Fine Art Giclee Prints

Giclee (zhee-klay) - The French word "giclée" is a feminine noun that means a spray or a spurt of liquid. The word may have been derived from the French verb "gicler" meaning "to squirt".

Giclee print images are generated from high resolution digital scans and printed with archival quality inks onto various substrates including canvas, fine art watercolour paper, and photo-base paper. The giclee printing process provides better color accuracy than other means of reproduction.

Giclee prints are created using professional 8 to 12-Color ink-jet printers, such as Epson, MacDermid Colorspan, & Hewlett-Packard. These modern technology printers are capable of producing incredibly detailed prints for both the fine art and photographic markets.

Giclee prints allow artists 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 of the giclee print rivals traditional silver-halide and gelatin printing processes and is commonly found in museums, art galleries, and photographic galleries.

Copyright

All images are the copyright of David Williams and cannot be reproduced in any form without the permission of the artist.

To place your order

Select the images you require on the full image pages and choose the size of print you want to purchase. Then order your prints via the secure online system using PayPal. Your prints will then be produced by the professional processing lab Art4site on high quality Fine Art Archival paper.. Prints have a 3cm white border and image sizes are approximately A4, A3, A2 and A1. They can be framed with a matt mount to fit standard sized frames of 40x50cm, 50x70cm, 60x80 and 70x100cm.

Limited editions

Each Fine Art Print is signed and the limited edition number (usually out of 100) is stated. The print is then carefully rolled in tissue paper and placed in a strong cardboard tube and mailed directly to you. You will be contacted by Southdowns Gallery giving details of delivery immediately after you place your order.

Returns

If you are not satisfied with the results your payments will be returned in full.

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