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A Great Giclee Starts With A Good Scan
When
creating a giclee of a painting, the first step is to create a high
resolution digital image of the painting, and superior scans yield
superior prints. By direct-scanning a painting, we are able create
first generation files.
Cruse Large Format Scanner
After
extensive research of oversize scanning systems and digital camera
backs, we choose the German-built Cruse scanner. We are one of few
select U.S. giclee printers to install this premium scanning system.
Other installs include such locations as the Beethoven Museum in Bonn,
Germany, the Vatican's Secret Archives and NASA's Johnson Space Center
in Houston, TX.
Our scanner is the system of choice for
reproducing artwork, rare documents, maps, artifacts, books, etc. It is
designed to handle paintings up to 4" thick, so scanning stretched
canvas paintings is no problem. Our scanner accommodates sizes up to
36" x 48", or larger if tiled.
Direct scanning provides
precise surface detail and color information. In fact, we have
reproduced several paintings considered "too difficult" to reproduce by
other shops.
L. L. Bean Cover Scan
The image above is a scan of a watercolor painting sent to us for a L.L. Bean catalog.
The designer was unhappy with drum and digital camera back scans
purchased elsewhere. The painting was shipped to us, we scanned and
returned it the following day-without problems. The agency was quite
pleased with the scan noting it catpured the subtle detail and color
information they needed. The file was used to produce the cover of a winter L.L. Bean catalog.
Drum Scanning
When working with transparencies, there is no substitute for a good
drum scan. Our drum scanner creates very sharp and detailed images from
35mm slides, medium format and 4"x5" transparencies. We recommend 4" x
5" transparencies shot by a qualified professional photographer. Our
technicians are very experienced in scanning and working with
transparencies.
Pricing
Our scanning prices are comparable or less to having a transparency made by a photographer and
then scanned.
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