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Helen Sherry is offering limited editon, signed Giclée prints of select original works. These stunning prints are produced utilizing state-of-the-art IRIS printers and the highest quality materials and tools available today.
The following FAQs are provided to further explain the Giclée printing process and the specifics of these fine art prints.
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Giclée FAQs
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What is a Giclée?
What is the lifespan of Giclée print?
What materials are used in these prints?
Caring for your Giclée print.
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What is a Giclée?
A giclée is best known as a digital reproduction of an original artwork. The word "giclée" was created by the IRIS company, and is french for "to spray." Each giclée image is printed on an IRIS printer delivering a fine spray of ink - up to a million micro droplets (each the size of a human blood cell) per second. The droplets are sprayed by four precision nozzels onto a hand-mounted sheet of fine art archival acid-free watercolor paper or canvas. This allows for the portrayal of the finest detail and vibrancy of the artist's original image. BACK TO FAQ'S
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What is the lifespan of a Giclée print?
With the giclée market gaining respect from museums and collectors alike, the ink and canvas manufactures are responding by creating products that have a longer color stability. According to the latest research by Wilhelm Imaging Research, Inc., the products used offer a lifespan on watercolor paper of greater than 70 years before noticable fading occurs. The results for canvas have not been released as of this date. These numbers were derivied in a light controlled environment, using "normal" lighting conditions of 450 LUX, 12 hours per day. For all the latest technological developments, go to www.wilhelm-research.com. BACK TO FAQ'S
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What materials are used in these Giclée prints?
The ink, for the most part, holds the key to the longevity and quality of a giclée print. We use Lysonic ™ cymk inks which are formualted from four purified extremely light fast dyes. Results recently published by Wilhelm Imaging Research using prints from an IRIS printer have yeilded a predicted display life of 65 to 75 years on Somerset velvet fine art paper. Henry Wilhelm is considered to be the authority with regard to indoor fade testing of fine art and photographic images. BACK TO FAQ'S
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Caring for your Giclée print.
As with any painting, avoid placing the print in direct sunlight. Placing the print under UV protected glass and mounting on acid-free boards will also help protect your print from the elements.
Under no circumstances should you wet your print! The inks used are fugitive and will run if they are moistened. We do apply a protective UV coating wihich aids in extending the life of the print, and it helps protect the print from moisture or humidity, however it does not waterproof the print. BACK TO FAQ'S
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