Custom Large Format Archival Printing

Lisa Masson Studio Gallery is a boutique custom large format printer located at 511 4th Street in Eastport.   With a perfectionists’ and artist’s eye, Lisa’s experience and passion will ensure the color balance and quality you want to showcase your work. Lisa takes pride in the high quality of her custom archival museum quality fine art giclee´ prints including banners, signage, posters, yacht plans and architectural drawings. 

 Lisa prints your artwork using a state-of-the-art large-format printer with twelve colors of archival pigmented inks that resist fading and last longer (up to 200 years) than any other ink available. The result is a rich dense color with astounding vibrancy and resolution.

Printing is available on rolls up to 44" wide. There are many choices of media from photographic papers, fine art papers and canvases, to outdoor medias for sign, banner and display with such features as water resistance, tear resistance and adhesive backings.

Please call the Studio to discuss your custom print job 410-990-1777.

 
 
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What are Giclee´ Fine Art Prints?

 Giclée (zhee-klay)  Giclée refers to both a category of collectible fine art, as well as a type of digitally created fine art print. "Giclée print" connotes an elevation in printmaking technology. Not any digital print is a Giclée. Only digital prints that are created from images generated from high resolution digital files using special high-resolution printers, archival inks, media and strict printmaking standards can be truly marketed as Giclée prints. 

The Giclée printing process provides better color accuracy than other means of reproduction. The quality of the Giclée print rivals traditional silver-halide and gelatin printing processes and is commonly found in museums, art galleries, and photographic galleries.

These fine art reproductions are laboratory rated to provide several decades, if not a century or more of lasting print quality. Museums throughout the world including the Louvre use Giclée prints to substitute works of art too fragile to be exhibited to the public. New York's Metropolitan Museum, the Guggenheim and the National Museum of Mexico all proudly display Giclées as part of their collections.

 

MEDIA

Satin Photographic Paper, 240gsm 

This 10 mil high quality, resin coated photo paper’s satin finish is designed to provide art reproductions and graphic exhibitions with high color density, optimal color gradation and perfect image sharpness.

Pearl Metallic Gloss Photographic Paper   

State-of-the-art in photo inkjet papers.A truly unique paper featuring a high gloss finish and a pearlescent base stock that yields an elegant iridescence to images. It has an amazingly beautiful finish and prints look as if they are printed on metal.

Fine Art German Etching By Hahnemühle  310gsm

A white, 100% α-cellulose paper – guarantees archival standards.  Ideal for high-end fine art and photographic reproductions. This heavyweight acid free etching paper is velvety smooth with a fine textured surface similar to an etching paper which will also reproduce traditional prints excellently. The printed side of this paper has been specially coated for excellent image sharpness and optimum color gradation. 

Canvas Lyve Breathing Color

Canvas is taking the printmaking industry by storm. With eye-popping color gamut and dmax, coupled with critical archival certification and the ability to apply a laminate, it sets a new standard of exceptionalism in fine art and photographic printmaking. This masterful blend of artistry and engineering will capture every nuance in images. The Lyve™ Canvas is a 19 mil bright white, consistent poly-cotton blend matte canvas using an acid-free, neutral pH coating. The "Chromata White" technology gives the most stable platform on which to print photographs and fine art giclees without the color shift issues inherent on other canvases.  Lyve is archival certified for 100+ years. A UV laminate protective coating is applied after printing.

Canvas Metallic  

Hahnemühle Canvas Metallic is a smooth, very finely textured inkjet canvas made from mixed polyester-cotton fabric. The bright white canvas features a sophisticated surface with an elegant, metallic effect. The glimmering premium inkjet coating guarantees high-quality FineArt inkjet prints with brilliant colors, deep blacks and nuanced contrasts and details. The elegant, metallic sheen lends art reproductions and photographs an extremely vibrant and highly individual effect. Canvas Metallic is acid- and lignin-free and meets the most exacting requirements in terms of age resistance. The flexible material is ideal for mounting on canvas stretcher frames. 350 gm ·

Sign Media                                                                                                         

Adhesive Matte Vinyl, 290gsm 

White, self-adhesive matte vinyl has permanent, solvent-based adhesive with siliconized kraft liner that will prevent your images from chipping or cracking. This banner has a coating that makes it less susceptible to water when compares to plain paper. It is ideal for advertising signage in stadiums, construction signage and point-of-purchase (POP) for retail graphics.

Scrim Banner Vinyl, 480gsm                                                                                           

Scrim Banner Vinyl is a high tensile strength banner with a block-out layer to prevent shine through. It consists of a polyester fabric that is embedded between two scrim vinyl layers, which allows it to be less susceptible to tearing. Ideal for event signage in art galleries, museums, supermarkets and service stations and gift shops. This banner may be sewn or finished with grommets.

 

Determine the size of the finished print(s) plus borders. Unless you specify larger borders, fine art paper giclées come with a ½” border.   

Multiply length by width to give you the total square inches.  Finally, multiply this amount by the square inch prices shown below. Two images may be combined to get into the next lower price category. 

There is a $20.00 Set Up Fee for Orders under $100.00 

Please contact Lisa for a specific media or any questions on pricing.           

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To receive quantity print pricing, you must order the same image, in the same size.      

Ready To print Image Check List                                                                                                 

Ready to Print files are digital files prepared by you for the purpose of printing on an archival large format pigmented ink printer. For files to be considered ready to print, they must adhere to the following requirements:

Image is RGB and in the Adobe RGB 1998 work space. (Adobe Photoshop: go to Image/Mode)

Image is 300 ppi at output dimensions. (Adobe Photoshop: Image/Image Size)

Image does not contain layers or alpha channels. (Adobe Photoshop: Layers/Flatten Layers)

Image is 8 bit.

Image is saved as a TIFF with no compression. (Adobe Photoshop: File/Save As)

File name has maximum of 30 characters.

If your image is not an 8 bit, RGB, TIFF, free of layers and alpha channels, it is not print ready and you may incur additional charges.

Files may be submitted through Dropbox, Google Drive or other file share program or on a thumb drive.

When we encounter a difficult image or a request to make alterations, it is likely that it will require extra time for us, and cost for you. When this happens, we will provide you with a cost estimate.

Image Adjustment fee:                                $20 Minimum; $75/hr