WHAT IS GICLEE & WHY IS IT THE NEXT BEST THING TO OWNING THE ORIGINAL?
Giclee (jee-clay) is an advanced printmaking process for creating high quality fine art reproductions. The attainable quality that Giclee printmaking affords makes the reproduction virtually indistinguishable from the original artwork. The reult is wide acceptance of high quality Giclee by galleries, museums, and private collectors.
HOW DOES GICLEE DIFFER FROM A TRADITIONAL PRINT (A LITHOGRAPHY)?
Giclee printmaking derives its quality from its seemingly "dotless" imaging technology which contrasts with traditional fine art prints which typically relies on printing screen pattern dots to reproduce full-range color. Because traditional offset printing dot patterns are detectable to the unaided eye, it is less desirable than Giclee fine art prints for fine art reproduction. Traditional offset prints are typically restricted to papers that widely vary from what the original artwork was created on - especially when reproducing oil on canvas. The Giclee process enables reproduction on virtually the same media as the original artwork whether it is on canvas, textured watercolor paper, or speciality fine art papers. The result is a reproduction that is virtually indistinguishable from the original artwork.
All information above was provided by Fine Art Impressions, LLC in Davidson, NC.
