A fine art reproduction on canvas or other suitable substrate created from an original artwork by high definition computer scan of the original art which is then sized, and color corrected. When the resulting image fully meets the artist's criteria it is then saved to digital file.
       This digital file becomes the basis for printing the image on a chosen substrate. The printer used is a sophisticated state of the art wide web ink jet system utilizing six, or eight different colors in ink cartridges which spray ink directly on the substrate. The process makes available literally millions of ink hues allowing a closely matched print to be created when compared to the original art.

Several points of concern for art enthusiasts:
       As with other computer related issues, "state of the art" is a fleeting reference which seems more accurately to describe "newly obsolete" hardware. As the computer industry continues to evolve, so will the evolution of the Giclée print continue. In the meantime when considering the purchase of a Giclée print the art enthusiast should carefully consider the specifications used in creating their prospective print purchase.
       Your print should be created utilizing only the best of components which have been adequately tested, and are certified as archival materials.
       Currently Giclée prints are being produced with two types of inks, namely dye based ink, or pigment based ink.
       Dye based inks have excellent color replication characteristics but are NOT considered archival materials. Dye based inks currently are not color fast and consequently if they are used to print your art it is subject to rapid ultra violet deterioration ( in many tests this deterioration begins almost immediately and effectively destroys the fidelity of the image within a few short years ).
       Pigment based inks are currently available which in conjunction with certain printers have been tested to retain color fidelity in art printed within the range of 120 to 180 years.
       The Giclée prints which The Elmwood Gallery currently publishes are printed in six, or eight pigmented ink colors on a Roland Cammjet 500 printer on archival substrate materials which have been independently tested to retain color fidelity within a normal home environment for a period in excess of 120 years.