WHoArtNow: Our New Premises

For those of you who know us or have visited us here at WHoArtNow, you will know that for the last 3 years, we've been situated in London Rd in Leicester's Financial District. Now this was a great place for us to start our family run business, but due to us growing steadily over the last 3 years, we had no space left! So much so, that we were literally tripping over ourselves and our canvas prints!

So about a year ago we started looking for somewhere bigger. Previously, we had a total of 1050 sqft split over 4 rooms. We were looking at doubling our size as a minimum and after almost a year of looking for something suitable and within our price range, we found Vinola House.

Now this is a fantastic space. Solid wood floor, high volted wooden beamed ceiling, 30's industrial with that fantastic front door and our favourite part, and old fashioned "Ghost Busters" Industrial lift! Plus, and this is probably the most crucial thing for our industry, lots and lots of natural light.WHoArtNow: Our New Premises

It needed some work though. So over the last couple of months, with help from some awesome friends and family, we have cleaned the floor, built a partition wall and re-painted the whole place. On top of that, we have built ourselves a fantastic in door spray booth with it's own (slightly over the top) extraction system. This should, when we have it fully set up and operational reduce our production time on our hand sprayed metal and vinyl art!

We feel really positive about this space. We have almost 3 times the space we use to, and because it's in one big open space, we can organise better. With all this space, we also have great opportunities to expand our company.

We've got loads to do this year too, with our new website launching later this year, and our new vinyl sticker section should launch at the same time. We're really excited about these, so we couldn't wait and stuck one on our front door! Over the next few months as we start doing some one off artwork for our new white walls, we'll keep our friends and fans updated on both our Facebook page, and our Twitter feed.

Triptych Canvas Prints

After something a little different from your art? If your looking to create a center piece to complete an interior, why not consider a multi panel image? Triptychs are the most popular, but not your only option.

So what is a triptych or multi panel image? Well, triptychs are 3 canvas prints with one image covering all 3. When aliened correctly they will form 1 perfect image. Multi panel images are the same, but spread over a variety of panels. We sell basic 2 panel images (Diptych), 3 panel (triptych), quad panel, 5 panel, 6 panel and even 9 panel! The artwork is re-designed specifically for multi panel prints. We overlap the artwork, so when the prints are wrapped to the frame, you'll be left with a seamless image. Then all you need to do is hang them with a 1"-2" gap between each print and you'll have your own stunning piece of wall art.

Able to cover a large are with minimal cost, multi panel canvas art is not only effective, but also stunning to look at. We don't believe in sticking with the norm either, so as well as seeing some standard triptych prints (all three panels are the same size and orientation) you'll also find some prints using different sized panels to form one image.

Hanging these specially configured prints is easy & painless when you go for 3M's ingenious "Command Strip" No holes needed in your wall, just stick your art up to the hooks. When you want to change your art or the position, just pull the strips off, leaving not as much as a mark on your wall. Check out our informative article on how to hang your canvas for more, and no, we do not have shares in 3M as many people have implied.. ;)

Seen one of our images you really like but want it as a multi panel print? No problem, give our studio a call and speak to one of our in house designers. Likewise, if your commissioning us to produce a pop art or custom canvas, we can cut and splice your image to make it into a multi panel image.

How to sell your art (pt4)

Interview with a man in the business

I spoke with Andy Harper, from WHoArtNow, producers of bespoke modern art for some tips and advice:-

What would you advise someone to do if they were looking to promote and sell their art?

Well first thing to do is get a website to showcase your art, a CV of what you can do. I get 20 emails a week from artists and designers who are looking to do business and it amazes me some of them don't have a web page of sorts. If there's a website, I'll always have a look, you never know what you might be missing out on!

Does it matter if its not a website but a portfolio site?

No it doesn't have to be your own website. I'm an active member on DeviantART and FlickR so even if we don't do business, you might find me becoming your friend so I can keep track of your art. I might be a businessman, but my love is still for the art.

Can anyone sell their artwork?

In theory yes, I do think you need to get some feedback off people before you start approaching companies. Plus, look at your work from the point of view of business, is it commercial enough? I see a lot of very good art, but only about 5% of it would be commercially viable enough for our site. Be positive about your work, but accept criticism well. The companies you'd be looking at contacting are busy places, and sometimes emails can slip through the cracks, so follow up with them by phone. Don't over do it though, leave it a week first.

Any other tips?

Yeah, agencies can be brilliant. I worked for Saatchi and Saatchi in London a few years ago and remember seeing these massive files of people's art. They'd be sent in on the hope of getting work, and if they liked your style, they'd keep a record of you. When they got new contracts they'd flick through the files to see if anyone fitted certain criteria and then they'd give them a call.

Conclusion

Art is everywhere these days. Art which once would have been refereed to as non-commercial is now becoming over commercial. Working in the art industry is great, finding new and unheard of artists gives me such a buzz. I love the strange and bizarre art, something which will blow my mind is always good. The thing is, without all the people out there creating this art, marketing this art, I would never find any of it.

Treat your art and your talent as your product. In this world of the Internet, everything is a business, so treat it like one. Never take rejection personally. Have faith, and some confidence. Be patient. The more you put into your art and marketing your art, the more you will get out of it. Most importantly though, love you art, and have fun with your art.

How to hang Your Metal & Perspex Art

As well as our ever growing canvas art section, we recently launched our new metal and perspex art range to great success and we've been busy spraying ever since. We do however keep getting questions about the best way to hang these hand crafted pieces of art on the wall.

To make things as easy as possible for you to hang your new artwork, we've pre-drilled the metal and the perspex with 4 holes, 1 for each corner. Each hole is drilled exactly 1" from either edge. Using these holes, we supply 4 'stand off bolts' to mount the art to the wall.

So what do you need to do? Well, as well as the stand off bolts, you also get 4 screws and 4 raw plugs. You need to drill four holes in the wall, attach the mount bolt base using the screw. Line up the four holes and screw in the end cap. For the metal art (62cm x 55cm) the internal measurements (central point of each hole) measures 58cm x 50.5cm. This is what it should be, but we recommend that you always measure each other the lengths yourself.

The stand off bolts we supply are satin silver 20mm bolts. They have a perfect 20mm gap to the wall so that you have the choice to mount a light source behind the art to really draw attention to it.

If you like the look of the metal and perspex art, but not sure of the current artwork? Why not contact us with any ideas you might have? You can also leave us a note over at our Facebook page! We're working hard on new artwork which we should have up over the summer.

An Introduction To Vinyl Wall Stickers

Here at the WHoArtNow studios we are constantly coming up with new ideas and products for your home and office spaces. At the moment we're doing some product testing on some interesting new forms of artwork just for you. Adding to our new range of framed prints, we're looking into adding a full range of Vinyl wall stickers, as well as metal and perspex stencil art.

So what exactly is a vinyl wall sticker? Well the name gives it away really, it's a sticker for your wall made from vinyl. The vinyl can be a single block colour, or printed on before being cut. You apply them to walls, windows, tiles, pretty much anything really.

The vinyl we're looking at using is of the highest quality. We will use two types of vinyl. For the block single colour stickers, we will use a 7 yr pre coloured vinyl. The 7 yr is how long the vinyl is guaranteed for if use outside. If you use it inside this should be much much higher as no UV will affect colour. For the printed stickers, we will be using a 4 yr matt vinyl. Again this figure is quoted for external use. Internal use should be much higher (10-15yrs) as we will be using the same UV resistant inks that we use to guarantee our canvas prints for 75yrs!

So what sort of art are we working on? All sorts, if you take a look through our ranges of canvas art, you'll see we have an eclectic taste in art. Initially we started with just stencil art styles, before looking into some pop art and cult styles. Floral will play a part, as well as an up and coming kids range.


Some people will be looking at these stickers wondering how hard they are to put up. Although they look complex, they are not as hard as you think. The vinyl stickers will be shipped with 'application paper' already in place, and we'll provide a 'squeegee' to apply it. We'll go into more detail about applying the stickers in a video when the range is launched, but fear not, as from our experimenting, we've found it relatively easy, and well worth it for the finished art.

We're still searching through supplies for the best vinyl at the best price to keep the price as low as we can. At the moment, WHoArtNow is finishing off the range which we hope to launch within the next 4 - 8 weeks. If you like the look and want more information or news, subscribe to our Art Blog and we'll keep you updated. Also feel free to check out our Wall Sticker brochure.

WhoArtNow on Metal

We have been busy beavering away over the last few months working on lots of exciting new ranges of art. We've got the Wall Stickers, as well as the much anticipated range by international artist, BOYD.


So the Metal art has landed after over a year of developing. Part of the successful Plastic Art range that we started this time last year, we are following on with iconic images hand stencilled on high quality stainless steel. The high quality steel is rust proof, and with a coating of clear lacquer, we're able to offer these pieces of hand made art as external art work as well as internal. Mounting the metal on the wall, we are using stand-off bolts to set it 20-40mm off the wall. This means that it has a rock-solid mounting & gives it a slick, contemporary look.

Making a great addition to any interior, we also believe these pieces would look amazing in a garden or courtyard. These exclusive designs are hand-produced, sealed with lacquer and finished with the usual WHoArtNow seal of approval.


To kick the range off, we are launching a range of 12 images, from the Daft Punk, Slash and Darth Vadar you see here, we'll also be adding Scarface, Oasis and R2D2. More will be coming, and as you may have noticed, most of these are unique pieces of art exclusively for out new Metal Art range. If you have any suggestions for some metal art, why not leave us a suggestion in the comments?

There going to be available in 1 size, 62cm by 55cm (24.5" x 21.5") but we hope to offer a selection of sizes for various budgets shortly. The starting price for the 62x55 is going to be £99 (with £11.95 P&P) and that will become our "medium" size.

Sadly these photos don't do the metal art justice. The brushed stainless steel finish looks amazing in the flesh. The black contrasts really well with the soft, yet reflective metal to create a truly stunning piece of modern art.

There is also the possibility of custom "photo2metal" becoming available later in the year depending on demand.

Also watch out for some "exclusive" Metal Art from our resident Stencil Artist Frazier Boyd who's done such a good job on our canvas prints that we're getting him to do more!

Are you on Facebook? If so, why not become out fan? Once you've done that, you can enter our competition to win one of these exclusive pieces of Metal art. All you need to do is answer one simple question. We've opened this competition up to everyone in the world! As long as people outside of Mainland UK understand that a small charge will need to be made to enter. (Roughly £6 Europe and £15 for USA) Good luck!

Also feel free to check out our Plastic Art brochure.

Queen Visits Leicester

Last month, The Queen made a stop off in our home town of Leicester to tour some of our newest buildings. Six years since she last paid visit to the country, her Royal Highness came a visit some of Leicesters latest creations - the Highcross Shopping Centre, The Curve theatre and a new Leicester University building. Arriving by her royal carriage in Leicester's London Road, the visit took her past our HQ a few minutes up the road.

At WHoArtNow however, we were most interested in her stop, and official opening of the Leicester Grammar School Complex just outside the city Centre.

Back in the summer of 2008, the headmaster of LGS contacted us with a brief. In moving from their city centre location to a new purpose built site meant they would be losing a lot of their history. We were commissioned to photograph some of the older historic parts of LGS, and produce some Canvas Art to hang in the reception.

As you can see from the image (right) the finished product looked fantastic hanging over the gap. The head master and all of the staff were very happy with the quality of the art work. Sadly though, we could not get a comment from the Queen or Prince Phillip!

Introducing Framed Art From WHoArtNow

Here at WHoArtNow we are always designing now artwork to add to our catalogue. Now were into 2009 we've launched framed art.

Taking some of our most popular images, we print them on Hahnemuhle textured 320gsm Acid Free Archive Museum paper which is one of the highest quality paper available. Many regard this as the best printing paper you can buy today.

To launch this range, we've chosen 3 frames that best suit our current style. The Gold Leaf Fame (see right) is the over the top frame. It's bold and ornate and works perfectly with out 2009 Interior Trend Prediction Timeless Curve. These frames are made from Fir-Wood with a Red-wood face and a MDF backing.


Next up is the Matt Black frame. This is the generic black faced MDF backed frame. It might be popular but that's only because of just how many different styles of artwork work in this frame.

The black frame is a solid 2" wide all the way round, Images come with a range of border sizes depending on the base colours of the images. The Manga image (left) is a dark image so has a small white border.

The Matt Black Frame works well in Timeless Curve, but can also work with Let's Play depending on your choice of colours. It's worth noting that the black frame does not work with all colours, browns clash.


Last but by no means least is the Solid Oak Frame. This 2" wide solid oak frame has no MDF backing, it's the real deal. Each frame is unique because of differences in grain, and of course knots!

This classic frame works well with organic images, especially photographs. Designing an interior around our 2009 Interior Trend Homemade? Well this is the frame for you as you can see by the sunflower photo (right)

All frames use real glass to help keep your image from UV fade and to help with keeping it looking clean.

At present, we have a small selection of our artwork in the Framed Art Prints section, this will grow over time. If you like an image off the website, but you don't see it in the framed section, give us a call and we'd be happy to print and frame any image. We are also accepting custom image commissions for framed art.

How To Sell Your Art (pt3)

How To Sell Your Art (pt3)

Continuing the article on selling your art, comes the third part in this series. Outlining briefly some of the v2.0 websites that as an artist, you can utilise to get your art out there to achieve notoriety, and even earn you some dollar.

DevinatART

DeviantART is one of the biggest websites on the Internet, they've been going for a little over 8 years and as you maybe able to tell from their name, They specialise in art. Early on in 2008 they rocketed past the 50 Million deviation mark!(currently (October 2008) stand at a little over 66 Million) They regularly receive more than 20 Million Unique visitors each month and have over 7 million registered members. They often appear in Alexa top 100 websites for traffic and more importantly, reach between 0.5% and 1% of ALL Internet users! With traffic like that you can't afford to NOT have an account, after all, its free!

DeviantART also features a Print Shop where you can buy and sell art from the other users. Its a great feature of the site because it gives you an idea of how popular your art may become. The basic print shop account is free with a premium service on offer for a small fee. You do however get a wide range of media to sell on. Canvas prints, glossy photos and matte prints are all available and you can sell your art on any or all of them.

A premium Print account cost $30 (£15) for a year which may seem a lot, but you can make a lot more money. After base costs, you then take 50% of what's left for yourself.

Below is an example of the difference between a standard account and a premium print account.

Wrapped Canvas Image 40" x 30"

Standard account -

Base price - $167.93 (£70)

Cost to Buy - $285.50 (£145)

Your cut - $23.51 (£13)

Premium Account -

Base price - $167.93 (£70)

Cost to Buy - $285.50 (£145)

Difference - £117.57 (£60)

Your cut - $58.75 (£30)

You can't deny there is a huge difference in the amount you earn. There are other advantages to using the premium account, larger upload image for larger files, 3 months DeviantART subscription and the option to buy your own artwork at base costs make it an even better deal. Be cautious though, don't jump straight in with a premium account, start off with the standard account, make some friends, get some fans and watchers and when you get some sales invest in the premium account.

The Saatchi Gallery

The Saatchi gallery is one of the largest websites in the world (October 22nd 13:22 pm GMT – last 24 hours – 72,648,783 – Alexa ranked number 232) Even though its a .co.uk site, its open to all and its also free and very simple to use. There's no way of making money off the site, but its a great place to have an on-line portfolio especially with those kind of traffic figures. There's some very well known artists on there, as well as a large following of students who are trying to get some constructive criticism on their projects.

FlickR

This is another well known art and photography site. Originally designed to share photos around the world. Like the Saatchi Gallery, you can't sell through Flickr, but you can use it as a portfolio site or as an addition to a DeviantART account or your own web page or blog.

There are some great features including a slide show box you can mount on your own sight or blog. This allows the user to interact and scroll through your images easily, without taking up to much room. Flickr, like DeviantART gets on average 20 Million unique views a month so there's plenty of people out there to find your art, appreciate it and hopefully buy it!

Ebay

One of the most well known websites in the world. You can of course sell anything (within reason) on Ebay, its simple to set up and you may already have an account so selling could be really easy! There are of course drawbacks with Ebay.

Its not an art based site, this means that searching 'ART' in Ebay, you end up with over 400,000 individual auctions and obviously your art will get lost in there! You can attract people with more defined and specific key words, but that's a lot of art (and after spending 3 minutes looking, I do use that term "Art" loosely!) There's nothing against selling on Ebay, but if you plan to take this route, set up a portfolio site first, get some fans and find out if anyone would be interested in buying your work. If you get a strong "yes" from your fans, post the auction and let them know about it. If you have people who already know your work looking, the price could go up more than you thought.

This site is great if you already have a lot of one off canvas art work that you want to sell.Use the money from any sale to invest in your own site or more materials and supplies for any future products. You need to treat your art as a business and more often than not, most of the money in a new business goes straight back into the company to help it grow.

Oriental Interior Design 09 Range

So we've got another range for 2009, squeezed in at the end of 2008. This one is set to be hot for 2009, Oriental Sweetness is all about Eastern Inspired Art, Oriental themed decor & artwork. The full range of Oriental Art can seen here and also check out our Interior Design Trend that we produced earlier this year.

"Oriental Sweetness" is exactly what is says it is, Asian & Oriental influences, delicately combined to form a killer Eastern inspired Interior. Vintage floral Japanese textiles are key here, forming striking, yet subtle clean & simple shapes. The colour palette for Oriental Sweetness is all about strong vibrant colours like burgundy, deep reds and moody purples (see the striking Black Leaf Rose, left) which you can contrast with brighter tones for accents colours. Base colours can be made up from deep earthy colours. Remember, Bold is beautiful. As your colour base, we recommend off-whites to give a majority cover and some clean contrasting lines.

Oriental and Japanese floral designs have always been orientated around very minimal block colours and flat earthy tones to give a bold, simplistic image. In fact, Oriental art with it's minimal approach could be compared to Pop art, but centuries earlier. Simple shapes are the key focal point to a design, no detail is necessary with this simple yet very elegant & understated style. Stand out canvas art will also add a level of personal input. But think carefully about what you want.

Don't be shy here - accessorise with some really bold primary colours & try sourcing some interesting oriental side pieces. You might also consider some subtle metallic's. Chrome light switches and plug sockets highlight the subtle tones of whites and blacks. There are no limits to what you can do! If you want Oriental Decors, we recommend Recreated home furnishings made from Vintage Japanese Floral Textiles. You could also try certain Auction Sites for Oriental room accessories. For the ultimate, and if you fancy splashing out, we would recommend some reclaimed teak Chinese furniture. Vintage reclaimed Chinese furniture is big at the minute, watch it's emergence in 2009, we recon it's going to get bigger.

So, onto the art now.. Traditional Japanese colours are prevalent here. You are looking at stark primary colours - bold blues and brash reds - contrasted with earthy and textured backgrounds - Check the "Trad Japanese" Print (left) and Japanese Blossom (above) for the more authentic Oriental art.For more soft and delicate Oriental art, check the Oriental Sweetness beautiful brushed strokes and pastel tones, you might also want to check Eastern Stamens (right) for some classic floral art with vibrant almost citrus colours, with an Eastern twist.

Over the last 4 years at WHoArtNow we've really pushed Japanese Art in particular, seeing a niche market, but for 2009 we believe its only going to get more popular. Watch this space for more, 2009 is only around the corner now.. Feel free to subscribe to this news blog and as usual, hit us up if you would like any bespoke artwork or you have any briefs for us to work to.

Frazier Boyd: New Exhibitions & new Range

As a bit of a pre-launch to my new range with WHoArtNow (it is coming soon, just fine tuning everything) I thought I'd tell you about some of my work, being exhibited in the public domain.

I've got a some exhibitions cracking off at the in London next weekend, 4th, 5th and 6th December. The Venue is the Shoreditch Town Hall, the exhibition is by the East End Arts crew, and called One Ton Show. The work will be based around the theme of 'London Lyrics'.

I've Also got a Solo Exhibition up at Alley in Nottingham. It's a quality, intimate venue, & I've got some framed prints, in the gold Stately frames, and a selection of BOYD originals too, all produced on canvas. The concept behind the artwork is to try and replicate and re-create what I've been doing on the streets lately and putting it on canvas, so it's all about working into loads of multiple layers of texture, and scratching back into them to create a rough, worn and weathered style..

If you fancy popped down, Alley is a great little Vegan Cafe Bar in Nottingham. Check it out, as the Exhibition is drawing to a close now, been up since October.. So if you want to check it, get down to Cannon Court, LongRow West, Nottingham/// 01159551013 for more info.



Peace out, and I'll be in touch soon, with a new range of exclusive framed prints and canvas art.

How To Sell Your Art (pt2)

On-line E-Tailers

Being an on-line E-tailer specialising in canvas art, we are regularly contacted by artists and designers interested in selling their art and images. Some are interested in selling one off pictures,whilst others are interested in selling the image rights of their art for re-production purposes. Depending on a deal you can make with an on-line E-tailer, this second option is often the most lucrative.

When approaching a company, act professional. Either email or call them to enquire weather they accept outside artwork. If you intend on emailing them, introduce yourself including a short bio about you and your art. Most say you should add in any training you have in art, but personally I don't look for training, some of the best artists I've met have none or little, there just naturally gifted or hard working! Always include a link to your on-line portfolio or website so the company can see your artwork, if they respond you can at least hope for some compliments or constructive criticism. Under no circumstances must you mention money in the original contact and if your art may be offensive in any way (e.g. nudes or political motivated art) mention this in the email before the link to your site. Some companies won't sell certain so as to not offend potential customers.

So what kind of deal might you expect to get? It all depends on the company involved, and the profit margins on the products and images. Some will offer to buy images out right for a fixed fee (e.g. £20 or $40) and they are then free to sell your image as many times as they can. You will of course not get paid until the first image has sold. The other option is percentage or fixed rate per canvas sold. For example, if you get a deal where you get £10 ($20) for the image up front, then a small amount per image sold you stand to make a lot more money. Some companies will offer a bonus payment or increased percentage if your art sells a set number of images. For example, sell 10 and get another £10 ($20). This is only an example and should not be taken as gospel, if a company decides to sell your artwork they'll come up with the payment and you'll need to agree with it. Don't set your sites too high as a beginner, if the company is selling canvas prints for £100 ($200) don't expect to be taking a massive percentage of this, they have a lot of overheads and there doing as much as they can to sell your work.

Selling on-line through an E-tailer has its advantages. Help improve your chances of selling your images by marketing your images on the E-tailers site. Through your own site, forums, communities, social book marking sites and even emails you can increase traffic and hopefully sales of your images. This will mean you receive more money, and so does the company selling your artwork. This then might result in an increase in the cut you receive from each sale. Work hard at marketing your artwork and you'll see more money coming in.The E-tailer should also be marketing their whole site and with new artists comes new ways for them to market their site. With both parties marketing the images you should both see a nice return.

Like real world galleries, have a look through the sites you intend on approaching before you approach them to see if they sell similar styles to your own or have a wide range of art without your 'niche' currently available.

Driving on-line traffic to your Art

Marketing websites is big business at the moment but its not as hard as you may think. Its all about getting the maximum possible viewers for the smallest outlay. After setting up an on-line portfolio you want to start doing some SEO (Search Engine Optimization) to promote yourself. This will give Google (the largest search engine on the Internet) a better chance to see you, and see how relevant your images is to specific searches. The more relevant it thinks you are, the higher you will be placed in the search results.

The best places to start are social bookmarking

sites (Digg, Mixx and Stumble Upon all have an Image Upload) and you can always Stumble on your own site. Getting on these sites has a 2 fold effect, firstly it can help get some traffic to your site and secondly it helps you get some of the crucial back-links to your URL. Another great tip for anyone with images Is to make sure they are correctly tagged up (Alt tags - height and width description tag) This helps Google know what the

image is and helps you get a higher placing on Google images which is a potential gold mine.

If you have a unique style of process to your artwork, write some articles on it. The best thing about art is its much easier to create a fully interactive web 2.0 web site. This again helps with your SEO as Google is open to giving higher ranks in its search engine to sites which give a user interaction. Make some videos of you painting in your style and upload them to You-Tube. Add images, lots and lots (of correctly Alt tagged) images. Search around for some open source interactive flash add-on's so you can let your views get into your site, hopefully come back and most importantly, buy your work!

Video Games Range Launched - More Retro Art

We've got another new canvas art range for you, fresh from the predominately right sided brains of our resident Artists. This time it's all about classic video games & the amazing CGI invention, the pixel. The range will develop as usual with new Art and designs being added "as and when", but to kick it all off, we've focused on some of the more iconic pixilated hero's that have graced the screens of our arcade machines, TVs and monitors. If you remember the original Atari games consoles, the old skool Namco Arcade machines & the first wave of Nintendo machines to come out of Japan in the late 80's, then this range could be for you. The range has got 80's nostalgia written all over it, after all, these were the icons for a generation. The first wave of kids that would find enjoyment in sitting in front of a screen of hours, playing away contentedly, decades before the Internet was invented and we are now all at it!

The range of canvas designs is not strictly 80's by any stretch, it is moving into the early 1990's with Art like the heavily pixilated"Tetris" design. A Bold spectrum of block colours stretched over a extra long canvas, ideal for injecting a bit of colour into a contemporary room, the length would be well suited to sitting above a sofa in any living space.

In terms of classic video games, the range wouldn't be complete without the original and the best: PacMan himeself. People always seem to forget that it wasn't just Pac-Man, the other pixilated monsters that he did battle with were just as iconic. Which is why we have not just focused on him, and designed ranges on them all - check the "Pac-Man Family" for example. Simplistic, stripped down, and minimal, it seems to make a bigger statement than most designs. Less is more after all. If you are feeling a bit more adventurous, the "Pac-Man Quad" is another option, especially if you like the idea of spreading the art across a few canvases. My personal favourite of the Pac-Man range is this original design which has been produced for us called "Pinky Pac-Man" It's even more minimal, but the simple pink / blue colours just seem to do it for me..

Namco Arcade is a bit of pixataied block colour again, based on a graphic actually taken off an old Namco Arcade machine, Circa 1988. It's been re-drawn and re-designed, and produced on this square box canvas.

To round it off and take us into the 1990's, the range wouldn't be complete without the the Nintendo creation, Mario. This was one of the most successful video game characters ever made, with games still been made today. We have honoured his creation with a serious of carefully sculpted block pixilated designs which do his little pixilated figure justice. There are a few of these designs, we are feeling the Mario Quad, if you are bold enough to split him over a series of four canvases, this could be the one you've been looking for.

So, that's it for now, as I promosied, more designs will follow, probably in 2009 now. If you can't wait until then, and you have to tell us that you need an iconic video game characture on canvas, just let us know, and we'll try and make your wish come true. We're not Jimmy Saville & we are not Father Christmas, but we can knock up a design or two - now that's something that you can believe in(!) You can subscribe to this news blog to stay on top of the art that we are putting out, as usual, get in touch if you need any bespoke work doing.