Friday, November 10, 2017

Why You Need Giclee Replica Prints

By Stephen Harris


Bare walls are boring, and you definitely do not want your home to be boring. You should fill your walls, but you do not want to do it with just any kind of art. The pieces that adorn your walls should be colorful, interesting, and look resplendent. If you really want the color and quality of your prints to look fantastic, you should consider giclee replica prints.

If you choose this kind of artwork, you are sure to impress guests. After all, art is not just so you feel better about your space or to add color, although those are important as well. You also want to be able to show off.

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.

The way they are made is through the use of very advanced printing technology. The makers use ink jet printers, but these are not like the ones you have at home. Most home ones have only two or up to six tanks of ink to reproduce color. These advanced printers have anywhere from 8 to 12 ink tanks to make sure the color is multidimensional and vivid. They also have incredible details that really stand out.

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.

For the artist, giclees are a huge advantage for them in a lot of ways. The scan can be kept on file, so prints can be made as they are ordered or in small batches. Before this method, many artists had to mass produce their work at great initial cost, and might lose money if all the reproductions are not sold. Using the giclee method, there is a much smaller up front cost and they can make prints far into the future, on demand. Smaller artists who have not broken though yet and have no money find this to be very advantageous.

These files do not deteriorate over time, since they are digital. They will be as vibrant as the day they scanned decades later. The traditional method of film or negatives do deteriorate or even get completely ruined over time, so this is also a safer way to archive the art.

Some people think reproductions have no value, but that is simply not true with giclees. In fact, the quality is so high that they can and often do fetch thousands of dollars in galleries and even at art auctions. Part of the reason is also that some artists only print a limited amount of each painting, so that each one becomes much more coveted, which ups the value and therefore the selling price significantly, so your giclee print may appreciate in value.




About the Author:



No comments:

Post a Comment