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About Giclee Printing
Giclee (zhee-klay) - The French word "giclée" may have been derived from the French
verb "gicler" meaning "to squirt".
With a "giclee print" 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.
Giclee prints are created typically using professional 8-Color to 12-Color ink-jet
printers. These modern technology printers are capable of producing incredibly
detailed prints for both the fine art and photographic markets.
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.
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 of the giclee print rivals traditional silver-halide and gelatin printing processes and is
commonly found in museums, art galleries, and photographic galleries.
Summarized information provided by gicleeprint.com
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