GICLEE PRINT

A Giclee Print With the advent of the Giclee, the art of fine art printing has become even more precise. The Giclee process combines advanced computing and printing technology to replicate the original work of art. Given the nature of the process it gives the artist much more control over the reproduction process and the end result. The printing process begins with the artists original piece of artwork which is captured through a highly sophisticated digital imaging process and then taken through an in-depth digital printing process. Because no screens are used, the prints have a higher apparent resolution than lithographs. The dynamic color range is like that of serigraphy. In the Giclee process, a fine stream of ink; of more than four million droplets per second; is sprayed onto archival watercolor paper. The effect is similar to an air brush technique but much finer. Each piece is carefully hand-mounted onto a drum which rotates during printing. Exact calculations of hue, value and density direct the ink of four nozzles. This produces a combination of 512 chromatic changes (with over 3 million colors possible) of highly saturated, nontoxic, waterbed ink. The artist's color approval and input are essential for creating the final custom setting for the edition. We produce our Giclee prints at one of the most sophisticated facilities in the country using the highest resolution digital printers available. Editions of fine are prints are born of a collaboration between the artist, and specially trained printing craftsmen. Displaying a full color spectrum, Giclee prints capture every nuance of an original painting - be it watercolor or oil - and have gained widespread acceptance from artists and collectors. Giclee prints should be treated like any other piece of fine art on paper. They should be protected from excessive light, moisture, and heat. They are rendered using water -based inks (they are watercolors) and should be treated like watercolors.