Fine Art Limited Edition Reproduction aids RNLI fund raising.

Phil Weeks recently placed an order for 200 Fine Art Limited Edition Reproductions of his original painting of the RNLI lifeboat 44-004,Passing South Stack, Holyhead, Anglesey. This painting was exhibited at the 2009 Society of Marine Artists exhibition.

The original was painted in gouache on a peelable board so we were able to scan it here at Abacus. Originals need to be flexible to bend around the cylinder on our high end drum scanner. This in-house scanning enables the best possible rendition of originals which is the crucial starting point for accurate printing of Fine Art Reproductions.

All printing on the Komori press in four colours is by Waterless Offset. The Magenta and Yellow printing inks are very special as they contain lightfast pigment and compliment the standard Cyan and Black inks which are already very permanent. These inks enable the Fine Art Reproductions we print to conform to the exacting standards of the Fine Art Trade Guild. In order to remain a print member of the F.A.T.G. a print has to be sent for independent evaluation of its lightfastness - a test we have passed for the last 20 years.

All Fine Art Reproductions are printed on 300gsm paper which has been accredited as fulfilling ISO9706 for permanence.

Abacus has been specialising in printing Fine Art Reproductions for artists and publishers for over two decades. Five years ago this was expanded to include Giclee printing in a dedicated studio. Abacus now offers the most comprehensive variety of options for printing long or short runs of large or small images of Fine Art Limited Edition Reproductions.

Philip Weeks can be contacted by email: philweeks@fsmail.net