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An ErrolGraphics Giclee print:
is an individually produced, high-resolution, high fidelity reproduction
done on a special large format printer. Giclees are produced directly
from digital scans of existing artwork. This eliminates many steps that
negatively impact image quality common to traditional printing.
ErrolGraphics’ prints are printed utilizing the EPSON Stylist Pro,
9600’s 7-color UltraChrome Ink system. The inks, as they are sprayed,
are mixed on the paper to create accurate color reproduction. This technology
can produce color prints with a color gamut far superior to traditional
lithography in several ways: colors are printed at a higher resolution,
are more accurate, and more durable (lasting 62 to 200 years*).
Giclees can be printed on a number of different papers and other substrates.
ErrolGraphics prints on acid free, neutral pH, archival Somerset Watercolor
Paper. This paper was selected for its surface and texture qualities (which
compliment our watercolor images), and for its optimum manufacturing and
print performance. Giclees are now included in the world’s most
prestigious museums.
Errol M. Beard
ErrolGraphics
Seal of Authenticity: each of our prints is embossed on the bottom
right, signed/numbered and dated by Errol M. Beard.
The embossing is your assurance that the print is an authentic ErrolGraphics
image and meets the ErrolGraphics standard of quality.
Giclee/zhee-clay:
Past tense of the French verb gicler, to squirt or spurt. The final “e”
indicates it describes a feminine noun as it would with the feminine noun
“ink” –encre giclee: squirted ink.
In French there is a aigue accent mark (a small backslash) above the first
“e”. Here it is used in the Americanized version “Giclee”
because most American text files do not contain the accent mark.
*Technical information:Please visit http://wilhelm-research.com
or
http://wilhelm-research.com/epson_9600_preview.html for technical
data or more information on the printing and paper performance throughout
the digital fine art industry by authority Henry Wilhelm. He has extensively
researched the Display Performance (DP: years before noticeable fading
and/or changes in color balance occur, under framed and stored conditions)
by printer, inks and papers utilized.
The word giclee’ has taken on many definitions over the last decade.
Henry Wilhelm was one of the individuals to introduce the process in America.
ErrolGraphics: P.O. Box 40800, Portland, Oregon 97240
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