Finishing your print

Finishing services

We can suggest, as part of your consultation, various methods to finish your print. Our services include deckling the edges of watercolour paper and gallery stretching and coating of canvas prints.

Handle with care

Giclée prints, like all artwork, should be treated with care. They need to be protected from water, including damp hands, and airborne pollutants.  Prints on paper substrates should be framed and mounted behind glass.

Giclée prints on canvas must be treated with a coating before being stretched on a frame. The interleaving sheets we provide protect your print against abrasion. Please use them until the print is framed or sprayed with a protective coating. The Epson UltraChrome inks have archival ratings between  70 and 100 years when the prints are behind glass and protected from direct sunlight.

Watercolour paper

Just as you would display original artworks on paper, prints on watercolour paper should be framed and displayed behind glass to protect them from airborne contaminants and UV light fading.

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