Digital Printing

 

 

  • DIGITAL PRINTING
  • We offer a full, archival, museum quality digital printing service for artists, photographers and galleries. From small runs to full...

    We offer a full, archival, museum quality digital printing service for artists, photographers and galleries. From small runs to full editions, we apply our ethos and expertise as fine art print publishers to our digital printing service. 
     

    We offer professional exhibition-quality archival inkjet printing services, large-format acetate printing, and lasercutting.

     

    Our large format Epson printer produces quality colour prints or transparencies 61cm wide and of unlimited length. Media comes on a roll and is costed per centimetre from that roll.

     

    Our lasercutter is a Laserscript LS1290Pro. 

     

    New Digital Printing Procedure

     

    We have a new digital print form and ordering procedure.

     

    Please fill out this form if you want something printed on the large format printer at Edinburgh Printmakers. Large-format digital print orders are printed on Fridays and will be ready for collection from the following day. To ensure your order is ready for collection, please submit this form before 10 am on a Friday.

     

  • Acetate Printing

    Acetate separations are dense black and can be used in printmaking to produce quality screens or plates.

     

    Images for Acetate

    Images should be provided scaled, bitmapped if necessary for tone, and saved as a (.Tiff) or Photoshop GREYSCALE or BITMAP files. Multiple images should be laid out in one long file at scale ( with each separation pointing in the same direction) 60cm wide.

     

    Rates for Acetate Printing

    For ready-to-print files, we charge per centimetre based on the following rate. Our standard acetate is slightly milky but exposed as clear for silkscreen, lithography, photo-etching, and toyobo.

    Standard Acetate: 24"'wide (60cm) £16/m

     

    Backlit film for lightboxes

    We can also print in colour on backlit film for lightboxes. Please contact us to discuss your needs, and we can quote you. Files should be in the RGB Adobe 1998 profile. Save a scaled and flattened version of the file (without layers), preferably as a Tiff or Photoshop file.

    Backlit film:  (90cm) £27/m 

     

    Image Preparation

    If you require advice with your artwork, it is possible to book time for file set up and assistance. Prices start at £10.00. This may cost more, depending on the time spent assisting with file prep.

     

    Lasercutting

    We have a Laserscript LS1290 lasercutter. Details of costs to use for members and non-members can be downloaded here.

     

    Paper Printing

    The cotton rag artist papers we use are Arches Velin Museum Rag, Somerset Enhanced Satin and Hahnemühle Photorag. For photographic finish works, we stock Canson Photosatin, which has a slightly pearled lustre finish, and we also stock a full glossy paper for high-sheen finish works.

     

    Rates for Paper Printing

    We charge per centimetre, so we can print any length. Prices shown are per metre as a guide.

     

    61cm wide rolls:

     

    Public Prices:

    Canson Photosatin Premium RC 270gsm: £38/m

    Somerset Enhanced Velvet Radiant White 330gsm: £38/m

    Canson Arches Velin Museum Rag 315gsm: £48/m

    Hahnemühle Photorag 188gsm: £42/m

    Hahnemühle Photorag 308gsm: £50/m

    Inkjet film roll: £19/m

     

    Members Prices: 

    Canson Photosatin Premium RC 270gsm: £31/m

    Somerset Enhanced Velvet Radiant White 330gsm: £31/m

    Canson Arches Velin Museum Rag 315gsm: £38/m

    Hahnemühle Photorag 188gsm: £33/m

    Hahnemühle Photorag 308gsm: £41/m

    Inkjet film roll: £16/m


    Typical A sizes for paper prints:

    A2 Canson Photosatin Premium RC 270gsm: £14

    A2 Velin Arches Museum Rag 315 gsm: £16.80

    A1 Somerset Enhanced Velvet 330gsm: £30

    A1 Hahnemühle Photorag 308gsm: £40.80

    Members of Edinburgh Printmakers receive a further 20% on these prices.

     

    Postage

    Royal Mail delivery: £30 flat fee.

    Prices can be quoted for courier costs according to size, weight, and destination.

    Orders can also be collected from Edinburgh Printmakers.

     

    Preparing Colour Images

    Colour files should be in RGB Adobe 1998 profile. Save a scaled and flattened version of the file (without layers), preferably as a Tiff or Photoshop file.

    Multiple images (incl. multiples of the same image) should be sent to us laid out in one long file at scale, either 60cm or 110cm wide, depending on your choice of paper. If you prepare your files before sending them to us, we can process and print them more quickly.

     

    Making an order

    Email your image to us: studio@edinburghprintmakers.co.uk

    Once we have received your file, we will check it and confirm the final cost with you by email. You then phone to pay by card, and then, once we have received payment, we will print and post the tube to you, or you can collect it from us.

    Files should be sent ready to print at the desired scale and resolution.

    Multiple images, or multiple versions of the same image, should be combined into one large file, ready to print onto either 60 cm or 110 cm wide rolls.

    If you want us to set up your files, there is a minimum charge of £5 or a portion of £35 per hour.

     

    Print turnaround time

    We can advise on the timescale when you place your order. We receive files Tuesday-Saturday. Where possible, we aim to print the same day we receive payment and usually within the week, however, when we have high demand, this may take longer. If you have a tight deadline, we may be able to provide you with an express service subject to availability/workload. There is usually an extra charge for express service.