fine art printing and digitisation at its best
Professional fine art printing using top-of-the-range giclée printing technology. I’ve carefully selected a range of beautiful archival papers from the best paper mills in the world.
The printers
I run two printers, a 24 inch Canon Pro-2100, which can print up to A1, and 44 inch Canon Pro-4100, which can print up to 44” on the short edge (A0+). This system has 12 lucia pigment inks, with the widest colour gamut available, meaning it can faithfully reproduce artwork and photographs as true to the original colour as can be.
The papers
I’ve been printing professionally for 10 years, and in that time I’ve used lots of different papers. For Peradam I’ve selected my top 7 - from the most environmentally-friendly giclee paper available (Hahnemühle Hemp), to the exquisitely-produced Awagami Inbe washi.
If there’s a paper you want to print on that’s not in my selection I’ll probably be able to get hold of it, subject to minimum orders. I love to collaborate with artists on creative projects, so don’t be afraid to ask about off-menu options.
Scanning & digital imaging
I use a high resolution Epson flatbed imaging scanner that can capture original artworks up to A1 in glorious detail. It’s also capable of film and slide scanning.
I’ve been scanning professionally for longer than I’ve been printing. My first job after graduating from my photography BA was at Cambridge University’s Scott Polar Research Institute, where I digitised their collection of polar photographs. Since then I’ve scanned countless original artworks, personal archives, and historic and institutional collections including works from the Drawing Matter archive, Frome’s Singer foundry, The Newt, and Hauser & Wirth Somerset.
If you have an archive or collection that you want to digitise, I may be able to bring my scanning-gear to your archive and work from there to avoid the impact of transporting your collection out of its controlled environment.
Prices, turnaround & appointments
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Click the link below for a basic and an in-depth price list and file spec guide.
If your files are not ready to print there are different services available to help you.
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If you need it quickly, let me know and I’ll do my best to turn the job around for you within your deadline.
Otherwise, here’s my general turnaround.
Prints: 1-3 working days on most papers.* Same day printing might be possible on request.
Scanning: 2-4 working days for basic scans, 2-6 working days for optimised scans (transparencies may take longer). Same day scanning may be possible on request.
*for non-urgent orders I try to combine jobs on the same paper type into one session, which means turnaround on some papers might be a little longer. (eg German Etching, Legacy Gloss, Washi, and to a lesser extent the Somerset papers can take a little longer if the order isn’t urgent).
Need it sooner? Just ask, in most cases I can accommodate faster turnaround.
Turnaround changes
See my turnaround page for the latest updates: click here
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I wrap prints in recyclable tissue paper to protect the ink from marking. But this is the only packaging I provide. I only have a tiny studio, so I can’t accommodate stocks of packaging material, and I’d rather not provide unnecessary things that will just be thrown away.
Please bear this in mind when collecting your prints, and ensure you bring a water and wind proof method of taking your prints home with you.
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Face to face appointments are available from my studio at the Silk Mill in Frome. We can discuss specialist requirements, answer questions and show you sample swatches.
Alternatively I can post you paper samples, and answer queries via email.
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Please contact me here:
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There’s a more comprehensive FAQ at the bottom of the about page.
some of my clients
“Great company, really friendly and very helpful in doing prints from a watercolour original. The colour was amazing and it was difficult to tell the print from the original.”
“I LOVE the colour…..spot on….thank you!”
“The quality of the prints is superb.”
