How prints are made
Every print begins as a painting, and the goal at every step is to carry the feeling of the original all the way to the finished work.
Shop PrintsIt starts with
a real painting
In the printmaking process, nothing is generated or invented — the source is always one of Sofia's original artworks. Starting with a genuine painting is what gives a print its depth, its texture, and its color.
A high-quality photograph of every brushstroke
The painting is captured at very high resolution under controlled, even lighting. It is then proofed against the original in the same room, adjusting until the file matches what the eye sees — the exact violets in a shadow, the warmth of an ochre hill.
Careful color-matching results in a stunning end-product, making the print almost indistinguishable from the original painting.
The original painting, ready to be captured.
Archival inks,
museum standards
Prints are made with the giclée method — archival pigment inks laid down on museum-grade cotton canvas or heavyweight archival rag paper. These pigments are rated to resist fading for 100+ years, so the color you receive will last a lifetime.
Canvas can be finished gallery-wrapped and ready to hang, or shipped rolled in a protective tube; paper prints arrive with a soft matte finish.
A giclée print coming off the press.
Finished by hand,
one at a time
After the giclée print is out of the printer, Sofia works back over it by hand, adding real brushstrokes of paint that catch the light and give the surface genuine texture.
No two embellished prints are identical — each becomes a small original in its own right, signed by Sofia Sharbat.
Embellishment adds real painting texture to a print.
Inspected, packed &
authenticated
Each finished piece is inspected in good light and optionally framed, then packed by hand in archival, protective materials and shipped fully insured and tracked.
Every limited-edition print also ships with a Certificate of Authenticity — hand-signed by Sofia and individually numbered — confirming it as a genuine Studio Sharbat work, traceable to the original it came from.
What arrives at your door is meant to feel like receiving an original painting — because, in every way that counts, it is.
Each finished piece is checked, then packed with care.
Find a piece to live with
Browse the gallery for works available as museum-quality prints — with the option of hand-embellishment by Sofia.