Giclée Fine Art Printing Services
Gallery quality prints using the finest materials
At Print Art, we have streamlined our colour calibrated workflow in the production of Giclée inkjet fine art prints on our printers that are capable of faithfully re-producing a wide colour gamut. We calibrate both monitors and printers on a regular basis to ensure we are able to maintain continuity in print runs over time.
We stock a wide variety of paper from entry level decor paper, to beautiful archival substrates that will meet the most discerning artist’s expectations. Choose from smooth and textured fine art papers that produce colour prints that match the originals, or photo rag archival papers that display wide colour gamut, exceptional D-Max and eye-popping details… Read more
Print Art is a boutique fine art print studio that offers gallery quality giclée inkjet printing services, artwork digitisation and reproduction, photographic printing and mounting, gallery wrapped canvas prints, artists services and film and reflective artwork scanning. We are proud to serve artists and photographers across New Zealand.
At Print Art we strive for fast turnaround of your printing work. All our work is guaranteed and we will happily replace any print that is damaged in transit or is defective. Where possible, our target is to turn print orders around by the next working day. Our drop shipping service enjoys the same priority and delivery target.
The term ‘giclée’ is derived from the French word for ‘spray’ and was first coined by Jack Duganne, a printmaker, to represent an inkjet-based digital print used as fine art. Giclée Printing refers to a printmaking method that involves using a digitised image outputted from a computer to a large format inkjet printer. To qualify for the title of a “fine art giclée print” it should be made on archival quality coated paper, and printed with pigment based archival inks, which are UV stable.
Print Art offers a variety of fine art and photographic quality inkjet giclée paper that we have in stock, however should you require a different quality paper, that can be sourced with little difficulty, we are happy to oblige. Please discuss your choice with us so that we can give you the best we have on offer for the job that needs doing. Pre-production is important, so we offer a tried and tested soft proofing process that has produced stunning results using the Epson and Canon inkjet printers.
Our Fine Art print studio makes use of large format wide colour gamut printers, designed for high-end digital photographic and print reproduction work. These printers are capable of producing detail rich prints on some of the finest ink jet papers available.
Our giclée printers use a combination of 12 different ink colours to reproduce millions of colours, some of which were almost impossible to achieve by older 4 colour CMYK printers. That means we can print almost as many colours as your top end digital cameras are able to capture.
A giclée print printed with pigment inks can be light-fast for up to 100+ years, but this depends on factors such as paper type and storage conditions. By using pigment based archival inks, the archival properties of a giclée print are significantly higher than traditional silkscreen or litho prints.
When you decide to reproduce your original art work, there are two issues to think about. The first is the digitisation quality and the second is choosing the right paper/canvas. The digital quality is probably the most important factor in the process, and we at Print Art make sure that we get it right! Read more about our artwork digitisation service.
If you already have a digital file of your artwork, but are unsure if the file is suitable for printing to a certain size, contact us to discuss this. Making a proof print is a great way to check if your file is suitable – you will get to see first hand how it will look.
At Print Art, we use both courier and postal services that are able to deliver across New Zealand and internationally. We provide a complete turnkey solution for our customers by offering a packaging and white label drop shipping solution. This means we add your supplied brand identity and excludes our Print Art branding..
This service avoids double shipping costs for you and a faster turnaround for your customers. All protective packaging is in high quality crystal clear sleeves with backing card. We can also include your personal branding material such as stickers, inserts and business cards and other branding material supplied by you.
Our paper range has been grouped by price and quality to make the selection process as simple as possible. We stock a range of high quality papers suitable for most fine art print applications including beautiful archival cotton rag, decor art papers and photographic paper stock. If you would like a more detailed description, please click the link below. If you’re not sure where to begin, try our paper choice wizard.