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When printing on Fine Art Paper, we
usually suggest 2 to 3 inches of paper margin around the image,
especially for pieces larger than 11" x 13".
Transparencies and Digital Scanning:
Size: Transparencies should be 4” x 5” or larger. 35mm slides may look all right,
but they don’t have enough detail for reproduction.
Professional photography: The photographer entrusted with shooting your work should have experience shooting fine art. Artwork requires special lighting and filtering.
Viewing Transparencies: Always view transparencies on a color-balanced light box. Holding them up to a window or an overhead light will not provide an accurate viewing.
Sharpness: The most common problem with artwork transparencies is soft focus. Look at fine lines and brush stroke detail for sharpness.
Even Lighting: Look at overall tones, including the background. Even lighting will produce uniform values without hot spots.
Color Balance: A color bar and grey scale bar should be included in the transparency. Look at the white patches. Are the whites clean without a color cast? Do the
overall colors resemble the original artwork?
Exposure: Look at the grey scale. The black patch should be solid black, the white
patch should be clean white, and there should be a visible definition between each of the grey scale patches. Poorly exposed transparencies result in muddy looking prints. Details that do not exist in the transparency cannot be created in the prints.
Overall Appearance: Does the transparency match your original as closely as possible? If the original is not available during color correction, proofs will be done to match colors and tones in the transparency. If the colors in your transparency differ from the original artwork, any reproductions will differ as well.
Photographing your artwork is not cheap, and it is crucial to the success of
your reproductions that your transparencies are of the best possible quality.
Advantages of Digital Scanning over Transparencies: If possible, it is better to have your originals digitally scanned, rather than working from a transparency. Here are just a few reasons why...One step is removed from the process, resulting in a higher quality image output.
If any unforeseen problems are found with the scan, such as poor lighting or
lack of sharpness, they can be corrected immediately, on site, to match the
original.
Color correction is more accurate when the original is available for comparison.
Digital File Printing Guidelines: The following guidelines will help you to maximize the results that can be achieved when creating a giclée graphic from a digital file.
Make sure that the file you send is at least 300 PPI (pixels per inch) at the final print image size desired. Avoid taking a low resolution file and "Resampling" it much large using Photoshop. This will usually leave signs of pixelation.
For example: If you wish to have a final giclée print image size of 24” x 30” on paper or canvas, then your file, when viewed in Photoshop, should have a native (not resampled significantly) image size of 24” x 30” with a PPI at that size of at least 300.
Acceptable file formats are: PSD (Photoshop) & TIF - these are the best formats to use when possible. JGP, GIF & BMP Can be used but usually are not the best quality possible. Contact us to review disc or file delivery.
Since different computers, scanners, cameras, and printers have very different characteristics, color proofing the giclée print based only on your file is problematic. For us to properly color correct the giclée proof so that it closely matches your original and or expectations, you need to send us a proof that you want us to match, or have us output a proof which you can review and approve at Maui Giclee or one that we send to you.
If you have any further concerns,
or questions please contact us at (800) 818-6189.
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