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.

Each print is produced in an edition (usually of 300) on archive quality art paper, signed and numbered by the artist.

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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)