Is it a Giclee? As many already know, the term giclee has been used and abused; it started as a way of defining a high quality print on archival paper, made with archival pigment inks and by a skilled printmaker. Now I go to shows and "Mom and Pop" operations spit out prints with their Walmart bought $99 printers and call them "Giclee". Sometimes I want to ask: "Do you really understand what a giclee is? Do you realize you are deceiving customers and selling generic inkjet prints?". Then I stop and think: There is no known standard for giclee; after all there is no standard of definition of a sports car; no one can tell a car manufacturer they cannot define a car a sports car; if it has 4 wheels and looks sporty, it's a sports car. An informed buyer will know that a true sportscar such as a Carrera 911 is at a completely different level than a Hyundai Tiburon. The point I am trying to make is that any business can describe its products with fancy terms if there is no regulation on the use such terms. We adhere to strict standards we explain on the allpconline.com site. These standards are self imposed and derived by my experience as a printmaker in Los Angeles where it all started in the early 90s. Please read the info on our site and also the previous posts and archive on this blog; call other companies and ask questions regarding their giclee methodology. You will become more informed and possibly avoid costly mistakes.  ¶ 12:49 PM 0 comments