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New Internet Company Aimed at Helping Unknown Artists

      LAWRENCE, Kan. (Sept. 18, 2003) -- A new Web site designed to help undiscovered, student or part-time artists launched this week. Printpop.com, founded by two Lawrence, Kan., residents, will give any artist the opportunity to gain exposure and make some money by displaying and selling print versions of their artwork.
      "There are a lot of people interested in finding affordable, unique artwork," said Devin Walker, Chief Executive Officer and founder of PrintPop.com. "Not everyone wants the same poster of 'Sunflowers,' 'Soup Cans' or 'Starry Night.' Rather, they would prefer to have interesting, original artwork on their walls. However, most people can't afford originals, and now they don't have to."
      Artists can upload digital copies, scanned or taken with a digital camera, directly to the Web site or mail in physical media (film or slides) of their work. Then Printpop.com will display these images in appropriate galleries, such as Abstract, Landscape, Portrait or Color Photography, and many more. Artists are able to keep the original piece and make a commission from selling high quality photographic prints of their work, produced in house at Printpop.com. "Artists will be pleased when checks start arriving at their door month after month,\" Walker said. "I know there are stacks of quality work collecting dust in artists' studios, closets or on their walls. Printpop.com will put artists' work to work for them."
      At no cost to the artist, he or she may place three original electronic images on Printpop.com, and every submitted image after that is only $1.49. Once completed, the artwork will be displayed in the online galleries and will be part of a searchable database. This leaves the artist free to sell the original whenever he or she chooses, because now there is a digitally archived version that can be sold over and over again.
      Printpop.com has already built a catalog of available art and is receiving new images daily. Consumers may choose the size of the print they desire, small (24 inches wide), medium (36 inches wide) and large (44 inches wide). Once the order is received, processing will began immediately and customers can expect to receive their print in about a week.
      Rest assured, consumers can trust that the quality of the prints will be the highest available. "Using our proprietary printing process, we performed numerous test runs on many different images, and the results far exceeded our expectations," said Ladd J. Epp, Chief Operations Officer of Printpop.com. "Quite simply, the quality is so amazing that if the original and the print were hanging side by side you would have to stand inches away to find the print."
      "The artists really have nothing to loose, and plenty of exposure and profit to be gained," added Walker. "Printpop.com is a wonderful vehicle for all artists. I'm going to put my art on the site, it just makes sense."
      Printpop.com is a privately owned Internet company based in Lawrence, Kan. Printpop.com provides unique, affordable art prints to consumers and allows artists to gain exposure.

For more information please call 866-81-ART4U or visit http://www.printpop.com
CEO/Founder: Devin W. Walker
COO: Ladd J. Epp