What Paper is Best?
We offer a wide choice of papers but also realise it can be hard to know what will be best for your specific requirements. Read on to help lean the differences between the papers and printing processes to find the best solution for your next print.
C-Type Or Giclée Fine Art?
All prints produced by Tone can be broken in to two categories in the way that the image is produced a C-Type or Giclée Fine Art print.
C-Type Print is the abbreviation name of Chromagentic Type. Its a chemical process using sliver halide that reacts to light to create a colour image. C-Type printing is traditionally what photographers are used to printing on due to the continuous tone that this process gives to the image.
Giclée Fine Art Print is produced by the spraying extremely small droplets of ink onto specially coated paper to build a colour or black and white print. The name Giclée is a French term meaning “to spray”. The benefits of a Giclée Fine Art Print is larger choice of papers and a wider colour gamut than C – type prints.
C-Type Printing Process
All C-Type prints at tone are produced using the latest laser printers by Noritsu and Polyelectronic. These both use lasers and mirrors to “paint” the light onto the photographic paper.
The paper is then transferred to the developer tank where the chromogenic process takes place forming the image.
The image is then transferred to a bleach/fix solution which stops the chromogenic process fixes the image makes the paper no longer light sensitive.
The image is then passed to a series of wash and stabiliser tanks to wash away any remaining chemistry and then is dried.
We only use Fuji DP2 professional paper and chemistry for all our C-Type prints.
Giclée Fine Art
All our Giclée Fine Art prints are produced using the latest Epson large format printers and ink.
The chosen paper is loaded onto the printer and a print head moves over the image spraying tiny droplets of ink onto the paper during each pass forming the image.
Benifits Of Each
Both printing types are capable of producing stunning quality images. Their are some benifits both have over each other.
C-Type – A true photographic print offering extremely smooth tonal range perfect for skin tones and gradients.
Giclée Fine Art Process – A wider range of textured papers and a larger printing colour gamut giving more vivid colours.
Paper Sample Pack
We offer a paper sample pack in our store which is perfect reference to help guide what paper will be the best match for your next project.
Test Prints
As well as our paper sample pack, we also offer a test print service. All test prints are 10 x 8″ on your choice of paper.
Before placing a test print order we ask that:
- Your monitor is calibrated
- Your images are converted the sRGB IEC61996-2.1 colour space and that is is embedded to the image.
- Saved as a .jpg at 300dpi
We believe this is the best way to check how your image looks on your choice of paper but also to make sure you get accurate colour reproduction to your screen.
If you require any more information about setting up your monitor or prepearing your images visit our technical info page.
Ordering With Tone
Create a free account to be able order with us. Once registered follow these simple steps below to order your chosen products.
Choose your Product
This will take your to the product page in our store where you will be able to upload your images.
Pick Your Options
Select your finish and size and then upload your chosen images. For best results we recommend that all images are sized to the size of print that you will be ordering.
Add To Basket
Select add to basket to add your prints to your basket. You can add more products or go to basket and checkout.
| Size : Inches | Size : Metric | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 x 3.5 | 127 x 89 | 1.50 | ||
| 5 x 4 | 127 x 102 | 1.60 | ||
| 6 x 4 | 152 x 102 | 1.75 | ||
| Square | ||||
| 5x5" | 152 x 152 mm | 1.10 | ||
