Giclee Prints and Giclee Printing by Stan Bowman artist

GICLEE PRINTS MADE BY AN ARTIST FOR OTHER ARTISTS
as well as non-artists.

You will receive PERSONAL ATTENTION by STAN if he makes your prints. ALL GICLEE PRINTING will be done for you by Stan himself on a new CANON iPF 9100 60" state of the art wide format printer. This printer employs the latest in 12 color technology and vivid archival inks which will bring you the highest quality available today at affordable prices.

52"x76" canvas print on a Canon 9100 60" printer

Stan is a master printer who started making Giclee prints almost 10 years ago on high end wide format printers for many clients and artists both locally and nationally. If you are an artist then Stan is the right print person for you.

Stan brings to Giclee printing his experience as a professional artist with nearly 50 years active involvement in exhibiting art, photography, printmaking, painting, and digital imaging. His work has been widely exhibited both in the US and Europe. MORE INFO HERE.

STAN MAKES PRINTS FOR:

1. ARTISTS.
However there are two alternatives.

1. SINGLE PRINTS ON DEMAND. You can order Giclee prints on demand at the time of sale so that up front costs are minimized.
2. MULTIPLE PRINTS. Or you can order multiple copies of prints in anticipation of a show or event or to create an inventory, with significant discounts.

2. PRINTS FOR OTHERS.

Stan does printing for those of you who are not artists in a professional sense but who just love making pictures and seeing these in large vibrant prints. Stan enjoys providing wonderful prints that please those of you who fall in this category.

3. BUSINESS CLIENTS.

Stan also makes prints for hotels, motels and other businesses. Usually these are contracted for in bigger projects or larger volumes at special pricing. However the quality remains outstanding using the same top quality materials. You can contact Stan if you have a project of this nature.

SUPERB PRINTS

What are
PERFECT ART PRINTS ?

THEY ARE GICLEE PRINTS of extraordinary appearance made on the finest quality papers and canvas available today using the best long lasting archival inks. Perfect Art Prints are made by artist and skilled master printer Stan Bowman on a professional fine art printer (look right). Many say that Giclee prints in quality often rival the original art work and some even feel they surpass it.

Perfect Art Prints by Stan are also where you will find that the quality of the image is the most important consideration. You will see this immediately, that they are a step above all others because of the time and care Stan takes in the printing. When you ask Stan to do your printing you will most likely end up saying like many of his clients "Wow, that's amazing".

Stan can produce outstanding prints for you that are superior in appearance because on one hand
HE IS A CURRENTLY ACTIVE ARTIST
and on the other hand
HE IS A MASTER PRINTER
with many years of experience.

Stan recognizes YOU MAY HAVE FOUR MAIN CONCERNS when seeking Giclee prints. He understands that usually you will want:

SUPERB GICLEE PRINTS. You desire a superb print which has a wider range of colors (gamut), greater color vibrancy, and crispness of detail. Read about WHAT MAKES A SUPURB PRINT.
GOOD PRICES. You want affordable print prices, ones that are designed to fit your circumstances. Read about GICLEE PRINTING COSTS.
LONG LASTING PRINTS. You want prints that made with archival materials so you can be assured that they will last a long time. Read about LONG LASTING GICLEE PRINTS.
PERSONALIZED SERVICE. Each project is handled personally by Stan as he understands that his clients value specific attention to detail during the production process.

Stan will offer you ALL FOUR, but his focus will be primarily on SUPERB PRINTS that you will truly treasure at AFFORDABLE PRICES, and on SERVICE.

Overall Stan's costs are competitively lower than most other giclee print shops while at the same time HE OFFERS YOU SUPERIOR INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE. Stan delights in ONE-TO-ONE CONTACT with clients and will always be available to discuss your needs and meet your requirements.

HESITANT? ORDER A TEST 8x10 PRINT!

See for yourself! To get a better idea of materials and print quality you can order a small print on 8-1/2"x11" paper or canvas of a digital image you provide. Then you can either order more prints and this will serve as a proof to guide in the final printing, or you can choose not to order more but still have a quality print. Cost of a test print is $25 including shipping and handling.

Simply phone or email Stan if you want to get a test print or should you have more questions or wish to discuss a print project.

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GICLEE PRINTING IN 2010

The term "Giclee" was coined in the mid 1990's by a west coast master printmaker who was unsure what to call the high quality ink jet prints he was making on his high end Iris printer. After some research he discovered the french word "gicleur" meaning among other things "to squirt", and decided to call his prints "Giclee's", a term which has now caught on in popularity.

However, in the 1990's there was really only one high end printer available, the Iris printer, which was very expensive and difficult to operate with inks that were rather fugitive lasting only a few years before fading. So at that time if one mentioned "Giclee" you knew what it was you were getting and probably who had made it.

Flash forward to 2010. Now a "Giclee print" can mean a lot of things as many printer manufacturers like Epson and Canon and HP make giclee quality printers and new "archival" pigment inks are the norm for Giclee printing. Although the term "Giclee" still refers to high quality prints there are so many different manufacturers of printers and inks that you can never know what is being used for making these prints unless the company who does the printing is up front about these things or the client specifically asks.

However in most cases the "Giclee prints" you may order from most reputable companies are probably made on the latest versions of high quality printers with state-of-the-art inks on high quality print media like Hahnemuhle papers and Frederix canvas, just to mention two of the many manufacturers. Hence "Giclee" still continues to mean the highest quality of prints available for you.

Many artists are catching on to the quality and availability of Giclee prints that allows them much wider sales and distribution of their art works in a form that often visually matches the original work. Any buyers of these Giclee's are appreciating both the lower cost and high quality of Giclee's. So the future of Giclee printing is indeed bright in the art world, and you really do not need to hesitate to order "Giclee's".