System Time: Digital file preparation, image clean up, adjustments and testing @ $20 per 15 minutes.

Typesetting (Descriptive text positioned below the image such as title, date, publishing/copyright info. etc. By default we use Arial, please specify your preference): $15.00 per image

Clear Coat/Liquid Lamination (other than on canvas, on which it is included in the price): $5.00 per sq. ft.

CD-R/DVD (Copies of the print files for your archives): $10.00/$15.00

Certificate of Authenticity: Generation @ $10.00; each copy @ $1.00
If you so choose, prints can be assigned a MiMa Fine Art Publishers Certificate of Authenticity stating the artist, title, printmaker, methods, materials, and archival-rating. This piece of documentation assures you/galleries/potential buyers of the quality and authenticity of the print and insurance companies thereby, of its existence.

Free Shipping on Multiple Print Orders to North America - to ensure that you get maximum value on multiple print orders from MiMa, shipping is free on orders of two prints or more! Charged at cost for one print.

Outside of North America - After providing you with quotes as requested, we will ship by the carrier of your choice, usually UPS or Canada Post. However if you already have an account with a major shipping company, we will be happy to liaise with you. (Remember, it is more cost effective to ship several, rather than one or two prints at a time.)

Image Capture: Photographing Your Artworks

If we do the photography... This is your best option, to send or bring us your artwork. It will be handled professionally and photographed with care and precision. At the heart of our digital photography studio is a Better Light Super 6K-HS high-resolution 4x5 digital camera back, with a maximum file size of 618 MB, 9000 pixels x 12000 pixels x 6 bytes per pixel, coupled with a Wista 4x5 view camera and German lenses, resulting in a stunning digital capture of your artwork. Flawless prints can be made 4 to 5 times larger than the original with no loss of sharpness and no pixelation.
(To find out more about Better Light Digital Camera Backs, click here to visit their website).

Another important advantage of having the original here is that we can carry out the colour corrections with the original to refer to, ensuring complete accuracy.

If we don't do the photography... We recommend you have your artwork scanned on a flatbed scanner or photographed by a professional on a 4x5 or medium format camera with a digital back. A photographer experienced in the reproduction of fine art should be able to provide us with a correctly exposed colour chart that will enable us to create a unique colour profile for your digital images. Additionally, the inclusion of a grey scale or 18% gray card within the image area will greatly enhance our ability to achieve correct color matching. (We encourage you to put us in touch with your photographer prior to the shoot to give us the opportunity to discuss these technical issues.) Then send us the image files, preferably tiffs (save for PC) on a CD-R or DVD.

Although not necessary, supplying a hard copy for colour reference can be helpful and might save you time and money at the proofing stage.

Scanning of transparencies or negatives: This is carried out to the highest degree of resolution and sharpness that will give the optimum enlargement and sharpness from a given piece of film. Storage space is not an issue, so we archive the largest possible file to meet any needs that you might have in the future regardless of your immediate requirements. At a price you'd expect to pay for low res scans elsewhere.

System Time/Proofing: Necessary adjustments to the density, contrast, saturation, color balance, etc. as required plus cleaning of dust, scratches and any other unwanted elements. If you would like enhancements or changes to any specific colors or other image qualities, the image can be manipulated to your specifications.

In order to fine tune your image one or more test strips are made, on one or more production media. The final one can be sent to you for inspection.

Approval: Before the final printing of your image commences, you have the option to sign-off on the approved test, or prints produced without sign-off are done so on the understanding that they are supplied "as is" and cannot be unreasonably rejected.

Final Printing: Depending on the quantity of prints ordered and other work in-hand, it typically takes 3-7 days to process a printing order, including 24 hours for the ink to out-gas during which period prints are the most susceptible to contact damage from handling. For canvas, clear coating is essential, building in an additional 24 hours for the drying.

Archiving: As a service to you, there is no charge for archiving and we can provide you with a CD-R/DVD containing the final image files used for printing. (Please Note: We cannot guarantee the archival stability of any data storage format, i.e. CDs and DVDs.)

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Payment: First-time orders must include a 50% deposit (i.e. 50% of the actual print order, not including system time and test strips, which will be included in the balance) with the balance due before shipping. On further orders payment will be due on receipt of the prints.

We accept payment by cheque, credit card and PayPal.

All prices are subject to change without notice.

Limited Liability: Submitting a print, film, transparency, negative or original artwork to MiMa Fine Art Publishers, Inc. constitutes an agreement by the client that in the unlikely event of any damage or loss by MiMa the client will be entitled to replacement with a like amount of film, print or raw material. Except for the said replacement, our acceptance of images and materials is without warranty or liability.
We do not guarantee the archival stability of any data storage format (i.e. CDs and DVDs), either in-house or as supplied to the client.

Copyright: MiMa Fine Art Publishers, Inc. guarantees that no additional images will be created or used without artist's permission pursuant to international copyright law.

Return Policy: We will replace any print that is damaged in shipment. Should your order be damaged, you must notify us within 24 hours of the time of delivery, by email or by calling toll free on 1 877 335 8111 (N. America), otherwise the order shall be deemed inspected and accepted by you.

We will accept for refund or replacement any print that you are not completely satisfied with providing the print is shipped back to us in its original packing material and container in perfect condition. Insurance of the return shipment is the responsibility of the sender. All prints must be returned within 7 days of receipt.

REPRODUCTIONS WITH THE LOOK OF ORIGINAL ART

That look depends on our experience and know-how to light and photograph the original so that accurate colour,  texture and detail comes through in the final print.

The production of our limited edition giclée prints is a combination of the finest papers, canvases, inks, photographic and printmaking equipment with our skill and experience and your involvement throughout every phase of the process. The quality being superior to other methods of reproduction, you can command a higher selling price for the prints.

Whenever possible, printing on the same material as an original painting gives each piece the look and feel of the original work of art. For example, opaque water based paint on paper reproduces well on paper, but for an oil based work on canvas, printing on canvas and treating with a clearcoat will better imitate the effect of the original. Mixed-media on board looks best on a smooth paper (the texture of canvas interferes with the detail) and can be further enhanced by being treated with a laminate. We will advise you as to the best media to use for the job on sight of the originals.

Mixed-media works incorporating reflective surfaces such as metallic paint or even metal itself can be very effectively reproduced. The problem of having the reflective surfaces "shine" whilst not washing out the colour in the rest of the work is overcome by making two exposures with the lights coming from different directions for each. Then in PhotoShop the reflective surfaces are "selected" from the image file in which they shine and superimposed onto the image file in which the rest of the painting is appropriately lit. This is time consuming but worth the effort, as shown by the two examples below.

Further, to enhance the effect of different surfaces in a mixed-media original, a mask can be made to enable selective clearcoating or varnish can be applied to specific areas of the print by us or by you.

Embellishing: With or without appropriate surface treatment, you can paint on top of, or retouch an image to produce a one-off "embellished" print, making it a "monoprint". This is very popular with the public and as such these naturally command a higher price, as determined by an artist's reputation.

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