There are a lot of ways for a home owner to design his living room. Since the living room is the place where people usually entertain their guests, then it is essential to make it as appealing and inviting as possible. Most of the time, home owners find it difficult to design their living room especially if they are on a tight budget; or perhaps they have definitely zero background on interior designing. The most probable way of solving such problem is by hiring a professional interior designer; however, doing such a thing can definitely put a hole inside your pocket. But do not worry, there are other convenient ways of designing your living room without having to spend so much; and one of which is by taking your vintage Beatles posters and putting them up on the walls.

The Success Of The Beatles

Indeed the Beatles have found a magnificent way in order to capture the hearts of many people during their time. They have not only succeeded to bring the Americans into unison but also other fans and admirers all over the world. The Beatles is definitely one of the focal points in the music industry and up until now, a lot of people still honor their success at making music and history. Truly, there are a lot of ways by which you may have a recollection of such a great band. In fact, most of their fans would have piles of their records, old magazines in which they have been featured and definitely vintage posters where they have appeared.

Putting Up The Vintage Beatles Posters

These vintage Beatles posters are not merely for keep sake and for collection purposes. One great way of using these vintage posters is by making them the main point of attraction inside your living. There are a lot of vintage Beatles posters which are available in the market and most of their reprints are sold for cheaper prices. It is definitely not difficult for a person to find one and it certainly does not take much effort to make it a part of your home.

There are a lot of ways for you to put up your vintage Beatles posters on your living room wall. One way of doing so is by simply putting the posters inside a borderless glass frame in order to make it look much more contemporary and sophisticated. Moreover, with such an intricate way of framing your vintage posters, it would seem for visitors that indeed you are a person who not only appreciates the band but also takes good care of your possessed items.

Personalized Wall Arts

What is more, you may also put these vintage Beatles posters up by making them into a huge collage to make it seem like a wall art. Wall arts are definitely trendy and are sure to complement your wall especially if you have a minimalist styled living room in your house The one great thing about having vintage Beatles posters inside your living room is that you are making it into not only a welcoming place but also an area where you and your guests can enjoy the simple pleasure of art and music. 

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Collecting vintage posters became popular because there are only a limited number of these posters. Because of this, most vintage posters come with a very expensive price tag. Here are some things that you have to know when becoming a vintage poster collector.

Vintage posters come from various periods. In your search for a vintage poster, you will notice the artistic differences among the different periods. Some of these periods are Art Deco, Modernism, Symbolism and Art Nouveau. These posters also come is various sizes, with different subjects and designs. There are no rules for starting a collection. Your choice would greatly depend in you taste and artistic eye.

Genuineness
Determining the genuineness of a poster can be a hard task, especially for beginners. Also, most vintage posters have undergone some restoration in order to preserve them. Be very careful when people say that a poster is genuine as you might just be looking at a fake copy.

Storage and Preservation
When buying a poster, you might want to consider how the poster was stored and preserved. Vintage posters don't come cheap. If you are buying one that was not taken cared of properly, you might be spending a lot of money to have the poster restored to its original state. 

Before starting your collection and to avoid spending too much on preservation, it's wise to research about the different ways that you can take care of your posters. The basic thing that you have to remember when taking care of your posters is to use acid-free materials, whether you are storing or preserving them.

Types of Posters That You Can Collect
There are many types of posters that you can collect. You can choose from movie posters, advertisements, political and affirmation posters. The most popular kinds of poster that people collect are movie and political posters.

Movie Posters
Posters during and before the end of World War 2 are very expensive because these posters are rare finds. Autographed posters are also priced very high, especially when the artists whose autographs are in the poster are already dead. They are considered as expensive and rare collectibles. Be careful when buying autographed posters. The signatures may not be real.

The poster of the movie Metropolis, a 1927 film, was said to be the most expensive movie poster to be sold. The     museum in New York has an original copy of this poster. The Australian National Library has two copies. They sold     one to a private collector for more than $600,000

Political Posters
A vintage political poster is highly collectible not only because of its price but also because of the value it holds in history. Political posters are also very artistically done that those with a big appetite for arts look for this kind of     posters and are ready to pay a high price just to have them.

Posters from North Korea are very expensive because there are only a few of these posters which have reached other parts of the world.

To become a vintage poster collector it's important that you are passionate about the things that you are collecting. You should have a keen eye for distinguishing a fake from a genuine poster. Choose the type of collection you want to start on and have a vintage poster hunt adventure.

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Determining the Value of a Vintage Poster

During the later 1970s, buying and selling vintage posters became very popular. The market focused on the most popular artists like Jules Cheret and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. Posters made by artists from the Art deco period, like Fix- Masseau also became very popular.

If you want to start building your own vintage poster collection, it's important that you know how to determine a poster's value. Here are some tips that you can follow when appraising a poster.

Printing technique
Posters made between the late 1800s and early 1900s were created using the printing technique of stone lithography. Today, posters of this kind are very expensive and are considered as rare finds.

Lithography is a printing process where colors that are to be used are put on individually on a porous stone. With an acid, the design is created on the stone and ink is spread on the stone so that it is absorbed on the design. The stone is then pressed on a paper to transfer the design. Once one color had dried, the process is repeated using other colors with other designs etched on it.

Stone lithography is replaced by silk screen and photo offset when World War 2 ended. Posters that are made from silk screen and photo offset are cheaper than those created using stone Lithography although posters drawn using this technique may be sold at a higher price if the posters are rare, made by well-known artists or advertised a popular movie. Poster from Switzerland or Japan can also be very expensive.

Originality
Genuine posters are more expensive than authorized reproductions. Most posters created using the lithography technique only has one original copy as lithography is a very expensive technique to use in making posters.

Achievements and Recognitions
Posters made by well known artists like Cheret are expensive. Those made by Toulouse- Lautrec have a high value because his posters paved the way to the acceptance of the medium as fine art. With this, many artists started to venture on making posters.

Here is a list of some of the most popular poster artists in the industry

• Adolphe Mouron Cassandre
• Angelo Cesselon
• Henri de Toulouse- Lautrec
• Jules Cheret
• Jean Carlu
• Beautiful Angle
• Michael Byrne
• Milton Glaser
• Mark Young
• Favianna Rodrigues

Subject
Subjects may vary depending on the type of poster that is created. Some popular subjects are bikes, automobiles, well-known political propagandas and women.  Subjects of the poster depend greatly on the time that the poster was made.

Rarity
The number of copies that a poster has will have an effect on how much a poster is marketed. Posters that only have a limited number of copies would have a very high selling price.

The number of copies of a poster can be hard to determine. It's very important that you do your research well when buying a vintage poster that is said to be rare.

Preservation
How the poster is stored will also have an effect on its price. Posters of good quality and in good condition will normally be sold at a higher price than those that weren't preserved well.

When collecting vintage posters, it's very important that you know how to examine a poster well so that you don't pay too much for a poster that shouldn't be sold at a high price.

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The demand for vintage posters has steadily risen through the years due to the scarcity in the market and the high value pinned on them. But aside from being a collector’s fancy, vintage posters are also popular because of the aesthetic appeal that they bring to the overall decoration of any room. The classical feel that they imbue is an impressive staple to many types of establishments - be it restaurants, museums, cinema houses, or homes.

Looking at it from the bird's eye view, one can discern that the fascination for vintage posters is far from reaching its apex. In fact, the demand for them is still increasing, which is partly caused by the availability of the World Wide Web. Use the words "vintage posters" on Google, and you'll see an amazing amount of leads - most of them sites that offer to buy and sell vintage posters.

There are popular museums that showcase a score of authentic vintage posters, such as the Louvre in Paris, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern in New York, and the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Going to the internet is also a great way to look for vintage posters.

Vintage posters can be divided into two types. The first one is the authentic vintage poster, which is the original copy itself. These posters are very expensive because of the low supply in the market and among collectors. In fact, the older the poster is, the pricier it gets. Can you imagine stumbling upon an original poster that came directly from France and dating back in the 19th century? Finding posters that existed in the time of the legendary poster maker, Jules Cheret, is quite a hard task, since most were utterly ravaged by time and environmental hazards. Posters that were created in the 19th century simply didn't have the advantage of the print-and-paper technology that we are currently using.

The second type of vintage poster is one that is called "vintage" not because of its age, but rather on the basis of its style. A lot of artists today are focusing solely on vintage art. Go to an art gallery or baroque inspired establishments, and chances are you'll see vintage style art pieces adorning the walls. Artists like Julia Head, Dennis Loren, Eugene Grasset, and Kenneth Shoesmith are just some of my favorites.

Fact is, you don't need to be a hands-on artist nowadays to create a turn-of-the-century vintage piece because of the availability of software such as Adobe Photoshop. But of course, true creative talent also translates into the final result, whether you do the poster hands-on or through the computer.

Vintage posters are popular and enduring because it's a piece of artwork that brings out associations from a bygone era. Anything that is archaic in nature brings out an ineffable fascination, or the sensation of actually going back in time. Nostalgia is an emotion that is deeply imbued in art, and vintage artwork is something that can elicit them in big doses.

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Are you a fan of vintage posters? These posters can be very expensive. If you have knowledge on the various photo- editing software available, you can easily turn your photos to vintage posters and achieve that old school, reminiscent look. Photo-editing software like Photoshop would help you easily make your photo have that vintage effect that you see in old posters.

Here is an easy guide in creating your own vintage poster.

Preparing Your Image
Choose the image that you would like to turn into a vintage poster. Remove your main subjects from the background. You can use the pen tool or background eraser to do this. The background eraser would let you isolate subjects from the background by comparing the background color from the foreground colour. Anything that is in great contrast with the background will not be erased.

For beginners, use a portrait that has as few subjects as possible. Turn the image to black and white. In Photoshop CS or higher, you can do this easily by clicking n the black & white button. If you are using a different software or an older version of Photoshop, you can de-saturate the image and it will give you the same desired effect.

Next, separate your subjects from each other. Do this by using the lasso or marquee tool. Cut and paste each subject on a new layer. Separating your subjects will allow you to work on each subject, without affecting the other layers.

Adding Colour

Choosing and adding colour on your picture is the most tasking part in this project. When choosing colours, keep in mind that colours effects you see on a vintage poster. Try to use these colours on your images. Remember that you want to achieve a slightly faded but vivid colour effect.

Use colour replacement or select colour range to make your work easier. You can make create another layer, fill it with your chosen colour and use masks to hide or show the colour. For beginners who are having a hard time finding these options, you can just paint over the parts of your subject. Don't forget to apply a blend mode for your colours.

Flatten the image or convert it to smart object.

Texture
The most important effect you have to use is the texture effect. Use a texture effect that will give your image a slightly crumpled look. You can choose from the many paper texture effect available in your software. Also, don't forget to add a little shadow effect and use Gaussian blur filter. Using a blur effect will give you a hand-drawn effect and hide the fine details of your image.

Making the Poster
Copy and paste the edited image on a new file. Use tabloid for the new image size. If you want to have your work printed, use a resolution of 300 dpi and the CMYK colour mode, otherwise, you can just use a resolution of 72 dpi and RGB colour mode.

Create a back drop that blends well with the colours you used on your image and add a paper texture again on your image. Try to de-saturate the colour of your paper texture if it does not go well with the colours on your poster.

Making your own vintage poster is easy. Experiment with colours and explore the different effects on your photo-editing software. Let your imagination fly and make your own personal vintage poster.

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Understanding the history of posters will make you appreciate more the value of your vintage poster collection. Having knowledge on its history will also help you determine a poster's worth. A poster is any printed material that may be graphic, textual or both. Its purpose is to convey different kinds of messages. This is one of the reasons that posters are made to be very attractive and attention- grabbing.

Different Uses of a Poster

• Advertising Tool. Posters are used to advertise different events, like concerts, stage plays and films. They are also used to advertise and launch various products.

• Political groups also use posters to communicate political propaganda and protests.

• Posters are also used for artwork reproductions. Famous works of various artists are reproduced and sold in the market.
Types of Posters

• Political Posters
Political posters are very famous, especially during the first and second world wars. Most of these posters are calling f    or awareness and participation of citizens. Examples of some slogans used in political posters are "Uncle Sam wants     you" and "Loose Lips Sink Ships".

Political propaganda and motivation are easily communicated through the use of posters. These posters are distributed and displayed on the streets. Political posters had been very effective in raising people's awareness. Examples of political posters that became famous through time are those of the great patriotic war and Rosie the Riveter posters

• Advertising, Events, Film and Affirmation Posters
The most commonly colleted posters are those of movies and concerts.  The value of these posters can increase even more as time passes. Posters of dead artists are also given higher value. The limited number of comic book posters also has a high value because copies of this type of posters are very limited. Just like vintage comic books, a vintage comic book poster can cost you a fortune.

Affirmation vintage posters became popular collectibles not really because of how much they cost but because of the     messages they convey. Messages like "Hope", "Leadership" and "Love" are some of the most common concepts of affirmation posters.

Cheesecake Posters
As the popularity of posters increases, another type started to circulate the market in the 1920s. These posters usually show beautiful women and commonly have an erratic theme.

A Brief History
Posters have been around for a very long time. The invention of different printing techniques and mechanisms gave birth to the modern posters around 1870. Lithography paved the way to bulk productions of posters.

According to John Barnicoat, with the popularity of posters, they eventually became a vital art form. Almost every artist wants to create a poster. Concepts such as Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Symbolism, Bauhaus and Hippie are commonly used and integrated in posters.

It is said that the Father of advertisement placards is Jules Cheret. He, together with Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, created numerous poster arts in the 1890s, when the art of poster making started to spread in Europe. 

If you want to start a vintage poster collection, it's always a good idea to choose the type of poster you want to collect and build your collection from there. Be careful in choosing posters to add in your collection as there are a lot of fake vintage posters circulating in the market.

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Being a serious vintage poster collector means taking extra time, effort and even money to make sure that your collection is always in good condition. A poster can only be called vintage when it has gone through the test of time. Some of these prints only have limited copies that owning one can be considered as an achievement by most collectors.

While restoring and preserving can cost you a lot of money, you can always find alternative ways to take care of your posters. Keep in mind that these posters can be considered as an investment, their value increases at time goes by so restoring or preserving these posters are a must!

Here are some tips you can do to restore and preserve your very precious posters.

Storage
For posters that you don't plan to display, storing them properly is very important. Remember that dust, moisture and light can damage your priced possessions.

Common sense would tell you that it's never right to fold your posters, unless you are ready to see your posters ruined. If you don't want to roll your posters, using an acid-free sleeve is very important. Make sure to lay your posters on a flat surface. Be very careful when stacking your posters because dust and moisture can get in, which can put too much damage on your collection. If you have no choice but to stack up your posters, using a shrink- wrap and sealing it properly would help preserve the posters. 

If you don't have enough space, rolling your posters is the best way to store them. Use acid-free tubing and don't forget to seal the tube properly.

Proper Framing
To display your collection without ruining it, be sure that you frame your posters properly. Improper framing and incorrect choice of materials would damage your posters.

Using a glass or Plexiglas that is resistant to ultraviolet rays would protect your posters from the damaging effects of light. Matting and backing are also factors that you have to consider when framing a vintage poster. Acid eats away the paper. If you use materials that are acidic, you are only going to hasten the damage of acid on the paper. Choose acid-free backing and matting to preserve your collection. If you are framing your poster without matting, don't forget to use a molding. This would provide space between the glass and the paper. Making sure that the poster is off the glass will prevent humidity from making the paper stick to the glass frame.

Some collectors find putting their posters on a dowel very attractive. If you are one of these collectors who are tempted to place on of their posters on a dowel, stop a minute and think. While it may look very attractive, a poster on a dowel is very vulnerable to all the environmental factors that can damage your poster, like light, dust, humidity and smoke.

There are many things you can do to care for your posters. Keep in mind that these posters are very vulnerable. You might also want to cautious when transporting and handling your posters. Accidental tears are very common, especially those who are not careful enough. You can always get a professional to help you preserve and restore your vintage posters if you are not sure on how to take care of them.

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Understanding the history of posters will make you appreciate more the value of your vintage poster collection. Having knowledge on its history will also help you determine a poster's worth. A poster is any printed material that may be graphic, textual or both. Its purpose is to convey different kinds of messages. This is one of the reasons that posters are made to be very attractive and attention- grabbing.

Different Uses of a Poster

• Advertising Tool. Posters are used to advertise different events, like concerts, stage plays and films. They are also used to advertise and launch various products.

• Political groups also use posters to communicate political propaganda and protests.

• Posters are also used for artwork reproductions. Famous works of various artists are reproduced and sold in the market.
Types of Posters

• Political Posters
Political posters are very famous, especially during the first and second world wars. Most of these posters are calling f    or awareness and participation of citizens. Examples of some slogans used in political posters are "Uncle Sam wants     you" and "Loose Lips Sink Ships".

Political propaganda and motivation are easily communicated through the use of posters. These posters are distributed and displayed on the streets. Political posters had been very effective in raising people's awareness. Examples of political posters that became famous through time are those of the great patriotic war and Rosie the Riveter posters

• Advertising, Events, Film and Affirmation Posters
The most commonly colleted posters are those of movies and concerts.  The value of these posters can increase even more as time passes. Posters of dead artists are also given higher value. The limited number of comic book posters also has a high value because copies of this type of posters are very limited. Just like vintage comic books, a vintage comic book poster can cost you a fortune.

Affirmation vintage posters became popular collectibles not really because of how much they cost but because of the     messages they convey. Messages like "Hope", "Leadership" and "Love" are some of the most common concepts of affirmation posters.

Cheesecake Posters
As the popularity of posters increases, another type started to circulate the market in the 1920s. These posters usually show beautiful women and commonly have an erratic theme.

A Brief History
Posters have been around for a very long time. The invention of different printing techniques and mechanisms gave birth to the modern posters around 1870. Lithography paved the way to bulk productions of posters.

According to John Barnicoat, with the popularity of posters, they eventually became a vital art form. Almost every artist wants to create a poster. Concepts such as Art Nouveau, Art Deco, Symbolism, Bauhaus and Hippie are commonly used and integrated in posters.

It is said that the Father of advertisement placards is Jules Cheret. He, together with Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, created numerous poster arts in the 1890s, when the art of poster making started to spread in Europe. 

If you want to start a vintage poster collection, it's always a good idea to choose the type of poster you want to collect and build your collection from there. Be careful in choosing posters to add in your collection as there are a lot of fake vintage posters circulating in the market.

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