Artlab is at the very top of the pile when it comes to printing Fine Art. Why? Because we have been doing it FOREVER! 35 long years of Digital Graphics printing gives us superlative experience – which gives you superlative results.
Artlab has the only CRUSE LARGE FORMAT SCANNER in SA . A R2 000 000 scanner – the world’s finest – specially designed to capture your fine art and archival originals in all their glory! It scans at 1.5 BILLION pixels and is used by the top galleries and museums in the world!
Nobody can touch our image capture. And combined with our archival quality Ultrachrome printing – it’s as good as you can get.
Cruse Scanners are used by some of the world’s finest art and archival institutions such as the J. Paul Getty Museum, NASA, the Smithsonian and national archives around the world. It can scan at at 1.5 billion pixels (you read right) and can scan originals up to 1.5 meters in length (larger with tiling) and up to 15cm in height – which means we can scan your art in it’s frame – even behind glass!
Fine Art Smooth
Archival – 100% Cotton – High white – Rich high D-Max blacks
A silky smooth surface structure that has the natural characteristics of a smooth high-white art paper. The surface has a special matte coating, designed for high quality fine art & photographic reproduction.
German Etching
310 gsm – Archival – 100% a-Cellulose, white mould-made paper
Mould-made German Etching paper from Hahnemuehle features a distinct textured surface with the highest industry standards of density, colour gamut, and image sharpness.
Museum Etching
305 gsm – Archival – 100% Cotton – High white – Rich high D-Max blacks
Texture of traditional etching board – A “heavy” paper – Ideal for soft tints and grey nuances
Photo Rag Ultra Smooth
305 gsm -100% cotton
Photo Rag® is the most popular paper chosen by photographers to create high quality fine art prints – Fine, smooth surface ideal for printing both black and white and colour photographs and art reproductions.
Watercolour Paper
305 gsm – Archival – 100% cotton rag
Natural white watercolour textured surface -Acid free to preserve both fine art and photos – A radiant white velvet surface for vivid colour reproduction and exceptional finish for black and white images.
Fine Art Baryta
270 gsm – Authentic Barium Sulphate paper
Fibre-based with the classical look and feel of a traditional silver halide baryta paper. Its triple coating makes for razor-sharp prints rich in contrast and makes it equally suited for colour and b/w reproductions. It is 100% acid free and extremely resistant to ageing.
Premium Canvas
100% Cotton – High white – High D-Max
This high quality 100% cotton canvas is acid free and a true premium product for photographic and fine art reproductions. It features a matte non-reflective surface with a bright white point, exceptionally high Dmax and wide color gamut.
Eco Canvas
Low cost – Decorative applications
A great affordable canvas printed with solvent ink for long life and durability. Great for stretching and decorative graphics.
Photo Paper – Satin & Gloss
Superb photographic image quality.
HDR (High Dynamic Range) papers for producing images with superb clarity, high sharpness and excellent colour gamut. The high-density, resin coated heavyweight base and smooth “bright white” finish creates the look and feel of a superior photographic print.
Yes indeed! We use only the finest fine art papers and canvas available. Our papers are generally cotton rag with balanced PH to give you acid free stability for the utmost longevity. We only use genuine Epson Ultrachrome inks which on the right media allow us to offer a fade free or yellowing warranty of 150 years! (Indoor lighting conditions away from direct sunlight)
For the technical minded the scanner scans at a whopping 1.5 BILLION pixels!
Other benefits are that originals can be scanned in their frames – through the framing glass. Scan size up to 1.5 meters (larger with tiling)
Frankly it is garbage! It is translated from French and means “to squirt” (in a rather unsavoury manner). So it actually (sort of) means “ink-jet” which says nothing apart from the fact a Giclée is an inkjet print. It has no quality connotation or warranty of any sort and and is nothing but a meaningless marketing term to confuse the uninformed and extract more $ from you!
