Fine Art Printing

Question What printer would you suggest for fine art printing. I am a mac user and would like to print on the avage of
100 prints a month. I need a printer that will be able to print on fine art paper and the inks must be archival but I need the printer and consumables to be cost effective. I was going to use a vendor but it might be more cost effective to purchase a good printer and have control of production.

Best Answer You need to do a little research. I have that iP4300 the other person mentioned and it does produce decent photos and prints, but is definitely NOT a fine art printer. It will not be able to handle all the different papers you may be looking to use; its inks are also not in the true archival class, although they are good. It also cannot print large prints. Canon does make other printers, many can produce larger prints. Also I'd look into a printer that uses a wider range of inks (you can get printers with 8 or more inks, they add special colors to give a truer range beyond basic CMYK). Most decent printers now use separate cartridges for each color, so you are only replacing what you need. Epson also makes many good to high-quality printers. Both Canon and Epson are compatible with the Mac. And both companies do offer printers that use archival inks. You really need to do some research on your own to figure out what will suit you best. Look for reviews, visit the company websites, and if possible go to some shops that sell printers (NOT the big stores like Best Buy.) See if you have a good local photography/camera shop, not one of the chains, that might carry printers. There are such things, and the good ones are staffed by people who know their equipment, what works best for different purposes and can make recommendations to you. Also see if you have any local print/photolabs that you could visit and talk to. They can help. You may also want to invest in calibration devices to help with your color accuracy between computer and printer, once you get your printer. And today I don't think you will find that producing your own prints will be terribly cost effective: If you are going for really high quality, you will need a printer that's probably going to run you over $1000, and your inks will also be where you ultimately spend a tremendous amount of money (it's in the nature of the consumer printer company business). Good luck.

Question please suggest home printers for printing on fine art papers Urgent?
I have been using an Epson CX5900 and it has worked well up until now with printing on canvas made for inkjet printers. Now every piece jams, or prints only left side of picture.Maybe I've broken the Epson? I teach art and need to print off my students work by this week. Help! Can anyone suggest an inkjet printer that will take A4 fine art papers particularly canvas made for Inkjet Canvas made by Fredrix. Please help I'm going mad here.

Best Answer I am looking for a canvas printer for 13" wide, and everyone tells me to get an Epson, but when I ask to see a printout 80% of the people say "its not working now." I have a Canon MP520 and my friend who is a professional Graphic Artist (with broken Epson) has the next higher Canon model. We are both happy with the print quality, and scans in at 600 dpi. The A4 sounds like you are in the UK, to the model # may be different. Check out the library or consumer reports online, to get better recommendations.

Question Is an $800+ monitor worth it compared to an 2 - $400 monitor for fine art printing?
I have about an $800 budget and was wondering if I can get away with 2 $400 monitors instead of 1 but dont want to waste my money and get a bad monitor for what I do. I plan on buying a calibrator to printer setup as well. Thanks and any recomendations would be great.

Best Answer Uh, what the hell would a monitor have to do with printing in the first place?

Question What is the difference between Fine Art Prints and Photo Prints?
I'm trying to set up a DeviantART shop, but would like to know the difference between Fine Art Prints, and Photo Prints... Thanks.

Best Answer Fine art is a specific kind of photography. If you have any more specific questions, feel free to ask this girl- https://www.facebook.com/claireallisonphoto