What is a Giclee Fine Art Print?
Giclée
The Giclée: the term giclée originated in 1991 and its derivation comes
from the word "gicleur", the French word for "nozzle".
The main intention of the word "giclée" was to distinguish
"fine art" prints from those created for non-art or commercial
purposes. To date most giclées have been made with HP and Iris inkjet
technology, which are the highest quality gicleé printers to date.
HP Designjet Giclee Printers
The HP inkjet printer uses a continuous stream of 6 inks: cyan, light
cyan, magenta, light magenta, yellow, and black to produce an image. This
process produces 4 million droplets per second; which in the hands of a
trained printmaker has the capacity of producing an extremely high quality
image. The "inks" are actually specially formulated UV (ultra
violet) archival inks, giving the final print 200 plus years lifetime.
HP's color layering technology combines ink drops on a single dot to
create smooth color transitions and photo quality results that are
unmatched in the industry. The thing that makes these printers so
versatile is the fact that they're are capable of printing on almost any
printing surface that can be wrapped around their drums, up to 60 inches
wide, depending upon the model of printer being used. In most cases
the fine art reproductions are produced on heavy canvas or watercolor
medias.
Excerpted from "What on Earth is Digital Printmaking",
International Association of Fine Arts Digital Printmakers
Enjoy the "Dry Brush Canvas" sample
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