I tried to write a definition once of giclee by doing research on the
internet. There are numerous understandings and "definitions" of giclee.
It means different things to different people. I've seen it used as a term
for gallery wraps and reproductions by shows and even judges. The one thing
I can almost say definitively is that for a lot of shows it has a negative
connotation. I now refer to my process now as "pigment on paper".
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From: artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com [mailto:artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf Of J Bryan Kramer
Sent: Sunday, December 12, 2010 9:16 AM
To: artshow_photo@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [artshow_photo] Re: can I call my prints giclee?
No it isn't, if you look at the history of the term it just means inkjet
period. It was a term coined for the original IRIS inkjets because someone
thought it sounded better than 'inkjet print'. The puffed up artisy crowd
seize on the term....it is French after all.
And if you know what the French colloquial meaning was, you would never use
it. A hint think of a rude meaning for 'spurt'.
BK
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On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 08:39, terri pakula <t.tweetytiel@verizon.net>wrote:
> Hi John,
> I stand corrected. Thank you. Apparently it is ink jet but very high
> quality more then a desk top and usually some sort of scanning or
> transparency is done depending on the medium. I did have one of my
> photos done with this process and it was expensive. The quality was
> excellent. I found this link which explains it well too:
> http://painting.about.com/cs/printing/a/gilceeprints_2.htm
>
> Terri
>
> "I'm sorry, but ALL giclée prints are simply very high quality
> inkjets. A
> giclée should be made using high quality pigment inks on oba free media.
> A high quality printer is of course necessary so that no trace of the
> printing process is visible to the naked eye and the best houses spend
> lots of effort making their own color profiles to maximize the potential
> of the process. Nothing is 'archival' so we should use the term
> 'durable'.
>
> Also, the industry has evolved, and these days the very best original
> captures are made using a large format camera with a scanning back, not
> a 4x5 transparency which in turn needs to be drum scanned. The scanning
> camera beats drum scanned film for color accuracy and clarity. Film does
> have an advantage in low light which typically isn't an issue with
> capturing art.
>
> "You know a true giclee is done using a certain archival process. I
> > have a friend who is a photographer and water colour painter. Of
> > course his water colours are one of a kind. He takes the actual
> > painting to a place where they shoot a 4 X 5 transparency and from
> > that create giglee prints. Certain pigments are used etc. It is more
> > then just ink jet. Hence he can have a numbered edition. Of course
> any
> > photographer can have a numbered edition too ...but if you do then
> > honor it.......
> >
> > Terri
>
>
> "A Parrot doesn't scream to make noise,
> but because he has something to say.
> Do we listen?"
>
> t.tweetytiel@verizon.net
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