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The Basics
Scott Betz told us about your exciting project and we thought we could help a little by offering a special deal to print the edition in the US at a reduced price specifically for this project.

We will print your work for $20 a print based on a quantity of 40 prints. Total price $800.
This price includes an 8 x 10 proof and express mailing of the proof to wherever you are.
It does not include shipping of the finals but we will work with you to make it as economical as possible.

About Silicon Gallery Fine Art Prints Ltd
We are a 10 year old digital printmaker and founder members of Philagrafika (formerly the Philadelphia Print Collaborative). We specialize in collaborative digital printmaking and are used to working at long distance. We have customers all over the USA and in London, Italy, even New Zealand.

 Printing Resources (digital presses):

• IRIS 3047 CMYK Printers
  using the The Lyson WH-3 color ink set which has an achival rating of around 75 years on Somerset Enhanced Velvet and 35 years on Hahnemühle
• Epson 9500 Using Pigment based ink set (C, M, Y, K, LC, LM)
• Epson 9600 Using Ultrachrome Inks (C, M, Y, K, LK, LC, LM)

• Epson 9800 Using Ultrachrome K3 Inks C, M, Y, K, LK, LLK, LC, LM) 

Printing Notes

IRIS

The IRIS is the most difficult to print with because the color management is totally by eye.

 Pros:

Incredible rich blacks on certain papers

Cons:      

Narrow color gamut except on certain papers

No color management, proofing can be difficult

Ink is dye based and not water resistant

 

Epson 9500

Pro:

Good color gamut

Can print on some rice papers and specialty papers but works best with coated inkjet papers

Water resistant pigments, very durable

Con:       

Color management limited

Not recommended for black and white (because of metamerism issues)

 

Epson 9600

Pro:

Amazing color gamut

Great color management, little or no proofing required

Can print completely neutral black or we can tone or split tone monochrome images

Water resistant pigments, very durable

Con:       

Only prints on coated papers

Not recommended for glossy paper

 

Epson 9800

Similar to the 9600 but with three black inks and prints well on glossy paper

 

We also have a traditional printmaker around the corner from our Philadelphia office and can offer combination digital and etching, woodblock or linocut (it’s not inexpensive) or if you think you would like to work with a traditional master printmaker let me know and I will put you in touch.

 

Recomendations 

For general work I would recommend printing on the 9600 as we have the color management perfected on all of the papers we support. The 9800 is very new and some of our color profiles leave a little to be desired (we are working on it!)

 

For the purposed of Scott’s project we can offer the same price on any printer and will work with you to make the print the best it can be.

 

The price is based on making 40 prints with a paper size of 13” x 19”

There is no surcharge for any papers or heavy ink coverage

 

Papers available

 

IRIS

• Somerset Enhanced Velvet 330 gsm

• Hahnemühle German Etch 330 gsm

• Hand made paper

• Other specialist substrates

• Rice Papers (lets talk)

• Japanese Gampi

• Silk

• Cotton

 

Epson 9500

1. As other Epson's (see below) plus

2. Some Japanese Rice Papers

3. Country Cotton

 

Epson 9600 / 9800

All of these papers print incredibly well listed from smoothest to roughest

• Hahnemühle Satin – 100% cotton smooth paper 308 gsm with a finish similar to a satin photopaper.

• Oxford Smooth – 100% Cotton smooth white paper 315 gsm (a very smooth soft white paper very popular)

• Crane Museo Max – A very white paper with a little tooth 250 gsm

• Hahnemühle Photo Rag 100% cotton 330 gsm - A white paper with a little tooth

• Hahnemühle German Etch 100% cotton 330 gsm - A very slightly creamy paper with a little more tooth a traditional etching paper great for solid blacks.

• Epson Somerset Velvet 255 gsm – Somerset paper from St Cuthberts Mills made for Epson

• Somerset Enhanced Velvet 330 gsm – another heavier paper from St Cuthbert’s Mills

• Oxford Rough – 100% Alpha Cellulose 320 gsm with a cold press finish

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