Thanks to the progress of technology, there is a type of printing process available today that results in no visible dot screen pattern. No mechanical devices or screens are used. If one finds giclee prints for sale, they are produced in this way with all the hues and tonalities found in the original artwork. The term is taken from the French language and means nozzle as a noun and to squirt or spray as a verb.
The printer resembles an ordinary inkjet printer but it is far larger and more expensive. The original artwork is scanned and the digital image can be scaled up or down. It can then be printed out on just about any type of substrate.
Fade-resistant inks are used so that the colors remain vivid for many years. The artist will often choose the same substrate as used for the original to produce an effect as close to it as possible. When using watercolor paper, the effect is very close to the original as the inks saturate the paper so well. Canvas is often used too and it is stronger and more crease resistant than paper.
Artists are becoming increasingly attracted to the possibilities digital art presents. Some of them are creating artworks digitally and printing them out while others are discovering that printing copies of their original artworks offers them a much wider market. Yet others are experimenting with a combination of digital and hand painted artworks. A buyer of art needs to keep up to date with all the forms of art available and to know what has value.
A digital copy should never be classified as an original. Artists often choose to print a limited number of copies and to label them accordingly. These copies can be sold more cheaply, making them available to a wider audience.
There are a number of methods used by artists to make such copies more valuable to the buyer. They will sign them, number them and even add a certain number of brushstrokes to each copy. The more they personalize the copies, the more collectors are willing to pay.
Artists know that if they are casual or dishonest with regard to how many copies are printed, this affects their reputation and people will not buy their work. Buyers have to feel confident that what is being purchased is worth the expense. As a limited edition copy costs more, the buyer needs to know that the market will not suddenly be flooded with hundreds of copies.
An art print may not quite capture the energy of the original. However, the process gives artists control over the final product and a number of them even own their own equipment so as to give them total control over the end product. They can check the colors, for example, to make sure that they match as closely as possible. This means that even though an artwork may be a copy, it still has quality and value.
The printer resembles an ordinary inkjet printer but it is far larger and more expensive. The original artwork is scanned and the digital image can be scaled up or down. It can then be printed out on just about any type of substrate.
Fade-resistant inks are used so that the colors remain vivid for many years. The artist will often choose the same substrate as used for the original to produce an effect as close to it as possible. When using watercolor paper, the effect is very close to the original as the inks saturate the paper so well. Canvas is often used too and it is stronger and more crease resistant than paper.
Artists are becoming increasingly attracted to the possibilities digital art presents. Some of them are creating artworks digitally and printing them out while others are discovering that printing copies of their original artworks offers them a much wider market. Yet others are experimenting with a combination of digital and hand painted artworks. A buyer of art needs to keep up to date with all the forms of art available and to know what has value.
A digital copy should never be classified as an original. Artists often choose to print a limited number of copies and to label them accordingly. These copies can be sold more cheaply, making them available to a wider audience.
There are a number of methods used by artists to make such copies more valuable to the buyer. They will sign them, number them and even add a certain number of brushstrokes to each copy. The more they personalize the copies, the more collectors are willing to pay.
Artists know that if they are casual or dishonest with regard to how many copies are printed, this affects their reputation and people will not buy their work. Buyers have to feel confident that what is being purchased is worth the expense. As a limited edition copy costs more, the buyer needs to know that the market will not suddenly be flooded with hundreds of copies.
An art print may not quite capture the energy of the original. However, the process gives artists control over the final product and a number of them even own their own equipment so as to give them total control over the end product. They can check the colors, for example, to make sure that they match as closely as possible. This means that even though an artwork may be a copy, it still has quality and value.
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