Art Terms & Definitions

Giclee Print

Giclee (zhee-klay) prints are created using professional color printers. Images are generated from extremely high resolution digital scans and printed with archival quality inks onto various types of canvas or fine art papers. The Giclee printing process provides better color accuracy than other means of reproduction.

Giclee prints are advantageous to art lover from every economic group. Another tremendous advantage of Giclee printing is that digital images can be reproduced to almost any size and onto various media, giving the artist the ability to customize prints for a specific client.

The quality of the Giclee print rivals traditional silver-halide and gelatin printing processes and is commonly found in museums, art galleries, and photographic galleries.

   
Plein Air Painted outdoors. Made popular by the Impressionists.
   
Encaustic  A painting technique which originated in ancient times, using pigments mixed with hot wax as a binder.
   
Medium  The physical substance chosen as a vehicle of expression by any visual artist.
   
Oil Pastels  Dry pigment bound with gum and used in stick form. A fixative is used to make it adhere.
   
Acrylic An emulsion paint using a synthetic medium, acrylic resin, now frequently used by artists as a quicker drying substitute for true oil paint.  
   
Mixed media Combining different types of physical material.
   
Pigment Colouring agent in paint or dye.