Dented blue spray-paint can lying on a dusty cloth in dim light

Cover story · Issue 07

The last spray can: why we still print by hand

A dented can found in the corner of a closed studio started a year-long conversation about speed, craft and what an edition should cost. Our founder on why SEVENO refuses print-on-demand — and what that means for the artists we pay.

By the SEVENO studio · 9 min read

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Clay bowl full of mixed bright paints with a brush

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Silkscreen: Ink pushed through a fine mesh stencil, one colour per screen. Rich, flat colour you can feel.
Risograph: A stencil duplicator using soy inks; grainy, vivid and slightly imperfect by design.
Giclée: Archival pigment inkjet on cotton paper, used for artworks with continuous tone.
Letterpress: Relief printing from hand-set type or blocks, leaving a gentle bite in the paper.
A/P: Artist proof — prints pulled while colour is being tuned, outside the numbered run.
Deckle edge: The soft, feathered edge of handmade paper, left untrimmed on our fine art prints.

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