Everything You Need To Know About

Reproduced Paintings

The reproduction of paintings is mostly done on

canvas with a minority done on paper. In General there are

four conventional and accepted ways to create a

reproduction:

Giclées

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Serigraph

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Lithograph

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Etching

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There are also poster prints done of fine art. But this

is a special subject we'll look at towards the end of this

section.

The most recent and most revolutionary form of art

reproduction came with the advent of Giclée printing,

(pronounced: Gee-clay). Giclée printing is far less costly and

easier to work with than other reproduction techniques; it

also offers excellent quality and a virtually unlimited range of

color selection.

Giclée printers work with current digital technologies.

For an artist to create a Giclée they can either scan the

entire original painting into the computer system, which

operates the Giclée printer, or they can have a high

definition photograph taken of it. The high definition photos

are done in 8x10 or 4x5, at which point these are scanned

into the computer, where the artist can then color match the

original piece to the digital images.

A Giclée printer can output billions of colors, many

more colors than your eye can see, providing awesome color

fidelity. This process also gives your painting a long life;