Can Printing Make Good Art Better?
Posted by Rick Sader on May 21, 2010 at 9:18 amFor photographers and traditional artists, presentation is everything. Eye-popping color, crisp definition, and high-quality finishing will make large format photo and fine art reproductions (often known as Giclées) stand out from the rest, no matter what media they’re printed on. Get prints that maintain the integrity of your art and bring your vision to life by choosing a printer that takes the presentation of your art seriously. Here are some qualities to look for in a great printer:
Vibrant Color
Imagine all of the colors that could appear in a photograph or painting of the ocean: cyan, aquamarine, cerulean, cobalt – each a special shade of blue with its own value in the composition. In a photo or fine art reproduction, each shade should appear as distinctly and vibrantly as in the original piece of art. Even if you work with sepia, duotone, or black and white images, a reproduction’s colors should match the original’s to a tee. At Lone Eagle Digital Imaging, we customize our own ICC profiles, ensuring the most accurate, best-looking color you can find.
High Quality Finishes
Set the mood of your art and choose a finish that complements the work. Photographers’ options start with a variety of photo papers. Matte, semi-gloss, luster, and glossy finishes each bring specific textures and looks to the mix, but why stop with photo paper? Putting your photographs on canvas or unique fine art paper could be the perfect way to display your work.
Traditional artists can also choose to step out of the box. If watercolor papers or canvas aren’t your cup of tea, perhaps your work reproduced on a fabric or a translucent window film would show off your work in a unique way.
And no matter what your chosen method is for creating your art, a wall mural with textures like plaster, canvas, leather, suede, or spun silk can turn your artistic vision into a room-transforming masterpiece. The options are mind-boggling and with the right printmaker, your work will look that much better on any medium.
For Giclée printing, we use the Epson 9900 10-color inkjet printer with Epson’s HDR archival inkset, meaning that your prints are created with the state-of-the-art technology and will last for decades.
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In no other realm does the adage “what you see is what you get” ring more true than the art world. Make sure you see exactly what you want to see by using a printer who uses cutting edge tools, maintains a standard of excellence, and is passionate about making your art look exactly the way you imagine. Before you commit to having your art printed, make sure it’s the best version of your work. At Lone Eagle we will scan, retouch, and proof your work to make sure that what gets printed is a flawless representation of your design. We will also archive your digital files for free, so your prints will be available “on demand” in the future whenever you want them.
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