Art Blog - All About Giclees

Minimizing the risk of posting images to the web By Nancy Bryant When putting artwork or photographs on the internet, it can become "fair game" to the whole world, despite copyright laws. There are complicated codes that can prevent images from being copied, but these codes are not used on all sites. (ArtId does use such coding and your images can not be easily copied.) Social media sites like Facebook or Flickr do not protect your images and what you upload, can be downloaded.… Continue reading… 10 comments

Giclée printing usually refers to the process of reproducing art digitally. The giclée process includes several steps to insure that the reproduction matches the original as closely as possible while insuring the resulting print is of archival quality. Sometimes the term is expanded to include any print made in the giclée manner with archival media and inks, such as digital photography or computer generated art. And yes, each print is printed one at a time, or "printed on demand".… Continue reading… 4 comments

How to Purchase a Giclée Fine Art Print By Nancy Bryant Beautifully decorated homes are not complete until there is art on the walls. In the past, homeowners had just a few options. One could purchase original works of art, often at very high prices. For some this was an investment and for others it was for the satisfaction of having something of beauty in their homes. The alternative was to buy a reproduction or art print. The cost of a print was usually considerably less than an original work but the quality and appearance of the print just did not look like "real art". Beginning in the early 1990's new technology created a third alternative. … Continue reading… 4 comments