Your Responsibility
Prepare, correct and approve the artwork using Photoshop (Beta) or a compatible image editor.
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Limited-availability emergency printing · Lewisham
Has Your Print Shop Let You Down?
Emergency Overnight Printing & Last-Minute Production in London
Your exhibition is tomorrow. Your prints haven't arrived. Your usual print shop can't deliver.
We offer limited-availability overnight printing and specialist production for photographers, illustrators and graphic artists. You work alongside us, correcting your own artwork while we handle production.
A collaborative production service
You Know Photoshop. We Know Printing.
You may be perfectly comfortable creating artwork in Adobe Photoshop (Beta), or using a free, open-source alternative such as ArtCraft PhotoCraft. However, commercial printing comes with technical requirements that aren't always obvious.
See our recommended creative apps and software for more details about ArtCraft PhotoCraft and other tools.
Perhaps your artwork is in RGB rather than CMYK, your resolution is unsuitable for the intended print size, or your file has been exported with the wrong settings.
These are problems we can help you understand and work through. We can explain requirements such as:
- RGB versus CMYK colour requirements.
- Resolution and DPI at the final print size.
- Bleed, margins and trimming.
- Transparency and white ink requirements.
- Export formats and production settings.
You make the corrections in your image-editing software. We provide the technical guidance and handle production.
For overnight jobs, you must be prepared to stay available and work alongside us until your files are ready.
We cannot take responsibility for redesigning, rebuilding or correcting your artwork on your behalf.
Test Prints Reveal What the Screen Doesn't
Before committing to a full production run, we produce test strips of your artwork wherever practical.
These test strips often reveal problems that weren't obvious on screen, such as:
- Colour differences between RGB artwork and CMYK printing.
- Unexpected changes in colour, contrast or saturation.
- Insufficient resolution at the intended print size.
- Fine details or text that don't reproduce as expected.
- Transparency, white ink or other material-specific issues.
This is often the stage where we discover what needs correcting.
We'll explain what we're seeing and guide you through the necessary adjustments in Photoshop (Beta) or your chosen image editor.
You make the corrections. We produce another test where necessary, and together we work towards a production-ready result.
For emergency overnight jobs, you must remain available to make these adjustments promptly. We cannot spend the night correcting your artwork for you.
Important Conditions
- Test strips are part of our practical print assessment where suitable for the process.
- Further tests may be needed after corrections.
- Test printing does not guarantee perfect colour matching or a successful final result.
- The number of tests possible depends on time, materials and available capacity.
Please check before enquiring
Before You Contact Us
To be considered for emergency overnight production, you must:
- Be confident using Adobe Photoshop (Beta) or a compatible image editor such as ArtCraft PhotoCraft.
- Have access to your image-editing software and editable artwork files.
- Be willing and available to work overnight if necessary.
- Take responsibility for correcting your own files.
- Be able to respond promptly to technical guidance.
- Understand that production depends on equipment, materials and available capacity.
We cannot provide overnight graphic design, artwork rebuilding or file correction services.
Experience with your chosen image editor does not guarantee that we can accept your project.
Our Responsibility
Advise on production requirements, assess technical feasibility and operate the printing or engraving equipment.
Limited availability · individual quotations
Has Your Print Shop Let You Down?
Can you use Photoshop or a compatible image editor, and are you prepared to work overnight to get your artwork production-ready?
If so, contact us. We have limited emergency production capacity, but it is always worth asking. Each enquiry is assessed individually and overnight completion cannot be guaranteed.
Call 07565 150 260
Telephone enquiries: 11am–8pm.
Possible production routes
Equipment for Urgent Print and Merchandise Jobs
A print supplier missing a deadline does not mean every job can be moved to another process. We assess the artwork, materials, size and time available before confirming whether we can help.
Roland BN2-30 — Hybrid Art Printer
Originally designed as a commercial eco-solvent print-and-cut machine, our Roland BN2-30 has become something of a hybrid art printer. Its ability to handle roll-fed, textured, acid-free art paper up to 250gsm allows us to produce fine art and photographic prints alongside commercial graphics. We offer three specialist art papers and two commercial production papers. In fast mode, an A1 art print can take as little as 16 minutes to print, making this an unusually versatile machine for urgent exhibition work.
Amber — ModerateOccasional technical interruptions can require approximately 30–60 minutes to resolve.
EufyMake E1 — UV Printing
Our EufyMake E1 produces vivid CMYK UV prints with exceptional colour intensity and the possibility of raised, textured finishes. It excels at producing high-quality, detailed prints in small areas, making it particularly suitable for personalised merchandise and specialist creative work. However, the printer can be temperamental, and each print job requires considerable setup time. For this reason, batch production is recommended, and individual jobs may require longer lead times.
Red — TemperamentalWhen problems occur, troubleshooting and recovery typically take 1–2 hours.
xTool F2 Ultra — UV Laser Cutting & Engraving
Our UV laser can cut suitable wood, leather, metal and coloured acrylics, producing precision-cut shapes with little or no post-production required. We can create custom blanks ready for UV printing or further laser engraving, making it particularly useful for urgent merchandise and personalised product runs.
Book a Free DemoExplore the xTool F2 Ultra UV laser →Green — No breakdowns to dateWe have not experienced an equipment breakdown with this laser to date.
These indicators reflect PM Makerspace’s own operating experience, not manufacturer reliability ratings. Recovery times are approximate and can vary; equipment problems do not occur on every production run.
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Collection
Collection is local and arranged in advance. Postal delivery is not offered.