What are your payment options?

Through this website we accept payment from Mastercard, Visa, Solo, Maestro and Delta. If you prefer to pay by cheque, direct transfer or postal order, please contact us first.

 

 

What currencies do you accept?

All transactions on this website take place in Pound Stirling (£-British Pounds). If you pay by card the currency conversion is handled automatically by your card provider so if you are from a country that does not use Pound Stirling (£) you are still able tomake payments through this website. You can check up-to-date exchange rates at:

http://markets.ft.com/ft/markets/currencies.asp

http://finance.yahoo.com/currency

How much is post and packaging?

Cost of post & packaging will be added to the price of the print these rates:

UK (First class):£1.90

Europe (Airmail): £2.70

Non-European (Airmail): £3.80

Our aim is to deliver within three working days.

How safe is your online purchasing facility?

Our online debit and credit card transactions are 100% secure using secure server software (SSL) which encrypts all the information you submit rendering it totally safe. SSL is the most advanced security software available for internet transactions.

Who owns the copyright to each print?

By buying artwork from this website, you obtain ownership of the physical print but not any intellectual property rights to re-use the imagery . If you copy, publish, reprint, broadcast, distribute, or otherwise use any imagery without the prior written consent of Blackbird Prints you will be infringing copyright laws.

What is your privacy policy?

blackbirdprints.com is a website owned and operated by Blackbird Prints. We treat you as we would wish to be treated so strive to protect your privacy, using the information we collect about you in accordance with the Data Protection Act of 1998. All the information you voluntarily supply will be used for the purposes of processing and delivering your order, and will not be passed on to any other third parties. We will not collect sensitive information about you without your approval. We habitually look for ways to improve your experience with us so if you have got any questions or suggestions we would love to hear from you. Contact us through info@blackbirdprints.com

What is a Giclée Print?

Giclee printing is an exceptionally high resolution archival printing technique and regarded as the apex of fine art reproduction methods currently. So impressive in fact, that it's the technique of choice for present day bank-note forgers. Giclee printing has rapidly become the standard choice amongst museums and art galleries as the preferred process for reproducing artwork whilst retaining optimum standards of quality. Both the longevity and colour fastness of Giclee prints far exceed prints produced using traditional metods.

Below are two magnified areas (highlighted in the image to the left by the red square) from a giclee print (bottom left) and a traditional photo-litho print (bottom right) of Eoghan Carbery's painting "New Years Resolution" for comparison.

 

The Giclee print, even highly magnified the image is in sharp focus and you can still see detail such as brush strokes and paint texture.

The traditional print, up close the dots that make up the image are visible. Resolution is poor in comparison.

 

      

 

When I place an order what happens next?

We print to order on heavy weight 310 gsm, 100% cotton Fine Art paper, using archival inks with Professional nine colour art printing technology. In so doing, each art print recieves our undivided attention to quality and the full scope of our professional experience, from colour matching for a true reproduction of the original art work, to hand trimming to size, and carefully packing the art print in custom made, exta wide, weather tight cardboard tubes for shipment

What returns policy do you have?

In the unlikely event that you are unsatisfied with your purchase we will replace it or offer you a refund if you return it in its original condition and packaging within thirty days to:

 

Blackbird Prints, Unit 5, 11 Caughall Rd., Chester, CH2 1LR, U.K.

For full details regarding returns visit our 'Returns' page.

 

 

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