Lisa Woodward Art

Finished painting workflow

🔲   Sign the work

🔲 Document your artwork:

◻️   In EXCEL SPREADSHEET:

  • Assign a unique code number for each piece.

  • Note the title, completion date, dimensions, media, substrate   

◻️   In PHOTOS:

  • Create album/ sub folder with code number and title (easy to search later)

🔲  Photograph original work as a high quality, high resolution JPEG.

◻️  Create duplicates from this original photo (on Mac, use Preview app), save with new file names, and add to PHOTOS album/ sub folder– per below:

  •     Original image - Code_PaintingTitle_hi-res.jpeg (eg. 2032_LifeMaps_hi-res.jpeg)

  • Thumbnail image (~ 300 pixel) - Code_PaintingTitle_thumb.jpeg

  • Web ready image ( ~ 2000 pixel) - Code_PaintingTitle_web.jpeg

◻️ Create additional images as desired

  • In situ image using Art Rooms/ InSitu app

  • Close ups / detail images

  • Framed

🔲  Upload images to website, social media posts, etc.

🔲   Finish / varnish painting (do this after photos to avoid problems with reflection)

🔲   Label on the back - title, date, your name, contacts

🔲   Frame if required

🔲   Add hanging hardware if required