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Original Art

Originals are soft pastels and charcoal on paper. Finished with a u.v. protective spray to keep from flaking and minimize light damage. Originals should never be displayed in bright sunlight.

 

Giclee on metal is a process of printing on aluminum with high gloss inks. The aluminum is then mounted onto a double reinforced frame ready for hanging.

Giclee prints are printed on acid free archival paper with archival inks.  

All giclee products can be ordered at different sizes from 11×14 to 19×25.

 

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 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 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 at a 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 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.