Printing & Scanning

Giclée, the French word for 'spray', refers to the ink jet printing process used to create archival standard fine art prints. At BlueSwift, we use a range of high quality large format printers including Canon and Epson. Our printers allow us to reproduce images up to 44 inches (1118mm) wide. Giclée printing is ideal for artists, photographers and illustrators wishing to reproduce their artwork in small or large print runs. We have a specially selected stock of fully archival museum grade paper, canvas and films.

We utilise Canon's world leading print technology with their 11-colour Lucia Pro pigment ink featuring high impact colours. Five newly developed colours, including fluorescent pink, allow us to produce vivid shades from pastel through to neon.

Ultrachrome HDX ink system, the latest technology from Epson, allows us to produce highly accurate colours at 98% Pantone resulting in beautiful, fully archival quality prints with incredible detail.

Print Prices including vat

 

See table below for print prices including vat. For bespoke sizes or advice please contact a member of our team HERE.

Quantity discounts include a combination of images and sizes. Print and scanning discounts are not combined.

 

5-9 prints (10%) 10-19 prints (15%) 20+ prints (30%)

Printing Prices Standard A Sizes

Printing Prices Standard Inch Sizes

See below for our current paper stock.  Specific paper can be ordered on request.  Please contact us for details.

In House Fine Art Papers

  • Lily Cotton 305gsm
  • Textured Etching 305gsm
  • Smooth Etching 285gsm
  • Bright White Smooth 315gsm 
  • Natural Smooth Textured 315gsm
  • Acetate Film 160gsm
  • Ultra Smooth 240gsm 
  • Baryta Photographic 300gsm
  • Alpine Gloss Canvas 385gsm
  • Regency Matt Canvas 350gsm

 

  • Hahnemuhle Photo Rag 308gsm
  • Hahnemuhle William Turner 310gsm
  • Hahnemuhle German Etching 310gsm

Scanning

 

Our on site high resolution scanning service is able to capture incredible artwork details of up to 1200dpi. Used for both print and archiving solutions we are able to produce stunning prints for personal or commercial use at gallery quality.    

Scanning service includes:

  • High resolution scan
  • Colour balance
  • Image clean
  • Print file set up
  • A6 colour proof
  • Social media file set up
  • Hi res print file archived at Blueswift

 

Scans up to A1 £42 inc vat. To receive free scanning a minimum of 5 prints must be ordered when accepting the quote. We will always aim for 100% colour accuracy however, some colours and materials are difficult to match completely. Additional editing is charged at £60 per hour minimum.

Scans exceeding A1 please contact us for a quote