An in-house print lab, on the same floor as the framing.
Best Framing does fine art printing and scanning in its own print lab in Costa Mesa, Orange County. From scanning original artwork to producing fine-art prints and large-format graphics, our Costa Mesa team manages color, materials and finishing in-house. Flatbed scanning up to 600 dpi, archival giclée, and UV printing that goes straight onto wood, acrylic or aluminum.
Yes to the original you would rather not risk.
A one-of-a-kind painting, a fragile family photograph, or a piece too large for a traditional scanner. It is reproduced here, and the original goes back on the wall or into its frame untouched.
On the flatbed
With flatbed scanning we can achieve up to 600 dpi. Art and photographs go on the glass and come back as a high-resolution file.
With our digital artists
Our digital artists go over every scan on screen, making sure the colors and the composition are up to par before anything is printed.
If you are just starting out
If you are just starting to reproduce your artwork and are looking for some guidance, we are happy to meet with you to provide some options and recommendations for ways to develop your artwork into a business.
Yes to a photograph proofed before it is printed.
Professional photo printing, for a family photograph as much as a professional photographer’s own work. It runs through the same file preparation, color management and color matching as every print in the lab, and the finished print can be mounted and framed without leaving the building.
Best Framing has been the greatest find as a professional art photographer. … I can get my work printed there as well.
YelpEach printer here exists for a different yes.
Fine-art and giclée printing, professional photo printing, large-format, canvas, and direct-to-substrate UV. Color management and color matching run through all of them.
The RIP station
File preparation and prepress assistance, color management and color matching. The file is prepared, proofed and color-matched here before anything is printed.
The 64-inch giclée printer
Our Epson SureColor P20000, with a large color gamut, prints giclées up to 64 inches wide on canvas, cold-press watercolor paper, or either of our matte or luster acid-free cotton-based papers. All of our giclées use archival pigment inks on carefully selected papers and canvas.
The 60 × 96 inch UV flatbed
Printing straight onto the medium itself, up to 60 by 96 inches: wood, acrylic, pearled and brushed aluminum, and many other compatible flat materials.
The 64-inch solvent printer
Up to 64 inches on the rolls, on paper, vinyl, magnetic receptive paper, translucent and back-lit material, wallpapers and more. Nine Epson UltraChrome GS3 inks plus white ink, for high gloss and a color gamut PANTONE certified at up to 98%.
The 64-inch latex printer
An HP Latex 730 W with water-based inks and white ink, for wallcoverings, window graphics, decals and signage, on transparent and colored media too. Prints come out dry and ready for finishing.
Yes to wood, acrylic, aluminum, tile, even a door.
Wood, acrylic, pearled aluminum and brushed aluminum are the materials we print most often, and other compatible materials can be assessed for your project. Some new ideas include printing on tile, cabinet doors, and fabrics.
What we stock
Clear acrylic, half-inch Baltic birch plywood, and white aluminum composite panels, often called Dibond.
What you bring in
If you have a unique idea for an art creation or some signage, bring in the material you would like us to print on, and we will assess its suitability before production.
What has already gone through
We love unique and challenging projects. We have printed on leather, ceramic tiles, barnwood, chalkboard, whiteboard, even a welcome mat.
The print never has to leave the building.
It walks a few steps to the fitting shop, the mat cutter and the wood shop. The same people, the same standard, one quote, quoted in person and per piece.
Flatten
Wrinkles are no fun. Divots, waves or crinkles in suitable prints and posters can often be flattened by drymount in our press to acid-free foamcore, after we assess the piece. Canvas mount, fabric mount, and cool mount is also an option.
Cut
Rounded corners, beveled edges, routed holes, and custom shaped outlines are all possible. You can specify the shape and edges of your print on wood, metal, or acrylic.
Frame
Museum-quality and UV-protective glazing, acid-free mats, a moulding wall of hundreds of corner samples, and a wood shop for the profile no catalog carries.
Stretch
We can stretch canvas giclées in house, then hang them as they are or set them in a float frame.
Fine art printing and scanning, piece by piece.
What each one takes, the options, and the questions people ask at the counter.
Art scanning
Large-format flatbed scanning up to 600 dpi, every scan checked by our digital artists.
Canvas prints
Archival giclée on canvas, printed and stretched in house, hung as it is or in a float frame.
Giclée printing
Archival giclée on cotton papers and canvas with pigment inks, up to 64 inches wide.
Metal and acrylic prints
UV printing straight onto aluminum, acrylic, wood and Dibond.
The questions people ask at the counter, answered.
From what can be framed and choosing the right glass to mounting jerseys, printing artwork and protecting the pieces that matter, we answer the questions our customers ask us every day.
- Scanning an original you would rather not put in the mailLarge-format scanning up to 600 dpi, checked by our digital artists: a one-of-a-kind original reproduced in Costa Mesa without leaving the building.Read Article
Canvas, printed and stretched in the same buildingHow a canvas print is made and framed in one building: archival giclée, stretched in house, then hung as it is or set in a float frame. From Costa Mesa.Read Article- What is UV printing?How UV flatbed printing puts color straight onto wood, acrylic, aluminum, tile and more, with examples from our Costa Mesa print lab.Read Article
- Print On DemandIn 2020 Best Framing opened its Print on Demand gallery in Costa Mesa: curated work by local artists, printed at just the right size for your wall.Read Article
Scanning and printing, asked at the counter.
What resolution do you scan artwork at?
Up to 600 dpi on our flatbed scanner, and art and photographs come back as a high-resolution file. Our digital artists then go over every file, making sure the colors and the composition are up to par.
Can you print directly onto wood, acrylic or aluminum?
Yes. Our 60 × 96 inch UV flatbed prints straight onto wood, acrylic and aluminum, including pearled and brushed aluminum, and we have also printed on leather, ceramic tiles, barnwood, chalkboard and even a welcome mat. Bring us the material and we assess its suitability before production.
How long do your giclée prints last?
All of our giclées use archival pigment inks on carefully selected papers and canvas. We print giclées on canvas, cold-press watercolor paper, or our matte or luster acid-free cotton papers.
How large can you print?
Up to 64 inches wide on our roll-to-roll printers: the giclée printer for canvas and fine-art papers, and the solvent and latex printers for vinyl, wallpaper, window graphics and back-lit media. Rigid materials print on the UV flatbed, up to 60 by 96 inches.
Can I bring in an original without an appointment?
Yes. Walk in Monday to Friday 10am to 5pm or Saturday 9am to 1pm, no appointment required. The piece is reproduced here, and the original goes back on the wall or into its frame untouched.
Still wondering? Come in and ask. No appointment required.
Print and frame what you love. Visit the showroom.
No appointment required.
- Call
- (949) 791-8780
- Hours
- Mon-Fri 10am-5pm
Sat 9am-1pm
Bring us the thing you love.
Walk in with it and talk it through with a designer. No appointment required, though you are welcome to book one.
1671 Placentia AvenueCosta Mesa, CA 92627
- Call(949) 791-8780
- HoursMon-Fri 10am-5pm · Sat 9am-1pm · Sun closed
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