Printed images will almost always look slightly different when printed as compared to when they are viewed on a digital monitor simply due to the difference in light properties (direct vs reflected). When a monitor’s brightness is set too high, images will appear brighter on the screen than the resulting prints. To achieve the closest […]
FAQ Category: Prints
Answers to questions about printing services and options
Standard print resolution is 300 dots per inch. We recommend going no lower than 150 dots per inch on paper or any smooth surface, particularly metal. You can preview images using the online ordering interface on our website and it will display a warning if the image size is lower than recommended. We also have […]
Each canvas is custom made to the desired dimensions. Our standard production minimum is 6 days, but can vary by how many orders we have in queue at the time. It can sometimes be sooner if we happen to already have your frame size in our pre-built stock.The fastest way to order is through our […]
Yes. While we certainly always strive to achieve as close a color and tonal match in ink as compared to original pigments in artwork, we also offer a test print approval process for paper and canvas prints. A section of the image containing key colors and tonal range is printed on the selected paper or […]
Proprietary file formats, (often ending in *.NEF, *.CR2, *HEIC, *RAW, etc.), must be opened by an image application such as Photoshop™, Lightroom™, CameraRaw™, or CaptureOne™ in order to view the size information for the image. For standard file types; such as JPEG or TIF – In Finder on Mac: Right-click the filename, choose Get Info. […]
An image is considered “print-ready” when it is: In a high quality JPEG or TIF file format (and ideally has an embedded color profile (such as sRGB or AdobeRGB) Contains no special characters in the filename (#!^%$*@_/|:;’?, etc) Has image dimensions of 300 or more dots per inch for the print size you desire (for […]
Our individual printers are carefully calibrated for each of the specific papers that we carry. Therefore; we can accommodate this request for very large print runs, and by special appointment only. We do not print on sheet stock. A sufficient number of paper rolls for calibration and the print run must be supplied (unopened, undamaged, […]
Print technology has advanced greatly since the 1970’s and 1980’s. All of our inks, papers and canvas materials are acid-free and of archival quality so they can last for decades without fading or yellowing when kept at normal indoor temperatures and out of direct sunlight.
Gicleé (pronouced “zhee·klay”) is a term used to indicate a high-quality inkjet print production. Our printers are capable of producing high resolution prints due to the very small droplet sizes of ink that are deposited with this technology. This enables very detailed accuracy and zero ink bleed on even the most textured paper and canvas.
A “rolled” canvas is an image printed on canvas but not stretched onto a wood frame. We print the border as well as extra material so that the image can be rolled and shipped in a tube, and later stretched onto a frame. This greatly reduces shipping costs for remote customers, but is also a […]