Experience matters...

Skill with digital imaging and color management can make the difference between excellence and mere mediocrity with a Giclée print. While expertise in other steps in the process is key, here's the number one question to ask your provider:

"How long have you been working professionally with Photoshop and other color management tools for fine art printing?"

If the answer is anything less than 5 years, ask the same question of another provider.

The reason: Adobe Photoshop has been the industry standard for professional image editing. While other software has become available in recent years, Photoshop remains the software application that best interfaces with digital image editing, high-resolution scanners, digital cameras and professional quality large format printers. And while talent does matter in areas like retouching, there simply are no short-cuts to true mastery of digital color correction theory and integration with the printing process.

Our master printer at ArtSource has been using Adobe Photoshop digital imaging and color correction tools since it's first beta version release in the 1980s. She is also skilled in Windows-based and Macintosh-based systems, high-resolution scanning, photography, graphic design, RIP software management and custom profiling for ink-jet printers.