The best art printers: From premium to portable

The best art printers; three black printers
(Image credit: Canon / Epson)

The best art printers will help you fully realise your work from the comfort of your home or studio. To help you choose the right one, we've tested models from both Canon and Epson. paying attenrtion to colour reproduction and clarity, value, design and overall performance. We've also factored in the compatible inks, as well as the archival quality (how well those inks will keep before fading) and versatility in terms of larger formats or heavy fine art media.

We've selected the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-300 as the best art printer overall, but there's stiff competition from others. Read to find out which art printer is best for you.

Beren Neale
Ecom Editor

Beren has worked on creative titles at Future Publishing for over 13 years. Cutting his teeth as Staff Writer on the digital art magazine ImagineFX, he moved on to edit several creative titles, and is currently the Ecommerce Editor on the most effective creative website in the world. When he's not testing and reviewing the best ergonomic office chairs, phones, laptops, TVs, monitors and various types of storage, he can be found finding and comparing the best deals on the tech that creatives value the most.

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