Giclee Art

If you are looking to get some art to adorn your walls then you have many choices. Your criteria will vary depending on the purpose of the art. If you are an art collector or simply someone interested in art then you may be looking for some pieces to decorate your home with. If this is the case you will need to consider many factors including the type of art you like, the existing art and decorations you have in your home, and the other items this art will have to blend in with. If you are running a business then you will need to consider where you want to put the art, whether you will need multiple pieces of art for multiple locations and/or multiple locations within your office, and whether you need the art to match with your corporate themes and colors. Regardless of the reasons for buying art though you will most likely have some sort of budget constraints when it comes to selecting art. This constraint may mean that original art is off limits to you. In this case giclee canvas art may be your best option. Giclee art involves a reproduction of art where a high quality inkjet printer is used to produce vivid art.

Artwork featured at North Port Chorale auction, concert, giclee print of “Yellow Porch”

The story has history. North Port Area Art Guild was established in October 1998. They changed their name to North Port Art Center in Sept 2008. North Port Chorale was established in Sept 1982 and is ever increasing its popularity and membership base. They hold two main concerts every year in May and December, apart from one performance in July with Northport Community Band. North Port Art Center has graciously donated gilcee print of “Yellow Porch” to North Port Chorale for its auction to be held on coming Saturday. “Yellow Porch” is watercolor painting by Eileen Laske . The painting is of the size 16 X 20.
One can not help noticing, that it is not actual painting but a gilcee print that is for auction. The original painting is not open for auction. The gilcee print too, is officially valued at $75/-
This value itself shows the importance of gilcee printing. Word gilcee has its origin in French language. It means nozzle, or to spurt out. Fine art gilcee uses latest computer and printing technology to get identical copies of original painting on canvas. Prior to this technology, to get copies printed on canvas, we had to use cumbersome method printing with help of silk screens. The original picture is read by computer eye and is converted into digital image. This image is then printed on canvas to give gilcee canvas. In gilcee canvas art or in gilcee printing, the digital computer image is then printed with help of multicolor ink jet printers, and hence the name gilcee. These printers have very high resolution and they use seven color cartridges for printing.
This gives copies exactly identical to original, so much so, that if you buy “Yellow Porch” in auction at North Port Chorale, then even Eileen Laske may not be able to tell difference between her original and the copy.

Giclee Memories

If you want to capture your memories then there are many ways to do this. Many of your favorite images are captured in your memory and you will never forget them. But even for your most memorable moments in life these will begin to fade with time. This is why photography is so very popular. People never know when they are going to have a big moment and in fact for many people there is no such one big moment but rather a series of moments that defines who they are. With modern photography equipment a good deal of these memories can be captured on film. Until recently though these photographs had been incredibly difficult to manage. A photograph would be taken and then developed from film but then would sit in a pile or an album never to be seen together. Digital cameras and digital technologies have completely changed this. Now pictures are easy to transfer and share and categorize using a technology called giclee and so they are no longer confined to a life of neglect. You can bring your memories to even more vivid realization by having these images printed on canvas using giclee canvas printing so you have a big vivid representation of your memories.

Outstanding Printing Solutions with help of giclee printing.
Printing is reproduction of images on paper, canvas, vinyl board, in such manner that the final product should depict everything that one has in mind. This is not same as photocopy or enlargement of original. The printing is very complex and sophisticated process.
In order to get high quality prints, the printing company has to understand purpose for which the customer is getting print or enlargement. Many a times customer is sure of only the final product and is not aware of processes of printing and various aspects of printing media like canvas, paper, vinyl or PVC to be used.
For giving customer complete satisfaction and value for money it is necessary for printing company to use latest machinery and software. Printing technology has advanced very drastically in last few decades. The days of getting zinc-copper block one for each color or composing text alphabets are distant past.
Now, what ever is to be printed is first stored in computer in form of digital image. This image can be edited, corrected at this stage so as to get best possible effect in final print.This digital image is then transferred on media of choice by means of ‘Printer’. Companies like Epson, HP come up with newer and more advanced versions of their ‘Printers’ very often. Giclee is latest development in printing technology. Giclee printing involves this printing of this digital image by means of state of art ink-jet printer. This printer can be even seven color printer. Giclee printing is used for reproducing works of art. These giclee canvas prints look as good as original. Giclee canvas art is God sent technology for collectors of art.
GOARTICLES.com has a write up written by Mhelde Banayag, a freelance writer from Philippine titled ‘Outstanding Printing Solutions’. This a very good article explaining the responsibilities of printing companies for better customer satisfaction. The author has given good printing solutions too.