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How our prints are made
The artists featured here use various techniques to develop their work but common to all is that the finished artwork will be generated on a computer using a variety of imaging software and occasionally a desktop scanner.
Once generated, the artwork is output to a large format inkjet printer using a process which has become known as Giclee (pronounced "Zhee-clay"), or fine art giclee processing
To begin with, Giclee referred specifically to prints output to an Iris inkjet printer but has come to be used for art output on any high quality inkjet.
The system is extremely versatile: the inkjets are controlled by computer and are capable of very precise placement of ink and of producing over 16 million gradations of colour. The resulting colour is extremely vibrant and an image can be fine tuned until the artist is completely happy with the finished print. Giclee has been developed for digital fine art prints, photography and reproductions of paintings.
Each print is produced in an edition on archive quality art paper, signed and numbered by the artist.
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far left: artwork created on the computer left: outputting on the Epson Stylus Pro 3800 |
Technical note: The Inkjet printer we output to is the Epson Stylus Pro 3800 which uses Epson's well tested K3 pigment ink system. Using Somerset Enhanced paper in combination means that the prints should have a fade resistance, in normal conditions, of 62 years under glass. (according to testing reported on the Wilhelm Research website - www.wilhelm-research.com)
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Abstract Art by Ian Scaife
informed by the colours and shapes of manufactured objects....
Flower Art by Lyn Medcalf
inspired by gardens and developed from sketches and photographs....
Animal Art by Pedro Diablo
Pedro began making sheep prints and paintings in 1989....
Abstract Art by Peter Currey
A colourist influenced by the American proto-pop artist Stuart Davis....