Fenrir Enterprises
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I'm a bit hesitant to use the term 'giclee' since people tend to have massively differing opinions on what exact types of prints are 'qualified' to be called a giclee. I'd prefer not to set this thread on a downward spiral arguing over the exact meaning of the term...
So I'll stick with only using it for the original process, which was a large format print done on an Iris drum piezo inkjet printer using (solvent-based?) dyebased inks that turned out to have pretty low archival quality. Today 'sale quality' 'art prints' are usually done on wide-format inkjets with OEM pigment inks, that have the ability to print off giant rolls of canvas or such. They also tend to use more than 6 colors to print.
I use an Epson R220 printer with aftermarket pigment inks (inkjetcarts.com, which I believe is Image Specialists). I use the pigment mostly for the waterfastness when doing brochures and flyers so that the contact information isn't blurred beyond recovery if you accidentally put your iced coffee down on it. However, I've had a few people inquire about small-format (i.e. 8 x 10 or 8.5 x 11) printing of their artwork for resale in small quantites. They prefer the wider color gamut of 6-color pigment ink on matte paper that I've shown them over 4-color laser copies they went out and got on their own, but I'm ambivalent about the 'resale quality'. One's more interested in having me show him how to set up his own printer, while the other one doesn't want to bother and just wants a few prints to start with.
They're only planning on reselling for about $8-15 per print (signed, and possibly with 'personalized art' added afterwards), but I'm curious as to everyone's opinions about this before I give them any concrete ideas.
So I'll stick with only using it for the original process, which was a large format print done on an Iris drum piezo inkjet printer using (solvent-based?) dyebased inks that turned out to have pretty low archival quality. Today 'sale quality' 'art prints' are usually done on wide-format inkjets with OEM pigment inks, that have the ability to print off giant rolls of canvas or such. They also tend to use more than 6 colors to print.
I use an Epson R220 printer with aftermarket pigment inks (inkjetcarts.com, which I believe is Image Specialists). I use the pigment mostly for the waterfastness when doing brochures and flyers so that the contact information isn't blurred beyond recovery if you accidentally put your iced coffee down on it. However, I've had a few people inquire about small-format (i.e. 8 x 10 or 8.5 x 11) printing of their artwork for resale in small quantites. They prefer the wider color gamut of 6-color pigment ink on matte paper that I've shown them over 4-color laser copies they went out and got on their own, but I'm ambivalent about the 'resale quality'. One's more interested in having me show him how to set up his own printer, while the other one doesn't want to bother and just wants a few prints to start with.
They're only planning on reselling for about $8-15 per print (signed, and possibly with 'personalized art' added afterwards), but I'm curious as to everyone's opinions about this before I give them any concrete ideas.
