The Collector’s Guide

A curated guide to collecting, understanding, and living with Nudicci prints. Whether you’re buying your first print or trying to understand paper, editions, framing, and value, this guide brings the essentials together in one place.

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The essentials for first-time collectors: print quality, limited editions, and framing. These articles will help you understand what makes a good print, how limited editions work, and how presentation and framing affects the way we perceive art.

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What Makes a Good Print?
What Makes a Good Print?

What quality really means in paper, detail, finish, and overall presentation. This guide is here to help you uncover what truly goes into creating an art print, how to choose the perfect piece for your space, and what makes a print worth your investment.

What is a Limited Edition Print?
What is a Limited Edition Print?

Limited edition prints usually cost more than open editions. But why is that? What really sets them apart from just “high-quality” art? Is it all just a marketing trick, or is there something real? If there is real value, then what are the assumptions, expectations, and ideas behind the whole concept of a limited edition that make people willing to pay a premium? Great questions! Let’s dig in.

The Art of Framing or Why Bad Framing Kills Great Art.
The Art of Framing or Why Bad Framing Kills Great Art.

Bad framing kills great art. Framing is a powerful tool that shapes how we see and feel about a piece. It’s the difference between simply hanging something on a wall and turning it into a bold statement. The right frame can transform a simple print into true art.

BUYING AND COLLECTING

For choosing well and buying with more confidence. A practical guide to size, quality, editions, and value. These articles focus on size, quality levels, edition types, and the logic behind value in printmaking. A good place to start if you’re deciding what to buy or trying to understand the difference between formats and tiers.

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The Limited Edition Mindset: Why Artists Limit Their Work
The Limited Edition Mindset: Why Artists Limit Their Work

For many artists releasing work as a limited edition is both a creative and strategic decision. It’s a way to control how the work enters the world and how it’s perceived and valued in an oversaturated art market. A strong limited edition strategy ties together the number of prints, the price point, and the presentation into a single story. It highlights quality and exclusivity, establishing the artwork’s value both artistically and financially.

Edition Types Explained - One-Offs, Limited Editions, and Open Editions
Edition Types Explained - One-Offs, Limited Editions, and Open Editions

Generally, there are three main types of prints: one-offs, limited editions, and open editions. You can think of them as one, some, and unlimited copies. Each category has its own subtypes and nuances. Let’s take a closer look at what each one includes.

A Guide to Print Sizes and Quality Levels at NUDICCI
A Guide to Print Sizes and Quality Levels at NUDICCI

Whether you’re just starting out or building a serious collection, we have something to suit your needs. From affordable professional prints to high-end premium pieces. Every artwork is designed to cater to different spaces, tastes, and budgets. Read on to learn more…

PRINTMAKING & MATERIALS

For understanding how a print becomes a physical object. Techniques, paper, coatings, and the physical craft behind the print. This section covers the process behind the print, from techniques and paper choices to coatings, weight, and thickness. Best for readers who want to understand the craft, not just the result.

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How Paper Weight and Thickness Affect a Print
How Paper Weight and Thickness Affect a Print

There are three main metrics directly affect how a printed image will look: paper coating, weight (measured in GSM – grams per square meter), and thickness (measured in microns). These influence how the ink sits, how colors

The 3 Most Common Printmaking Techniques Explained
The 3 Most Common Printmaking Techniques Explained

In this article, I want to introduce a framework for understanding art production that might change how you look at art as a whole. It developed gradually in my mind as I went through various printmaking courses and noticed how certain methods shared similar principles and values, while others though producing similar visual results relied on completely different processes…

What Goes Into a Print, and Why Most Aren't That Great
What Goes Into a Print, and Why Most Aren't That Great

It used to be that all photographs were prints. Today, however, most photographers no longer print their work, and printing is too often dismissed as unworthy of a ‘serious’ artist. Yet understanding the full chain of value creation in printing could change how prints are seen and valued—by collectors and photographers alike.

Paper, Part II: How Inkjet Coatings Shape Print Quality
Paper, Part II: How Inkjet Coatings Shape Print Quality

In Part I, we followed the 2,000-year journey of papermaking, from its origins in ancient China to today’s advanced inkjet papers. Now, in Part II, we explore how modern technology is reviving old innovations and giving them new life: inkjet coatings.

Paper, Part I: The Medium of Art
Paper, Part I: The Medium of Art

Without paper, a digital photograph is just another content—something to swipe past. Paper turns it into art, into a physical object that shares space with us, demands attention, and holds its own weight in the world. But what is paper, really? Just a surface or a medium, a message or the messenger?

FRAMING AND DISPLAY

For the moment after the print arrives. How to frame the work well and make it live properly in a space. How a work is framed and displayed changes how it lives in a room. These articles focus on framing choices, presentation, and the difference those decisions make.

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Nielsen and Halbe: Probably the Two Best Frame Brands in Europe
Nielsen and Halbe: Probably the Two Best Frame Brands in Europe

Out of every question we get post-sale, one keeps rising to the top: what frames do you recommend? My two favourite manufacturers are Nielsen and Halbe, both German, and both chosen for the same reason: quality. Yet they've taken very different approaches…

The Art of Framing or Why Bad Framing Kills Great Art.
The Art of Framing or Why Bad Framing Kills Great Art.

Bad framing kills great art. Framing is a powerful tool that shapes how we see and feel about a piece. It’s the difference between simply hanging something on a wall and turning it into a bold statement. The right frame can transform a simple print into true art.

COLLECTION SPOTLIGHTS

Essays tied to specific Nudicci collections and releases. A closer look at selected Nudicci series and releases. A closer look at selected series, their ideas, and what makes them distinct within the wider Nudicci universe.

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Inside BBB: Nudicci’s Large-Format Limited Edition Series
Inside BBB: Nudicci’s Large-Format Limited Edition Series

Big, Bold, and Beautiful, or BBB, as we call them — is a limited-edition series of large-format prints. Each edition comprises roughly 15 copies, spread across a range of sizes. But the concept behind BBB isn't about luxury, exclusivity, or rarity. It's about…

EXTERNAL RESOURCES

Where can I learn more about print papers?

If you want to get a feel for the paper surfaces used most often in the lab, this video is a good place to start. And if you’re interested in fine art printing, start here. If you want to get a bit more technical these two videos by Keith Cooper are great: How to test a new paper for your art and photo prints and B&W fine art prints.

Where can I see more about photogravure technique?

There are many resources and videos about photogravure - some focus on the process, others on the concept. This video offers a good introduction to the technical side. There are also videos of artist explaining their processes here and here.

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