Fine Art Printing
About giclÉe printing
The French word “giclée” is a feminine noun that means a spray or a spurt of liquid. The word may have been derived from the French verb “gicler” meaning “to squirt”. In giclee printing, no screen or other mechanical devices are used and therefore there is no visible dot screen pattern. The image has all the tonalities and hues of the original painting.
The term “Giclée print” connotes an elevation in printmaking technology. Images are generated from high resolution digital scans and printed with archival quality inks (pigment ink) onto various substrates including canvas, fine art, and photo-base paper. The Giclee printing process provides better colour accuracy than other means of reproduction. Archival quality ensures that the prints are light-fast and non water soluble.
Epson SureColor P9000 and Epson Stylus Pro 9900 that we use are state-of-the-art giclée printers.
Quick Service
If you need the job completed urgently, do not hesitate to tell us and we will do our best to finish in time.
printers, inks
Epson SureColor Ultrachrome HDX™ Ink
With the increased Dmax, wider colour gamut, and reduced metamerism provided by the new Epson UltraChrome HDX pigment inks – which taken together serve to significantly enhance the visual brilliance of both colour and black and white images – the increased overall permanence of the prints represents a significant contribution to photography.
Epson UltraChrome HDR™ Ink
The latest generation of pigment-based ink technology. Now utilizing ten colours – including an all-new orange and green – Epson UltraChrome HDR inks produce the widest colour gamut ever from an Epson Stylus Pro printer.
Paper Selection
Fine Art Paper
| Somerset Velvet | ColdPress (Natural/Bright) | Ultra Smooth | HotPress (Natural/Bright) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ideal for | Most fine art and photo | Most fine art | Most fine art and photo | Most fine art and photo |
| Acid free | Acid free, pH buffered | Acid free, pH buffered | Acid free, pH buffered | Acid free, pH buffered |
| 100% cotton rag | 100% cotton rag | 100% cotton rag | 100% cotton rag | 100% cotton rag |
| Textured/Smooth | Watercolour paper look | Watercolour paper look | Smooth | Smooth |
| Weight | 255 gsm | 305 gsm | 250 gsm | 300 gsm |
| Thickness | 17 mil | 21 mil | 15 mil | 17 mil |
| Surface finish | Velvet (textured) | Matte (textured) | Matte | Matte |
Photo Paper
| Premium Luster | Enhanced Matte | Premium Semi-matte | Premium Glossy | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ideal for | Photo | Poster, Photo, Fine art | Photo, poster | Photo |
| Brightness | Bright white | General white | Bright white | Bright white |
| Opacity | 97% opacity | 94% opacity | 97% opacity | 96% opacity |
| Surface | Luster | Smooth | Semi-glossy (semi-matte) | High glossy |
| Weight | 260 gsm | 192 gsm | 258 gsm | 252 gsm |
| Thickness | 10.4 mil | 10.3 mil | 10.7 mil | 10.4 mil |
| Surface finish | RC (Resin Coated) | Matte | RC (Resin Coated) | RC (Resin Coated) |
Other Paper
Depending upon customers’ needs, we use various papers including Metallic papers (Moab Entrada, Slickrock Metallic etc), Display Trans Backlight Media, Enhanced Adhesive Synthetic Paper and Transparency Film (InkPress Media 13″ x 19″).
Please ask us if you have any questions about the paper you want to use.
For printing on canvas, see Canvas Printing for details.
Price (Sample sizes. Please ask us for any other custom sizes)
| Size | Ultrasmooth, HotPress (Natural/Bright) (Smooth surface, Acid free) | Somerset Velvet, ColdPress (Natural/Bright) (Textured, Acid free) | Enhanced Matte | Luster, Semi-matte, Glossy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 x 10 | 9.90 | 9.90 | 6.30 | 7.25 |
| 12 x 18 | 25.40 | 25.40 | 14.03 | 16.51 |
| 16 x 24 | 44.04 | 44.04 | 24.33 | 28.63 |
| 20 x 20 | 45.11 | 45.11 | 24.92 | 29.32 |
| 20 x 30 | 65.89 | 65.89 | 36.40 | 42.83 |
| 24 x 36 | 92.06 | 92.06 | 50.86 | 59.84 |
| 30 x 40 | 121.12 | 121.12 | 66.92 | 78.72 |
| 36 x 48 | 161.03 | 161.03 | 88.97 | 104.67 |
| 40 x 60 | 199.58 | 199.58 | 110.27 | 129.73 |
* Discount available for multiple prints. Ask us!
* Price may be updated every year depending on the suppliers’ (paper and ink) price.
* For the price of other papers, please ask us by email or phone.