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2. Giclée - Wikipedia

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   The word giclée was adopted by Jack Duganne around 1990. He was a printmaker working at Nash Editions.He wanted a name for the new type of prints they were producing on a modified Iris printer, a large-format, high-resolution industrial prepress proofing inkjet printer on which the paper receiving the ink is attached to a rotating drum.

3. Rotogravure - Wikipedia

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   Gravure is an industrial printing process capable of consistent high quality printing. Since the Gravure printing process requires the creation of one cylinder for each colour of the final image, it is expensive for short runs and best suited for high volume printing.

4. Printmaking - Wikipedia

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   While commercial screen printing often requires high-tech, mechanical apparatuses and calibrated materials, printmakers value it for the "Do It Yourself" approach, and the low technical requirements, high quality results. The essential tools required are a squeegee, a mesh fabric, a frame, and a stencil.

5. Chromolithography - Wikipedia

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   Chromolithographs are considered to be reproductions that are smaller than double demi [clarification needed], and are of finer quality than lithographic drawings which are concerned with large posters. Autolithographs are prints where the artist draws and perhaps prints his own limited number of reproductions. This is the true lithographic art ...

6. Offset printing - Wikipedia

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   Offset printing is the cheapest method for producing high quality prints in commercial printing quantities; ability to adjust the amount of ink on the fountain roller with screw keys. Most commonly, a metal blade controls the amount of ink transferred from the ink duct to the fountain roller.

7. Photogravure - Wikipedia

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   Because of its high quality and richness, photogravure was used for both original fine art prints in the form of photographs manipulated by various means on the negative [5] and for photo-reproduction of works from other media such as paintings.