What is a Giclee print?
Jokstudios • 29 September 2022
WHAT IS A GICLEE PRINT?
I often get asked, what is a Giclee print? Until I started making prints of my own original art I wasn't entirely sure either! So, what is a Giclee print & why do you want to consider buying one or printing one, over a standard print?
What is a Giclee Print?
- Giclee prints are an extremely high quality fine art print which uses a high quality paper stock.
- Giclee prints can last anywhere from 100 - 200 years without significant fading. Museums use these prints for archival purposes because it lasts a very long time.
- Giclee prints use pigment based, archival quality inks, manufactured on advanced inkjet printers which allows for a more diverse colour range.
- Traditional print technologies use the classic 4 colour combination (CMYK). Giclée printers use up to 12 individual colours.
- The final result of a giclee print has a richness & depth of colour, creating a high quality artwork reproduction, which will be as close to the original as you can get.
So, why choose a Giclee print over a standard print?
Overall a giclee prints will give you so much more; greater depth of colour, a higher quality, detailed image, a long lasting piece of art that is unlikely to fade in your lifetime!
Worth every penny I think. Which is why all my prints at JOKstudios are Giclee prints.
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