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Cruiser
Art Gallery
4450
Kula Hwy #736
Kula Maui HI 96790 |
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Telephone
Orders
800.824.9427
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Giclée Fine
Art Prints -
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Giclée (zhee
CLAY) is a new technology employed in the creation of limited
edition prints. Individually produced, giclées are made with
large format high-end professional inkjet printers. Giclée
technology was originally developed as a proofing system for
lithographic printing presses. However it became immediately
obvious that the new technology offered brighter colors that
were so high-resolution they appeared to be virtually a
continuous tone rather than a pattern of dots. The range of
color produced in a giclée print far exceeds that of
lithography. |
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Giclée is French for "spray". Instead
of being "pressed on" the surface of a medium
(traditionally paper) as is the case in offset printing,
the inks are actually sprayed. Thousands of dots are
sprayed in a fine mist on paper or canvas (Cruiser Art giclées are
printed exclusively on canvas) producing a richness of
color and a fineness of detail that is simply unavailable
in traditional prints. Inks are applied from tiny jets
one-tenth the diameter of a human hair. Each droplet is
no larger than a red blood cell! Adding to the
print's clarity is that fact no screen or other
mechanical device is used and therefore there is no visible
dot screen pattern. |
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Precise
computer calculations control ink jets that dispense high
quality pigmented inks. Information controlling the inks jets
comes directly from the computer. There are no printing film or
plates involved. The result is a combination of art and science
that produces the giclée
fine art print. Custom equipment, new computer programs, as well
as special inks and protective coatings -- all contribute to a
new technology which makes it possible to offer prints that
retain all the color brilliance and precise detail found in
original works of art. |
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Cruiser Art limited edition giclée fine art prints are
printed by Chromaco,
Inc. Chromaco, Inc. is a leading provider of fine art
services in Hawaii, combining state of the art technology
with top-notch human expertise to produce what we
consider to be the finest giclée print possible. Our giclées
are printed using pigmented inks on glossy 14-ounce
poly/cotton base canvas that promises a print life span
of 80-100+ years with no noticeable fade (under proper storage/display
conditions). The finished canvas is then coated with a
UV-protective, non-yellowing
top-coat (varnish) for additional surface and color protection. The giclée
print is truly breathtaking. |
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