Best Large-Format Printers for Artists (2026): Make Prints You Can Actually Sell

If you're serious about selling prints, the Canon imagePROGRAF PRO-1100 is the 17-inch pigment printer to buy right now. It runs an 11-color LUCIA PRO II pigment set plus a Chroma Optimizer that evens out gloss, and it lays down deep blacks, a wide color gamut, and smooth tones on everything from glossy photo paper to heavy cotton rag. Canon's long-standing strength is black-and-white printing, so if you sell monochrome photography or ink drawings, its neutral grayscale is a real bonus.

At 17 inches wide it handles the print sizes that actually sell, up to 17×22" sheets. Its main rival, the Epson SureColor P900, is listed as currently unavailable on Amazon (checked September 28, 2026), which makes the PRO-1100 the 17-inch pigment machine you can actually order today.

The Epson SureColor P900 is the PRO-1100's long-time rival, and many fine-art photographers and printmakers still prefer it. Its 10-ink UltraChrome PRO10 pigment set is pro-grade and well regarded for black-and-white, and it's more compact than the Canon, so it fits on a normal desk.

The catch: Amazon currently lists the P900 as unavailable (checked September 28, 2026), and we could not find an in-stock listing or a direct successor there. If you already own Epson papers and profiles, check stock before you plan around it. If it isn't available, the Canon PRO-1100 above is the 17-inch pigment printer to buy.

The PRO-310 is the smart middle path: archival pigment inks like the big 17" machines, but in a 13"-wide body that costs and weighs a lot less. You give up the largest sheet sizes, but you keep the thing that actually matters for selling — true fade-resistant, giclée-quality prints up to 13×19".

It's the printer to buy when you want to make prints you can honestly market as archival, but a $1,100+ machine is more than your volume justifies yet.

The PRO-200S is the best way to start selling prints without a four-figure outlay. It's a dye-based 13" printer, and dye inks produce gorgeous, punchy, saturated color — often more immediately vivid than pigment, especially on glossy paper. For vibrant photography, bold illustration, and anime/poster-style art, the results are stunning straight out of the box.

It's the printer to buy first, learn on, and earn with — then graduate to a pigment machine once your volume and price points justify it.

When you need to sell posters, large open editions, or oversized reproductions, you need width — and the T3170x prints up to 24" wide on both sheets and rolls. It's a different tool than the photo printers above: built for volume and large format, with a roll feeder that makes long panoramas and big editions practical.

It uses Epson's UltraChrome pigment inks, so large prints are still fade-resistant — important when a single big piece sells for real money. This is the printer for artists whose work is meant to be seen big.