The unframed prints are issued on heavyweight (310g) mould-made
William Turner stock, a natural white, 100% rag paper with a fine
toothy surface manufactured by HahnemĂŒhle (est. 1584), who are
renowned for premium-grade archival papers. Our editions are produced
on an Epson 3800Pro large format printer using Epson UltraChrome K3
Pigment Ink Technology, resulting in brilliant, velvety color and
offering excellent longevity and durability.
Giclee Prints = Fail. The fact that anybody can charge $175 for something that is SCANNED and inject printed blows my mind. Then to call it a fine art print is beyond dishonest. Screenprint / Litho / letterpress or GTFO.
Iâve found Drew Friedmanâs portraits to be clunky and unflattering to his subjects. Of course, exaggeration of a subjectâs more prominent features is a hallmark of any caricturist - but Friedman rarely seems to have complete control of what heâs doing. It also seems that when he runs out of graphic ideas, he expands the subjectâs nose and face into the forefront of the composition (think fish-eye lens) - However, this Johnny Cash drawing is rather nice and understatedâŠand balanced color and line-wise.
According to this website litho doesnât reproduce color as well as giclee among other issues. If youâre going to vociferously disparage someoneâs offering like this, how about you back yourself up as to why?
It is kind of lame that Giclee is a synonym for âwas printed on some kind of inkjet printer with no particular guarantee of quality or durability whatsoeverâ.
He wanted a name for the new type of prints they were producing on the IRIS printer, a large-format, high-resolution industrial prepress proofing inkjet printer they had adapted for fine-art printing. He was specifically looking for a word that would not have the negative connotations of âinkjetâ or âcomputer generatedâ. It is based on the French word gicleur, which means ânozzleâ (the verb form gicler means âto squirt, spurt, or spray,â).[4] One unintended consequence of Duganneâs choice of name was its problematic use in the French language since it is also modern French slang for male ejaculation
It is kind of lame that Giclee is a synonym for âwas printed on some kind of inkjet printer with no particular guarantee of quality or durability whatsoeverâ.
You could say the same of most other processes and products. It often depends upon the particular producer and/or manufacturer. But, Iâm not sure I get what your point is.
Saying âGiclee!â isnât enough. They need to specify exactly what kind of process was used and what weâre paying $175 for.
Because if I can drive to Office Depot and recreate their âfine art printâ with a $99 inkjet printer, then thatâs kind of a rip-off, isnât it?
You canât go to Office Depot and print one that has been approved by the artist and signed/numbered by her/him. I agree with you that print quality is very important but I think youâre missing the point of what youâre buying when you buy a limited-edition art print.
Saying âGiclee!â isnât enough. They need to specify exactly what kind of process was used and what weâre paying $175 for.
Dude, get a grip. Itâs not a rip-off. How would you like it if someone starts talking shit on your vastly expensive (maybe overpriced?) keyboards youâre trying to hawk?
http://drewfriedman.net/print.html
DREW FRIEDMAN fine art prints are produced by digital media specialist/archivist Barbara Economon with state-of-the-art technology. Prints are meticulously crafted and painstakingly replicated from high-resolution scans of the the original art. All elements of the artist's work are retained.The unframed prints are issued on heavyweight (310g) mould-made William Turner stock, a natural white, 100% rag paper with a fine toothy surface manufactured by HahnemĂŒhle (est. 1584), who are renowned for premium-grade archival papers. Our editions are produced on an Epson 3800Pro large format printer using Epson UltraChrome K3 Pigment Ink Technology, resulting in brilliant, velvety color and offering excellent longevity and durability.
All prints are issued on untrimmed sheets, with at least a one-inch border on all sides to allow for proper matting. Each edition print is personally approved and hand-signed (and, where applicable, -titled) by the artist. Edition numbers are handwritten and usually applied by the printmaker. New works are launched with the lowest edition number (e.g., 1/25), with subsequent numbers sold in sequence; the highest number (e.g., 25/25) is sold last.
Due to the fine art printâs higher-resolution process, as well as superior paper, inks, and quality control, the colors in the print appear brighter, crisper, and more vibrant than the online image. Online color appearance may vary slightly depending on your monitor settings.
Jeez christâŠ
As stated thatâs basically a $400 inkjet printer. I guess Iâd feel better about it if it was a super high end exotic printer, or a print that required some kind of actual craftsmanship other than driving to the store, buying a certain model of inkjet printer, installing an inkjet cartridge, and pressing the print button.
Still, it is a signed print, and signed things have value, I suppose.
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