combined with their HP Professional Matte Canvas, says Schminke. Schminke mailed the printed can vases to Michigan, where they were professionally stretched and installed under Deboer s direction. Whether collaborating on projects long-distance, exploring new hybrid processes for artists, or exploiting the potential of high-end imaging tools, many fine artists have come to rely upon digital imaging for much of what they do. Beyond just simple prints to paper or canvas, the trend is toward ever-larger projects and more complex combina tions of techniques. Long distance col laborations between artists, clients and production sites open up new business opportunities for all. The artists Web sites are available at: www.Lhotka.com, www.dotkrause. com, and www.schminke.com. After soaking a copper cloth in acid and salt, it was framed and fed into the Durst Pictor.36 n Digital graphics n february 2008