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Colour, and how it is kept honest

Most artists print their own work because of one bad experience: something approved on screen came back a shade off, and there was a collector waiting for it. So this page is about the approval step, and about what is verifiable rather than what sounds reassuring.

Who checks the studio

The studio is a Hahnemühle Certified Print Studio and a Canson Certified Print Lab. Those are accreditations held by the studio and audited by the paper manufacturers whose stock it prints on - not something Lilli awards itself. Certification numbers go on this page once the manufacturers confirm they may be published.

What is confirmed

These are the properties the studio publishes and stands behind today.

  • Pigment inks, not dye - this is the property that governs fade resistance

  • Archival stocks from Hahnemühle, Canson and Ilford

  • Audited by both paper manufacturers whose stock the studio prints on

  • Every print inspected before it is packed

What is not published yet

Profiles, the proofing step, calibration intervals, viewing conditions and a specific longevity rating are all still unconfirmed. They are named here rather than glossed over, because an empty row is more useful to you than a paragraph saying the studio takes colour seriously. Each is published here once it is confirmed, and not before.

Colour questions

The honest test is a print in your hand

The sample pack is printed with the same profiles and inks your customers' prints will be.