Products & Processes

Products are based on original paintings and drawings by Claire Murthy which are then redesigned and/or reproduced as prints, cards and other beautiful items. They are made in Britain: created, designed and printed in the South of England.

Izzie Lizzie Busy Bee book is published by CMI Publications Ltd and printed by 'the UK's most progressive and ethical print supplier', both based locally in the South of England.

Please Note:

Each item listed in the shopping area is for the item(s) described only; other items shown are not included.

Prints come without mounts and are not framed, unless specified in the listing.

Colours may vary due to different monitors and the natural characteristics of our materials.

The artist’s signature on the original artwork will show on the print, if applicable.

Digital watermarks seen in the online image(s) are not on the actual print.

Digital watermarks seen on the digital items will not appear on the digital downloads.

Prints & Greetings Cards

Each print & greeting card is individually printed to order, by hand.

Papers may be FSC, low/no OBA, standard and/or archival, depending on options available.

Printed using genuine long-lasting, fade-resistant inks or archival inks, as specified.

Digital Downloads

Any digital files that you purchase including those that are free will need to be downloaded by you.

All files can be downloaded as A4 PDF files unless specified.

You will need to download your PDF file and print it yourself for your own use.

When you download a digital file, you will not receive a physical item via the post.

As with all items displayed on screen, colours may vary due to different monitors and the natural characteristics of our materials/printers and/or your own printers and materials.

After purchase, you may choose to print the item using high quality paper for a superior finish to optimise as a gift or to use with water based paints; for example, printer-friendly watercolour paper. Alternatively, ordinary printer paper may also be used. It's up to you!

Limited Edition and Premium Archival Prints

Limited edition and premium archival prints on heritage cotton or similar quality archival paper with no optical brighteners, used with genuine high quality branded archival inks.

These prints have a subtle texture and rich inks for superior prints with the subtle look and feel of an original painting. This specialty paper is traditionally mould-made in a paper mill in England.

Each print is individually printed to order and carefully handled for optimum quality.

Standard Prints

Printed on high quality archival paper with no optical brighteners.

Genuine quality branded long-lasting, fade resistant inks.

Slight texture and rich inks for high quality prints.

Finished print has look and feel of an original painting.

Paper traditionally mould-made in a paper mill in England.

Each print is individually printed to order and carefully handled for optimum quality.

Although these are referred to as standard prints they are high quality, lovely prints.

Poster Prints

Papers may be FSC, low/no OBA, standard and/or archival, depending on options available.

Printed using genuine long-lasting, fade-resistant inks or archival inks, as specified.

Each print is individually printed to order and carefully handled for optimum quality.

Paper Thickness

None of the prints & cards is on excessively thick paper but paper that suits their purpose; the greetings cards are sturdy and the prints are on good quality paper without it feeling like cardboard.

Handmade

Each print is individually made to order by hand.

This means each print will have a handmade quality about it: the paper is beautiful, the colours are rich, the finish is original and beautiful.

Equally, a print may have insignificant marks and small imperfections due to the natural characteristics of the materials, as well as the tools and equipment used. This can be a bonus as, in many cases, it enhances the unique characteristics of the print.

Each print is individually hand-inspected by the artist to ensure it is of a high quality; if a print is found to have a detrimental mark in any way, it will be discarded and another one made.

Please note:

Print colours may vary from the images seen on screen due to different monitors.

Each print is unique.

Small differences between the prints is what sets them apart from the mass-produced sameness of factory, print-on-demand products in many online shops.

Each print from this studio is individually handled with care from start to finish to produce a piece that can be proudly displayed in any home.

Aftercare

The best way to ensure your print lasts a long time is to frame it and look after it as much as possible: keep it away from extreme temperatures, direct sunlight and damp environments. Further advice may be available from a framer.

Copyright Notice

All content on and via this website and/or delivered in person or otherwise is my work*, including original artwork, images created from my original artwork, designs, texts, digital downloads and related ideas, being the copyright of Claire Murthy/Claire Murthy Studio and may NOT be used in any way and/or for any purpose, including Commercial use, unless express written permission is given by Claire Murthy.

Prints, texts, artwork and digital files, including any that are purchased or available as free digital downloads, are for your personal use only, not for Commercial use.

This means :

You may not share or resell my work*

You may not use my work*/images for any AI purpose

You may not alter my work* and claim it as your own

You may not make use of my work* in/for graphic designs anywhere

You may not use my work* to create products in its entirety or partial form, black and white or coloured including patterns, collections, colouring activities or to resell via Print-on-Demand channels, your products or websites.

Making claim to any of my work* as your own, whether altered or not, whether as an individual or as a large organisation, is prohibited. The illustrations and designs are the copyright of Claire Murthy/Claire Murthy Studio.

Commercial use of any of the above is prohibited and the use of coloured physical and/or coloured digital, scanned, original and/or modified images is also not permitted.

All legal copyright laws apply.

If you purchase or download free any printables you may print as many copies as you like on any type of surface to enjoy for your own personal and/or family use.

All of the above also applies for any original work* created by Claire Murthy/Claire Murthy Studio. This means that all legal copyright laws apply for any work* by Claire Murthy/Claire Murthy Studio that you have purchased or received as a gift or in any other way. Exceptions may apply where copyright transferral has been formally agreed between Claire Murthy and another party via legal contract.

Please Note

These details may change at any time without notice; existing materials, processes and carbon footprint are continually considered, improved and upgraded.

Charities & Trade

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