North Penn Art Offers Giclee Printing
WHAT IS A GICLEE?
Giclee printing is a technology used for fine art or photograph reproduction using a very high-quality inkjet printer and quality light fast (fade resistant) archival inks to make individual copies. The word “Giclee,” pronounced “jzhee-‘klay,” is derived from the French word “le gicleur” meaning “nozzle,” or more specifically “gicler” meaning “to squirt, spurt, or to spray”. It has to do with the fact that papers are being sprayed with pigments by nozzles with an approximate diameter of one millionth of the diameter of a hair. We offer a variety of papers and canvas for giclee printing. High resolution giclee printing is an excellent choice for artists wanting to create single or multi-sized reproductions from digital files.
How to pronounce Giclee
“jzhee-‘klay”
How to pronounce Giclee
“jzhee-‘klay”
GICLEE PRINTING PROCESS:
1.
Scanning
We safely capture your original image with our high resolution digital flatbed scanner, accommodating most any size. Our professional scanner sees and records every detail of texture and color.
2.
Giclee Printing
Next, we produce a beautiful giclee, on your choice of archival paper or canvas. You may order as many or as few as you wish. This method allows you to sell multiples of your artwork, again and again, at a reduced price of the original.
3.
Color Correction
Color corrections are digital adjustments in color, saturation & light that are generally (but not always) necessary for producing an “as-close-to-original” color accurate giclee print from an original scan.
Note: The giclee process uses ink printed on paper or canvas that will most likely look slightly different than your oil, acrylic, watercolor, pastel, etc. original art. Paper choice also produces a different look than your original substrate. Giclees are beautiful reproductions, but not originals.
PAPERS & CANVAS
We offer a wide variety of printing papers and canvas so that we can best match the original artwork.
Archival Smooth Paper
Artists and professional photographers require a true archival print media in a variety of weights and surface textures for their digital fine art and photography. Now we bring you an acid free, 100% cotton hot pressed paper that is coated on both sides for extra versatility. This cylinder mold-made product features an ultra smooth finish on both sides and is optimized for photographing dye and archival inks. This fine art paper is not only acid, lignin and chlorine free, it is also pH buffered with calcium carbonate for a true archival sheet. Archival Smooth is warm white in color. Paper weight specs: ML=18, GSM=325, pound=86.5Archival smooth is a thick, warm-white paper with a flat finish.
Archival Matte Paper
Archival Matte Paper is a smooth, clean-white, matte paper for high-quality fine art, photo reproduction and open-addition printing. 00% cotton rag paper, acid-free, lignin-free, and pH buffered. The paper supports accurate color reproduction and high-contrast, high-resolution output, and is acid-free for a longer print life with pigment inks. It features a heavy weight (230 gsm), thick bass (9.5 mil), and an instant dry coating that resists fingerprints and smudging. Archival matte is a very nice clean-white paper with a flat finish.
Archival Textured Paper
Archival Textured paper is manufactured with the revered mold-made process, utilizing custom-made felts for a unique, highly textured watercolor surface and finish to help achieve the best combination of image permanence. In addition to the 22 mil caliper and 310 gsm, Archival Textured paper is 100% cotton fiber and is acid, lignin and OBA-free, making it an ideal fine art paper for today’s printing professionals. Archival textured is a thicker, warm-white paper with a watercolor-paper like texture.
Premium Luster (photo) Paper
This is one of our highest performing photo papers. Features the same Luster E surface (orange peel) of traditional silver halide prints. A favorite among professional photographers and NPA customers. Wedding, portrait and fine-art photographers have traditionally used luster paper for their photos. Now we offer premium Luster Paper (260), the upgraded version of its popular Premium Luster Photo Paper (250). Premium Luster Photo Paper delivers highly saturated prints by offering maximum ink coverage and a high D-max for a true photographic feel, and keeps the paper cockade-free. Luster is a nice satiny finish, not-to-glossy, not-to-flat photo paper.
Legacy Platine (photo) Paper
Legacy Platine is a 100% cotton fiber paper with a white, smooth satin finish. This paper combines the look and feel of the revered silver halide F-surface with a true cotton base. It has an industry leading micro porous inkjet receptive layer that produces deep, rich blacks (Dmax), expanded color gamut and gentle tonal gradations and will provide outstanding image permanence and durability. Legacy is a thick white photo paper with a flat to mildly-satin finish.
Satin Finish Canvas
An acid free, lignin free heavyweight cotton-poly blend, this elegantly textured canvas features soft-gloss surface with a bright white point, exceptionally high Dmax and wide color gamut. The canvas base is enhanced with elastic polymers providing high tensile strength and flexibility for gallery wrap stretching without cracking.
PRICING
North Penn Art offers Giclee printing services at very affordable pricing. We encourage you to shop around. We are confident that you won’t find comparable quality at a better value. In addition to our already reasonable pricing, we also offer volume discounts.
Our Giclee Gallery
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