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What
is a Giclée?
Giclée, from the French word for spray, is a process
or method for making art prints with a special type of
computer printer, or a print made using this method. (1)
When Digital Fine Art printing began on Iris printers in the early 1990’s,
the inks available were significantly inferior to those available today. The
high-tech revolution has yielded pigmented ink sets for new generation, seven
color Micro-Piezo style printers that have been independently tested to last
over 100 years in accelerated fade testing.
Coating Giclées on canvas lends 99% UV protection that increases print
life, water resistance, and abrasion resistance. Rabbett Strickland Giclées
on canvas are printed on Parrot Ultra matte canvas with Epson Ultrachrome pigmented
inks, and coated with Parrot Clear Shield clear coating.
(1) http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giclee
Hand
Embellished Giclées
Rabbett Strickland hand-embellishes
each artwork with oil or acrylic paints. All Rabbett
Strickland works on canvas are stretched on professional
grade, heavy-duty, premium clear pine stretcher bars. Your giclée
is delivered ready to hang.
Care
As with any original fine art on canvas, Rabbett Strickland Giclées
on canvas should be treated with care. They should not be hung in direct sunlight.
Rubbing or scrubbing the image will cause damage, as will cleaning with water
or solvents. The prints can be feather-dusted or cleaned with compressed air,
and should be stored in acid-free boundary papers.
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