Photopia Photo

FINE ART REPRODUCTIONS

" On Demand " Fine Art Reproductions on Canvas or Fine art Paper also available.

Giclee Prints

The Process : Giclee prints are created typically using professional 8-Color to 12-Color ink-jet printers. Among the manufacturers of these printers are vanguards such as Epson, Canon, Colorspan, & Hewlett-Packard. These modern technology printers are capable of producing incredibly detailed prints for both the fine art and photographic markets. Giclee prints are sometimes mistakenly referred to as Iris prints, which are 4-Color ink-jet prints from a printer pioneered in the late 1970s by Iris Graphics.

The Advantages : 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. Once an image is digitally archived, additional reproductions can be made with minimal effort and reasonable cost. The prohibitive up-front cost of mass production for an edition is eliminated. Archived files will not deteriorate in quality as negatives and film inherently do. 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 : 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.

The Market : Numerous examples of giclee prints can be found in New York City at the Metropolitan Museum, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Chelsea Galleries. Recent auctions of giclee prints have fetched $10,800 for Annie Leibovitz, $9,600 for Chuck Close, and $22,800 for Wolfgang Tillmans (April 23/24 2004, Photographs, New York, Phillips de Pury & Company.)

Artist Reproductions : We create precision reproductions of your original artwork using the Canon & Epson line of giclee ink-jet printers. Reproductions of paintings in oil, acrylic, & watercolor and drawings in charcoal and pastels are printed with stunning accuracy and detail. We unconditionally guarantee you will be satisfied with the results.

Image File : The giclee digital workflow involves the creation of a high-end digital file. We strongly recommend having your work saved by us directly to a file, as this facilitates the proofing process and achieves superior results.