Print dropshipping
You sell the print. We print, pack and post it. Your name is the only one on the box.
Archival pigment prints on named papers, made in a Canberra studio certified by the paper manufacturers themselves.
Your prints are made at a Hahnemühle Certified Print Studio and a Canson Certified Print Lab in Canberra. Certifications are held by the print studio; certification numbers are published on the quality page as they are confirmed.
Three steps, and you are out of the post office queue
You keep the customer relationship and the margin. We never contact your buyer, and nothing in the parcel says Lilli.
1. Connect your store, or upload a file
Connect Shopify and your products sync across. If you sell somewhere else, upload the print file and order directly - you do not need a store to use this.
2. Your customer orders
They buy from you, at your price, on your site. The order reaches the studio automatically. You are not re-keying anything.
3. We print, pack and post it in your name
Printed to order, packed with your name on the label, and posted direct. No invoice from us goes in the box.
Colour you approved is colour they receive
This is the reason most artists still print their own work. You approve something on a calibrated screen, it comes back from a lab a shade off, and you are the one who has to explain it to a collector. So the approval step is the part worth being specific about. The studio is certified by both paper manufacturers whose stock it prints on, which means its profiles and process are audited by them rather than self-declared. The inks are pigment rather than dye, which is the property that governs fade resistance.
The papers, named
You cannot judge a paper from a photograph of a paper. These are the stocks the studio prints on, read live from its catalogue rather than copied into this page. Order the sample pack and judge them under your own light.
Ilford Smooth Pearl
A resin-coated photo paper with a fine pearl lustre. Bright whites, deep blacks and a wide gamut at an accessible price - a workhorse for vivid photographic prints.
Canson Edition Etching
100% cotton matte with a soft, lightly textured surface echoing traditional etching papers. Pure white, no brighteners - refined for fine art and printmaking.
310 gsm
Canson Platine Fibre Rag
100% cotton with a smooth satin finish descended from Canson's classic platinum papers. Warm whites, deep blacks and a subtle sheen. OBA-free, ideal for photography.
Canson Rag Photographique
100% cotton, extra-smooth matte with an ultra-white tone and one of the highest Dmax available. Velvety to the touch and endlessly versatile.
Hahnemühle Agave
Sustainable Natural Line paper, 70% agave fibre, bright white with a rough, characterful texture. Matte and OBA-free, with rich depth for fine art and photo prints.
Hahnemühle Bamboo
The world's first bamboo fine art paper: 90% bamboo fibre, warm natural white with a soft, lightly textured felt surface. Matte, OBA-free; superb for warm tones and monochrome.
290 gsm
Hahnemühle Photo Rag
The benchmark cotton rag: smooth matte surface with a soft, velvety feel. Natural white with beautiful tonal depth - a dependable all-rounder for photo and art.
Canson Aquarelle Rag
100% cotton with a genuine cold-pressed watercolour texture and warm white tone. A matte surface that lends a painterly, traditional feel to reproductions.
310 gsm
Hahnemühle Photo Rag Metallic
A cotton rag base with a glossy, pearlescent metallic surface that adds shimmer and three-dimensional depth. Striking for vibrant, eye-catching images.
What lands on your customer's doormat
The parcel is the last thing you control and the first thing they judge. So it carries your name, not ours, and it contains no paperwork with our name on it either. Unbranded packing is free - it is not an upgrade.
Your name and return address on the shipping label
No Lilli branding on the parcel, inside or out
No invoice, no receipt, no marketing insert from us
Tracked delivery anywhere in Australia
The questions artists actually ask
Judge it under your own light
A photograph of a paper tells you nothing. Screens lie about white points, and texture does not survive a JPEG. Get the actual stocks on your desk first.