🎨 Giclée Prints: What They Are, How They’re Made, and What You Need to Make Them
 By Light Sculpture Studio What Is a GiclĂ©e Print? “GiclĂ©e” (pronounced zhee-clay) is a French term meaning to spray — a nod to the fine mist of ink used in high-quality inkjet printing. But not all inkjet prints are GiclĂ©e prints. A true GiclĂ©e is a museum-grade reproduction of original artwork made using archival […]
🎨 The Hidden Architecture: The Importance of Value and Compositional Sketches
Before a single brushstroke touches the final surface, the painter quietly constructs a foundation—an invisible framework of value and design that holds the entire work together. These early drawings, called value and compositional sketches, are not mere preliminaries; they are the architect’s blueprints of vision. I do not set up a still life for photography […]