Digital BW, The Print

davidhatton@... wrote:

> > >
> > > >Giclee print IMO is just a more noble word for "inkjet" print  comes from
> > > >french word "giclée" (bubble) - was originally used for the IRIS printer,
> > > >nowadays sometimes used for "fine art prints".
> > >
> > > Not quite. The French official translation is "to spurt, as of blood or
> > > water" and obviously refers to the action of the Piezo heads spurting ink
> > > onto the paper using an inkjet printer. Unfortunately there is also  a
> > > very vulgar connotation to the term in local slang, so I would  avoid
> > > using it in France. Yeah, the Iris folks coined the term for their fine
> > > art prints - guess they were searching for a hoity-toity foreign sounding
> > > name so as not to use the word "inkjet"...but they should have done a bit
> > > more research  (g).
> > >
>
> But to answer the original question - No it's not true to say the a
> desktop printed image is 'Giclee'. In order to 'giclee' it follows
> that pressure must be applied to the fluid. I don't think a dripping
> tap could be said to be squirting. (if you follow the analogy.)

But inkjets' inks are under applied with pressure (hence the term inkJET) albeit, tiny pressure, but hey, it's
a tiny ink droplet (not even considered a 'drop').  The electrical charge to the printhead causes to the ink
to discharge from the nozzle.  That is not the same as a 'drip'.

Harvey Ferdschneider
partner, SKID Photography, NYC






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