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Forcade Associates Printing and Imaging Photography, Retouching, Photocomposition & Restoration - Graphics & Large Format Prints. Fine art prints on a variety of papers and fabrics.

Since 1977 we have provided imagery for any purpose – photography, illustration, 3D visualization, animation and video – for print, web and live presentation. We specialize in photo-restoration and retouching, and large format and fine art printing.

In 1977 having worked as everything from union laborer to a dental technician to support my artwork it finally dawned on...
11/01/2025

In 1977 having worked as everything from union laborer to a dental technician to support my artwork it finally dawned on me. I realized that my prospects of making it as a fine artist were unpredictable and for that unlikely at best. So, I decided to start my own company. Lately however, I’ve been musing about all this recalling I’ve been commissioned by more clients for more diverse projects and for more reasons than I can possibly recall. Anyway, I thought I’d post a just a few images from for all these years from what has grown into a something of a gargantuan heap – my version of the Cawker City Ball of Twine.

Treasured oil painting - Duplicated and printed on canvas and framed. Can you tell which one is the original? Paper copi...
25/11/2024

Treasured oil painting - Duplicated and printed on canvas and framed. Can you tell which one is the original? Paper copies for family members in two different sizes.

From iPhone photo to poster!
25/11/2024

From iPhone photo to poster!

THE BEST PRINT POSSIBLEOur experience fixing damaged pictures has given us a lot of practice at getting the most from an...
14/08/2024

THE BEST PRINT POSSIBLE
Our experience fixing damaged pictures has given us a lot of practice at getting the most from any image. This might be a photo that’s under or over exposed, one that is terribly grainy, or have any number of other problems. We work to improve every image we print to get the best print possible -- regardless of the finished size you want.

This project consisted of photos that required quite a bit of attention. They were Instagram-quality photos that needed to be made into very large exhibition-quality prints. They needed the grain removed, dark areas brightened, light areas darkened, color selectively adjusted, sharpness added, and enlarged.

Here are a couple of examples from the suite of 9 from this project. We enlarged them to 36” x 24” and printed on a beautiful satin-surface paper to enhance color and detail. We created crisp, vibrant, and richly detailed large prints from small originals that lacked color and clarity.

EXHIBITION QUALITY PRINTS ON CANVAS Prints on canvas are a perfect alternative to prints on paper. Since canvas may be c...
14/08/2024

EXHIBITION QUALITY PRINTS ON CANVAS
Prints on canvas are a perfect alternative to prints on paper. Since canvas may be coated and stretched over a standard inexpensive stretcher frame, you save time and money over traditional picture framing with a matte and glass. You also have the added benefit of not having the glare that results from glass.

We use exhibition quality and museum grade canvas along with pigment inks for maximum longevity, color and detail. We coat each canvas with a UV resistant lacquer. We provide stretched gallery-wrapped canvas prints ready to hang or we can make prints you can stretch and finish yourself.

FINE ART SERVICESThe Dole Institute of Politics wanted an exact copy of a portrait of Elizabeth Dole that hangs in the N...
21/11/2022

FINE ART SERVICES
The Dole Institute of Politics wanted an exact copy of a portrait of Elizabeth Dole that hangs in the National Gallery. They planned to hang it with their canvas portrait of Bob Dole. His portrait is on canvas in a gold leaf frame. As they planned to hang them together, we needed to make Elizabeth’s portrait exactly match Bob’s portrait for size, material, surface treatment and framing.

We sized, retouched and color corrected a photograph of the original. We then made numerous test prints on canvas, coated them with various finishes and compared them to Bob’s portrait to get an exact semi-matte canvas surface. Finally, we located a complementary gold leaf frame.

Marty Olson asked us to make a copy of his recent raven painting a 48" x 30" acrylic painting on canvas for a collector ...
14/07/2022

Marty Olson asked us to make a copy of his recent raven painting a 48" x 30" acrylic painting on canvas for a collector – he just couldn't part with it. The mix of neutral and vibrant color, detail and metallic paint made this one a challenge.

Here's Kathy again - still with masks - but, we are inside now. 👍 We provided her with another stretched canvas print fo...
06/02/2022

Here's Kathy again - still with masks - but, we are inside now. 👍 We provided her with another stretched canvas print for her client.

Another challenge! A before and after look at one our latest photo restoration projects.
30/11/2021

Another challenge! A before and after look at one our latest photo restoration projects.

Driveway consultation with mask and gloves. A client brought us a 90 year old crushed and faded photograph. Tim is discu...
20/07/2020

Driveway consultation with mask and gloves. A client brought us a 90 year old crushed and faded photograph. Tim is discussing the restoration project with the new clients in the driveway. The clients are in the car talking with Tim via phone. It works!

Marty O dropping off artwork to be photographed. We enjoyed some Facetime between our office and the client "safe room"....
10/07/2020

Marty O dropping off artwork to be photographed. We enjoyed some Facetime between our office and the client "safe room". Very fetching mask Marty!

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