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Giclee Prints
Giclee prints of most recent paintings (paintings2001-06 and
Paintings2007) can be ordered. These are very
good quality reproductions of the original painting using imported ink-jet
printing equipment, materials and inks printed onto canvas or various papers
as requested. Prints
are life-size or can be reduced or cropped to various sizes as
requested. Prints can be posted in tubes.
SA - About R700 (Excluding postage) Prices vary depending on print
size.
UK - About £70 (Including postage) Prices vary depending on print
size.
Prices of reduced or cropped prints are reduced as print size
decreases (eg Half-size print is about half the price of life-size print etc
)
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
colour accuracy than other means of reproduction.
The Process : Giclee prints are created typically using professional
8-Colour to 12-Colour 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-Colour ink-jet prints from a printer pioneered in the late 1970s by Iris
Graphics.
The Media : Prints are typically done using either archival quality 100%
acid free paper or canvas.
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.
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