Description

Often times an archival digital inkjet print is referred to as a giclée print. Giclée (pronounced zhe-clay) is derived from the French verb “gicler,” meaning to spray or spurt. I prefer not to use this term because of it’s vague meaning. I’d rather identify the medium of the print as being a pigment print or pigmented inkjet print.

Equipment

Custom prints are individually printed by Judy on an Epson SureColor P9000 printer. This printer utilizes Epson’s UltraChrome HDR pigment inks. The high-density 10-color pigment base ink system facilitates an extremely wide color gamut, including very rich blacks. Most exhibition prints are output at  2880 dpi.

Archival

Data from Wilhelm Imaging Research, Inc. indicates that the lightfastness of color prints made with Epson’s UltraChrome pigment inks are rated up to 100 yrs. or more when displayed under standardized UV filtered glass or plastic. Print media used as well as display conditions influence the lightfastness of your prints. Please refer directly to www.wilhelm-research.com for detailed information concerning archival print quality.