A brief history and explanation of digital prints.
In the beginning of the 1990s,as the computer was starting to get used more and more often as a tool for artists to create images, it was hard to find a good method to output your image from the computer, guaranteeing a print of high quality.
(The common way of reproducing an image around this time was as a Lithography or Screenprint. Both these techniques are old and is done manually by hand.)
When requests from artists and photographers for quality prints increased, more and more "printer manufacturers" started offering so called pigment ink. A more expensive ink that has a higher colour guarantee and light resistance.
Currently there are different pigment inks that have between 35 - 200 guaranteed years. (Often this guarantee is linked to using the the manufacturers own paper.)
Today many artists are working with these so called "digital" print editions, images printed by an ink-jet printer. These images are signed and numbered and sold in a limited edition.
There is still no common name for a digital image being printed on a professional ink-jet printer with pigment ink, and on light- and age resistant paper.
Depending on who you talk to or where you buy these prints, they are called by different names. "Giclée Print", "Fine Art Print" and "Digigraphie" are a few names.
Epson & Digigraphie®
Epson France registered the name Digigraphie® with the INPI (Institute Nationale De La Propriété Industrielle / National Industrial Property Institute) and the OHIM (The Institute for the registration of European Trade Marks) in 2003. The trade marks then became European. All those who comply with the usage rules may now use this label.
With the help of Epson's professional ink-jet printers, pigment ink and acid-free Fine-Art paper, a original Digigraphie® print has a guarateed life expectancy of at least 60 years. Each print is stamped with a special embossing stamp, signed and numbered by the artist. And on top of that, each sold print is delivered with a authenticity guarantee.
Woo Agentur Prints
Woo Agentur are producing their signed, limited edition prints according to Epson Digigraphie® rules and in co-operation with ProCenter. ProCenter is Sweden's most renowned photo- and print company. They work with most of Sweden's and Scandinavia's well established art- and fashion photographers, as well as more then 2000 other professional photographers and illustrators.
ProCenter's print department use the latest techniques. This guarantees the extraordinary print quality that has become their trade mark.
Rules to follow when producing a digigraphie®
1. Paper
The artwork must be printed on Digigraphie® certifide paper.
2. Ink
The artwork must be printed with Epson Ultra Chrome™ ink.
3. Technique
The artwork must be printed on and Epson Stylus Pro printer.
4. Authenticity
The artwork must be numbered in a predetermined edition, signed by the artist, marked with the special embossed stamp and be accompanied with a separate Digigraphie®-certificate.
When an artwork's predetermined edition is sold out, the motif can never be printed as a Digigraphie® again.
The artist owns the copyright of their artwork.
About Woo Agentur's limited edition prints
Woo Agentur has chosen to print in a very low edition. Woo's Digigraphie® prints only come in 30 prints per motif, in comparason to print shops in Sweden and Europe where all prints are around 200-400 prints per motif.
Woo Agentur has chosen a lower edition for two reasons. To make it more exclusive for the 30 people that have decide to buy the print and, because of the low edition, the prints will sell out and be replaced by new motifs more often than if we had had a higher edition. Due to the low edition our price is a little bit higher than the standard, but we hope our customers think it's worth it!