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About Giclee
Printing
The Definition : Giclee (zhee-klay) -
The French word "giclée" is a feminine noun that means a spray or a
spurt of liquid. The word may have been derived from the French
verb "gicler" meaning "to squirt".
The Term : The term "giclee
print" connotes an elevation in printmaking technology. Images are
generated from high resolution digital scans and printed with
archival quality inks onto various substrates including canvas,
fine art, and photo-base paper. The giclee printing process
provides better color accuracy than other means of
reproduction.
The Process : Giclee prints are created
typically using professional 8-Color to 12-Color ink-jet printers.
Among the manufacturers of these printers are vanguards such as
Epson, MacDermid Colorspan, & Hewlett-Packard. These modern
technology printers are capable of producing incredibly detailed
prints for both the fine art and photographic markets. Giclee
prints are sometimes mistakenly referred to as Iris prints, which
are 4-Color ink-jet prints from a printer pioneered in the late
1970s by Iris Graphics.
The Advantages : Giclee prints are
advantageous to artists who do not find it feasible to mass produce
their work, but want to reproduce their art as needed, or
on-demand. Once an image is digitally archived, additional
reproductions can be made with minimal effort and reasonable cost.
The prohibitive up-front cost of mass production for an edition is
eliminated. Archived files will not deteriorate in quality as
negatives and film inherently do. Another tremendous advantage of
giclee printing is that digital images can be reproduced to almost
any size and onto various media, giving the artist the ability to
customize prints for a specific client.
The Quality : The quality of the giclee
print rivals traditional silver-halide and gelatin printing
processes and is commonly found in museums, art galleries, and
photographic galleries
If you ever have thought, I wonder if I can frame this? Then come and see us. Nothing is to large or to small. We also offer a lot of other service that range from picture framing to oil restoration and.......
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