We’ve prepared these handy guides using our team’s specialist knowledge to assist you in choosing the right print and finishing services. No matter whether your work is going into residential or commercial properties, this information should help you choose the right print and finishing solution to suit your needs.
Which Print Service is the Most Appropriate for Me?
Confused abour whether your work best suits Giclée Fine Art, or Direct to Media UV printing? Our help guide below will show you the key differences. Of course, our team are also on-hand and happy to help, too!
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Which Finishing Service is Best for Me?
Click to explore our mounting and finishing flowchart, which explains which of these services pair best with our print services.
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Giclée Fine Art (Pigment) Printing in London. Exhibition quality, archival Giclée Fine Art (Pigment) Prints up to 60” on Hahnemühle and Canson Fine Art papers.
C-type Photographic printing on Fujicolor Crystal Archive papers. Exhibition quality C-type Photographic prints up to 120 x 48″.
Black and White Pigment Printing produces true-tone black and white images; unlike c-type processes, this has no colour cast. Prints can also be adjusted to add a warm tone, if desired, to replicate a traditional B+W fibre-based or Bromide print.
Duratrans, or Fujitrans, also known as Durable Transparencies or Backlit Transparences, are prints produced using a translucent-base film. These are typically produced through a C-type process. They are optimal for use in lightboxes.
Direct to Media UV Printing removes constraints existing with traditional photographic printing – you can now print on almost any substrate. Since 2013, we have worked with artists, photographers and interior designers to produce artwork using: Wood, Metal, Rubber, Glass, Mirrors, Plastics, Textiles, Ceramics, Stone (subject to size, weight and finish) and a whole range of composite materials including Dibond, Foamboard, Perspex, Acrylic, Styrene, PVC, Vinyl, Canvas, and many others.
ChromaLuxe prints are archival, highly resilient and require no additional glass, acrylic, lamination or coating to protect them. The dye sublimation process renders images waterproof, abrasion-resistant, fire-resistant and chemical-resistant and available in sizes up to 70″ x 40″.
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Aluminium mounting gives photographic prints a sleek, contemporary feel. The material is exceptionally rigid, flat and hard-wearing and offers prints a discreet, polished silhouette. Mounting prints to aluminium is especially popular with those who want a simple, frameless finish.
Mounting on Dibond provides all the advantages of aluminium but with a significant weight saving. It is lightweight, rigid and will not delaminate or warp due to its low thermal expansion – making it ideal for mounting larger photographic prints.
As Foamex is exceptionally lightweight, Foamex mounting is ideal for short-term applications, including touring exhibitions and those wanting to achieve excellent dimensional stability on a budget.
Glass Face Mounting is available offers a contemporary mounting solution for those looking to present a finished piece without a frame. Refraction of light through the Glass lends your artwork a vivid and deeply intense colouration. There is also the additional benefit of no light reflections between your artwork and the glazing of a traditional frame.
Kapa™ Foamboard mounting is a process of mounting a photographic print on Kapa™ Foamboard. Kapa™ Foamboard comprises an inner rigid…
MDF Mounting is a process of mounting a photographic print on MDF (Medium-Density Fibreboard). This process enhances the print’s stability,…
Perspex (Acrylic) Face Mounting, also known as Reverse Face Mounting, is the process of mounting a photographic print between a sheet of Perspex and a Dibond backing sheet.
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We exclusively utilise premium LED panels to illuminate our lightboxes, providing flexibility in size and ensuring uniform illumination from edge…
Our bespoke classic photographic framing service produces frames exactly as you would see in international galleries and exhibitions worldwide. Our…
Keyline framing offers a glassless finish, making them more lightweight than traditional frames and minimising reflections to artworks.
Spacer framing is ideal for 3d artwork, as we can adjust the depth to accommodate your work. The separation between…
Tray framing offers a glassless finish, making them more lightweight than traditional frames and minimising reflections to artworks. Without glass, tray frames can also be more cost effective solutions than traditional frames.
A passe-partout, or window mount, is a mat positioned over a print and beneath the glass in a picture frame. These mounts not only enhance visual appeal but also protect artwork by preventing condensation, safeguarding against water damage and deterioration. We use conservation-grade boards certified by the Fine Art Trade Guild, ensuring archival-quality mounts that preserve your images. Precision-cut with bevelled edges, our mounts offer a seamless presentation, available in sizes up to 60 x 40 inches.
