A great way to swap artwork or create homemade books and cards is through digital printing. Affordable, quality digital printers and a variety of fine papers that are safe to run through them have given us the opportunity to create reproductions of our artwork at a reasonable cost, at home. However, without evidence of the human touch, there is a misconception that it simply requires the push of a button to create and reproduce a masterpiece.

Introducing a small unreproducible or non-mechanized element to your print is a great way to remind the viewer of the artist behind the print. It will also harken back to the days when skilled artisans perfected the craft of creating fine one-of-a-kind prints. Adding a deckle edge to your digital print with a controlled tear is a simple and easy way to ensure that each print is unique and create value. It looks great float mounted and adds a nice element to books and cards as well.

*It's important to remember that adding anything to a print should be done carefully to add value to the print, not distract from the image.

Click here to learn the deckle edge process!