Text has been added to the picture and I’ve now received the finished print from the printers. I’ve used Art4site for the first time. I have to say they were excellent. Prompt service and they were able to advise me on the best dimensions to keep the cost down. Also, they sent me a free sample pack of all their fine art papers. I went with a William Turner watercolour paper which is heavyweight at 300g /sqm and is nicely textured. The colour matching was excellent and the text has come out very crisp and clear. Well I’ve mounted the picture in a frame I made and I’ll be putting it in the Swindon Artists Forum gallery next week. I noticed that this week an unveiling of a new Blue Plaque at Arkells Brewery. Too late for this picture, but if I wanted to update it and add the new building it would be easy. I would just paint the new building by itself, scan and add to the existing picture with a bit of modification of the background. Another advantage preparing the picture in modules rather than painting it on a single large sheet.
