The Art of Naughty Dog Limited Edition

[toxicatom5]

Originally Posted by Romeo

I have ordered one of a kind art pieces from the before. Their packaging is some of the best I've ever seen. I can dig up some photos for you later if you'd like





Unfortunately it doesn't work on the art pieces. It does work on the book though.

That makes me feel good, thanks Romeo. No need to go through the trouble of uploading photos

Also, I ordered some art and the code worked on the art for me. It wasn't framed though, so maybe it's just that it doesn't work on their framed art? Hope you can get it to go through!

[Romeo]

Originally Posted by toxicatom5

That makes me feel good, thanks Romeo. No need to go through the trouble of uploading photos

Also, I ordered some art and the code worked on the art for me. It wasn't framed though, so maybe it's just that it doesn't work on their framed art? Hope you can get it to go through!

No worries on the photos. I think they're uploaded here somewhere, just have to find the links and I'm on mobile for the day.

I don't expect the discounts to work on the art. When I bought pieces from the FFX gallery from Nucleus in March they told me discounts weren't applicable to one of a kind pieces.



Edit: Nucleus packing/shipping photos from a Final Fantasy X piece I got from them earlier his year.


Photos galore:

[Juusuhako]

Originally Posted by 0329liuken

As far as I know, only the gallery and office ND store will be carrying this. As Ryan said before, treehouse and Nucleus will get half of the limited editions. Only 2000 available so it won't come to other retailers.

Oh, I guess I need to make up my mind then. :p (I assume when you say "office ND store" that its a store at their workplace)

I've also thought about buying an art piece, specifically: http://www.gallerynucleus.com/detail/17855 - but I read alot yesterday about the printing method which is "Giclee", and while some says it is far better than regular prints, some says it is nothing more than an "overpriced poster". (kinda like when you're paying more for "lingerie" rather than "underwear").

Does anyone know much about Giclee, or have Giclee prints themselves?

[Romeo]

Originally Posted by Juusuhako

Oh, I guess I need to make up my mind then. :p (I assume when you say "office ND store" that its a store at their workplace)

I've also thought about buying an art piece, specifically: http://www.gallerynucleus.com/detail/17855 - but I read alot yesterday about the printing method which is "Giclee", and while some says it is far better than regular prints, some says it is nothing more than an "overpriced poster". (kinda like when you're paying more for "lingerie" rather than "underwear").

Does anyone know much about Giclee, or have Giclee prints themselves?

Calling a giclee an overpriced poster is just like saying a painting is an overpriced drawing. It just doesn't make sense and truly is not comparable. The types of ink, type, and thickness of the paper all represent the quality of the piece. Just like the types of paint and medium vary in a painting.

Now for my own personal opinion on the Naughty Dog pieces, I have no interest in buying a one off giclee that is framed because there is simply no guarantee the piece couldn't be easily re-printed in the same form in the future. That is unless of course Gallery Nucleus has a CoA stating otherwise. With paintings and drawings you know you are getting the only one with no concern of reproduction.



This provides a good overview of a giclee:

http://www.ebay.com/gds/A-GICLEE-A-P...0938581/g.html

[Juusuhako]

Originally Posted by Romeo

Calling a giclee an overpriced poster is just like saying a painting is an overpriced drawing. It just doesn't make sense and truly is not comparable. The types of ink, type, and thickness of the paper all represent the quality of the piece. Just like the types of paint and medium vary in a painting.


This provides a good overview of a giclee:

http://www.ebay.com/gds/A-GICLEE-A-P...0938581/g.html

Cheers.

If anyone has ever bought outside of US, I would love to know if they had to pay customs charges. I've seen auctions (not from Nucleus) where it was included in the price, so the package went right through customs.

[Romeo]

Originally Posted by Juusuhako

Cheers.

If anyone has ever bought outside of US, I would love to know if they had to pay customs charges. I've seen auctions (not from Nucleus) where it was included in the price, so the package went right through customs.

No idea on customs unfortunately. I edited my reply to you before you responded with a bit more info.

[Juusuhako]

Originally Posted by Romeo

No idea on customs unfortunately. I edited my reply to you before you responded with a bit more info.

Yea, if the thing was handpainted and there was only one, it'd be a different story (and probably a different price aswell). What would be interesting to know is how many prints exactly they made, since its ..."uniqueness" would vary if there was only 10 as opposed to 10.000. I dont think they'll re-print them later, that would really upset the buyers of the first batch, which should also be the only.

But yea, digital art really isnt compareable to the real deal I guess, even if its been "hand drawn" on a drawing tablet.

Thanks.

[Treehouse_Ryan]

Originally Posted by 0329liuken

As far as I know, only the gallery and office ND store will be carrying this. As Ryan said before, treehouse and Nucleus will get half of the limited editions. Only 2000 available so it won't come to other retailers.

We have half, but Nucleus only has a few hundred, I think.

Also, if they can ship to Europe/Australia, it might be worth your while to get from them instead of us. Another couple hundred were supposed to go overseas, but I don't know the plan for dispersing them from there (press, giveaways, or etc), and we can't ship anything from our store overseas....

[Matt]

If I can't get a The Art of ND Limited Edition then I think I might cry and hibernate for a while..

[Vinny]

Thanks for the coupon.
Ordered the naughty book