SERVICES FOR ARTISTS AND PHOTOGRAPHERS

Much has been written about the importance of attaining ‘giclée quality’ standards in prints from paintings or photographs. However, only a small number of those using this practice have successfully set up suitable equipment and, more importantly, acquired the skills and techniques necessary to achieve not only the lasting qualities of giclée prints but also the satisfaction of the artist that the exact atmosphere and colour have been captured and reproduced.

Giclée prints are defined as being museum quality fine-art reproductions (also called archival prints). These art works are made using a high-resolution printer with pigment dye inks on acid-free papers, thus the prospect of lasting the longest period of time currently possible. This, however, does not guarantee that they faithfully reproduce the original artist’s colours and light balances; this required the expertise described on the

next page.

​

Our work entails the copying and printing of artists’ original paintings and drawings, and the editing and printing of photographers' own images. The equipment and processes have been carefully planned in order to surpass the standard of prints that most suppliers produce. Through a combination of specialist equipment, a highly tailored approach, and additional time and care taken at each step, we produce the highest quality of finished prints, retaining the subtlety of detail and depth and balance of colour of the original image.

​

Our equipment includes a state-of-the-art Mac Pro computer, a superb quality Leica camera and lenses, specialist filtered lightboxes and a highest quality commercial wide printer. The lightboxes produce the best possible light balance to collect every colour detail, and the work flow between the camera, computer and printer is precisely calibrated to produce stunning results. In addition, at various crucial points during the copying and printing processes, every minute area of the image is checked and adjusted to ensure that it matches the original. This is a highly skilled, time-consuming process. It is also possible to make further colour adjustments manually at the printing stage if necessary. Finally, every printing paper/substrate used has been individually, professionally calibrated to achieve an optimum result.

​

The majority of commercial printers use scanners for copying, thus avoiding the expensive labour costs of using our system. However, even the most expensive drum scanner cannot approach the colour matching and the final stunning results that we produce with very time consuming and highly skilled personal service.