FINE ART PRINTING

FULL SERVICE PRINT STUDIO

PrintMaker Studio is a full service, fine art digital print studio and custom picture framer. We are also finisher with a variety of high quality mounting services. With a controlled workflow, PrintMaker Studio makes the highest quality exhibition prints with vibrant colours and true black and white tones. As a connoisseurs of art, we understand the importance of choosing the paper that tells your unique story. Premium archival papers are hand selected to give you a full range of options. As always, your vision is the most important part of the process. If you have a favourite paper or brand, or require an aesthetic all your own, PrintMaker can help. Custom sizes, test strips, panoramas, and expert portfolio printing are at your ready to carry your project to full completion. From start to finish, our workflow, expertise, and materials are chosen for one purpose: To help bring your vision to tactile reality.

PRINTING TECHNOLOGY

Monitor Calibration ensures what you see is what you get. From soft to hard proofing to the final print, the X-Rite i1Studio tool accurately calibrates for colour and tonality of the screens.

Printer Calibration helps ensure our printer is calibrated to each paper type. Custom profiles are generated for each paper with the X-Rite i1Studio Color Calibration System for accuracy and precision. Prints are made using the Epson SureColor P9570 44” wide printer and uses the all-new UltraChrome PRO12 Ink system. Inkjet printers are commonly referred to giclée (pronounced zhee-KLAY). But call them what you want. The goal for PrintMaker is to make your prints look their best!

True Black and White Printing is achieved using Epson’s Advanced Black & White controls. With a three ink technology inkset formulation, prints are even richer than before. Even better, your monochrome prints are made without any colour cast.

Archival inks, paper, and proper care and storage are what makes prints last. With our workflow, materials, and advice, your prints will be stable for a minimum of 200 years for colour prints and 600 for black & white.

Film Digitization and Artwork Reproduction are completed using high resolution digital image capture and scanning technologies. Artwork reproduction is carried out through digital image capture using a high resolution camera using a calibrated technique under controlled studio lighting. PrintMaker is available for in-studio or on-location services. Reproductions will look like an original and can be used for both online and in print publishing. Artwork is archival and, perhaps with a little creative style, can be repurposed as derivative works.

CANSON INFINITY CERTIFIED PRINT LAB

PrintMaker Studio is proud to be a Canson Infinity Certified Print Lab. The Certified Print Labs are a network of ‘best in class’ studios and boutique labs based around the world. All the partners have completed a technical evaluation and offer the best print quality on Canson Infinity papers, combined with excellent service. All the partners offer professional fine art & photo printing, however, some also offer art reproduction services for artists and printmakers, looking to create limited edition prints on Canson Infinity or ARCHES digital fine art papers. These studios use high-end capture devices and the correct lighting to faithfully reproduce the original artwork. The network offers services for photographers, printmakers & artists looking for excellent quality and service.

TESTIMONIALS

Kim Spencer-Nairn, Founder and Chair Capture Photography Festival

”I first met John as a talented artist who participated in the inaugural year of the Capture Photography Festival in 2013. Subsequently, he stewarded the print grant sponsorship of the Festival and he personally ensured the highest standard of printing for our participating artists. These high standards were preserved when he and the print grant program moved in 2020. His enthusiasm and commitment to the photography community in Vancouver is unparalleled. John will always be a welcomed addition to an exhibition or print production team.“

Ali Ledgerwood, The News Photographers Association of Canada

"John's attention to detail and perseverance for excellence is what sets him apart from most printers. That and his personal attention to the job at hand. We couldn't have been luckier to have him printing our National Pictures of the Year Exhibits for the Capture Photography Festivals over the years. He reproduced our member's digital files to exacting standards without compromise on the highest quality paper and on a tight deadline. A true caring craftsman in these modern times."

PRINT PARTNERS & SPONSORSHIP

We believe in you. In addition to our focus on environmental sustainability, we deeply care about social issues impacting our community. PrintMaker Studio regularly donates our printing services and outreach capacity to good causes including non-profits. In 2021, we donated our services to the Jewish Museum and Archives of BC, News Photographers Association of Canada as part of the 2021 Capture Photography Festival, and Breaking Bread Now, a fundraising effort to support restaurant workers impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic. In 2023, PrintMaker Studio was named the Official Print Sponsor of the Capture Photography Festival and in In-kind sponsor in 2024. We are also a major sponsor to Gallery 881, a contemporary lens-based gallery in Vancouver’s Strathcona Neighbourhood and also a member of the Vancouver Art Walk. We also are actively involved in supporting local artists and non-for-profit arts organizations. John has printed for the Capture Photography Festival each year since 2014. More recently, PrintMaker Studio is proud to have partnered with Emily Carr University through our Gallery 881. If you’re an arts-based or educational organization, talk to us about how we can partner — together!