Yes. The SMA Versascan 4870 is designed for oversized, delicate and textured originals, making it suitable for artists who need professional digital files of their work for prints, portfolios, websites, catalogues, grant applications, and online art sales.

Gallery 8 will offer professional large-format artwork scanning using the SMA Versascan 4870, capable of scanning originals up to 1219 × 1778

This makes it ideal for oversized artworks, paintings, drawings, textiles, archive material, and delicate originals that need high-quality digital capture.

A Raw Scan is designed for artists, collectors and creatives who wish to work with the digital file independently. This service provides an ultra-high-resolution archival scan of the artwork without additional editing or colour correction.

Raw Scans are ideal for:

• archival preservation

• books and publications

• licensing projects

• design applications

• external printing

• artwork documentation

• personal archives.

A Print Ready Scan is Gallery 8’s premium fine art reproduction service. Beginning with an ultra-high-resolution archival scan, we professionally crop, refine, retouch and colour match the file to capture the depth, texture and visual character of the original artwork.

Our goal is to produce a museum-quality reproduction that reflects the same atmosphere and detail as the original piece.

Each Print Ready Scan includes:

• High-resolution print-ready file

• Web-ready JPG

• Professional colour correction

• Artwork refinement and clean-up

• A4 colour proof print on a museum-grade medium.

Ideal for:

• collector editions

• giclée prints

• exhibition reproduction

• portfolios

• fine art merchandise

• archival print production.

For optimal artwork capture and directional lighting accuracy, artworks should be presented flat or professionally stretched where possible. This helps ensure the scanning system captures the artwork evenly without detecting ripples, surface inconsistencies or distortions within the medium.

For best results:

• Canvas works should be stretched

• Works on paper should be presented flat

• Artwork surfaces should be clean and free from dust or loose particles

For optimal scanning results, artworks framed behind glass will generally need to be removed from their frames to prevent glare, reflections and surface interference during the digitisation process.

Float-framed canvases may still be suitable for scanning provided the artwork sits flush and evenly within the frame on all sides.

Gallery 8 can assist with basic framing removal and reassembly services depending on the framing method and artwork construction. Please contact us prior to delivery if you require assistance preparing your artwork for scanning.

The scanner can capture fine detail, colour, texture and surface qualities across a range of materials. It is suited to artwork, paper, canvas, textiles, mixed media, reflective surfaces and other specialty originals.

Yes - Gallery 8 can professionally reproduce artworks featuring metallic, gold and silver elements.

Large areas of reflective gold or metallic foil can sometimes present additional challenges, as these surfaces naturally change appearance depending on lighting and viewing angles. In some cases, darker reflections may be captured during scanning. However, most metallic details and painted finishes reproduce exceptionally well through our fine art digitisation workflow.

Gallery 8 combines professional scanning technology with an art-focused environment. As an art gallery and creative hub on the Gold Coast, we understand the importance of accurate colour, detail and presentation when reproducing original artwork.