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Taos Art Online Artist Information

Taos Art Online, an online gallery, showcases works by Taos area artists like YOU! We provide a web presence for artists who are looking to promote their creative endeavors. Each artist has an individual website that displays images of their work along with "artist bio" information. Best of all, this site features secure shopping, so customers may purchase your art at any time. Original art is displayed in categories such as watercolor and oil paintings, pottery, jewelry, photography, weaving, and more. There is also a category for giclée (fine art) prints, so you may also offer prints of your original work at a lower price. These can be limited editions or unlimited editions.

Eliminate the hassle of designing and maintaining your own website and handling artwork sales and shipping. Taos Art Online will do it for you!

Taos Art Online is a service provided by Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc.

Your Website

We will set up an individual website for you with the address "www.yourname.taosartonline.com." You can promote this name to anyone, including potential customers and current collectors of your work. People can also get to your site from the main "www.taosartonline.com" site. The site follows a standardized design that includes up to twelve images (four minimum) of individual pieces of artwork created by you that is available for sale. It also includes an "artist's bio" that gives your background, training, contact information, and galleries that represent other pieces of your work (Taos Art Online may edit this for space restrictions or content.). You may substitute any of the images (after the four minimum) with additional artist information and/or photos (for example, various processes you use in your work or a picture of you creating your art).

Get Started

To get started, we will need the following from you:

(1) Digital files of your artwork for your website. Digital file types we can accept are RGB or grayscale, TIFF, PSD, JPEG (with very little compression), or EPS. Digital pictures should have at least 600 pixels (1200 pixels preferred) on the long dimension. When you provide the digital files, we assume that they are clean, have the correct contrast and brightness, and have been color corrected to closely match the original to your satisfaction. If you would like us to do color correction, we can do that for an extra charge. We will need to see the original artwork for comparison. If you don't have digital files, there are a number of ways you can get them made. If you have a slide or photo of your artwork (11 X 17" or smaller), we can scan it for an additional charge. See the "Scanning" section for these prices. There are other places in Taos that can scan larger artwork. If you need a digital photograph taken of your artwork, we can do this for an additional charge. See the "Digital Photography" section for these prices.

(2) A completed "List of Artwork" form. Click the link to download this form. This gives us information about your artwork including title, description, price, size, etc. A sample form is available upon request.

(3) A completed "Artist's Information" form. Click the link to download this form. This gives us information about you including your "artist's bio", contact information, etc. A sample form is available upon request.

(4) A signed website "Sales Agreement." This is a brief, general sales agreement to clarify how sales on the website will work.

Click here to download this information.

You may also call, email, or stop by our office to receive these forms. Let us know if you have questions. We will be happy to assist you in completing this information.

To see and print a map of our location, click the map shown below.

Website Fees

Initial Website Setup Fee: $150.00. This includes the initial setup of your website as described above. All artwork images, Artist's Information form, List of Artwork, and signed Sales Agreement must be completed before work will be started by Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc. Fee is due upon submission of information. Prices are subject to change. This fee does not include scanning or digital photography done by Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc.

Quarterly Web Hosting Fee: $20.00. You will be billed quarterly. You may discontinue your website at any time by letting us know in writing. We will remove your website right away. If you do not pay the web hosting fees due, we assume that you no longer wish to have Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc. maintain your website and it will be removed after thirty (30) days. Prices are subject to change.

Changes to Website: Any changes to artwork images and/or information on your website after the initial website setup has been completed will be billed at $40.00 per hour with a $20.00 minimum fee. Changes include the addition of new artwork images or replacement of artwork images due to artist's request or due to a website sale. Prices are subject to change.

Website Sales Information

To ensure the safekeeping of your artwork, we feel it is best that you maintain inventory of your artwork until a website sale is made. At that time, we ask that you deliver the art to us within two business days. If the art requires crating, you have the option to directly deliver the artwork to the shipper within two days. We ask that all paintings and prints be signed by the artist. If you would like us to print the giclée prints, we will print them on demand as we receive an order (the artist will need to come in and sign the prints). The numbering of limited edition prints is the responsibility of the artist. All artwork that you submit to the website must be available for sale and not covered under any sales contract by another party that would prevent its sale on Taos Art Online by Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc. But you retain the right to sell your artwork on your own. Please notify us immediately and we'll remove that piece from your site (or mark it as sold at your discretion). We have made an effort to represent the artwork accurately in the images on the website, but due to the Internet, different monitors and computers, image colors may vary somewhat.

Payment to Artist

For any sale made on your website on Taos Art Online, Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc. will pay you 80% of the price of the artwork as stated in the description below the artwork image on the website taken from the "List of Artwork" form. You do not receive payment for any monies collected by Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc. for additional charges to customer for crating, packaging, handling, shipping, or insurance. If Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc. prints giclée prints of the artwork sold, the cost of the print will be deducted from your payment. Payments will be made no later than twenty (20) days following the sale (customer is allowed 10 days to return artwork if not satisfied).

Shipping Information

Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc. will package artwork in a careful and thorough manner in an attempt to avoid damage. We insure shipments of art for the full value, as stated on the List of Artwork form, and will include that expense in the shipping charge to the customer. If original artwork requires crating, we will add this cost to the shipping charge to the customer. Unstretched and unframed giclée prints printed by Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc. are shipped rolled or flat unless otherwise indicated by the artist. Shipping and insurance charges are added automatically at checkout. We mainly ship by UPS or truck freight, but will also ship by U.S. Mail, if required. Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc. is not responsible for damage during shipments.

Digital Art Services

Scanning $40.00 per hour/ $20.00 minimum

Transparencies/negatives:
4000 X 4000 dpi for 35 mm and 120/220 mm film or
1600 X 3200 dpi for 4 X 5"

Flat Artwork: 1600 X 3200 dpi up to 11 X 17"

Scanning includes 15 minutes image cleanup,
contrast and brightness adjustment,
plus digital image file saved on CD.

Any color correcting that is needed will be done at an extra charge.
We will need to see the original artwork for comparison.

Digital Photography $40.00 per hour/ $20.00 minimum

Digital photography of your artwork for use on a website.
This does not include photography of your artwork for giclée prints.
Price includes digital image file saved on CD.

Giclée Prints Call for prices

Our prints are made from the 24" Epson Stylus® Pro 7800 printer, a newly developed and improved model from its predecessor, the 7600. Based on the newest generation of pigment ink, the Epson UltraChrome K3™ incorporates eight new color pigments including three levels of black. This produces superior quality archival prints with color fidelity, scratch resistance, and color stability (when printed on Epson papers). For more information on inks, go to www.prographics.epson.com. We will make every effort to match the color of the digital file we receive from you, but it will not be exactly the same as the original. We can print up to a full 24" bleed printing at a resolution up to 1440 dpi. The paper is on rolls so the length is flexible. We stock Premium Photographic Luster paper for photographs and Somerset Velvet paper or canvas for art prints. Other papers are available. Prices do not include scanning. See scanning prices above for that service. We will provide interleaving sheets to protect the surface of the print.

Digital file types we can accept are RGB or grayscale, TIFF, PSD, JPEG, or EPS at a resolution of at least 180 dpi. Please flatten any layers and delete any additional alpha channels before submitting. CMYK files should be converted to RGB. When you provide the digital files, we assume that they are clean, have the correct contrast and brightness, and have been color corrected to closely match the original to your satisfaction. If you would like us to do color correction, we can do that for an extra charge. We will need to see the original artwork for comparison. If you do not have a digital file of your image, you will need to have your film or artwork scanned. We provide scanning up to the sizes listed above. Digital art service prices are subject to change.

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The contents of this website and any of the artwork herein may not be used in any way for any purpose in any medium other than for viewing the pages and images herein. Any reproduction or redistribution of the contents of this website either electronically or in print is a violation of the Copyright Law and may result in severe civil and criminal penalties, unless prior authorization has been obtained from Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc. and from the individual artists who hold copyright for each of their works. Tasa Graphic Arts, Inc., the webmaster, or any of the artists on the Taos Art Online website are neither liable nor responsible in any way for use of this website or anything which might result from such use.