Giclee Print Making: Production of an Edition

Offset lithograph printmaking requires a commitment to printing the entire edition at one time. The printing center takes possession of an edition, stores the edition until the last prints are sold and are constantly tracking what remains of any edition in their inventory. Imagine the storage issue with such an active publisher! With the digital printers of today, when you have your own printer, you can print each print as needed while always keeping count of where the edition stands and how many prints will be needed to print the entire edition.

A plus to the new Giclee printing technique is that if Pat has a desire to see her image on a larger scale, any image could be sized to print larger and the larger prints would be counted as the next number to be printed.  Perhaps a collector finds an image they love but needs that image larger to hang in an intended space. While the price will reflect the costs or a larger print, the process of printing a different size of an image is not possible. We have made progress with the digital age in a reproduction of art allowing a greater audience to enjoy unique works of art and feel confident that their investment will grow over time.