Hi Karen. I appreciate the video. A couple of things to help you out. 1: Giclee printers use between 8 to 12 colors according to the kind of printer. Where as your Epson uses 4. So in other words, more colors to better match the original. 2: The Giclee prints uses pigments like the pigments in paints, where as the Epson uses Inks made from dyes. Why is this important? Those Inks are not permanent and fade over time. Most pigments do not fade. So pigments are more permanent. 3: Giclee prints are printed on archival paper or canvas. Archival paper and canvas is made from cotton and not trees (paper). Trees and thus paper have acid in it. So it starts to deteriorate over time. Cotton paper, refereed to as 100% rag, and canvas has no acid in it. So the prop (surface) is permanent. 4: Heavy weight paper. Regular Epson printers print on a lighter weight paper. Giclee printers print on canvas or heavy weight paper which is very close to water color paper in weight. Hope this helps. Thanks again for the video.

Very informative. I really wanted to learn about this product and thanks for recording and showing it to us. It was a bit difficult to listen to and hard to see the quality of the material. Please, don't consider it a criticism. You are an artist not a TV presenter.

let's clarify something here for your readers. dots per inch are not per square inch but are per lineal inch. Think about it, were you to have 72dpi in a square inch that would mean you have approx 8-9 dots across and 8-9 dots down to multiply into 72 per sq inch. Even for low quality that is not enough ink, so what you really have at 72dpi is 72X72=5184dots per sq.inch. hope that helps

Extremely informative. Until watching this video I was NOT clear on the term. Thanks.

Thank you very much for making this video. I had no knowledge regarding giclee before - not even how to pronounce it. The only thing to improve the presentation, in my opinion, is to reduce fillers. Good job and thanks again!

For the very first time today, I came across the term "giclee" while perusing some digital prints, and after doing a Google search. I came across your video. So thank you for introducing me to the world of giclee, especially on how to pronounce it (I had been saying it as "gick-lee" LOL). :)

Best video I have found explaining just what Giclee printing is, how it is done and why it is valued over just a regular high quality print. Thank you so much for the concise information.

Good info! Thanks for taking the time to make this video. I own a small Art Gallery in Las Vegas and my husband does giclee printing for local artists. We use a 12 ink giclee printer and the results are sometimes better than the original.

Thank you Karen for this very instructive video. I had no idea what a giclee print is, and I just received a giclee portrait as a gift. Wonderful explanation.

Awesome job, Karen! Thanks so much for posting this video and for clearing up my confusion of the term. Excellent job of clarifying!

That was just a wonderful talk and explained so much to me! I enjoyed it. Thank you Karen.

At last a human that talks about the subject in the title! fantastic information very helpful and put across very well.

Just started selling my work online thru an "artists print shoppe" kind of setting, and they offer work in giclee form. I had no idea not only how to pronounce (son thought it was close to 'icicle' pronunciation! ;) ) but what the difference was, only that they cost more... ;) NOW I understand WHY, and I'll proudly recommend them from now on. THANK YOU!

Thanks for this info. I have wondered about this for years but never took the time to really look into it. After watching this video I feel that I now have a pretty fair idea about what giclee is. It was informative and to the point.

A++ video ! this actually helped a LOT , yours is the first video that.....actually explains what it is

Great explanation ... thank you for taking the time to make a video on it!

Thank you, this was very informational. I wasn't completely sure what a giclee was or what made it special. Very nicely summed up here.

Karen, thank you very much for a well done and detailed explanation on Giclee and the different examples provided.

Thank you for this video. I wasn't sure what the differences were in prints, now I have a much better understanding.

Thank you for the good information and the easy to understand way that you explained it. I love your fish pieces. They're beautiful.

Lovely! Thank you for the information that you make so clear and concise. You have such a clear voice and you keep focused on your subject. You have done great job.

Absolutely wonderful short video thank you Karen! You explain giclee prints in an empirical way that would make any scientist proud =)

Thanks for sharing this info. I am planning to place my first order of giclee prints very soon, and was grateful to hear why giclee is the way to go.

Great video, very clear and informative. This cleared up a few things I was wondering about.

Thanks for taking the time to do this video. its very useful and Im going to blog about it. There is an interesting discussion over giclée prints versus traditional prints and the value of the first. The points you´ve brought in this video are key, and I will use them as part of the selling arguments for my work which is mostly in this technique. Best and thanks for the good work.

That was a wonderfully concise and informative video. Thank you!

Fantastic video and a pleasure to watch, THANK YOU!

A very interesting and informative video. Thank you Karen and well done.

Thank you very much for the complete definition. I am a beginning artist and most certainly appreciate you posting this video.

Thank you for this explanation. I was trying to figure out what this kind of print actually entails and this video helped immensely.

I've recently been commissioned for an art piece for the first time in my life and I did not now how to go about printing the piece...A friend of mine suggested doing a Giclee printing...after watching your video I'm convinced this might be the best way to go...one of the most informative videos I've seen on Giclee,.... to the point and well edited, Just wanted you to know, another person in this crazy world, has benefited from this post... Thank you very much.

Thanks for a very informative and well thought out presentation -- I learned a lot from your video!

Thank you very much for explaining that to everyone. I’m a crafter of little decor pieces. I wanted to craft a flag sign or framed photo for my dad and I looked on pottery barn website to honestly dupe one of their products if I possibly could. Well..I had to look up a word and it led me to you, an artist! Thank you for explaining and beyond that I’m captivated by your water color paintings!

Thanks so much, you explain the giclee process so well, very easy to understand.

Thank you so much for your informative piece on giclee prints...It was very helpful when shopping for some art works.

Thank you so much for this very informative video which I luckily found as I begin to explore the possibility of making prints out of my artwork

Very instructive and knowledgable. Excellent job and thank you!

Your work is stunning. Thanks for the explanation. Nice video.

This was an excellent video! You were very thorough. I appreciate you taking the time to share. I now can pronouce the "Giclee" correct! Thanks to you!

Thank you so much for this Karen! This is the first time I've heard someone go into depth on the difference. So grateful for you sharing this information :)

SUCH great information! I have been so curious as to what exactly a giclee was. Thanks!

Very, very nicely done video. Concise, precise, only the info I need and not a lot of talk. Perfect! Make more!

Karen, thank you for this video, you taught me a great amount in a short non boring fashion. I will look for more of your work in the future.

Great clarifying information. Really appreciated! Thank You.

THANK YOU for all the information. This was VERY helpful!

Hi Karen, that is a very useful video, thank you. I didn't know anything about giclee printing so this makes me feel a lot more confident about ordering my first prints.

Very informative and educational. Thank you Karen!

Thank you, this is a great explanation, exactly what I needed. Much appreciated.

thanks so much for your help. i think you covered it very well. i had no clue about this. you were a great help thank you

Very Informative! Thanks. Take care and God bless, Alan

Wonderful presentation, thank you…learned so much from this!!

Really useful, very interesting and very well presented. Thank you.

Very helpful! I am an amateur artist and I would like to do prints. This was helpful. It is also always helpful to give some idea of cost.

Thanks for the question, @Sean F. I do not do my print my own giclee prints. This is a decision I made a few years back, acknowledging that I am an artist and not a printer. I do have some artist friends who do produce their own giclee prints with varying degrees of success, but I have chosen to outsource to a full-time, professional fine art printer for many reasons including 1) Costs of purchasing/maintaining/upgrading equipment, 2) Learning curve/anticipated wastage, and 3) Time. -K

Lovely video Karen, thank you very much.

Thanks! I recently bought a giclee reprint of an illustration that appeared in HG Wells' first illustrated edition of his book War of the Worlds and wondered why I paid so much more than a poster. Now I know! Very informative, especially the dyes vs pigments thing, as well as the quality of the paper. Thanks so much! I'll be buying giclee prints when I can now :D

Thank you, Karen. This is a very informative video.

Thank you for this...Giclee is on my Art exam for teaching certification and I needed a good explaination. Great!

Thank you Karen for sharing. I've always wanted to know what giclee was, and the process.

Thank you for the detailed, straightforward explanation.

Thank you so very much!! This was truly most helpful

Thank you for explaining giclee so well. I saw some Giclee prints at an Art Galleery this evening and was wondering what they were.

What a wealth of information! Thank you for this thorough explanation of what a Giclee is.

Short and informative. Thanks for posting.

I appreciate the education. As I'm currently looking into having my own work reproduced, I seek only the highest quality. One thing that bothered me, though, was the amount of times you used "umm" and "uhh" between statements. It was exhausting. But I've got the stamina, and made it through. Thank you again.

Loved your video: thanks for explaining so clearly.

Excellent video, you're a very good teacher!

i learned so much watching this. thanks for taking the time to explain giclee to the novice.

Thank you for sharing this, Karen!

Great video. Thanks for taking the time to make it :)

Excellent - where was this video 16 years ago when i needed to watch it!

Thank you Karen for sharing with us,

This video was very helpful. I now understand what a giclee print is. Thank you Karen.

I am a watercolourist(hobby) and always wondered what the term meant.. now I know!!! Thank you.. a very clear description!

Thank you Karen! Now I know what it is and able to pronounce it with confidence.

This was very helpful. Much appreciated.

I am looking for a printer to make Giclee prints of my watercolors. Your video was extremely helpful. Thank you.

Thanks for the info, Karen. I've always wondered. Well done.

Thanks, Stacey. I keep meaning to do a part II to this video clarifying some points, but I'm glad you found it helpful!

Love you fish Karen! Beautiful work!

Thank you! You did a great job and I really appreciate it.

Very informative. I had just bought a Steven Adler giclee (Think about You). And the dealer said it was giclee. I had no idea what type of Median that was. Thank you.

Thank you for teaching me something I didn't know about. Very interesting.

Very helpful and informative, thanks!

Thanks. You explained giclee very well. Nice to know how to pronounce it as well!

Thank you. You answered all my questions.

Thank you for this wonderful explanation! I have a small but eclectic personal art collection and can't always afford originals. I have purchased numbered prints and NOW I will be sure to ask if they are Giclée to ensure that I'm getting the best quality possible from the artist and for my collection.

Thank you this was a great informational piece about giclee.

Your video has been very helpful and informative so many thanks

Love this. So informative. Thank you!

Wow! That was helpful. Thank you!

Thanks Karen, that was helpful.

Thank you for posting this information !

Thanks a lot for this very helpful video Karen

Good informative video. Well done!

very helpful, thanks Karen!

Wonderful! Thank you, Karen. You've cleared up a few things for me :)

I used to do a combination of scanning and photography to digitize the image, but I now use all photography, and I use a professional photographer who provides me with the images and color strips on disk. I've been much happier with the fidelity of the photography over the scans. Hope that helps!

Very informative! Thank you!

Thanks for the information. It was very helpful.