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September 15, 2019 By Dave Nevue

Limited Edition Giclee Prints – Fine Art Prints What Is The Difference

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Limited Edition Giclee Prints - Fine Art Prints What Is The Difference

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Are you looking to purchase a fine art print of your favorite pastel painting or ink drawing?

Maybe you are looking for a unique gift for someone.

Limited edition Giclee prints and fine art prints make the perfect gift for anyone who loves to decorate their home with original artwork.

But are you unclear about the difference between limited edition giclee and fine art prints?

What Are Limited Edition Giclee Prints And Fine Art Prints

Limited edition giclee and fine art prints are a limited number of high-quality reproductions of an artist’s original painting, drawing, or photography.

The artist typically determines the size of the print and the quantity reproduced.

In most cases, limited edition prints are large format printing, numbered (1/1000), and signed by the artist on the back or border of the print.

In some cases, they might hand-embellish the print to make each print unique.

Some artists also offer frames for limited edition prints to make it easy for you to display in your home.

Limited Edition Giclee Prints - Fine Art Prints What Is The Difference

What Are Giclee Prints

Giclee is a French term meaning “to spray,” referring to how an inkjet printer works and how giclee prints are usually produced.

These inkjet printers use small spraying devices that can match the color and apply ink precisely, producing a high-quality print of an artist’s original art.

The types of printers used to create giclee prints are a larger format model that specifically uses pigment-based inks and will hold 8 to 12 different color ink cartridges.

To read more about giclee prints visit, Fine Art Giclee Printing – What Artists Need To Know.

What Are Fine Art Prints

A Fine Art Print is a term used to describe an extremely high-quality print. Fine art prints are often printed from digital files using archival quality inks and onto acid-free fine art paper. (Source:  Fine Art Printing)

The main difference between giclee prints and fine art prints is giclee prints use inkjets, and fine art prints can use other techniques like screen printing, lithography, and woodblock printing.

You have probably seen art prints being sold in your local stores.

The difference between art prints and fine art prints sold by artists is the quality of paper used for the print.

Most art prints sold in stores are printed on thin, easily damaged paper.

Fine art prints are printed on archival, more substantial in weight, and thicker paper.

About My Fine Art Prints And Limited Edition Fine Art Prints

I print all of my prints in my studio on Velvet Fine Art Paper with a high-quality Epson printer.

Velvet Fine Art Paper is 100% cotton fiber paper featuring an acid-free base with an elegant velvet surface that delivers a high Dmax and a wide color gamut.

I prefer to print my prints because I have total control of the look of each print and can inspect each one before they are shipped to the buyer.

The limited edition prints are all signed and numbered on the back, making the print more valuable.

Open-edition fine art prints have an unlimited amount available.

To read more about limited edition prints visit – How To Sell Limited Edition Art Prints.

Should You Buy Giclee Prints Or Fine Art Prints

Purchasing fine art prints over giclee prints is a personal preference. Both are high-quality prints on premium paper.

The only difference is giclee printers use more inkjets than most high-quality printers.

I do not believe that most people could tell the difference between a fine art print and a giclee print, but the choice is still up to you.

You Might Also Be Interested In:

  • What Is A Giclee Print
  • Print On Demand Sites For Artists – What You Should Know
  • How To Sell Fine Art Prints

Filed Under: Art Marketing, Blog

About Dave Nevue

Dave Nevue is a Professional Pastel Wildlife Artist and the founder and CEO of Nevue Fine Art Marketing. He also authored the eBook The Productive Artist How to Live Your Dreams, and provides courses on art marketing at Nevue Fine Art Marketing Courses.

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