Where to get cheap art prints locally?

[Leros]

I'm trying to get some art prints that I will then frame. I'd like to buy locally if possible though.

I found a store online called www.beyondthewall.com which is the perfect kind of store, but they don't have any local here.

Other than Deck the Walls (which I haven't been to before), I can't seem to find any store like this. Any suggestions?

 

[Lola]

What size are you looking for?

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: Lola
What size are you looking for?

A mixture of all sizes. Nothing much larger than 24x36, unless I can hang it in multiple frames.

 

[Lola]

You are going to think this is stupid, but I have had much success...

Go to a local bookstore, borders, barnes and noble, etc and go to the clearence section. look for art books, depending on what type of print you want. Most of the time, they (even the large books) have killer prices and are worth it to buy them and cut the prints out of the book. Also, a lot of the books are very big so you can find what you want and then some.

 

[Leros]

Originally posted by: Lola
You are going to think this is stupid, but I have had much success...

Go to a local bookstore, borders, barnes and noble, etc and go to the clearence section. look for art books, depending on what type of print you want. Most of the time, they (even the large books) have killer prices and are worth it to buy them and cut the prints out of the book. Also, a lot of the books are very big so you can find what you want and then some.

That's not a bad idea if I can find a book that has the style I like. Once I get some larger pictures in place, I might do that to fill in the smaller spaces.

I need to find some larger prints first though.

 

[Bryophyte]

They're usually everywhere on/around university campuses.

 

[lizardth]

I seem to remember the Old Pecan St Fest having some cool stuff, but it has been a few years since I've been. There is a list of vendors on the website...

 

[Fritzo]

Museum + cell phone cam + email + printer

 

[Epic Fail]

Thrift stores.

 

[richardycc]

online here http://www.artrev.com/

you can get this for free, just pay shipping:

http://www.artrev.com/art/deta...259&mid=62&original=No

 

[Injury]

I found out recently that my company does some of the printing for art.com.


When you run the presses at a print house, you do a few dozen (sometimes as many as a couple hundred) "make-ready" prints... which is essentially a press proof of a final product to show the customer, ensure the presses have been set up properly, no ink splatters, etc. 90% of the time these are flawless copies of the final that end up the recycle bin.


Jackpot.