Thread: Posters or paintings?

Do you prefer paintings or posters to decor your home? I am more for paintings, they still have that certain charm that makes them attractive.
Posters are more like pictures to me. My home has many paintings. I like to paint as well so I like to decor my own home myself.

i definitely prefer paintings too...

but the good ones are like realllyyyy expensive.

I think paintings are better for home decor!

But what is the difference in posters and paintings?
Why would people stick up posters in their homes anyway?

Paintings, if you can afford them. Even the cheapest good A4 size painting costs Rs. 2000/- or so.

Yes they do, i too do painting and drawing and wish to start selling them or putting them up somewhere.

But i have never understand what some people mean by posters, according to me posters have always been something done with poster paint and something to pass a message to people or a banner like thing!

By posters, they probably mean the pictures.

Originally Posted by just4kix

By posters, they probably mean the pictures.

Yeah, pictures of Animals, Babies, Celebrities, Flowers etc).

But that is something which comes in paintings too!

But i suppose it may be a different style of painting!

For example painting of a flower would be with different shades, colors, and techniques, where as a poster of a flower would be with plain colors without any detail.......is that right?

Originally Posted by Preeti_20

But that is something which comes in paintings too!

But i suppose it may be a different style of painting!

For example painting of a flower would be with different shades, colors, and techniques, where as a poster of a flower would be with plain colors without any detail.......is that right?

When you say posters its digital (created/modified in computer).
Painting are pictures, drew by people with hand (straight to canvas).

There are hand painted posters too ...but generally posters dont involve as much creativity/imagination as paintings .... they r just reproductions of real life objects

i dont have neither paintings nor posters... but will rather prefer paintings.... it gives a royal touch to home.. rather than sticking papers (posters).. no matter if u frame also.. still i dont know.. i dont like them ...


but yes... when there were my hostel days.. i used to keep many posters.. those days were different.. but... thts different for all of us.. right?/

I've been to a few art exhibitions lately, and the best part is the artist will have an interestin story for every paintin which makes it more special..:4:

Yes, they do have a story for every painting... I never understand it myself...
can u people interpret what the painter is really trying to say? I think 10 persons will have 10 interpretations for a single painting... and when a painter will disclose the real one... everyone will be proved wrong in his/her thinking... :lol:

In a formal setting like a living room where you entertain
guests paintings would be more elegant. For more
personal space like a home-office or your bedroom
posters can be displayed based on your interest.

I have many of my own photographs
(not photographs of myself but photos that I took ;-)
enlarged and hanging in my house.
I don't think I have any paintings.
I have a poster of Ansel Adam's bridal veil falls photo.
I also have a poster of the earth at night. I also
have another poster that has the human genome list!

when I was younger I used to have a poster of
Rajinikant ;-)

-F

Originally Posted by Alexina

I've been to a few art exhibitions lately, and the best part is the artist will have an interestin story for every paintin which makes it more special..:4:

yes thats true there is generally a story behind some art work, because it is drawn or painted with thought and those thoughts are transferred into art work. There are some artists who only do their art when they are in a particular mood, as they think they can create better that way! But i don't know how much of this is true!

Originally Posted by farce

when I was younger I used to have a poster of
Rajinikant ;-)

-F

oh i used to have a lot of posters on the walls wen i was younger...
thank god i got over that pretty soon

Originally Posted by farce

In a formal setting like a living room where you entertain
guests paintings would be more elegant. For more
personal space like a home-office or your bedroom
posters can be displayed based on your interest.

I have many of my own photographs
(not photographs of myself but photos that I took ;-) He he he he he..not vain eh?
enlarged and hanging in my house.
I don't think I have any paintings.
I have a poster of Ansel Adam's bridal veil falls photo.
I also have a poster of the earth at night. I also
have another poster that has the human genome list!

when I was younger I used to have a poster of
Rajinikant ;-)
No kidding

-F

You can also use posters of your favorite pictures as wall papers like I do to my bedroom walls .... That ll also give you a second layer of Peel able wallpapers . Keeping your original painted/wallpapered wall clean

But be warned if you r living with your parents , better not try it ...otherwise u ll find yourself homeless overnight

Originally Posted by Alexina

oh i used to have a lot of posters on the walls wen i was younger...
thank god i got over that pretty soon

:w00t: u used to have posters of Rajnikant?? here is one for u, maybe u'll get back to ur fetish soon... take a look..

World in Danger

Originally Posted by itsmemad

:w00t: u used to have posters of Rajnikant?? here is one for u, maybe u'll get back to ur fetish soon... take a look..

World in Danger

i said i used to have many posters...dint say rajnikanth..yeh im not that crazy..

the posters were mostly of boybands and stuff..
had a cool denice the menace poster too..

Originally Posted by Alexina

the posters were mostly of boybands and stuff..

I know that u liked them from ur blog...

Originally Posted by itsmemad

I know that u liked them from ur blog...

oh yes..but the boybands were a long time ago...

ive graduated a long way from that now ok.

PS: thankx for the blog visit

I remember my poster days, i used to have posters of Salman Khan!

I had posters of cricket stars & sylvestor stallone... and in my loo... there was a poster of some some real funny & comic sentences...

posters in the loo??????????????????

Originally Posted by Preeti_20

posters in the loo??????????????????

Toilet.