What is a Print on Canvas? I've heard the term "giclee." What is it?
What is a Print on Canvas?
Answer:
Many of our paper prints are also available as a Limited Edition Print on Canvas or POC for short. The key thing to know is that the finished piece is on canvas so it has a texture to it. All of our POCs come complete with a linen liner and wood frame to complement the image. No glass is used. Your artwork has the look of an original painting for a considerably less price. Sam personally signs and numbers each Print on Canvas. The majority of our Prints on Canvas are produced individually by Sam. The ones produced in that way are called Giclee. The ink used in the printing process is called 100-year archival ink. That means that the print will outlast us all!
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I've heard the term "giclee." What is it?
The word is pronounced "gee-clay" (or close to that) and it defines a print that was produced one at a time, as opposed to a continuous print run of hundreds of prints. You have better color and quality control with giclees and they are generally more expensive than mass-produced prints. At Lyons Studio, we always try to give you extra value for your money so right now we don't charge extra for our prints that are giclees. Sam's earlier prints were produced by a print publisher. Now he mostly produces the prints one at a time on a professional printer he has at the Studio. The inks used are archival inks and are supposed to last 100 years. (We're not sure who can vouch for that!)
