PIKTO - Supporting Canada

About

Founded in 2003, PIKTO is comprised of dedicated artists with shared loves of photography, craftsmanship, and quality materials. Since then, they've used their expertise to handcraft millions of images and wall displays. The team is happiest helping fellow artists produce work, but also regularly help new explorers embark on projects. Products available for order include a wide range of professional printing and finishing services.

Available Papers

Photo Papers

• Fuji Crystal Archive Glossy is a wide format inkjet photo paper that produces images with rich, deep blacks and brilliant colors and a mirror-like glossy surface.
• Paper Tone: Bright white, Texture: Smooth, Surface: Glossy, Thickness: 0.20mm
• Fuji Crystal Archive Luster is the most popular, all-purpose classic. Brilliant colour reproduction with bright whites and deep blacks. Finely textured surface, low reflection, with the fingerprint resistance of a matte finish.
• Paper Tone: Bright white, Texture: Luster (Satin), Surface: Semi-gloss, Thickness: 0.22mm
• Kodak Endura Premier Metallic has a unique look with a subtle three-dimensional effect. Perfect for dramatic colors and high contrast images, it has a distinctive, attention-getting, glossy finish and metallic appearance.
• Paper Tone: Silvery white, Texture: Smooth, Surface: Glossy, Thickness: 0.22mm

Giclée Papers

• Canon Glossy has a highly reflective finish, with the look of a traditional glossy photographic print (c-print). Best used for vivid imagery with high colour saturation.
• Weight: 240gsm, Thickness: 0.23mm, Tone: Bright white, Texture: Smooth, Surface: High-gloss
• Canon Satin is a fine-art-grade alternative to a luster photo-print, with bright colors and a semi-gloss surface. Ideal for photographs and high-contrast images.
• Weight: 240gsm, Thickness: 0.25mm, Tone: Bright white, Texture: Satin (Luster), Surface: Semi-gloss
• Hahnemühle Bamboo is a unique and environmentally friendly option-made from 90% renewable bamboo fibres and 10% cotton. An elegant choice for warm-toned colour and monochrome prints.
• Weight: 325gsm, Thickness: 0.41mm, Tone: Natural white, Texture: Very lightly textured, Surface: Matte
• Hahnemühle Etching is velvety smooth, with a fine, matte surface texture. One of the most internationally popular substrates for printing fine art images and photographs.
• Weight: 290gsm, Thickness: 0.49mm, Tone: Natural white, Texture: Fine texture, Surface: Matte
• Hahnemühle Baryta is the brightest-white of our Hahnemühle selection, with a semi-gloss finish. Uses a barium sulfate coating to simulate traditional fiber-based photographic papers. Ideal for images with subtle tonal gradations and fine detail.
• Weight: 310gsm, Thickness: 0.44mm, Tone: Bright white, Texture: Very lightly textured, Surface: Semi-gloss
• Hahnemühle Photo Rag has a fine, smooth surface with impressive pictorial depth. The top choice for its versatility; it makes every image look amazing.
• Weight: 308gsm, Thickness: 0.49mm, Tone: White, Texture: Lightly textured, Surface: Matte
• Hahnemühle Photo Rag Pearl has a smooth, uniform surface texture, with a pearlized coating. Excellent for images with warmer tones.
• Weight: 320gsm, Thickness: 0.43mm, Tone: Natural white, Texture: Lightly textured, Surface: Gloss

Image Resolution

For best results, make sure your images for photo prints, canvas wraps and giclée prints are 200 DPI or higher.

Processing Times

• Photo prints: 1 business day
• Giclée prints: 1 business day
• Canvas wraps: 5 business days
• Plexi Face Mounts: 5 business days

Shipping

Shipping costs vary by postal code rate, shipment weight, and fuel cost fee.