Unicorn Graphics and Calendars specialize in Calendars, Commercial Printing and Art Prints



		ART PRINTS FAQ What is a Giclée Fine Art Print? How is your printing process done? What are the advantages of Giclée ? How do I take care of the prints? How do I frame the prints?	Do you offer any guarantees? Sizes and Borders Are custom sizes available? Why put Giclée on canvas? Free UV Protection ! Available Media
		What Is a Giclée Fine Art Print ? A Giclée fine art print refers to a digital reproduction using state of the art inkjet technology. The name comes from the French word Giclée (pronounced Zhee-Clay) that means “fine spray". However not any digital print is a Giclée, only digital prints that are created on special high resolution printers utilizing specially formulated inks and media under strict printing standards. The media is carried by a spinning roller while infinitely small pixels of rich, vibrant UltraChrome inks are sprayed on it at a very high speed. This renders an amazingly smooth and consistent image true to the original painting or photograph, a superb quality fine art reproduction. The Giclée is widely recognized as the next best thing to owning original artwork at a remarkably lower price, and is widely embraced for its astonishing quality by the world's finest museums, galleries, publishers and artists. A Giclée Print is quite simply the closest replication of an original artwork that is currently possible. How is your printing process done? Our process of reproducing original masterpieces begins with drum scanning and then each image is carefully color-corrected to match the original. We use Epson's 9600 with long lasting UltraChrome inks on 100% cotton artist's canvas or Arches Water Color Paper or Epson Premium Luster Photo paper. UltraChrome inks offer up to 80 to 100 years longevity. For our canvas Giclée prints, we spray with an anti-fading UV clear coat. Treat these prints as you would with any original piece of art. What are the advantages of Giclée? Quality: Extremely beautiful prints with rich vibrant colors and fine details that no other print making methods can compare to. Longevity: Giclée's last longer than lithographs and photographs by more than several decades. For more info click here. Artist Materials: Can use real artist's materials such as canvas, luster photo paper or Arches smooth watercolor papers. All this gives the authentic look and feel of an original piece of art. Color: Giclée's can reproduce more colors than traditional printmaking techniques. Flexibility: Unlike typical print, you can choose the size and material you want. The Best Option: Simply put, Giclée is the next best thing you can own besides the original. How do I take care of the prints? As with all art prints, Giclée printed on fine art paper should be handled with care, proper framing behind UV glass is recommended for display. Giclée printed on canvas are sprayed with a clear UV resistant top-coating that is water-resistant and filters out 99% of harmful UV light. UV resistant varnish also has the beneficial effect of enhancing the colors of the final image. All prints should be kept out of direct sunlight. How do I frame the prints? Canvas prints can be mounted with the same methods used with original oil paintings such as stretching on a traditional wooden frame or pasting to a flat board using photo mounting spray glue. Currently we are not offering any framing service. Prices do not include framing, mounting, stretching or shipping. Prints on photo or water color paper can be easily framed using any off-the-shelf frame. Do you offer any guarantees? Your purchase comes with our 100% satisfaction guarantee. If you are not satisfied with our print(s), simply return them in its original packing within 10 days after you received the print(s). No questions asked. The refund will be made to your credit card account as soon as we receive your return in good order. Shipping costs will not be refunded. Sizes and Borders Canvas: The sizes listed refer to the size of the trimmed print, including borders. All canvas prints include a 1" - 2" margin to allow for stretching or mounting of canvas prints. Different images will have different "aspect ratios" (the proportion of width to height). Therefore, printed image dimensions will vary. We will print the image as large as possible within minimum borders. The minimum border is one inch. Photo Paper / Water Color Paper: All photo paper and water color paper prints include a 1/2" - 1" margin to allow for matting or mounting of paper prints. Certain sizes and media may require up to one week to print. Are custom sizes available? If you require a size other than the standard offered, you can order a Custom Size print up to 44"x 56". For more information click here. Why put Giclée on canvas? Since prints on canvas are exquisite, beautiful, impressive and elegant, canvas is the material to use.. Their "Museum Quality" gives you the prestige of a serious fine art collector. Canvas Prints Giclées do not need to be framed with protective glass so the image can be seen clearly without bothersome glares. The natural texture of the canvas gives to the print the exact look and feel of an original oil painting. Also, Canvas Prints (Giclées) are tougher and far more durable than paper prints. A Giclée print on canvas is your closest option to an original masterpiece!!! Free UV protection ! All our Canvas Prints come with a protective coating against UV and moisture. Not available in paper prints. Available Media 100% Cotton Artist's Canvas: Our 100% cotton, seedless, bright white, water resistant professional canvas produces unrivaled color density and superb image detail. This canvas’ smoother surface enables the significant increase in detail and overall image “pop”. Additionally, our canvas is a heavyweight canvas, 27 mil. In addition to actual print quality features, it is the 100% cotton feature that adds significant value to this canvas. Centuries of traditional use have proven the longevity and stability of 100% cotton canvas. Furthermore, the strength of long cotton fiber threads and linear elongation of long cotton fibers ensure stable stretching results. In addition to the base canvas stock, the proprietary digital coating on our Canvas is also acid free and has a completely neutral pH. This feature guarantees a significant increase in the longevity/archivability of the substrate. Arches Water Color Paper: Arches Paper is a textured 225 gram paper made of 100% cotton linters and a traditional matte finish designed for long-term fade resistant reproductions. This bright, white fine art paper is acid-free and lignin-free which results in a high archival quality. The Arches paper is greatly appreciated by water colorists for its special qualities - stability, color rendition, resistance to tearing and fluffing. A unique, manual moulding process and painstaking manufacture make Arches water color paper the reference paper among artists and the world leader in 100% cotton water color papers. Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper: Epson Premium Luster Photo Paper is known for its brilliant color and longevity. An exciting quality of this paper is the "orange peel" texture, better known as Luster. This texture resists finger prints! 10 mil in thickness.


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