Online Art Gallery and Printing Service www.theuntappedsource.com ------------------------------ Artist Resource and Print on Demand Services.
Fine Art Giclee Print Store and Art Gallery
Our museum quality giclee printing services incorporate the latest Canon Imagprograf printing systems as well as the highest quality medium types from our print media suppliers Breathing Color and Hahnemuhle. From Breathing Color's Lyve Canvas to Hahnemuhle's German Etching Paper, we stock the best paper types on the market today.
Artists will enjoy our Fine Art Printing Services as well as the proprietary Artist Access Center where you can:
+Set up and share your online gallery quickly and easily
+Set your own pricing (above base cost) for prints
+Buy prints at base cost for your limited edition needs
+Dedicated link to your Gallery makes promoting and social sharing simple
Secure file backup included
+Create your own custom galleries
...and much more!
We look forward to seeing your work in the gallery!
The Untapped Source offers a variety of paper choices for printing artwork including Canvas. Below are descriptions to help you better understand the differences of each choice.
Canvas Print
This non-reflective paper type is a material not far from a traditional canvas used in an oil painting. This type of paper is water and fade resistant and delivers superior color and tones. This flexible paper type is ideal for stretching and framing and is durable enough to not crack or tear. It is the best choice for an oil painting style reproduction
Watercolor Paper
An archival paper with a natural smooth surface and has a very slight texture. It offers excellent image detail and resolution reproduction making it ideally suited for high-end fine art photography and art reproduction. Furthermore it provides one of the highest black optical density characteristics for a matte paper available today.
Matte Print
A slightly rough surface that reflects no spectacular amounts of light and has little to no luster. This paper gives good color depth while maintaining excellent highlight and shadow detail. Matte paper is not vulnerable to being marred by fingerprints. It makes for an economical solution to a print but does not give the highest amount of color.
Glossy Print
A smooth and reflective surface designed to make printed images look sharp, vibrant and more like a traditional photograph and gives the most accurate portrayal of the original artworks’ color. They give the viewer an exquisite quality with higher contrast than matte paper.
Luster Print
Also referred to as semi-glossy, this paper variety is the in between of Matte and Glossy and gives prints what many call “a real photo feel”. They give vivid color saturation and are easy to handle. It can be easily laminated to provide protection from light and moisture and reflects less light than glossy while not being a totally reflective surface.
