Parents who are running out of space on refrigerators and bulletin boards to showcase their children's artwork, but can't stand the thought of parting with their creations, have a new option for preserving their tots' masterpieces. Artimus Art publishes beautiful custom hardcover portfolios of children's artwork and hosts online galleries to share the images with select family and friends—or the whole world.
Part website, part publishing company, Artimus Art offers packages beginning at USD 155, which includes a 55-page book and 70 webhosted images. Customers receive a return postage-paid portfolio for sending in the artwork. Once pieces are scanned and uploaded, customers can begin organizing their images through a simple click-and-drag process on artimus.com. A template guides them to set details such as the font for the book’s cover. As soon as it's ready, the custom book—suitable for displaying on any coffee table or bookshelf—is delivered to the customer’s home. And online galleries never expire, so users can continue to browse and share images for years to come. There's even a public art gallery where aspiring Rembrandts and Monets can publish their work for the world to see.
Customers can also choose to have images converted to oil masterpieces, using a special canvas treatment, for just USD 99. Of course the potential merchandise that might be adorned with images of the artwork is endless. So, entrepreneurs thinking of duplicating and expanding on this concept should take note. Another obvious enhancement would be to let customers scan the art themselves and send it electronically, avoiding the hassle of shipping and alleviating any worries about precious originals getting lost in the mail. And, last but not least, don’t forget the art book and web portfolio market for artists who have long since put away their crayons and fingerpaints. ;-) (Related: Everyone's publisher and Self-publishing via email.)
Website: www.artimusart.com
Contact: info@artimus.art.com
Spotted by: Laura Bond Williams
You may want to check out Artsonia. They have an easier model; hook the school on uploading the artwork and then have people buy the objects with the printed images.
I have found a solution that is a digital slideshow on DVD, which for me, is better than a pile of books. They can also deal with the 3-D art projects and ceramics that are so hard to store. Check out www.theartarchives.com. They offer a backup DVD and backup CD of all photos all for one price. They can also create iPod and iPhone files to be shared with friends and family.
There is another company, Petite Picasso, located in Long Island that preserves children's artwork as well. They are not as commercial which is nice considering how personal your children's artwork can be. They use the same idea with the books but offer so much more and have real designers working for them. Go to their website: www.petitepicasso.com
There is another company, Petite Picasso, located in Long Island that preserves children's artwork as well. They are not as commercial which is nice considering how personal your children's artwork can be. They use the same idea with the books but offer so much more and have real designers working for them. Go to their website: www.petitepicasso.com
I've tested out Artimus Art and wow! what a product. The professionally mastered artwork transformed into a gorgeous book was so easy. They sent me a box and all the shipping was included in the price. There was no sorting and labeling artwork before I sent it, I did it all online. You just click and drag the image in order, choose your cover image and color, then it's done. This company is geared towards professional busy parents, not the scrapbooking ones. Who's got time to sort through all that stuff?
All the graphic design work is done by true professionals and it's very personalized. They even sent my daughter a note on the web account telling her how great her art was!Then we sent her art gallery to her grandmother. She loved it!
.And like Artsonia, they have a public art gallery to post kids' art.
5 Stars for Artimus Art!
-Angela Murdock
I've tested out Artimus Art and wow! what a product. The professionally mastered artwork transformed into a gorgeous book was so easy. They sent me a box and all the shipping was included in the price. There was no sorting and labeling artwork before I sent it, I did it all online. You just click and drag the image in order, choose your cover image and color, then it's done. This company is geared towards professional busy parents, not the scrapbooking ones. Who's got time to sort through all that stuff?
All the graphic design work is done by true professionals and it's very personalized. They even sent my daughter a note on the web account telling her how great her art was!Then we sent her art gallery to her grandmother. She loved it!
.And like Artsonia, they have a public art gallery to post kids' art.
5 Stars for Artimus Art!
-Angela Murdock
I have used another company called The Picasso Kid, www.thepicassokid.com. They also make beautiful books using the artwork and it was really easy. I just sent them the artwork. I like the personalization on the dust jacket. The books don't take up much space at all and I love sharing them with family. No more art clutter for me!
For anyone looking for a professional company and product, Artimus Art is the leader. This is a company with innovation at the helm. Having checked out these other companies, they just seem to be copy cats lagging far behind. Taking your child's artwork and turning it into a beautiful hard cover book that is personalized, customized and a quality far beyond any other company out there is what artimusart is about. The best part is that instructions on "how to do it" is not two pages long. Just purchase a package and when the box arrives with the return label, all you do is put the art in it and send it off. Then customers get an email indicating that the images have been posted on a private web gallery where you order and customize the book. You can send the gallery art to friends and family as an album or an e-card greeting. You can now even order a high resolution DVD of your child's artwork files as additional archiving and if that's not enough, you can turn any image into a painting on Canvas. This company is the future of kid art archiving and in my opinion, the most innovative business model. Web 2.0, kid art style.
I just stumbled across this blog while researching my company and I must comment! There is a reason why my company has much more instruction on how to order a book...quite simply, my books are much, much, much more custom made. I am just finding out about Artimus Art through this wonderful blog(!) and I must say, I too am in awe at the ease of their process. I think it is so great and I wish my process was that simple. But with that ease comes a limit to what you can expect from the end result. The end result of my books are so personalized, not something you are able to order through Artimus Art. I accept orders from all over the world, pictures of the child are absolutely allowed and encouraged (how can I not put in a photo of the little cutie that made all of the wonderful art!) Parents have the option to print as many captions as they would like, to describe what their child was drawing or thinking. Of course you can use your own box to send your art, because I accept every type of art you can imagine (sculptures, huge pieces, framed pieces, you name it...I preserve it) there is a good chance the art would not fit in a standard box. Want to upload your own images and send them that way...great...I love that...just make sure the quality meets my requirement! Honestly the list goes on of how I differ from Artimus Art. I speak with the parents throughout the process to really capture the child's personality. I will admit that Artimus Art may very well be the better choice for parents who are too busy to worry about all of the customization, but Petite Picasso is the company geared towards parents who do have the time to work with me to create a book that is truly a work of art in itself. I have artists and graphic designers who help me to create these masterpiece books and we take so much pride in our books that I could keep typing all night! So I know there is room for both Artimus Art and Petite Picasso. We service two very different clients and we are both needed to meet all of these parents needs. Obviously the person who wrote the last blog (Sessy) was attempting to shoot Petite Picasso down, but take a look at my website (www.petitepicasso.com) and I think you will quickly see how passionate I am about preserving children's art down to the very last detail. You can also order a dvd of your child's work, their art blown up or scaled down onto beautiful art paper or canvas, I have great children's art supplies, custom paintings of your child's favorite little stuffed animals, custom framing and more! Come take a look and Sessy, it is wonderful that you can speak so highly of Artimus Art, they deserve it, but it is not necessary to try to destroy the reputation of a company that you know nothing about. Did you know about my charity? I make books free of charge for parents who have lost children. I'm a good person on a mission to save as many little masterpieces before fading away. Not trying to copy the ease at which Artimus Art does books. So please think before typing next time. I am not a copy cat lagging far behind. If you think preserving your child's art should be a simple process that takes no thought than you are right, you are not my type of client. BTW...I spent 6 months researching the quality of paper, ink, etc...before launching my company, so please don't talk about quality until you have one of my books in your hands. I hope 2009 is more positive for you than 2008 was....and I hope if you ever try to start a company that nobody does what you are doing. It's not nice to try to squash people. Have a wonderful evening!
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