The focus of our work is specific to reproducing oil, watercolour, and acrylic paintings, as well as drawings and digital artwork.While generative AI technology shows great potential as a useful creative tool for artists, the unethical practices of the developers of these programs overshadows any benefits.The indiscriminate scraping of visual media off the internet [...]
Canvas Print Size Variation Because canvas is a fabric, and it needs to be varnished for archival longevity, the sizing of the finished canvas can vary slightly. The giclee printer also needs to stretch the canvas taught to print onto the surface, thus pulling the cavas while the ink is being laid down. We [...]
We calibrate all of our giclée print equipment specifically for the reproduction of paintings, watercolours, drawings and digitally created art. All print shops are not equal, we specifically use matte inks in most all of our reproduction work, printed on matte papers. Where as photography printers use photo inks (satin or gloss) for printing [...]
We love photography, but... Why we are un-able to print photography on the digital press? Digital printing is a very different process than lab printing. We are specialists in printing fine art paintings (and drawings) that offer a wide range of detail and critical colour palettes. We calibrate our digital press daily specifically for [...]
Scanning and Photographing • Digitizing your Art • Image File Services We have three digitizing levels depending on your image file needs. 1. Digitizing Services - (for in-house printing) Creating digital files for in-house printing - When having your paintings scanned or photographed and printed with us; we will provide you with a cleaned up, cropped, and technically [...]
Why don't printed colours match what I see on the monitor? Printers just can't print colours the way they look on a monitor, period. An image may look great on the monitor but doesn't print true to the screen. These colours will never be a perfect match because the image on the screen and the image [...]
One question we often hear from artists looking to reproduce their work as giclée prints, digital prints, canvas, or art cards, is what size will my artwork print to? This handy little guide explains the options to consider before placing an order online with us. proportional scaling The most important factor, is what [...]
Discover the detailed landscapes of Lasqueti Island artist Sekoya Dawn... AIP: How would you describe your style of work and what is your preferred medium to work in? SD: My style of work is a blend of landscape realism and surrealism. My favorite medium is acrylics which allow me to use an airbrush for [...]
Artist Claire Gaulin-Brown explores the connection between humans and animals in her paintings... find out more about her work in this Q&A! AIP: How would you describe your style of work and what is your preferred medium to work in? CGB: I work mostly with watercolour and ink, although recently I’ve been holding a [...]
Best Painting Practices for Fine Art Reproduction. Here at Art Ink Print we take great care to reproduce our clients original artworks as faithfully as possible. Creating a high quality digital image is the foundation for every print job, a low resolution or poorly lit photograph results in distorted printed images with potential colour casts and [...]