Professional Art Scanning & Digitising
High-definition flatbed scanning for artists and photographers. In-house service in Wokingham — no need to send your work elsewhere. Any size up to 500cm × 200cm.
Designed for Artists & Creators
Our art scanning service is designed for artists and photographers who want to reproduce their work professionally. We understand how important colour accuracy, texture and fine detail are when turning an original into a print — and we approach every scan with that in mind.
Whether you are preparing artwork for giclée printing, building a portfolio, archiving originals, or creating files for licensing and print-on-demand, our scanning service produces digital masters that remain faithful to your original work.
Copyright remains with the artist at all times. Scan files are held on our system only while needed and are deleted upon completion or on request.
What We Can Scan
- Original paintings — oil, acrylic, mixed media
- Watercolours and drawings
- Fine art prints and illustrations
- Photography portfolios and prints
- Embroidery and stitchwork
- Old or delicate artworks
- Large-format originals — any size up to 500cm × 200cm
- Framed artwork (with or without glass)
For larger originals, artwork is scanned in multiple sections and seamlessly stitched together to produce a single, distortion-free image with consistent detail throughout. Minor blemishes can be carefully corrected where required.
Our Equipment
We use a professional Epson 12000XL large-format flatbed graphics scanner — the same class of equipment used by fine art institutions, museums and archival studios — producing files with exceptional clarity, far beyond what a digital camera can achieve.
Scans are colour-calibrated and profile-matched for accurate reproduction. For textured, varnished or heavily impastoed surfaces, we assess each piece individually and advise on the best approach before scanning begins.
Why Choose Scanning Over Photography?
A professional flatbed scan captures colour, tone and detail with far greater consistency and accuracy than camera photography. Scanning eliminates uneven lighting, lens distortion, glare and shadow — producing a clean, pixel-accurate digital file suitable for printing at any size, for archiving and for commercial licensing.
The comparison below uses the same original painting, captured by both methods.
Camera Photograph — 20 Megapixel DSLR
Resolution: 5,480 × 3,655px. At 300dpi this prints to A3 (46.4 × 30.9cm) — but pixels are blurred due to lighting variation, lens distortion and colour inaccuracy.
Professional Flatbed Scan — Epson 12000XL
Even at web resolution, the scanned version shows visibly cleaner colour, pixel-accurate sharpness and true tonal fidelity. The full-resolution file supports large-format printing.
Files Included with Every Scan
Each scan includes a complete set of files for all common uses, delivered on USB. Bring your own drive (allow approximately 4GB per scan), or we can supply a 128GB USB drive for a small additional fee.
We can also provide guidance on how to securely store, edit and use your files to maximise their commercial value.
How it Works
1. Print your artwork in - or post it to us
Visit our Wokingham gallery, or securely package and post your artwork. We'll assess the piece and confirm a quote before any work begins.
2. We scan your artwork
Scanned using our professional Epson 12000XL. Larger works are scanned in aligned sections and stitched into a single seamless image.
3. Colour correction & file preparation
Scans are colour-calibrated and exported in all four file formats. Typical turnaround is 1 –2 days for standard scans.
4. Collect your files — or go straight to print
Collect on USB, or we prepare files immediately for giclée printing. Your original artwork is returned to you upon completion.
Files are held on our system only while needed and are deleted on completion or on request. Copyright remains with the artist at all times.
Volume Discounts
Discounts apply automatically for multiple scans — ideal for artists preparing a full body of work for editions, exhibitions or archiving.
Visit Us in Wokingham
Both locations accept artwork for scanning. No appointment is needed for an initial assessment — just bring your work during opening hours.
Ready to digitise your artwork?
Contact us for a quote, bring your work in, or post it to us. We'll take care of the rest — from scan to finished print if you need it.