mardi 7 novembre 2017

The High Quality Of Giclee Replica Prints

By Stephen Harris


Many people want to fill their wall with works of fine art, but they think that it will cost them more than their mortgage in order to do it. Fortunately, they are wrong about the cost. You do not have to buy a costly original painting in order to have the quality that you would expect from an original or a museum reproduction when you buy giclee replica prints instead.

Beyond decorating for yourself, many people like to decorate in order to impress guests and neighbors. Your next dinner party will include lots of conversation about your new artwork if they are giclee quality.

You could definitely buy regular old replicas of paintings to throw on your walls, but those are usually flat and low quality. If you want high quality but cannot afford to buy an original painting, then giclees are the way to go. They are much less expensive than an original painting, but with a high end appearance that looks like you got it directly from an art gallery.

It is the advanced technology of the printers used in this process that make the details of each piece really come to life in stunning color. This is due to the ink jet printers, which are something like what you might use at home, but with a lot of more ink tanks and higher end specs. In fact, in order to get the amazing, vivid color, printers with anywhere from 8 to 12 tanks of ink are used to stunning effect.

The original painting is digitally scanned in high resolution. That scan is then printed directly onto whatever substrate that you choose. Many times it is canvas, because that is traditionally associated with this kind of artwork. However, for a change of pace, sometimes they are made on photo paper, fine art paper, and even metal or glass.

There are advantages for the artist in choosing this medium instead of others. One is the quality of the prints, but also because due to the scanned image, they can make small batches to keep costs low, and print more as needed if they sell out. This prevents them from having to shell out thousands or even hundreds of thousands up front for a larger mass production. This helps smaller artists who are just starting out and do not have the capital for a larger order. They also will not lose money on mass productions that do not sell out.

The scans that are made of the painting can be kept on a computer as a digital image file forever. The scan can be brought back up anytime in the future for paintings, and it will look as good as it did on day one because there is no fear of deterioration at all.

Even though these are reproductions, the high quality of giclee prints still attracts thousands of dollars at auctions and art houses across the world. Some artists even get tens of thousands if they limit the print run, making each one more highly coveted. So if you see a giclee from an artist you really love, you should buy it immediately knowing the quality is top notch and you are helping to support them in a way that is beneficial for everyone.




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