The Giclée process is digital printmaking with an ink-jet printer, that places minute droplets of ink to create prints that cannot be duplicated by other printing techniques. Because there is no visible dot screen pattern, the resulting image has all of the subtle tonalities of the original.
In order to achieve a faithful reproduction of artwork a three part workflow must be adhered to;
Capture
A high resolution digital file generated directly from the artwork using a high quality capture device.
Printer
An ink-jet printer with a minimum set of 10 pigment inks.
Substrate
An archival substrate, 100% acid free and ph neutral.
The accuracy of colour, tone and detail is reliant on the technical skills and knowledge of the technician, particularly at the point of artwork capture.
"How does ACME work?"
The workflow at ACME uses both a Hasselblad scanning and photographic system, a printer with an 11 pigment based ink-set and the highest quality archival papers available. We offer papers and media that match artists originals, be it hot pressed or cold pressed papers, canvas or other... With 26 years experience reproducing oil paintings, watercolour and finely detailed works on paper, we've come understand the importance of this workflow, how it affects the reproduction of your work and can achieve the highest quality reproductions, prints of your digital creations or photographic works.
