The quality of a print

A Giclée print is a high quality archival inkjet print. The word Giclée (pronounced ‘Jee-Klay’ with a soft J), comes from the French verb gicler meaning "to squirt, spurt, or spray". We use the latest best-in-class Epson Sure Color P9000 printers, capable of producing print resolutions up to 1440 by 2880 DPI. Print resolution

Giclée printers have a higher dot per square inch resolution than normal inkjet printers, allowing you to do justice to high quality image files to produce finer, less pixelated prints than you could with a home inkjet printer. Here at theprintspace we use the latest use best-in-class Epson Sure Color P9000 printers, capable of producing print resolutions up to 1440 by 2880 DPI.

Archival quality

Giclée printers use a higher quality of fade-resistant, archival, pigment-based inks. When applied to high quality archival substrates, like, for example, the Hahnemühle cotton-based, acid free Rag papers we use at theprintspace, this results in an unbeatable archival lifespan of up to 200 years.

Life expectancy of C-Type and Giclée photographic and fine art prints.

There are five key factors to take into consideration to help determine the longevity for your photographic prints.
When considering image stability of a photographic or Giclée print it is the environment and the storage conditions of the artwork that primarily dictates its longevity.
Paper is sensitive to its surroundings and can be affected by changes in temperature, humidity, and exposure to bright light and contaminates in the air.

The five main factors, which ultimately dictate how long your print will last, are as follows:

• Exposure to high heat sources
• Exposure to bright light sources
• Exposure to moisture through humidity
• Atmospheric Pollutants
• Storage conditions
• The 23PINE prints are approved to last in a normal situation 80 years.