[Hidden-tech] preparing fine art image for printing, esp about CMYK

[Rich@tnr]

Anyone have experience in preparing fine art image for printing ?

They are 79 - 18x20 original watercolors to be printed as (tarot) cards 
of  2.75" x 4.75"
  SO color is important, however detail will not show as well as the 
full/larger scale originals

the profile version have available are in/ Photoshop and are:
U.S. Web Coated, U.S. Web Uncoated, U.S. Sheetfed Uncoated v2, U.S. 
Sheetfed Coated v2.

One printer option is  iGen, the other has an RGB converter.
We have 2 options so far, one in FL, and one in NY, we are avoiding 
companies printing overseas.

The questions are:
     1) Is there a clear CMYK profile that we should pick
     2) how precise of a match do we really need, so how much bother is 
this ?
     3) Should we really worried, and hence also make sure we get proof 
prints.
     4) Any other printer company suggestions, initially 500 with boxes 
and more (we hope) to come.

Also, other comments or suggests, or recommendations of who to talk to 
welcome -- direct emails preferred to me

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