Aardenburg Imaging Adhesive-Free Picture Framing Professional framers are typically handed artwork by their clients where the print dimensions are not equal to the requested frame dimensions, hence, they must resort…
Tracking LILIS (Light Induced Low-Intensity Staining) LILIS is caused by the light induced degradation of optical brighteners (OBAs) incorporated in modern media, and it also correlates with the combined presence of both…
Tracking LILIS (Light Induced Low-Intensity Staining) In November, 2016 Aardenburg Imaging & Archives began a series of light fastness tests using an extended testing protocol to study the phenomenon of light…
Dear AaI&A Visitors, In recognition of worldwide interest in information for printmakers with regard to their choices of archival fine art materials, as well as requests for a fuller contextual…
"Starry Night" by Vincent Van Gogh, on display at the Museum of Modern Art, NYC. Nov. 9, 1999. Photo by Mark McCormick-Goodhart Why does Aardenburg Imaging publish light fade data…
SPREAD THE NEWS: MEDIA MATTERS! Aardenburg Imaging & Archives "Media Matters" campaign focuses on essential knowledge and key concepts to be drawn from the extensive i* Light Fade Database, available…
Like the Pileated Woodpecker in our back yard, we've been hard at work hammering away at the i* data! Over 2.5 years in test, our latest reports for 17 new…
Introduction Batch N testing began three years ago in July, 2015. It is now complete as of July, 2018, and the final reports have been posted in the Aardenburg light…
Updates on Epson UltraChrome HD are now available at 140 megalux hours. The pertinent samples in this study can be easily located in the Aardenburg database by filtering the “batch” field…
Aardenburg Imaging is proud to announce the acquisition of a new Hewlett Packard Designjet Z3200PS 44" printer! Although the Z3200 has been on the market now for several years, it remains…
Our venerable Gretag Macbeth Spectrolino spectrophotometers have served us well and are continuing to do so in measuring the majority of the ongoing light fade tests here at Aardenburg Imaging…
Our funding goal for the purchase of both a Canon ImagePROGRAF Pro-1000 and an Epson SC P400 recently reached 84% funded, and we elected to move ahead with this project.…
I* Color starting to drop at faster rate than I* Tone (future color imbalance predicted). Yellow still weakest ink, but much improved stability compared to older K3. 90 Mlux Hrs.…
Trendline analsis comparing the UCHD versus K3 inks has been published and you can find it under the Printmaking menu in the articles section. The 60 Megalux hour test results for the Epson…
The 40 Megalux hour test results for the Epson SC P600 printer with UltraChrome HD ink printed on both Hahenemühle Photo Rag Pearl 320 gsm paper and Epson Exhibition WaterColor…
Aardenburg Imaging and Archives is proud to announce the arrival of our new web design, reflecting Aardenburg's commitment to photography and printmaking communities worldwide. Aardenburg now has over 2,500 members from…
Aardenburg Light Fade Test Results Database Epson P600 30 Megalux Hours Now AvailableThe 30 Megalux hour test results for the Epson SC P600 printer with Ultrachrome HD ink printed on…
Aardenburg Amortization Curve Insight for Amateur and Professional Printmakers Read the P600, Part II, Article
Canon Pixma Pro 100 Project Part I Posted Part I Posted The Canon Pixma Pro-100 printer is a dye-based inkjet printer designed primarily for photographic quality printing on resin coated (RC)…
During 2012, the Printmakers' Testing fund grew to $5643. Adding in donations from January and February, 2013, total funds on hand reached $6349. One thousand dollars helps AaI&A to cover…
"The Weakest Link," by John Panozzo, posted at Luminous Landscape, references Aardenburg Imaging Light Fade Test Results Database. Read the full article.
"Sent from my iPhone" - Kelly (on left), Townes (center), Minnie (on right) - photo credit: Samantha Borges Yesterday we learned that Eastman Kodak filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy. This…
Kernow Coatings Ltd has recently introduced a new line of inkjet printable fabrics. There are currently five distinctive weave patterns in the Kernewek range of Fine Fabrics – St Ives,…
Our newest printer is the very compact Epson Stylus Pro 3880. It uses the Epson's Ultrachrome K3 plus Vivid Magenta Ink set. The 3880 was purchased so that AaI&A staff…
Thirty-one new samples entered testing this morning, all contributed by AaI&A members in recent months. The first results at the 10 Megalux hour exposure interval will appear in the light…
A new batch of print samples began light fade testing recently, and the first test results (i.e., the 10 megalux hour interval measurements) will appear in the AaI&A light fade…
From Wikipedia: A connoisseur (Fr. connaisseur, from Middle-French connoistre, then connaître meaning "to be acquainted with" or "to know somebody/something.") is a person who has a great deal of knowledge…
Aardenburg Members have recently contributed some very cool new samples for light fade testing. New test results (evaluated at the 10 megalux-hour exposure mark) will appear in the Aardenburg Light…
There has been growing interest in light fastness test results for digitally mastered black and white printing processes. The I* metric can evaluate monochrome images as easily as full color…
Aardenburg Imaging & Archives produces detailed light fastness studies for modern digital print media. It takes time to examine the reports carefully, but these comprehensive reports enable readers to evaluate…
Public links to four samples of Crystal Archive Type II Luster paper have just been posted on the AaI&A Light fade Test Results list. The list can be accessed from…
MonitorChecker(v4)_LAB.psd is encoded in LAB color and saved in Adobe® Photoshop® format. It also uses layers to include an instruction page and more functionality. Fully color managed versions of Photoshop…
The Fuji Frontier 390 processor produces digitally mastered prints on traditional photo paper. Virtually all consumer photos are being digitally mastered these days. AaI&A has now acquired print samples and…
Light fade test reports for three Epson Stylus Photo 1270 print samples have now been given blue public links on the AaI&A website. The tests results are for the following…
The first batch of 20 samples that were started in test last January have now reached the 40 Megalux-hour exposure mark. Assuming the often cited industry standard light level assumption…
New members have subscribed, Paypal works, more green and blue links are being added, and the first samples made by one of the new members were received this week. The…
I am pleased to announce that AaI&A's first summer intern is Tessa Gadomski. Tessa will be a Senior this fall in the Art Conservation Program at the University of Delaware.…
The 20 Megalux-hour light fade test results for the first twenty samples in test are now available. Twenty Megalux-hours of accumulated light exposure is equivalent to ten years on display…
I have posted a paper entitled "On the Use of Data Loggers in Picture Frames (And Other) Micro Climates" in the documents section of the AaI&A website (click here to…
Today I uploaded all test reports for the first batch of twenty test samples that began light fade testing in January, 2008. All twenty are pigmented inkjet systems, and one…
