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What Are Giclee Prints

What are Giclee prints? Let’s start with the origin of the word itself first. A man by the name of Jack Duganne came up with it to put a label on this type of copying. This process uses an IRIS inkjet printer, but Duganne did not want a name that may put a bad influence […]

The Style of Impressionist Paintings

There is nothing quite like Impressionist paintings. The use of color, the texture, and way they seem to stand out when compared to other styles is what makes them so sought after. People all over the world collect these pictures. It doesn’t matter if a person is into art or not, everyone knows a few […]

Canvas Prints Today

While artists have been doing this for a long time, canvas prints are now available in a much different light than they once were. At one time, each type of copy had to have an individual stone template, and the process was one that didn’t produce the best quality results. At best, they were recognizable […]

The Past and Present of G. Harvey

G. Harvey is a renowned artist with many of his pieces being predominately displayed in numerous places in America. Whether it is in the Smithsonian, part of the United States government wall hangings, or on display in buildings of major corporations, his work is known throughout the country. G. Harvey was born and raised just […]

What You Need to Know About Impressionists

Impressionists are defined as those that give you highly accurate depictions of light using colors to describe how that light changes throughout the day. They do this through showing how times passes and by using everyday items and modern period pieces that would be something that you would encounter each day during your daily routine. […]

Military Prints Are Works of Art

Military prints can involve works of art that depict many things. It is easy to find them as reproductions of paintings that captured Admirals, Generals, commanders, officers and many other foot soldiers on the field of battle and in peace time. For some people, these are a way to preserve the memory of a time […]

Lithograph Prints Over Time

Over time, lithograph prints have gone through a lot of transition. In the past, they were made by first drawing the image in something that would retain it such as wax or another type of substance that was oily. Then, this was put on a stone that was then placed on the paper in an […]

What Are Giclee Art Prints

When people see someone advertising giclee art prints, they know that this is a product that was born from cutting edge technology. These are copies that are made with the aid of high resolution inkjets that are specially designed for this purpose. The original image is digitally scanned to correctly copy every nuance that was […]

The Use of Giclees

One type of printing that is relatively new to the industry is the use of giclees. This type of print came about as a way to do drafts for the media such as magazines and newspapers. However, dyes had to be used, and these didn’t have much endurance as well as the materials that had […]

Fabulous Egyptian Accents For Themed Rooms

Many people use Egyptian accents for themed rooms in their homes, and while this form of theming is becoming very popular it is not always easy to find articles relating to Egypt that are easily affordable. There are many fabulous Egyptian accents available both off line and online, but they also come with fabulous prices […]