Epson Fine Art Printing – Giclee

TR Trades Fine Art Printing Service

We’re dedicated to the perfection of reproducing your originals—using the latest photographic inkjet technology to bring true colour and accuracy to your fine art.

What is Giclee?

Giclee (pronounced “zhee-KLAY”) printing is a type of inkjet printing synonymous with greater quality and a longer lifespan. Giclee is advantageous for reproducing work as it offers the benefits of digital printing, such as; fast turnaround, smaller runs and less labour, while maintaining supreme quality.

There are three key factors that differentiate giclee printing from traditional inkjet prints:

Resolution: Documents that are to be printed as a giclee require a minimum DPI of 300. This guarantees that the document possesses adequate resolution to print the finest details. To reproduce your existing photography or artwork, we use our high quality scanners to ensure this resolution is achieved when items are scanned for print.
Archival Quality Paper: With giclee, your artwork or photography is printed on archival quality paper or alternative archival substrates. The quality of this grade of paper allows you to achieve giclee’s longevity, adhesion and colour quality.
Giclee Quality Inks: Giclee prints are created using specialty high-quality inks, typically on large format printers. High Dynamic Range inks offer a vastly increased life span with better color quality upon final output. Our giclee printer meets the highest standards by offering the widest color gamut in the industry.

Applications

Media Options

Enhanced Matte Bond
This bright white
paper yields highly
saturated images, while
maintaining excellent
highlight and shadow
detail.

Specifications:
Width: 44”
Thickness: 10.3 mil
Basis weight: 192 gsm
Opacity: 94%
ISO brightness: 104%

Exhibition Matte Canvas
An acid-free, lignin free
heavyweight cottonpoly
blend. Enhanced
with elastic polymers
providing strength and
flexibility for gallery
wrap stretching without
cracking. Features an
exceptionally high Dmax,
and wide colour gamut.

Specifications:
Width: 44”
Thickness: 23 mil
Basis weight: 395 gsm

Natural Hot Press
An acid free, 100%
cotton rag media with
a natural white, smooth
matte finish. This paper
has an extremely high
colour gamut and black
density. Mould-made in
the traditional style for
long term durability.

Specifications:
Width: 44”
Thickness: 19 mil
Basis Weight: 300 gsm
Material: 100% Cotton
ISO Brightness: 90%
Opacity: 98%

Premium Photo Luster
Features the same Luster
(E) surface (orange
peel) of traditional silver
halide prints. A favourite
among professional
photographers. This
low-weight, bright white
photo inkjet paper has
a smooth surface with a
luster finish.

Specifications:
Width: 36”
Basis Weight: 240 gsm
ISO Brightness: 97%
Opacity: 97%

Unrivaled Color Quality

Widest colour gamut in the industry, achieved through a broad selection of High Dynamic Range inks, including orange and green
Authentically consistent prints with no colour crossover or colour cast
Unrivalled black optical density, achieved through 3-level black ink technology; black, light black and light-light black ink applied simultaneously
Extremely fine blends and tonal transitions, particularly in highlight-to-shadow details