Giclee refers to a category of collectible
fine art similar to lithographs and serigraphs. In the giclee process
a fine stream of ink (more than four million droplets per second) is sprayed
onto archival watercolor paper. Each piece of paper is carefully hand
mounted onto a drum that rotates during printing. Exact calculation of
hue, value and density direct the ink from four nozzels. This produces
a combination of 512 chromatic changes with over three million colors
possible of highly saturated, non-toxic water-based permanent ink. Since
no screens are used in Giclee printing, the reproductions have a higher
resolution than lithographs and the dynamic color range is greater than
serigraphy. Giclee fine art reproductions are recognized as "the
next best thing to owning original artwork" and they can be found
on display in the world's finest museums and art galleries.
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