My Giclee Printing Blog

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Short video of some of the prints run today of some of Baje’s early work. Scanned off 4×5 transparencies on a Hasselblaad x5 scanner and printed on Bulldog platinum dot glossy canvas using an Epson 9900 driven by Ergosoft Texprint 2008 RIP.

I’m from Portugal. Like you know, Epson and Agfa are showing in Drupa news equipments.
Agfa with a entry-lever Anapurna M4F (4 colors and only flatbed), a Mv (with varnish) and a new high level – Anapura XLS is his name – with 2,5m, 4 colors and 44m2 maximun speed.
For Epson, I know they presented in Fespa the new GS 6000 (a ecosolvent printer) and now, they have a 7900 and 9900, who use 11 colors – with orange and green.
People, what you think about it?
Can be good for the graphics market?
Best regards

Keeping Masterpieces Alive on Canvas prints using Giclee prints

Giclee (pronounced as “zhee-clay”) technology was first adopted by museums around the 1990s when it became difficult for them to use masterpieces for public exhibition due to their state and the insurance expense required for their coverage. Giclee, which literally means “spraying of ink”, has tremendously contributed to the reproduction of some fine pieces of art with the same details and nuances at an affordable price. This is because they have as much as 1800 dots per inch or dpi with respect to apparent resolution and unlike standard printing technologies that use five or four colors for canvas photo printing , the Giclee printers use over eight colors, thus making the print more rich and vibrant in appearance.

 

Typically, in giclee prints, scans are printed using pigmented inks on canvas or art paper using 8 colors or the 12 colors inkjet printers such as Epson or HP. Most digital inkjet printers use pigmented ink as they are water-resistant and thus ensure more durability and permanence when compared to dye-based inks. Dye based inks, on the other hand, may consist of colorants that are water-soluble and thus may prove dangerous, if the painting comes in contact with water.

 

 The most commonly used ink by inkjet printers for producing giclee prints is the Epson UltraChrome™ Ink. This has a color range comparable to dye based inks. This is due to enhanced density of the pigment quantity to ensure sharper replicas of the fine pieces of art.  Owing to its particle form, the UltraChrome™ Ink is also supposed to protect the underlying colors even if the canvas print is exposed to any light or gas, thus affecting only the surface particles. Another brand of ink that is widely used by inkjet printers for giclee prints is the Encad Quantum Ink™ manufactured by Kodak. This brand of ink also promises a wide range of colors and enhanced density.

 

Giclee prints are most favorable for those artists who wish to make replicas of their art pieces as and when required. Compared to traditional methods of printing such as silver halide, giclee prints are far more affordable and cost effective as once an image is archived in the digital form, it can be reproduced innumerable number of times. Also, one is not limited with respect to the size to which an art has to be reproduced. Overall, giclee prints are becoming a popular method for making canvas prints because of the inkjet printers’ quality, speed, flexibility and longevity. Epson Stylus Pro, Epson 9900 and Epson 8800 are some of the popularly used brand of printers for reproducing canvas prints in the giclee form. canvas photo printing has never been so easy.

 

While most canvas print stores would claim excellent services, do check that they do high digital resolution scanning, have a sound calibration process and use the right brand of inks and printers.

Epson printers are a trusted brand in giclee printers and have been preferred by most of the people due to its high quality photos on canvas prints and durability. Epson printer functions well and have very low maintenance. There are a lot of models available under this brand which includes epson 9800, epson 11880, epson 9900, epson gs6000 which are great for canvas prints. These are only a few of the latest models available in the market there are even more models in the market and among these the Epson 9900 is worth mentioning as these printers use the latest technology providing you with high quality prints.

The Epson 9900 is a wide format inkjet printer which also provides you high quality color prints. They are very useful and also provide high quality photographic giclee canvas prints. The Epson 9900 has got extraordinary performance and can print on large sheets. The inks are of high quality and the canvas printing products are of great quality. The Epson printer has been a trusted brand for many years and they are very popular with printers. They incorporate the latest technologies in printing and hence provide high quality prints. There are a lot of printers but the Epson printers are the best and the mostly preferred brand and there a number of satisfied users who only prefer Epson printers.