The artist will be expected to support the marketing effort. Some publishers insert specific appearance requirements in the publishing contract. This has the effect of allowing all parties to plan for the appearance dates, which are typically known long in advance, and in the view of some publishers, also acts to deter the artist from invoking his or her muse to remain in the studio in a warm climate instead of making that long-planned winter appearance in, say, Minneapolis. Quality Control . Again, quality control can have several different meanings, and the agreement should make clear what is intended.
Some artists require final say over the images that are chosen for reproduction.
Others insist on strict control over the sizes of the reproduced images, or final say over color separations. In rare instances one party will insist on a particular grade of paper for prints, or the use of a particular brand or color of ink when printing. Since the dealer and artist are, in fact, united in interest in securing the best possible quality reproduction this issue is usually easily resolved by a joint inspection of printer work product. Production Costs . Limited edition prints are expensive.