Reproduction Oil Paintings
The word reproduction means to bring forth again or to create again. Here the reproduction of oil paintings means creating the same painting again. It is normally done for the paintings that are faded or damaged due some or the other reason. Reproduction of the oil paintings is also done for the famous painting to give a fresh look to the original painting and to create a new look to the painting. Reproduction of oil painting is also known as Giclee. Reproduction of oil painting can be carried out from the photograph also.
It is impossible to reproduce the same painting second time but one can come closer to drawing the original painting. As one cannot find two similar faces on this earth, the same case is with the oil paintings. There are various techniques to reproduce the oil painting. Due to the invention of computers, the artists have more options when compared to the olden days. Some of the computer based techniques of reproduction oil paintings are described in next few lines. First technique is of Digital printing that works along with Inkjet printers and uses color dyes. With the help of this technique reproduction of oil painting image can be drawn on paper, canvas or on fabric. Digitograf is another technique that can print on canvas with the help of oil-based inks. This reproduction technique has long life and they are waterproof and also don't fade easily. Next one is Repligrph, which is same as digitograf. This technique is normally used in reproduction of oil paintings.
The next important is ultra stable technique. It was introduced in the year 1990 and uses pigment dyes. This reproduction of oil paintings can stay for almost 500 years with out fading if they are stored properly in shade. Where as above techniques fade with in 15 years. In this technique polyester base is used for printing. Fotempera is a technique of reproducing oil paintings with the help of bi-chromate photo process along with the ammonium dichromate. This has a lengthy process to follow and not impressive also. The oldest technique of reproduction of oil painting is Bromoil that prints the oil painting image on bromide paper. Karl Koenig introduced Gumoil technique in mid 1990. Here oil paints are scratched on the finished portion of the positive film that sucks the oil paints and provides a shining look to the paintings.
The reproduction of oil painting process takes almost takes a month to complete single painting. If the size of the canvas is bigger then it more time to complete reproduction process. Here are some of the main points that are to be kept in mind while carrying out the reproduction process of oil paintings, do not reproduce the painting in more quantity so that the quality degrades. Always use best quality oil paints and super graded linen canvas for longer life of oil painting and to get fine finish. Follow each step and seven layer system carefully while reproducing the oil paintings. Try to paint the reproduction image similar to the original painting and both the images should look alike, then only the aim of reproduction of oil painting will be fulfilled.