What is a Giclee? I've heard of it, even seen some hanging, for sale. But what's the process of creating a giclee? Is there a cretain method that makes it one, rather than calling it a painting, or a digital print? WTF?
2006-06-29 03:34:31 · 6 answers · asked by illustrat_ed_designs 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Comics & Animation
A giclee (zhee-CLAY) is an individually produced, high-resolution, high-fidelity reproduction done on a special large format printer. Giclees are produced from digital scans of existing artwork. Also, since many artists now produce only digital art, there is no "original" that can be hung on a wall. Giclees solve that problem, while creating a whole new vibrant medium for art.
Giclees can be printed on any number of media, from canvas to watercolor paper to transparent acetates. Giclees are superior to traditional lithography in several ways. The colors are brighter, last longer, and are so high-resolution that they are virtually continuous tone, rather than tiny dots. The range, or "gamut" of color for giclees is far beyond that of lithography, and details are crisper.
Go to: http://www.novaspace.com/AUTO/Giclee.html
2006-06-29 03:39:14 · answer #1 · answered by Mrs D 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
"A giclee (zhee-CLAY) is an individually produced, high-resolution, high-fidelity reproduction done on a special large format printer. Giclees are produced from digital scans of existing artwork. Also, since many artists now produce only digital art, there is no "original" that can be hung on a wall. Giclees solve that problem, while creating a whole new vibrant medium for art."
More info at
http://www.novaspace.com/AUTO/Giclee.html
2006-06-29 03:48:08 · answer #2 · answered by My Angel Empire 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
"a printmaking method using an ink-jet printer for photographic images of paintings to produce high-quality reproductions; also written giclee
Example: In giclee, the ink is sprayed on to your choice of media in millions of colors utilizing continuous tone technology, retaining all the fine detail of the original" - Dictionary.com
http://dictionary.reference.com/search?r=2&q=giclee
2006-06-29 03:39:14 · answer #3 · answered by lnajordan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a printmaking method using an ink-jet printer for photographic images of paintings to produce high-quality reproductions; also written giclee
2006-06-29 03:38:16 · answer #4 · answered by curious 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may try a little more respect on here, you will get the same respect back.
2006-06-29 03:37:55 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's not a real word.
2006-06-29 03:55:05 · answer #6 · answered by JohnsWife81 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋