ABOUT THE GICLEE PRINTS

Giclee: A giclee (zhee-CLAY) is an individually produced, high resolution, high fidelity reproduction done on a special large format printer. Giclees are produced from digital scans of existing artwork. Also, since many artists now produce only digital art, there is no "original" that can be hung on a wall. Giclees solve that problem, while creating a whole new vibrant medium for art.

Giclees can be printed on any number of media, from canvas to watercolor paper to transparent acetates. Giclees are superior to traditional lithography in several ways. The colors are brighter, last longer, and are so high-resolution that they are virtually continuous tone, rather than tiny dots. The range, or gamut" of color for giclees is far beyond that of lithography, and details are crisper. The giclee printing process provides better color accuracy than other means of reproduction.

Giclees use inkjet technology, but far more sophisticated than your desktop printer. The process employs six colors (light cyan, cyan, light magenta, magenta, yellow and black) of lightfast, pigmented inks and finer, more numerous, and replaceable printheads resulting in a wider color gamut, and the ability to print on various print media. The ink is sprayed onto the page, actually mixing the color on the page to create true shades and hues.

Giclee prints are priced midway between original art and regular limited edition lithographs. Limited edition litho prints are usually produced in editions of 500-1000 or more, all at once; but giclees rarely exceed 50-100 reproductions, one at a time.

Giclees were originally developed as a proofing system for lithograph printing presses, but it became apparent that the presses were having a hard time delivering the quality and color of the giclee proofs. Therefore, giclees evolved into the new darlings of the art world. They are coveted by collectors for their fidelity and quality, and desired by galleries because they don't have to be produced in huge quantities with their large layout of capital and storage.

 

 

In addition, Giclees are produced directly from a digital file, saving generations of detail-robbing negatives and printing plates, as with traditional printing. Giclée printing provides for the highest quality fine art graphics with rich colors in the tradition of original stone lithography.

The finest archival papers and UV coated canvas and chromatic archival pigments assure true color vibrancy. Each final titled, dated and hand-signed print is created by a master printmaker and pre-press proofed by the artist, Dennis R. Scott, to assure final proofing correction.

Giclee on watercolor paper prints are intended to be framed under glass with acid-free mattboards. Stretched canvas prints are those where canvas has been stretched over 1-1/4" stretcher bars with the print overlapping the sides. These artworks need no frame & arrive at your door ready to hang just like original oil paintings.

Giclee prints are the most beautiful and accurate art reproductions
that have ever been made; and now, using recently developed archival inks and papers, they are also among the most archival. They are truly museum-quality Fine Art reproductions.

The giclee process pushes the leading edge of digital printmaking, resulting in matchless color density, saturation and brilliance. These fine art prints are made to stand the test of time and each print is hand signed and dated by the artist and each comes with a certificate of authenticity.

Order your print on archival acid free watercolor paper ready-to-frame or on stretched canvas as a canvas giclee wrap around, where no frame is needed. Presently the giclee prints on watercolor paper are 20” x 24” and the giclee prints on canvas are 18” x 24”. For ordering larger giclee prints on canvas or archival watercolor paper, contact the artist by email.