Scans & Reproductions

We digitize artworks, photos, negatives and slides.

For fine art prints, editions, books and catalogs of works produced by us at a later date.

Reproduction of an artwork: calibrated workflow under norm light D50

The optimum method for every original

Cruse scanner

Cruse scanner

Scitex Eversmart, iQsmart2

Hasselblad Flextight X5, Hasselblad Imacon 848, iQsmart2

Reproduction setup with extra-large soft boxes

Full-frame camera with 50-megapixel back

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Cruse scan for paintings, watercolors, oil paintings, collages, large photographs and graphics

Sizes: from 30 cm x 40 cm to 150 cm x 250 cm

Resolution: up to 600 dpi

Scanner: Cruse scanner

In contrast to conventional scanners, the artwork is not touched by the scanner. It lies face up and the scanner hovers over the image. Therefore also suitable for works of art that must not lie directly on the glass plate of a flatbed scanner.

Optional use of a suction wall for optimum flatness of non-laminated and non-flat paper work.

Application example: A small-format edition of a large-format painting (unique piece) is to be produced as a fine art print, e.g. in DIN A2 on mould-made paper. To achieve this, the painting is scanned using the Cruse scanner. The resulting file is metrologically compared with the original directly after the scanning process so that it comes as close as possible to the original in terms of color and appearance. If desired, further post-production can be carried out to intervene in individual details.

Highest detail reproduction even with large formats. Maximum possible adaptation of the file to the original artwork in terms of color fidelity and appearance. Every brushstroke, every detail becomes visible. Sculptural properties such as pasty paint application, canvas structure or collage elements can be impressively reproduced using light deflectors.

Minimum order quantity: 3 works, different sizes possible. And by appointment.

Flatbed scanning of photos, graphics and flat works of art

Sizes: 30 cm x 45 cm, DIN A3, DIN A4 or smaller

Resolution: up to 8,000 dpi

Scanner: Scitex Eversmart, iQsmart2

Application example: Scan of albumen print 1880s (6 cm x 9 cm / CDV) for later fine art print with print size up to 100 cm x 150 cm.

Highest detail reproduction for original formats up to 30 cm x 45 cm / DIN A3. Maximum possible adaptation of the file to the original artwork in terms of color fidelity and appearance. On request, additional post-production can be carried out to intervene in further details.

Minimum order quantity: 5 works or by arrangement

High-resolution scans of film negatives, glass negatives, slides

Sizes: 35 mm (KB/35 mm), 6×6, 6×9, 6×12, 4×5″, 13×18/5×7″, 8×10″, special formats

Resolution: up to 8,000 dpi

Scanner: Hasselblad Flextight X5, Hasselblad Imacon 848, iQsmart2

Application example: Scan of 35 mm negative (24 mm x 36 mm) for Fine Art Print 100 cm x 150 cm.

Optimum adjustment of the TIFF file with the original at the end of the scanning process. Dust retouching by arrangement.

Optional subsequent post-production: Possible darkroom techniques are digitally adapted and applied to the positive at the time the photograph was taken. The aim of the processing is to create an image that corresponds in its appearance to the time it was taken. Special retouching can be carried out on request.

Minimum order quantity: 10 scans per format or by agreement.

Reproduction of non-movable works of art

Paintings, watercolors, oil paintings, graphics, collages, photographs, carpets. Framed, glazed, permanently installed, not transportable for insurance or other reasons or permanently installed in a collection.

Size and position artwork: (almost) any, by arrangement

Scanner: Camera with 50 megapixel back. Plane-parallel alignment of camera and art work using a special laser to achieve full-surface sharpness.

Lighting: Flash system with extra-large softboxes for optimum illumination or “flying flash system” for narrow corridors or small rooms.

Further post-production of the reproduction files produced by us. Scope and type of execution by agreement.

Minimum order quantity: 20 or by arrangement.

Notes

  • A scan/reproduction produced by us is compared with the supplied original in such a way that it comes as close as possible to the original in terms of color and appearance. Depending on the process, this is done, for example, by measurement or KODAK color chart (KODAK Color Patches and KODAK Gray Scale).
  • Further post-production, which intervenes in individual details or includes retouching or partial restoration, can be carried out additionally and by arrangement.
  • The reproduction file is compared with the original under D50 standard light (5,000 K) on a calibrated monitor.
  • Coordination for printing: We simulate the paper to be printed on later on a calibrated monitor (soft proof). The file is adjusted using the paper profile so that the maximum possible match is achieved in terms of color, contrast and detail reproduction.
  • The aim is to create the illusion for viewers of the printed image that they are standing in front of the original.
  • Originals with a white margin or large white areas, the “white” can (almost) never be reproduced as 100% white (RGB 255-255-255). Paper always has its own color (paper color), and scanners or cameras often perceive and depict optical brighteners somewhat differently than the human eye.
  • In the subsequent print of the reproduction file, the paper white of the paper to be printed is therefore not automatically visible at these points, but the color tone of the paper white of the original. This paper white in the file can be modified in a separate post-production.
  • Neon colors cannot be fully displayed by the printer, as some of them are outside the color space used.

Fine Art Prints, Consulting Scan
Bergmannstr. 68, 10961 Berlin.

Cruse-Scan
Direct delivery of the artworks in Berlin-Schöneberg, optionally by courier.

Negative scans / scans of originals up to 30×45 cm or DIN A3
Direct delivery by DHL parcel, optionally by courier.

Reproduction of works of art in collections
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