| Giclee:
a French word meaning “to spray”. Ink-jet
technology specifically for fine art reproduction. The ink-jet printer produces over four million droplets of ink,
each second, that combine to form more than two thousand shades of color.
The information controlling the jets comes directly from a computer - no
printing film or plates are required. The computer's information is scanned
directly from the artist's original work. This modern method of creating
reproductions is gaining in popularity because of it’s ability to
closely resemble the original.
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