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Creating your own Prints - an alternative
I just engaged in an alternative method of producing prints of some of my works that is working great and I wanted to share.
I purchased an Epson P2000 large format printer. It prints with archival inks with a lightfastness rating of 140 years. It will print up to 13x18 inches - which can make a pretty big print. It ran me around $780 online.
Here is what I do. I take my painting to a photo lab and have a 4x5 or 8x10 transparency shot. My lab has a scanner with a transparency adaptor and I come home with not only the transparency, but a CDROM with the image on it. Now, I can pull the image up, do any color correction in Photoshop, etc. and then print it on my P2000 at up to 13x18 on Radiant White Watercolor Paper. BTW, they also sell a canvas paper - create your own Giclees.
The end result is great. Further, if you find good sources online for purchasing inks and paper, each print should cost less than $2.00. Beats the high cost of a single photo or Giclee print - and YOU control the results.
The one thing I have noticed about this printer is that it prints better on more matte surfaces like watercolor paper.
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