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Stock Materials

We utilize the HP Designjet z3100 Photo printers with pigment inks to provide archival quality giclées on a variety of fine art papers, photo papers and canvases, up to 42” wide.

Photo Quality Paper

• HP Everyday Pigment Gloss Photo Paper
• HP Everyday Double side coated Photo Gloss Paper (230gsm)
• HP Universal H/weight Paper

Fine Art Canvas

• HP Collector Satin Canvas (400gsm)

Custom Sizes: Please contact us for a quote.

Quantity Discounts:
applies to print runs, i.e. same size prints from the same image file.

Typesetting:

Descriptive text positioned below the image such as title, date, publishing / copyright info. etc. By default we use Arial, please specify your preference.

Typesetting: $15.00 per image

Will be charged at cost.

Printmaking
Traditionally, the making of limited edition prints is a time-consuming and demanding commitment between the artist, a printer and a publisher. The choice of image / images for the edition, choice of paper / canvas, accurate colour correction, the size of the edition, the consistent quality of each print, are all critical to the success of the edition whether you measure that success aesthetically or commercially.  At Majik Moments we, the printers / publishers, work closely with the artists to ensure that there is no compromise on quality… our reputations depend upon it.

Giclée Printing
Giclée printing made its debut in 1985 and incorporates the technology of digital printing, whereby microscopic ink droplets are precisely positioned onto a surface. Giclée prints offer incredible saturation, depth of color, and a beautifully finished print that captures the essence of the artist’s intent. Many contemporary and influential artists have adopted this new, high-quality printing technique.

Giclée (pronounced "ghee-clay") is a French word meaning, "to spray”. With the advent of giclée, reproducing fine art has become even more precise. The technology utilizes microscopically fine droplets of ink (approximately the size of a red blood cell) to form the image, varying in size and density. This produces a near continuous tone image, smoother gradation between tones and a more finely differentiated colour palette.

Giclées have the highest apparent resolution available today, greater than that of lithographs and a colour range that exceeds that of serigraphy (also known as silk-screen printing). Displaying a full colour spectrum, giclée reproductions can capture every nuance of an original and have gained wide acceptance from artists and galleries throughout the world.

The greatest satisfaction is in knowing that this is precisely reproducible as many times as required, on demand.

Longevity
At Majik Moments we use HP Designjet z3100 Photo Printers with 12 colour HP Vivera Pigment Inks on a variety of fine art, watercolour or canvas.   Preliminary data indicates that for this combination of materials the fade-resistqance will be rated up to approximately 200 years under glass. These time periods can effectively be doubled by the use of UV glass.

The Media
The choice of paper / canvas best suited to an image is crucial to the final effect.  But it’s not just a question of looks. It is crucial to the longevity of the print that the media be archival, i.e. that the ph is neutral, commonly referred to as “acid free”. Paper processed with wood chips and wood fibre should not be used in fine art prints because lignin in the grain of the wood is acidic, causing brown stains on paper over time, known as “foxing”. Wooden picture frames must therefore be sealed from the artwork.

Acid free paper can be made either by hand or a mechanized process, usually using the basic raw materials of cotton and / or linen rags. In brief, these are beaten into fibres, mixed with water and poured into a vat in solution, transferred to a mould and the newly formed paper is dried. But different paper making methods evolved in the East and West and today’s technology takes advantage of the best of both, accounting for the wide variety of papers available today.

Pigment-Based Inks

Pigment-based inks are much more resistant to UV light than dye-based inks. They were originally developed for outdoor use and will keep their original colours considerably longer. They are also less likely to run if they come into contact with water. Images printed with pigment-based inks on to archival paper have the potential of lasting well over 100 years if stored under the proper conditions.

Limited Editions
A limited edition print is an image reproduced to a predetermined, i.e. limited print quantity, to guarantee the rarity and future value of the print. Traditionally the artist making his own prints, as well as signing each print, will individually number them in the order they are printed. For example, 3/200 is the 3rd print in a series of 200.

An 'open' edition theoretically has no limit to the number that may be printed.

The term "Original Limited Edition" indicates that the prints are not reproductions / copies of an image created in another medium. This is the only form in which the image is created and available.

Value and Collectability
The higher price of limited editions over other prints is a combination of the limited supply of each piece and the exceptionally high quality of these prints. Each print is often made as well as always signed by the artist. Typically, the more manually intensive the process is, the fewer there will be and the more each print will cost.

Being limited in number, demand for certain limited edition prints can be greater than the number printed, causing an increase in value. At Majik Moments we keep the number of the editions small. Once an edition is sold out from Majik Moments, the publisher, it may still be available from an authorized dealer, then the prints are considered to be on the Secondary Market. This means that the print can be bought and sold by any dealer or individual at whatever price the market will bear, but often above issue price, depending on supply and demand. Much satisfaction as a collector is to be gained through exercising a little ‘talent spotting’ by buying the work of a young artist who later becomes well-known, commanding much higher prices for the same work.

Artist's Proof
There is a highly respected tradition in the art world that the artist may, in addition to the edition, release another 10% (more is frowned upon) of the total number of prints in the edition, known as “artist’s proofs”. So, for an edition of 200, up to 20 artist’s proofs may be expected to eventually be in circulation, i.e. 220 prints in total. Initially they consist of the prints made by the artist to determine how the print should eventually look. These are what we would call the ‘true’ Artist’s Proofs. It is accepted that then the artist may use up the rest of the allowable number with prints made after the edition is finished.

Although to the artist, artist’s proofs, being made in preparation for the edition, are inherently imperfect and inferior, curiously they are worth more on the art market and therefore of more interest to many serious collectors. There is, of course, a certain logic to this: Firstly, by their very nature, they are more likely to be unique and secondly, seen in context, they demonstrate the creative process, showing the artist’s mind at work.

Benefits For The Collector:

Private collectors can acquire an ‘original limited edition giclee print’ which signifies that these are not reproductions of a piece of art in another medium, this being the medium of choice, at a fraction of the cost of one-off originals. Further, a print that has been signed and numbered by the artist is always a unique addition to anyone's private collection.

Benefits For Corporations:

Because giclée prints are a fraction of the cost of one-off originals, interior decorators and corporate art buyers have opportunity to really make an impact within a limited budget, without sacrificing aesthetic quality. We have a diverse and growing portfolio to select from that can be purchased as suites of work, in various sizes and quantities, or as stand-alone images. Please click here to find out more.

Benefits For Galleries:

Galleries can buy our giclée prints or we are happy to place work on consignment. We provide support to stockists, including printed point-of-sale material; Certificates of Authenticity; images for printing in brochures etc, and info. including biographies, statements, etc.; framing can be supplied if required, and we will always respond as fast as possible. If you are a gallery owner / director / manager interested in stocking our work, please contact us.  You will find dealing with Majik Moments a rewarding experience.

Certificate of Authenticity
A Certificate of Authenticity accompanies all limited edition Giclée prints that leave Majik Moments with very few exceptions - details are given on the product page for each item.  In most cases the artist's, occasionally the publisher's, signature on this document attests to the authenticity of the print and that we have personally inspected and numbered it.  This also certifies that only the finest archival paper and inks were used. The certificate should be kept with the receipt for insurance purposes.

At Majik Moments we provide archival quality fine art reproduction / printing services to fine artists, interior designers, architects, art agents, corporate art companies, galleries & museums requiring high quality giclée prints. For a growing number of digital artists and photographers, giclée is the medium of choice for printing their originals.