So many doubts!!

Question

Hi,please can some English native speaker can check this sentence? My comments are reported in brackets."Dear XXX,please don´t understimate the work on the artwork (here, "work"means analizing and printing the artwork) . (could I say, "the work which is behind the artwork??)This work requires (or needs?) much time and therefore we always ask for sending the material ("material" here means artwork) well in advance and not last minute so we´ll be able to garantee the good outcome of the job (job????)."I have so many doubts about this text!! I need a correction and explanationThanks!!Pamela

AlpheccaStars · Accepted Answer

Artwork is too general. Use specific vocabulary.

If it is a photograph, then say:

Please don't underestimate the time to produce the prints from your digital files (or negatives), mount and frame them.

If it is a plate which will be printed in an edition:

Please don't underestimate the time to produce the prints from your original plates, mount, and frame them.

If it is a work on paper (etching, lithograph, intaglio, screen print, wood block print, pastel, drawing, etc.)

Please don't underestimate the time to inspect, mount and frame your prints and drawings.

If it is an oil on canvas:

Please don't underestimate the time to inspect, repair, stretch and frame your paintings.

Next:

This process requires a lot of skilled effort, and takes time to produce a quality end product. So we need to receive it *** weeks/months before it can be displayed (exhibited).

Pamela81 · Answer

Hi,

thank you so much for your help and efforts. I think I should specify what I mean for "artwork" and describe the situation so you can understand better what I need to express.

With "Artwork" I mean, pictures. Customers have to send pictures which will be printed and sticked on the stands´panels.

Usually these pictures are sent by e-mail in PDF format.

Printed pictures we call "Artwork" is it wrong? Or better to say graphics?

Thank you in advance

PAMELA

AlpheccaStars · Answer

Pamela81
Printed pictures we call "Artwork" is it wrong? Or better to say graphics?

Artwork and graphics are not wrong; but the terms are so general that it makes any instructions very difficult to express clearly.

A PDF (or a jpg, etc. ) is a digital file, and your company is printing them. So say the following

Please don't underestimate the time to produce the prints from your digital files, mount and frame them.

Pamela81 · Answer

Thank you, you explained the concept clearely.

Could you be so kind to underline in my original text the sentences that are really wrong in red colour and in different colours the ones you think are possible but not natural for an english native speaker?

This would be really of help.

Thanks!!

Pamela

AlpheccaStars · Answer

"Dear ***,
Please don't understimate the work we are required to do on your artwork.

-- (here, "work" means analizing and printing the artwork) . (could I say, "the work which is behind the artwork?? No) --

This work requires -- (or needs?) much-- considerable time and therefore we always ask ~~for sending~~ our clients to send the material -- ("material" here means artwork)-- well in advance and not at last minute. That way we´ll be able to guarantee a good outcome-- of the job (job????)--."

Pamela81 · Answer

Hi AlpheccaStars,

thank you so much.

You wrote:
"Please don't understimate the work we are required to do on your artwork."

This is great way to say but I´m so sad because i couldn´t have come to mind :-(((

Hope I will be able to write so good like you..

Thanks

Best regards

PAMELA

So many doubts!!

Top answer

Get the Weekly English Kit 📬

Related Questions