From painting to physical edition
A photograph suggests texture through color and shadows. UV relief reproduction creates a raised surface that interacts with light. Here’s how we develop that surface and color, then review the result with you.
The Starry Night images below use Van Gogh’s public-domain painting to illustrate the reproduction process.
We begin with a high-quality TIFF, a professionally captured high-resolution file or capture of the original. Directional photographs and controlled lighting help us distinguish surface detail from painted color. For local artists, we can arrange capture of the original.
Image brightness is not physical height. Bright paint can be flat, and a shadow can come from illumination rather than a recess. This is why texture reconstruction cannot rely on an automatically generated height map alone. We interpret texture separately from color, using directional references, computational tools and manual refinement.
Guided by the reconstructed height map, layers of UV-curable white ink build physical relief directly on linen canvas. The depth we reproduce depends on the artwork, production method and project requirements.
We prepare color separately, then print it in registration over the relief, aligning painted detail with raised brushwork. Lighting, pigments and finish affect how the result looks; the physical proof lets you judge them together.
We reproduce a selected detail at 1:1 scale so you can review color, texture and finish at the intended print size. Up to two proof rounds are included. You can approve the proof by email before production begins.
We inspect each edition and prepare your chosen presentation. Rolled Canvas remains unstretched; Stretched Canvas is fitted over wooden stretcher bars without a decorative outer frame. Varnish is optional.
Framed Canvas adds a decorative outer frame to stretched canvas, chosen before production.
Suitability & next steps
Oil and acrylic paintings can be reproduced, including works with visible brushwork or impasto. We assess mixed-media works individually because their materials and surfaces vary. The references available and the character of the paint influence what can be reproduced.
To reproduce your own work, start with an artist inquiry.
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