Print Process

Thank you for visiting my website. I hope you like my artwork. I am presently offering 20 individual pieces, but I will be adding new pieces as quickly as I can. I will be offering pencil drawings and eventually acrylic paintings. In the next few paragraphs, I will try to explain the process I used to produce high quality archival prints of my artwork.

To begin, once I have finished an art piece, I will preserve and capture the piece for reproduction. The size and type of artwork will determine which method I will use. For instance, a large acrylic painting would most likely require a high resolution photograph. For this I will use my Canon EOS X90 camera. This camera has 24 megapixel sensor for high image quality. The tricky part of this process is getting the best lighting while reducing glare. If I am unable to produce a high quality image worthy of printing with the camera, I will turn to a scanner. Either my scanner or a print shop scanner. I have in the past, taken my artwork to a print shop to produce high resolution scans. I will use their service anytime I feel I can't create a high quality image for printing on my own.

For most of my pencil drawings, I will use my Plustk (OpticSlim 1680H) scanner. It can scan large A3 size images up to 2400 dpi resolution with 48 bit depth of color. Granted some of my art pieces are larger than A3, but after multiple scans I can easily stitch them together to create a high-resolution seamless image ready for reproduction. The software that came with this scanner ensures the colors match the original and allows me to quickly enhance the scanned images.

Once I have a high resolution image worthy of printing, I turn to my Epson P900 (SC-PX1VL) inkjet printer for high definition printing. This printer can produce exhibition quality prints up to A2 size (17" by 22").

Epson is the industry leader when it comes to printers. This printer uses the latest printer technology with the all-new UltraChrome K3X pigment inks with violet that produces a wide color gamut for vibrant and rich colors. It can handle professional sheet media up to 1.5mm thick and can accommodate a paper roll for prints longer than 22 inches. This printer will print onto canvas as well.

As for the inks used to reproduce my artwork, this printer uses pigment ink. Normal office inkjet printers use dye ink. Pigment inks sit on the paper's surface, while dye inks are absorbed into the paper. By using pigment inks, my prints are archival prints, meaning they will last a lot longer than ordinary ink. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience, Epson sets the industry standard for print permanence. This printer produces high resolution color prints that will last up to 200 years, and 400 years for black-and-white prints.

To ensure print integrity and for maximizing print life, it is recommended that you display these prints under glass or UV-absorbing acrylic and protect them from prolonged high-humidity environments. Actual print stability will vary depending on the media, printed image, display conditions, light intensity, humidity and atmospheric conditions. Epson does not guarantee longevity of prints. I promise to only use the highest quality paper to reproduce my prints, like Epson's Velvet Fine Art Paper.

I hope you will enjoy my prints for many years to come. You will surely want to share and keep them with you and your family for many generations.