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The riotous colours of some of the earth’s wildest places will be the theme of the Innova Art stand (A6, Hall 7), at FESPA Global Print Expo, 24-27 March 2020. One of a few digital media specialists founded this century, and the winner of countless awards for its products, Innova Art is one of the world’s most inventive digital print substrate manufacturers. For FESPA 2020, Innova Art has teamed up with the acclaimed artist and tireless environmental activist John Dyer. Founder of Last Chance to Paint, the artistic programme he devised to excite young people about saving the environment.  John’s dazzling canvases, painted on the spot in the Borneo rainforest are alive with colour. Accompanied by behind the scenes photography, the Innova Art stand at FESPA 2020 tells the story of Last Chance To Paint chapter two: Person of the Forest. Innova Art’s award-winning print substrates and display media capture in impeccable detail all the exuberance and drama of John’s colour-saturated paintings, and the effect is truly uplifting.  Each chapter of Last Chance To Paint inspires young people to create their own artwork, to upload it to the Last Chance to Paint online gallery and to get involved with action against climate change. “Planet Earth is in trouble. Peoples, plants, animals and environments are being lost at an alarming rate,” John says. “Through art, children will make personal connections to the world so they choose to tread gently as they grow. We can help to change the world, one painting at a time.” Person of the Forest saw John and his team meet members of the Penan tribe. Learning about how their way of life has changed because of deforestation. Later in the trip John [...]

Share the love of print with Innova Art at The Photography Show 2020, NEC, Birmingham, 14-17th March Visit Innova Art on stand A1 at The Photography Show 2020 to find out how much they, together with retailer Fine Art Foto, share your love of photographic and fine art print making. Innova Art will be showing their entire collection of print and display media. Developed in close collaboration with artists, photographers and printer manufacturers worldwide, the Innova range of inkjet media offers a world of options for photography and fine art reproduction. If you love matte prints, take a look at the Innova Fine Art range: a whole selection of matte surfaces with different texture options. For gloss or semi-gloss finishes look at Innova Photo Art papers or the museum quality Innova Editions® range. Share the love with your family and friends by printing your images on one of the resin coated inkjet photo papers in the Olmec™ range. What is a print without presentation? The Innova display ranges ensure everyone can create striking image exhibits. All from the comfort of your own home; try canvas options with GOframe canvas stretcher bars or the JetMaster® Photo Wrap, make stylish frame free presentations with the self-adhesive JetMaster® Photo Panel or build your own book with Pinchbook™ Photo Books. Get great deals on the entire Innova Art range, courtesy of FineArtFoto.co.uk, a specialist inkjet retailer whose team have decades of experience. Join them and the Innova Art team on stand A1 at The Photography Show 2020. Book in advance to save 20% off an adult standard single day ticket, using code INNTPS20: click here to book Trade visitors are eligible for a free pass to The Photography Show [...]

Previewed at FESPA 2019, JetMaster Acrylic is now available to purchase from your local Innova retailer. Supplied in cut sizes with a stylish bevelled edge and matching desk stand, JetMaster Acrylic is a stunning frame free display option. Designed specifically for use with resin coated photo paper, each size panel is supplied pre-coated with a transparent adhesive. Simply apply your image face down to the reverse of the acrylic panel for hassle free image displays. Ideal for gifts to friends and family, JetMaster Acrylic is perfect for adding to your line up of photo retail products.  All you need to start making your own range of gift worthy image displays are a few tools from the JetMaster range and a box of JetMaster Acrylic panels in the appropriate size. If you already supply the JetMaster Photo Panel from Innova, you may already have a few of the tools to hand. Even better, once you have made the initial purchase, the tools can be reused for all your future panels too! To make a JetMaster Acrylic panel, you will need: 1x JetMaster Alignment Frame 1x JetMaster Squeegee 1x JetMaster Spacer (for use with JetMaster Alignment frame) 1x JetMaster Cutting Mat 1x JetMaster Rotary Cutter 1x JetMaster Acrylic in one of the below sizes, all supplied with bevelled edge and matching desk stand: 4x6” (10x15cm) 5x5” (12x12cm) 5x7” (12x17cm) 6x8” (15x20cm) 8x10” (20x25cm) 8x12” (20x30cm) 1x Print on resin coated photo paper, sized appropriately Once you have printed your image onto resin coated inkjet photo paper. Simply remove a small corner of the transparent release liner on the back of the panel. Place your JetMaster Acrylic onto the spacer and insert into the alignment frame. Use the [...]

Explore behind the scenes of Last Chance To Paint: Person of the Forest at Salon de la Photo 2019. Visit Innova Art on stand C012 in Pavilion 5.1 to see documentary photography of John Dyer’s latest adventure.  In September 2019 John Dyer and the Last Chance To Paint team travelled to Borneo to meet the Penan tribe and spend time with the Orangutan Foundation. They were joined live on their travels by many schools worldwide that connected with the experience via social media and satellite links. This November, visitors to Salon de la Photo 2019 will be able to relive their experiences.  Raising awareness of the impact of climate change, Last Chance To Paint aims to engage children through art and music. Encouraging them to form a lasting connection with the world around them and make a difference. During their time in the rainforest, the Last Chance To Paint team met the Penan tribe in their now permanent village home. Whilst in the village they spent time with the tribal elders who remember the time when the Penan were able to move freely and live by hunting and foraging in the rainforest. The team also spent time with the children in the village. Many of whom have never experienced the migratory existence of the tribe. At the local school, John Dyer held workshops where he and the children expressed what it was like to live in the rainforest using traditional artist mediums.  Moving on from the Penan tribe, the team then relocated to southern Borneo to spend time with the Orangutan Foundation. Here John Dyer spent time painting the Orangutans in their natural habitat. The team also learnt about how deforestation for palm oil plantations [...]

Innova Art will be exhibiting on booth #804 at the Photo Plus Expo 2019 in the Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York, USA this October 24th – 26th. Founded in 1983, Photo Plus Expo is the largest photo and imaging event in North America. Every year a whole spectrum of photographers and cinematographers convene in New York. Professionals, amateurs and enthusiast all attend to stay up to date with the latest industry news and products. This year, Innova will be partnering with North American reseller Shades of Paper, at booth #804. Stop by to speak to the team, get your inkjet fine art printing questions answered and see the latest image display products from Innova. Get a feel for the full range of Innova inkjet fine art and photo papers at Photo Plus Expo 2019. Experience is everything and knowing the physical, optical, and tactile qualities of a paper is crucial to identify which paper is best for your creative style. A dedicated display will be available on booth #804 for you to touch and feel each paper available from Innova Art. Once you know what you want, you can conveniently order directly from Shades of Paper at the show. Just speak to the team and they will make sure your paper is delivered to your studio at your convenience. Also on display on booth #804 at Photo Plus Expo 2019 will be the latest additions to the JetMaster® Image Display Systems range by Innova. JetMaster® systems have a reputation for being simple to create and stylish to display. New dye sublimation products, JetMaster® Dye Sublimation Paper and JetMaster® Metal, continue this tradition. When used together, these two products take the guesswork out of producing [...]

On show for one night only, Atlas of Humanity at IT Supplies will be an evening to remember. Save the date: September 19th, 2019 to see this stunning photographic collection in print.  Join in with live inkjet printmaking demonstrations and Q & A sessions. Innova Art Ltd., in cooperation with IT Supplies, are hosting an opening reception to commemorate the first public viewing of Atlas of Humanity in the Chicago area. Attend the event at IT Supplies on Thursday September 19 from 4pm until 8pm. This one evening will provide you with multiple opportunities for inspiration. In addition to seeing a world class photographic exhibition, you will be able to experience live digital printing demonstrations and experts on fine art photographic papers and printers will be available to answer your printing questions. Atlas of Humanity is an ongoing project, conceived and curated by Martin Vegas for DeFactory. The goal of this project is to map the populations that inhabit our planet by curating a collection of photographs which document every culture worldwide. Encouraging dialogue and comparison, allowing opportunities to celebrate the cultural differences between ethnic groups. Open to submissions from both professional and amateur photographers, the creative talent pool behind the collection is immense. Each photographer involved allows their photograph to focus on the diversity of the subject matter instead of trumpeting an individual creative style. Many photographers involved are invisible to the general public, others are celebrated winners of prestigious international awards. All are united on a common journey, that is to celebrate the beauty of humankind. To provide documented evidence of the great wealth of people that inhabit our planet, without any claim of being comprehensive. The first printed exhibition of this work, made possible by Innova [...]

Create exceptional image displays with products designed specifically for fine art photographic artwork. Innova Art built their reputation on developing high quality inkjet fine art papers for artists and photographers. New JetMaster Dye Sublimation Paper 190gsm and JetMaster Metal capture this quality for the dye sublimation display market. The perfect pairing means master printmakers can create dye sublimation displays that exceed expectations. Specifically for use in the sublimation of rigid substrates, JetMaster Dye Sublimation Paper 190gsm absorbs a high ink load. Capturing the maximum amount of pigment in the paper surface and sublimating the maximum amount of pigment into the surface of your metal plate. There is no need to contend with cockled sheets, the sheet lays flat for full contact during dye sublimation transfer. Full bleed image display makes dye sublimation one of the most popular products in the fine art print market. Crisp, clean image definition around the plate edge is a pre requisite. JetMaster Dye Sublimation Paper 190gsm has high dimensional stability so does not shrink. Ensuring that your print sublimates all the way to the edge of your metal plate with clear images, every time. Featuring a unique coating JetMaster Dye Sublimation Paper 190gsm reduces the sublimation of pigment through the reverse of the paper. Making sure your press is clean and ready for sublimating the next image. The wide colour gamut and fast ink absorption rate combine to make prints vibrant and details sharp. Resulting in a quality that is second to none once sublimated onto your metal plate. Everyone in dye sublimation knows that the paper is only responsible for part of the output quality. The combination of Metal and Dye Sublimation Paper is what makes JetMaster Dye Sublimation Image Display Systems so appealing. [...]

Founded by artist John Dyer, Last Chance to Paint educates through art. Focussed on global conservation, John and his team travel the world, visiting conservation projects and spending time with local tribes. Last Chance to Paint takes place in various locations world wide. Each project forms a chapter of the story. Highlighting environmental issues and conservation efforts around the world. Archival inkjet media manufacturer Innova Art will be sponsoring the second chapter, Last Chance to Paint: Person of the Forest. In September 2019, John and the team will travel to Borneo to meet the local Penan tribe. They will also spend some time at an Orangutang sanctuary, capturing the experiences using paint and canvas as well as video and photography. Schools that choose to take part in the project can get involved in real time or within their own timetable. Students have the chance to ‘travel’ with John, asking questions via the blog and watching live videos thanks to satellite technology. Teaching resources for each chapter are available to download from the project website, these are targeted at key stage two but can be easily adapted to suit any learning level. Students will get an opportunity to learn about the environment through various conservation efforts. Virtually meeting members of local tribes, learning how environmental issues impact on their daily lives and asking direct questions via the Last Chance to Pain blog and social media. The project also encourages students to think about what impact their local actions may have on the global environment. Last Chance to Paint also gives young artists an opportunity to showcase their work: the online gallery is open to submissions from artists of any age. It is free for schools to [...]