Silicon Gallery Fine Art Prints Ltd
We are a 10 year old digital printmaker and founder members of Philagrafika (formerly the Philadelphia Print Collaborative). We specialize in collaborative digital printmaking and are used to working at long distance. We have customers all over the USA and in London, Italy, even New Zealand.

 Printing Resources(digital presses):

• IRIS 3047 CMYK Printers
  using the The Lyson WH-3 color ink set which has an achival rating of around 75 years on Somerset Enhanced Velvet and 35 years on Hahnemühle
• Epson 9500 Using Pigment based ink set (C, M, Y, K, LC, LM)
• Epson 9600 Using Ultrachrome Inks (C, M, Y, K, LK, LC, LM)

• Epson 9800 Using Ultrachrome K3 Inks C, M, Y, K, LK, LLK, LC, LM) 

Printing Notes

IRIS

The IRIS is the most difficult to print with because the color management is totally by eye.

 Pro:

• Narrow color gamut except on certain papers

• No color management, proofing can be difficult

• Ink is dye based and not water resistant

Epson 9500

Pro:

• Good color gamut

• Can print on some rice papers and specialty papers but works best with coated inkjet papers

• Water resistant pigments, very durable

Con:       

• Color management limited

• Not recommended for black and white (because of metamerism issues)

Epson 9600

Pro:

• Amazing color gamut

• Great color management, little or no proofing required

• Can print completely neutral black or we can tone or split tone monochrome images

• Water resistant pigments, very durable

Con:       

• Only prints on coated papers

• Not recommended for glossy paper

Epson 9800

Similar to the 9600 but with three black inks and prints well on glossy paper

We also have a traditional printmaker around the corner from our Philadelphia office and can offer combination digital and etching, woodblock or linocut (it’s not inexpensive) or if you think you would like to work with a traditional master printmaker let me (Rick) know and I will put you in touch.

Recomendations:

For general work we recommend printing on the 9600 as we have the color management perfected on all of the papers we support. The 9800 is very new and some of our color profiles leave a little to be desired (we are working on it!)