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If you would like to offer limited editions of your images, here are some tips on what a Certificate of Authenticity should have. Add more if you want but don’t turn a simple certificate into a book with too much info – Keep it simple.
Here are the main items you should have…
- Your name
- Your contact details, web site and email address. I don’t recommend your personal address for security reasons.
- Image Title
- Edition Number – displayed something like… 5/100
- Substrate – this is the paper or canvas on which the image is printed.
- Your Signature
- Optional – a copy of the image.
Below is a copy of the Art House Reproductions Limited Edition Prints Warranty. You can use the same words as they are or confirm any changes with us in writing first.
Your Certificate of Authenticity is proof that this is a genuine reproduction approved by the artist and part of a Limited Edition.
All Art House Reproductions are covered by a lifetime warranty. While we use the finest materials available
there are factors outside our control that can have an effect on any piece of art such as lighting conditions,
humidity and temperature.
If this reproduction loses its vibrancy or colour or is damaged in any way, we will replace it for 50% of its
current list price provided the print is returned to us with this certificate. Any replacement must first be
authorized by the artist then re-signed after printing. Please contact the artist, Art House Reproductions or the
business from which you purchased this reproduction if you have any questions.
What size should a Certificate be?
There are no specific legal or other requirements for Certificates so the only limitation is your imagination. I would recommend you limit the size to either DL or A5.
Signing your Certificates and Reproductions…
Obviously your Certificate must be signed by you to prove Authenticity. But what about your prints? Digital images or photographic images are usually hand-signed once printed or you can use a digital signature created when you prepare the file for printing. The choice is yours.
Art Reproductions are a little different in that the artist will sign the original and this signature will appear on the reproduction. Here are the usual options for dealing with signatures on art reproductions…
- Leave the original signature on the painting and add a second signature or initials and a number on the image for prints on paper or canvas.
- Leave the original signature on the painting and add a second signature or initials and a number in the white border area of a paper print.
- Don’t sign the original before we photograph it or have us digitally remove the signature from the file to have only one signature and a number on the final image.
How many should you have in an Edition?
That’s entirely up to you. The number is the only issue here. A Limited Edition is limited in terms of numbers. You may want to offer several sizes in the one edition. You may want to offer both canvas and paper prints in the editions. That’s up to you. Remember that the fewer there are the more they are worth and obviously if you have a smaller edition the collectible value is higher.
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