How to get postcards made

[MrsPWN]

I was at a caft fair today and met an artist that does very different paintings of a very famous local landmark. I would love to help her find a larger market, what is the process of getting these acrylic paintings on canvas turned into postcards?

 

[numberwang]

I've used a company called Abacus before (in Cumbria) quite well known for high quality printing for artists - good colour reproduction which is important if you've spent ages getting it just right! Not something you can easily get on the cheap.

 

[MrsPWN]

Thanks, I just had a look at their website and they look very good

 

[papverpoppies]

You can get images uploaded onto postcards via the Internet.

Someone I know does this - she takes a really good photo of her paintings, or her other artwork - downloads it onto her computer, and then sends the image off to whatever company she uses.

Although not as good as doing it the way someone else has mentioned, it is a lot less expensive (if you are only using them for promotional work.
Although, having said that, she does her Christmas Cards this way (again her own work) but they look fantastic.

I would suggest, if she thinks this might be an option to test several online companies with just an order for a few, and see which she thinks gives the best results.

Poppy

 

[MrsPWN]

Thanks Pops, I took a photo myself of one of her paintings and think it is grate, going to be my new screensaver

 

[locallocksmith]

Sending out a postcard with your picture and latest updated information is a cost-effective way for actors to get casting directors to know them. Any photo reproduction house where you get your headshots duplicated should be able to also make up your postcards. Here are a couple tips for when you're getting your postcards duplicated to send out to casting directors.
First, leave the back of the postcard completely blank. That way, all you have to do each month is change up the message label that goes on the postcard instead of getting another whole batch of them printed up with any new information.
Secondly, along those same lines, only put your name and picture on the front. Any other details, like your agent's contact info or union affiliations, can be put on the message label on the back and updated there whenever there's a change. This way your marketing message is loud and strong -- your face, your name. Period.
When you pick the picture for the front of your postcard, usually go with the headshot that you use for the kind of roles that the casting directors you're sending to cast. So if you are sending postcards to commercial casting directors, use your commercial shot on the front. Or if you're sending to film and television, use your theatrical picture.
And if you plan on doing multiple postcard mailings over a period of time (which I definitely recommend that you do), another option is to get different postcards printed with some of your other different looks. Like a character shot or more specific roles (doctor, lawyer, cop), if that's your casting.
The most important step, however, is actually getting them made. Don't overthink creating your postcard , trying to get everything perfect, if that means you keep putting off the mailing in the process.

 

[MrsPWN]

Thanks for the info, these would be postcards of a local tourist attraction, nothing to do with modelling tho.