FAQ
Are your prints Giclees?
Yes, Giclée ("zhee-clay") from French meaning to squirt ink or other liquid. It is the invented name for the process of making fine art prints from a digital source. Our prints are made using state of the art digital technology.
Do you actually do the printing yourselves?
No, we do all the reproduction and pre-press activity before sending the files to print (not on our premises in Bishopston). The machine we use costs around £1.2 million and is designed to handle high volumes of print and because we batch up print files together, place large orders of print and supply the files to the printer exactly to their specifications we can produce the work at a very reasonable cost for our clients.
How good quality are your prints?
We believe our prints to be of the very highest quality, we can print up to 800 dots per inch (dpi), normal high quality printing would be around 300 dpi (The naked eye can only view screen dots up to about 200 dpi). 300 dpi is our standard setting but we can print higher if required.
Can you match colours exactly to my original artwork?
When reproducing artwork every effort is made to match your original, we use colour calibrated computer monitors to view artwork before it is proofed. In most cases we can give you proofs to approve prior to printing.
How light fast are your prints?
The inks we use are designed to be light fast for around 45 years if not exposed to direct Ultra violet light (U/V) light for lengthy periods, under certain conditions they have been found to be light fast for up to 100 years. To further protect our prints, we recommend that if being framed, U/V reflective glass be used and the picture shouldn't be displayed in a very sunny position i.e conservatory or sunny window.
What is your minimum order?
In most cases it is around £105 in value, each order is evaluated and we normally reach a mutually beneficial result.
What is the largest sheet size you can print?
SRA3 which is 460mm x 320mm, the machine we use is sheet fed rather than roll fed, therefore we are limited to this size. The sheet fed machine is infinitely quicker and we can print up to 68 sheets per minute.
Do I get to keep copies of the files or scans that you make from my artwork?
No, we hold all artwork on file which we use to print your cards or giclees, we would never re-produce this without the artist's permission. You hold all copyright on your work therefore it would be illegal for us to re-produce your work without your permission.
Yes, Giclée ("zhee-clay") from French meaning to squirt ink or other liquid. It is the invented name for the process of making fine art prints from a digital source. Our prints are made using state of the art digital technology.
Do you actually do the printing yourselves?
No, we do all the reproduction and pre-press activity before sending the files to print (not on our premises in Bishopston). The machine we use costs around £1.2 million and is designed to handle high volumes of print and because we batch up print files together, place large orders of print and supply the files to the printer exactly to their specifications we can produce the work at a very reasonable cost for our clients.
How good quality are your prints?
We believe our prints to be of the very highest quality, we can print up to 800 dots per inch (dpi), normal high quality printing would be around 300 dpi (The naked eye can only view screen dots up to about 200 dpi). 300 dpi is our standard setting but we can print higher if required.
Can you match colours exactly to my original artwork?
When reproducing artwork every effort is made to match your original, we use colour calibrated computer monitors to view artwork before it is proofed. In most cases we can give you proofs to approve prior to printing.
How light fast are your prints?
The inks we use are designed to be light fast for around 45 years if not exposed to direct Ultra violet light (U/V) light for lengthy periods, under certain conditions they have been found to be light fast for up to 100 years. To further protect our prints, we recommend that if being framed, U/V reflective glass be used and the picture shouldn't be displayed in a very sunny position i.e conservatory or sunny window.
What is your minimum order?
In most cases it is around £105 in value, each order is evaluated and we normally reach a mutually beneficial result.
What is the largest sheet size you can print?
SRA3 which is 460mm x 320mm, the machine we use is sheet fed rather than roll fed, therefore we are limited to this size. The sheet fed machine is infinitely quicker and we can print up to 68 sheets per minute.
Do I get to keep copies of the files or scans that you make from my artwork?
No, we hold all artwork on file which we use to print your cards or giclees, we would never re-produce this without the artist's permission. You hold all copyright on your work therefore it would be illegal for us to re-produce your work without your permission.