Category: FinerWorks News

This week we are making some changes with a couple products we offer. First due to occasional product availability issues we decided it has been necessary to replace the Epson Ultrasmooth Fine Art Paper. Its replacement may seem no different to some since it is almost an exact match but with a major brand name behind it that many in the giclee and photography world are familiar with. Second we will be making some improvements in how we produce the wood prints so that you can order larger sizes and also get more detail in the darker tones.

We have upgraded out gloss canvas to a new version which has a more refined and consistent glossy finish on the surface. Many of our customers have indicated that they felt the previous version of our glossy canvas just was not glossy enough. This has been especially true with many of our photographer friends who may have been more used to a glossy canvas versus a matte.

If you have wondered how can you seamlessly tie in your website or business with our own website and printing infrastructure our web api may be for you. As you can imagine we get a lot of inquires on how can people tap into our site so that when they receive an order on their own website or other venue, they can automatically transmit that to us without having to go to our site and place an order manually. That is just one example but integration inquiries also ranges from other printing companies which may need to outsource certain types of printing we do to individuals with websites.

The William Turner by Hahnemuhle is one of the most popular papers used in the Giclee printing industry. Texture wise this fits nicely between our Fine Art Paper (Somerset Velvet) and our Premium giclee. This is a 310g natural white mould made natural line paper with 100% rag content making it highly archival. It has a slight coarse texture which actually serves to enhance the look of art and photo prints. Over the years customers have been asking to start offering this paper so here it is. Starting today, not only will be we offering it but we will have select sizes on sale through the rest of this week. Give it a try because I think you will love this paper.

Our new most affordable canvas prints are now produced from the high quality Artisan Canvas by Fredrix, the top brand in canvas. Images are printed with archival grade Epson Ultrachrome GSX inks, an eco-solvent type of ink. The finished print has a luster or satin appearance ideally suited for both art reproductions and photographs. The superior poly/cotton blend, 2-over-1 canvas is specially engineered to create beautiful prints, providing a wide color gamut, exceptional contrast with a consistent canvas texture. Due to the durable nature of the inks, prints are both scratch and smudge resistant without the need to be coated increasing turnaround time and lowering cost to you.

We have updated the finishing options for the back of the canvas prints which are available. No longer are we offering the Tyvek backings. Instead all canvas prints by default will receive a white or black acid free mat board backing. You can also choose to upgrade the hanging hardware to a wire hanger versus the default d-ring hanger. One of the first questions I received when we did this was why is it so important to be concerned with what the back of the canvas looks like when so many other companies that offer canvas prints don’t seem to give it much attention. Plus who looks at the back of the canvas print? Those are valid questions and my answer is that even the smallest details cannot be overlooked when quality is important. Yes, most people probably don’t give the backings of a canvas print much attention but since so many of our customers place orders to be sent to their own customers we recognize that craftsmanship of the stretched canvas prints is a direct reflection on them just as much as ourselves.

Right now this has got to be my favorite paper. To top it off, it’s by Hahnemuhle, the leader in museum and gallery grade fine art papers for giclee prints. Hahnemuhle’s Torchon is a 285 gsm acid free fine art paper with a parchment-like feel. While it especially suits reproductions of oils, watercolor and pastel mediums, printed photos show an incredible amount of accurate detail and color. The printed side of this paper has been specially coated for excellent image sharpness and optimum color graduation. The coating also offers a very high level of water resistance. For the rest of this week we will be offering this paper at a special introductory price for select sizes so that you can test it out yourself.

This month of April 2015 we will be introducing at least three exciting new new options for you. We will be making formal introductions of these as they are made available so make sure are following us on Facebook or continue to get our newsletter. Here is a summary:

Please excuse the mess but we have officially relocated into a larger production facility. Within just under a year we had outgrown our previous location. As our order volume increased and new staff was added late last year it was necessary to start to explore moving again. Fortunately there was space available within our existing center so our new front door is less then 100 feet from our previous entrance.

We are moving again. Technically we are only going to be expanding our production center by moving to a larger area within the same business complex. This will be approximately twice the size of our current location. I won’t say this was unexpected but perhaps just not anticipated to be so soon. We moved almost a year ago to our existing production center due to the necessity of more space. This has allowed us to offer more product options and make the production process more efficient. But last December, which is traditionally our busiest month, we had doubts if that was going to be suitable even with the addition of new employees last year within our production department.