Exhibitions & artist editions
Exhibition Printing and Limited Edition Prints
Exhibition printing is a sequence of decisions across images: paper, scale, border, tonal treatment and frame. An edition adds a promise of consistency to future copies. We help plan the print specification before the series is produced.
Exhibitions
Begin with a production map
List each work, its orientation, image dimensions, preferred material and final display format. Decide whether all prints share one paper or whether a deliberate material change is part of the curatorial idea. Then review how light and shadows carry from one image to the next.
For mixed print sizes, consider the visual rhythm on the wall rather than pricing every image in isolation. Framing, borders and spacing should be planned alongside the venue layout.
Editions
Define the edition before the first sale
An open edition has no stated maximum. A limited edition declares its maximum number of copies. The artist decides whether size or material variants belong to the same edition or separate editions, then communicates that decision clearly to buyers.
Prints can be made as needed rather than all at once, but the edition promise and production specification should remain clear. Numbering and signing belong to the artist. If a certificate is desired, ask the studio what documentation can be supplied; no certificate service is assumed here.
- A production record: image/version, size, medium, date, edition limit and finishing details.
What repeatability requires
Keeping later prints consistent
ICC-based colour management supports consistency, but media batches, storage and display conditions can still affect appearance.
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A final master file
Keep one approved version and do not re-edit it between prints.
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A recorded specification
Selected paper or canvas and dimensions, written down.
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A reference
Compare future output under appropriate viewing light; discuss reference output for colour-sensitive editions.
Series quote
What to send for a series quote
- Number of distinct images and expected copies of each.
- Image and final sheet dimensions for every work.
- Preferred paper or canvas, frame and border.
- Venue, display conditions and desired production schedule.
- Edition size, numbering plan and any reference prints.
Start a print
Planning a show or an edition?
Bring the hang plan and the edition idea early — sizes, paper and frames are easier to settle with the space in mind.
Keep reading
Photographic printing
Prints for portfolios, series and exhibitions.
Framing
Painted oak, silver aluminium and 3D oak.
Sizes, crops & borders
Image area, sheet, frame and crop.