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Image Editing and File Types
Within the scan files, we invisibly edit out minor blemishes and are able to edit out major blemishes upon request.
For each scan we create 4 files by default:
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High resolution TIF at 48 bit colour (Up to 4GB / 30,000 pixels) for the most demanding publishers and to facilitate optimum image editing
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High resolution JPG at 8 bit (Up to 600MB / 30,000 pixels) for printing and publishers
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Medium resolution JPG – Compressed (Up to 50MB / 10,000 pixels) for image licensing & print on demand
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Low resolution JPG – Compressed (Up to 2MB / 1,000 pixels) for websites, marketing & social media
For our customers, we provide guidance how to securely store, edit and use the scans to maximise income.
How does it work?
In order to scan the original artwork, it needs to either be hand delivered to the Gallery or securely packaged and posted along with a storage device for the image files. We can also provide a 128GB USB flash drive upon request for a small fee. We will return the original artwork immediately upon completion.
Scanning typically takes one to two days for which copyright remains with the artist at all times. The scan files are then deleted from our database upon completion.
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High Definition Scanning
We use Epson 12000XL flatbed professional graphics scanners at an extremely high resolution of up to 6,400 dpi and 48bit colour.
This ensures accurate colour, tone and contrast at 30 times higher resolution and 125 times greater clarity than a typical 20 megapixel digital SLR camera for example. For larger originals, we scan in multiple segments and seamlessly stitch them together into a distortion free, single layer image.
Scanning is essential for artists
An accurate, high definition and high quality scan image:
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Will help to sell the original, and at a higher price
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Lasts forever and will earn revenue long after the original has sold
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Will enable printing at any size, up to 100 inches / 250cm at the publishing industry standard 300dpi resolution
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Is simply the best way to earn a lucrative passive income from artwork
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The cost can be recovered from the sale of just one print
Scanning is also essential for museums, stately homes and owners of historic art collections
Scanning an art collection will preserve a record of the artwork in the event of a catastrophe or loss and will enable high resolution prints to be made as a replacement, or to earn a lucrative income from sales. Note that copyright remains with the artist for 70 years after passing or first publication, after that the artwork is out of copyright and the owner may reproduce the artwork for whatever purpose they wish.
Photographed Painting
This is a photograph of an original painting taken using a high specification 20 megapixel digital camera having a resolution of 5,480 x 3,655 pixels.
Note the colour, tone and contrast inaccuracy and distortion across the image. At the publishing industry standard 300dpi resolution, this photograph can be printed at 12.2″ x 18.3″ (46.4cm x 30.9cm). That’s A3, which appears quite large, but see how blurred the image is. High resolution is meaningless if the pixels are blurred. In reality, it will still appear blurred even on a greeting card and would not be of an acceptable quality.
Scanned Painting
This is just the low resolution scanned Image of the same painting.
This is the resolution that is typically used in websites, social media and marketing. Although it’s only 1,000 pixels wide, it’s far better quality than the photograph as there’s no distortion, the pixels are clear and 100% accurate in colour, tone and contrast.
The high resolution image used for printing has stunning image clarity even at huge print sizes.
