Fat Sam wrote:
Rob wrote:
Fat Sam wrote:
Voivod wrote:
On Fri, 11 May 2007 19:52:34 GMT, "Fat Sam"
scribbled:
In the meantime, if anyone knows of any other reliable ways to transfer a print onto an artists canvas without the £40 cost, I’d be interested to hear it.
Seems there’s a reason they cost so much…
It would seem so, but I’m determined to find an affordable way of doing one with an inkjet printer, LOL.
I’ll probably end up spending more than £40 in the process, but it’s no longer about the money now. There’s a principle at stake now, and I won’t sleep at night if I let it drop.
The Epson the canvas "paper" is about $66US a roll 13" x 20ft and my guess is its about $6 in ink to print a A3
Total of about $10 for an A3 that’s what something 5UK pounds
This does get stretched over a frame.
I had considered printing direct onto canvas and stretching it myself, but I’d need to invest in an A3 printer then, as my A4 just isn’t big enough for the job.
The print shop does have to invest in a printer as well then make a profit – there not a charity, so the 40 quid is not all that much to get a print done. On the assumption its an A3 print.
Ok then how much is it going to cost you to produce a print then offer it for resale?? were not talking about intellectual property.
So
Materials –
paper
inks
Equipment
printer (capital expenditure, depreciation)
computer (capital expenditure, depreciation)
software (capital expenditure, depreciation)
Labor
Shop front
Add all these then add your profit margin then what does that come to??
I will not go any further your 2 quid print is looking good even if its only A4 size.