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What
is the longevity of a Giclee?
The
term giclee is used to refer to prints printed on high end archival
inkjet printers. The earliest giclées were those printed
on an Iris printer. The Iris printer was originally used to produce
proofs for offset printers. They would create a full size proof
to show to a customer how a print job would look before it was run
on the press. The stunning quality was not lost to the artist. There
was one problem, the ink. The ink was dye based, subject to fading
and smeared when exposed to moisture. For the litho printer this
was not an issue, but for the artist it was a big problem. You better
not sneeze. With an iris you would have to pay extra for a coating
to protect the ink on paper. This was the reason for the bad press
regarding Giclées.
There
have been major changes in inks and equipment in the last 4 years.
The Pigment based Inks for the Roland Hifi inkjet printer are rated
at 50+ years by the Wilhelm testing laboraties.
The pigment inks will not run like the dye inks.
Why
is the Roland printer better than the Iris?
The new Roland Hifi six color printer has addressed the ink problems.
The Roland is used by "Genesis Giclée"
(This is the same printer that provides giclées for Sothobys
and Christy's Auction house in NYC)
The Roland uses archival long life pigment based ink. The Iris still
uses dye based ink.
The pigment inks will not run like the dye inks.
You do not have the extra cost of coating the paper, as you do with
the Iris.
Roland is a 1400 dpi (dots per inch) printer, the iris is 300.
The Roland uses a six color system. The iris uses a 4 color.
The Roland can do large oversize images. The printer we have is
50" wide. You could do a mural on canvas 4 ft. x 10 ft. or
more. The Iris can only print paper 35x47
Why
Publish a Giclee?
o Allows for an additional return on an artists best originals.
o Allows you to tap into the buying public that cannot afford the
price of an original.
o The accuracy and brilliance of the colors often rival the originals.
o The setup costs are only a fraction of offset printing.
o You only print images as you need them. This conserves your capital
and saves the cost of storage.
o You can do custom sizes
Additional
Sales and Publishing information available.
We have sales aid infromation available about giclées. This
is great information for both galleries and for the end customer.
Rich
Color
The pigment that is layed on the paper creates a velvety finish
that is rich and deep. The depth of black is much deeper than what
you would find on an offset print. The print is much closer to the
original than any other reproduction method. The result is richer
color and depth than offset prints. That is the key reason for the
value of the giclee.
What
are the advantages of the Giclée over an Lithograph?
1.
Museum quality prints.
2. Long lasting pigment based archival inks.
3. Acid free 100% cotton all rag paper, not wood pulp based paper
that yellows.
4. Heavier paper than a lithograph.
5. Wider color range and deeper colors than offset litho prints.
6. More accurate to original art.
7. Allows for enhancements by the artist.
8. Can be printed on Canvas, and sealed with a UV inhibitor varnish.
9. Canvas is less expensive to frame and works well where there
can be a lot of reflection from windows.
10. Can be printed in custom sizes.
11. More long term value because of archival printing methods.
Call
For Info 360.668.0147
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