What is Giclee Limited Edition Prints and Its Process

2. Giclee prints, for artist it is the revolutionary way to widen their audience by creating more accurate painting, drawing and various artwork. A Giclee is a reproduction produced in a special large format printer with high resolution which is individually done. If you are thinking about reproducing painting like pastels, acrylics, oils and watercolours then Giclee art print is a perfect choice. The origin of the word Giclee is comes from a France word which is “le gicleur” with the meaning “nozzle”. It is believed that the word is derived come

3. the gicler a France word which has the meaning spray or to squirt. In modern British art usage it also refers to the arts which are created by sprayin g a highly special ink from a large format inkjet which are usually used in the

4. formation of art prints and limited edition prints. The process of producing limited edition Giclee art print is very well established. Using a high resolution digital camera with

5. large format and special lighting the original artwork is photographed. After that the digital image go through a series of colour correction procedure in a computer unlit it resemble the colour of the original artwork.

6. To select the surface where the Giclee art print will be printed few sets of coloured profiled is chosen beforehand and once the surface profile is selected the image of the original artwork is

7. transferred to a very modern high-tech printer where a very fine quality of archival pigment based inks is used. In the printing process to squirt the ink in the surface of the Giclee very high pressure is used.

8. When the printing is complete then in order to dry the limited edition Giclee prints are placed in the open air. These limited edition Giclee prints are normally coated by a waterproof UV ray resisting coating which prevents the prints from fading way or damage by water. These coatings also help to prevent scuffing during the prints handing process. And after the coating is finish and dried completely then the limited edition Giclee prints are stored flat in the middle of papers which are acid free until

9. they are roll the prints in cylinders to delivered to the clients who buy them. For those artists who like to produce their art only when

10. need or when someone demand them Giclee printing is very advantageous. And after the original artwork is digitally archived then for the rest of the extra reproduction work it can be done with a little effort and affordable cost.