Jigsaw Puzzle Artists
Do you pay attention to the Artist when you buy your jigsaw puzzles? I'll admit the Artist's name is usually not first and foremost for most of the ones I have purchased. But as my jigsaw puzzle hobby grew I have learned a lot about the artists who do have their creativity sold in the form of puzzle products. I get the feeling from many Group members that Artists play a significant role in their hobby selection. Some have even gathered Artists as a specific section of their collection (a little rhyme there .....heehee). I have done the same. Here are some of my favorite jigsaw puzzle Artists but it is not my compete list. Anie Maltais Lori Schory John Padlo Carole Gordon
M.C. Escher Eric Dowdle Josephine Wall Robert Bateman
Paul Palnik Antônia Sobral Dee Rogers Lucas Vandecar
Check out these little tid-bits I have discovered about Artist's jigsaw puzzles. There is the traditional Artist with paint and brushes displaying some very historical scenes. There is the digital Artist using computers to create some of the most stunning images. There is the photographer Artist capturing the world in it's finest second! There is the project Artist who develops or produces physical objects or items in the form of jigsaw puzzle pieces and shapes. Some Artist's will manufacture their own merchandise then market it for sale. Some artists will sell their images to jigsaw puzzle companies for a certain period of time also known as licensing (say 3-4 years). That is how you can see the same image produced by two different jigsaw puzzle companies. Manufacturing companies will pay a percentage of sales to the Artist. Here is a great website titled Art Law. For more information click this link: ART LAW There is a whole world of photos that are produced into jigsaw puzzles annually. Many come in what I refer to as ‘party-pack’ puzzles which are usually a box of 4, or 6 or 10 puzzles in one box. And the images are usually quite stunning. That said, I have discovered over time that many photo images can be tricky to assemble, not impossible but tricky due to the shading within the photo. You won’t really notice it on the image shown on the box but when assembling it, some can plainly see the difference in the shading. I have even had some puzzles where the shade difference is quite outstanding. For the purpose of this section, I have divided the Artist's jigsaw puzzles into the four Categories; PUZZLE HOBBY TIPS AND TRICKS
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