Scanning & Printing
of Fine Art & Photography

Artcharter specialises in fine art, museum quality, giclée printing,
using archival inks and fine art media, optimised for colour accuracy and longevity

Artcharter's mission

Artcharter’s mission is to support visual artists, photographers and creatives of all levels from hobbyist to professional by offering exceptional quality reproductions of their work

'Wilderness' by Emily Lamb

The benefits of archival printing

We offer a wide range of archival substrate options available ranging from smooth textured cotton paper to Canvas.

Both the substrate and ink media have superior longevity and in the right conditions will not fade or deteriorate over time.

Our pigment inks allow for 99% PANTONE® colour matching accuracy to match original artworks or designs.

Once a digitised image of an original artwork is produced it can then be stored on disk which means prints can be produced on demand without the need for stockholding by the artist creator or gallery.

Scanning & digitising

Our high-resolution CCD scanning process is perfect for large paintings, images, watercolors and drawings where details and colors need to be preserved accurately.

How we scan

We establish your resolution requirement
You send or bring your original artwork or we can come to you and scan your whole collection.
We can scan your artwork in one piece or in sections if it is a larger work.
Larger images can be merged together in a non-destructive way by digital stitching and then colour corrected.

Scanning pricing

At Artcharter we like to make ordering as simple as possible so we price our scanning on a square inch/cm basis. Please use our price calculator.

Please note the price is for a single picture.

Other services may be required to stitch and colour-correct the final digitisation.

Scanning price calculator

Imperial Metric

Height (in)

Width (in)

Inches²

Total cost
ex VAT

£0.00

Our scanning set up charge is £30.00 ex VAT per artwork.
Digital file creation and editing, should it be required, is charged at £48.00 per hour ex VAT.

Giclée Printing

Each print is produced using archival pigment inks onto carefully
selected fine art papers, providing exceptional colour accuracy, rich tonal depth and outstanding longevity.

Before printing, if necessary, artwork is colour-corrected and then proofed to ensure the finished print faithfully reproduces the artist’s original work.

We offer both open and limited edition print options, with limited editions available in quantities specified by the artist and supplied with numbering and certificates of authenticity where required.

How we print

We establish your print size, media choice, quantity and other requirements such as accompanying numbered certificates of authenticity.
You send us your digitised images for our assessment or we can create them from your original work (please refer to the scanning/digitising section for details).
We send you proofs for your approval.
Once approved, we print, package and dispatch your order or you can collect it from us.

Printing pricing

At Artcharter we like to make ordering as simple as possible so we price our prints on a square inch basis. Please use our price calculator or see our standard paper sizes pricing chart.

Please note the price is for a single print, printing only from an image supplied by the cutomer that has passed our assessment.

Other services may be required to enhance the image quality prior to printing see our technical page for advice on what to send us.

Printing price calculator

Imperial Metric

Height (in)

Width (in)

Inches²

Total cost
ex VAT

£0.00

These prices do not include scanning or delivery charges.
The minimum print size that we offer is A4. If you have a requirement for smaller sizes please contact us.
Our minimum order value on prints is £25.00 ex VAT.

Our printers

Our large format printers are specially designed for artists and photographers using Ultrachrome Pro12 ink system with K3 technology including Green, Orange and violet offering the widest possible Gamut available with 99% Pantone Accuracy.

Combined with our Archival media this ensures that your stunning prints will be vivid, colour accurate and long lasting.

Artcharter and its founders

Patrick McLaughlin

Co-Founder and Director

Patrick brings extensive experience in marketing, event management, logistics and the promotion of emerging creative talent.

While working as Creative Director for a London-based graphic design company, Patrick conceived, organised and coordinated a series of Raw Talent exhibitions across leading London advertising agencies. These exhibitions provided young and emerging artists and photographers with valuable exposure to influential figures within the creative and advertising industries.

Patrick subsequently developed a successful career as a Marketing Director within the events sector, managing marketing, logistics and coordination for a wide range of internationally recognised events. His experience includes projects connected with the London 2012 Olympic Games, Frieze Art Fair, Farnborough International Airshow, the BMW PGA Championship, the Ryder Cup at Celtic Manor, UK Government guest visits, the G8 Summit at Lough Erne, the NATO Summit at Celtic Manor and the BBC Sports Personality of the Year Awards, alongside numerous major corporate events.

His combination of operational expertise, marketing experience and long-standing involvement with the visual arts provides Artcharter with valuable capabilities in artist relationships, business development, event partnerships and commercial coordination.

Patrick is also an established visual artist. Selected works from his existing and future catalogue will be available exclusively through Artcharter under a formal licensing agreement.

Andrew Niemann

Co-Founder and Director

Andrew has more than 28 years of experience in creative direction, graphic design, motion design, branding and the creation of visual content for live events.

Throughout his career, he has worked internationally, developing, directing and delivering creative content for many of the world’s most recognised companies and organisations. These include AbbVie, Adidas, Allianz, Aston Martin, Barclays, Bentley, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Canon, Chevrolet, Ford, Google, GSK, Guinness, Microsoft, Netflix and YouTube.

Andrew’s experience combines creative leadership with the practical delivery of high-profile, deadline-driven projects. His expertise encompasses brand development, visual communication, digital content, print production and the management of complex creative workflows.

At Artcharter, Andrew leads the company’s creative direction, brand development, visual standards and customer-facing presentation. His passion for art, photography, creativity, people and the natural world was a central motivation behind co-founding the business with Patrick. Together, Patrick and Andrew combine commercial, operational and creative expertise with a shared commitment to helping artists reproduce, present, promote and sell their work to the highest professional standards.

Archival paper & canvas

We use a wide range of archival paper and canvas including those from Hahnemuehle, Marrutt, Canson, Arches, Epson and Canon but can alsowork to client-preferred specifications.

All of our media is archival, acid & lignin free and has no optical brighteners added.