Inkjet canvas for giclee

A quick price check on the internet and possibly local printers will reveal a wide range. Does it mean that the most expensive giclee printing companies offer the best products? Not necessarily! Although I know of a few very good printmakers who charge a pretty penny for their services, they are not the only ones with great skills. On the other hand I have seen very poor results from other high priced outfits.

Many factors play into how much you will be paying for the same giclee: if you are in big markets such as Los Angeles or New York, expect to disburse much more than you would in Arizona. Operating costs and the prevailing local going rates account for the differences. This means that if you are ordering prints remotely, you should probably avoid going to the most expensive locations. It is also true on the other hand that such large markets have a good pool of skilled operators. Nowadays many people such as me have moved from the high pressure of the city to more relaxed surroundings We still produce the best quality work, but with much lower operating overhead.

The only word of advice I can give is to try a small job and compare results. You will be surprised at the wide differences among different companies. See what the set up fees are as well. Some studios will not even consider making prints without hefty start up charges. The logic behind this is that they want to attract serious high paying artists and weed out small time customers.

Other companies have small or no set up fees and produce the same quality. They understand that some jobs may not be profitable but want to give anyone the chance to try their prints and possibly establish a long time relationship.