Guides & journal

Fine Art Printing Guides and Journal

Practical reading for photographers, artists and anyone choosing a fine art print: from pixels and colour to paper, canvas, framing and display.

Understand

How fine art printing works

Illustrative fine art print studio with a large-format pigment printer and an inspection table

What is a giclée print?

The pigment-ink process and what determines a successful physical print.

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Reference display, colour measurement instrument and paper samples in front of a large-format printer

Our print process

Six steps from intended work to presentation.

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Print review table with a bordered photographic print, grey card, loupe and proof strips

Colour & soft proofing

ICC profiles, darker-looking prints and soft proofing.

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Prepare

Get the file and size right

Retouching desk with a landscape photograph on screen, a test strip, ruler and loupe

Preparing files

Pixels at print size, formats, profiles and a checklist.

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Smooth and textured fine art paper samples side by side, each carrying the same mountain photograph

Sizes, crops & borders

Image area, sheet and outer frame — and how ratios crop.

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Painting photographed square-on with a tripod camera and two lights at 45 degrees

Photographing artwork

Light, alignment and colour for a reproduction master.

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Choose & display

Material, room and care

Paper, canvas and frame corner samples laid out for a print consultation

How to choose paper

Paper white, texture, viewing distance and light.

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Large landscape canvas print in a slim oak frame above a sofa

Prints for interiors

Wall, viewing distance, material and protection.

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Fine art prints stored flat in an archival box with tissue interleaving and cotton gloves

Caring for prints

Handling, light, humidity and storage.

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Start a print

Ask about your own image

Guides explain the decisions, but a particular file and room can change the recommendation.

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Gloved hands lifting the corner of a matt cotton print on an inspection table