Our prints and services explained:
When it comes to Fine Art printing, this is one area we really excel in! Our Giclee (pronounced Zshee-clay) process is perfect for Art Reproductions and Limited edition Giclee prints. If you are looking for Exhibition printing services, or quality custom printing, then you can be guaranteed that we have the expertise to truly make your images stand out. You can email us at info@artroom.com.au for any custom printing enquiries you have. Most of our images are available for custom-size giclee printing, so if you have a desired size let us know and we will do our very best to cater to your needs. Price is on application.
About Giclee Art:
Giclee is a French term literally meaning ‘sprayed ink’. It is a very high resolution digital print recognised as a fine art print in the same category like lithographs, etchings and silk-screen prints. Giclee is considered the world’s best technique for the reproduction of original works of art, for digitally created fine art and photographic imagery.
Printed on real artist materials such as watercolour paper, artist canvas and photographic paper, giclee prints look and feel like original art and have a quality and intensity of colour that is unique to the medium. The permanence of an image is very important to artists and collectors. Giclee prints utilising permanent pigment inks and high-quality materials have a life expectancy of up to 200 years based on museum quality lighting. All of our artist Limited Editions and Publishers Editions are giclee prints.
Limited Editions and Artist Proofs:
The concept of an ‘edition’ is basic to the world of serial art. It is the Limited Edition which permits print makers and collectors to agree upon what is an original art print and what is a reproduction. A Limited Edition is defined as a high-quality reproduction of an original work of art, they are individually numbered with the total of the reproductions stated (e.g. the 5th print printed out of a total 250 prints would be numbered like this “5/250”).
Limited Editions are printed on high-quality medium and are signed and numbered by the artist. Once the edition is sold out (i.e. 250), no more limited edition prints of that image can be produced and this is what can make the print valuable on the resale or ‘secondary market’.
Additional prints of the limited edition print run may be marked A/P or Artist Proof and may also be numbered (e.g. A/P 1/20) and signed by the artist. The number of artist’s proofs can vary (often 10% of the numbered edition) and may include copies produced while perfecting the edition. There is no real difference in the value or potential value of the limited edition or artist proof prints, however some collectors indicate a preference for a particular number of the edition release or artist proof. Each Limited Edition print come with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Certificates of Authenticity:
The Certificate of Authenticity gives genuine fine art Limited Edition print makers the ability to distinguish their work from posters or basic reproductions. By offering the extensive information of the certificate, print makers and artists can guarantee the authenticity of their work and help educate their buyers as to exactly what they are spending their money on. The issuing of a Certificate of Authenticity adds value to a fine art print. It is a document that states details of the print production, edition number, and is signed by the artist and/or publisher, which provides further proof of the authenticity and ownership.
Offset Prints:
The other type of prints we offer are offset fine art prints. Printed on 170-210 gsm (gsm is the thickness of the paper) quality satin paper. Offset printing, also called offset lithography, is a method of mass-production printing in which the images on metal plates are transferred (offset) to rubber blankets or rollers and then to the print media. The print media, usually paper, does not come into direct contact with the metal plates. The paper we use is far superior, and thicker to a poster, which is generally printed on 110-140 gsm gloss paper.