How to Digitize Physical Paintings for Print Sales: Complete Guide

You have a portfolio of physical paintings—oils, acrylics, watercolors, mixed media. You want to sell them as prints on JustPix. But there's a critical gap between your studio and the marketplace: your painting has to become a digital file that accurately represents what's on canvas.

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Large Format Print File Preparation: Complete Technical Specifications
Artist HubDecember 25, 2025

Large Format Print File Preparation: Complete Technical Specifications

When your artwork is destined for a canvas that dominates a living room wall or a metal print that commands attention in an office lobby, cutting corners on file preparation isn't just risky—it's a missed opportunity. Large format printing (24×36 inches and above) requires precision that separate...

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The Essential Photo Editing Workflow Before Your Images Hit Print
Photography TipsNovember 13, 2025

The Essential Photo Editing Workflow Before Your Images Hit Print

Your camera captured something beautiful. The image looks stunning on your monitor. Then it arrives from the print lab, and something feels off—the colors aren't quite right, the details look soft, or the contrast seems flat. This happens to photographers of every skill level because on-screen ed...

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DPI and Resolution for Large Format Prints: A Data-Backed Guide
Photography TipsOctober 27, 2025

DPI and Resolution for Large Format Prints: A Data-Backed Guide

The question is deceptively simple: "Will this photo print well at 24x36?"

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Canvas Wrap Safe Zones: Mastering Gallery vs Museum Wrap
Artist HubMarch 20, 2026

Canvas Wrap Safe Zones: Mastering Gallery vs Museum Wrap

Nothing frustrates customers more than uploading a perfectly composed photo to see their main subject vanish around the canvas edge. The problem isn't their image—it's not understanding how different wrapping styles handle edge content.

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Why North American Print Production Matters for Print Quality
Product GuidesJune 20, 2024

Why North American Print Production Matters for Print Quality

You've likely encountered the same choice in many industries: overseas production at lower prices versus domestic production with higher costs but better oversight. When it comes to wall art, this choice carries real consequences for the final product you display in your home or business.

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Scanning vs. Photography for Art Reproduction: Which Method Wins?
Artist HubJanuary 10, 2025

Scanning vs. Photography for Art Reproduction: Which Method Wins?

You have two primary paths to get your artwork into the JustPix marketplace: photograph it or scan it. Both methods work. Neither is universally "better." The right choice depends on your artwork's size, media, texture, and what equipment you have access to.

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Avoiding Resolution-Related Rejections: Problems and Proven Fixes
Artist HubApril 7, 2024

Avoiding Resolution-Related Rejections: Problems and Proven Fixes

Your artwork gets rejected for resolution. Now what?

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Cropping for Marketplace Compliance: Essential Guide for Artists
Artist HubJuly 14, 2024

Cropping for Marketplace Compliance: Essential Guide for Artists

Here's what happens when an image is cropped wrong for marketplace printing: buyers place orders that can't be fulfilled. Prints come out with important elements cut off or distorted. Images get flagged for rejection. Your portfolio takes a credibility hit.

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Optimizing Thumbnails for Marketplace Clicks: A/B Testing Guide
Artist HubMarch 11, 2025

Optimizing Thumbnails for Marketplace Clicks: A/B Testing Guide

Your thumbnail is the first impression—often the only impression. A customer scrolls past dozens of artwork tiles. Yours has less than one second to stop them.

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Behind the Scenes: How Your Image Becomes a Print
Product GuidesNovember 15, 2024

Behind the Scenes: How Your Image Becomes a Print

You upload a photograph, select a material and size, place an order. A few days later, a beautifully crafted print arrives at your door. But what happens in between? What transforms a digital file into a physical object you'll live with for decades?

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Photographing Textures and Abstract Scenes for Wall Art
Photography TipsAugust 21, 2024

Photographing Textures and Abstract Scenes for Wall Art

A close-up photograph of weathered paint, magnified enough to see every crack. Rust oxidizing in rust-orange layers. The geometric patterns of a marble floor catching afternoon light. These images often don't tell a narrative—they don't have subjects in the traditional sense. Yet when printed at ...

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Signs and Displays: Choosing the Right Print for Commercial Spaces
Product GuidesJanuary 26, 2025

Signs and Displays: Choosing the Right Print for Commercial Spaces

A restaurant needs signage announcing its daily specials. A boutique wants art that reflects its brand. A real estate office needs staging that impresses clients. A corporate office seeks artwork that sets the right tone for meetings.

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Color Accuracy: Screen vs. Print FAQ
Photography TipsApril 3, 2025

Color Accuracy: Screen vs. Print FAQ

You edited your photograph for hours. On your monitor, the colors look perfect—vibrant, balanced, emotionally true to the scene. Then the print arrives, and something feels off. The sky isn't quite as blue. The reds look more orange. The overall image appears slightly warmer or duller than you ex...

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Color Accuracy for Artists: Making Prints Match Your Originals
Artist HubDecember 10, 2025

Color Accuracy for Artists: Making Prints Match Your Originals

You've photographed your artwork beautifully, uploaded it to JustPix, and a buyer's first print arrives. They open the box, unfold the canvas or acrylic, and... something's wrong. The colors look different. The shadows are too dark. The reds are more orange than red. The entire mood of the piece ...

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