inkjet print

Nozzle-made image output

An inkjet print is an image produced by spraying microscopic droplets of ink onto paper or other surfaces.

The technology dominates home and office printing and has become standard for photographic reproduction.

In art contexts, inkjet prints—sometimes called giclée prints—offer high-quality reproductions of paintings and photographs: The gallery sells signed inkjet prints of the original work.

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matte · droplet · cyan · magenta · yellow · resolution · smudge · printhead · color · desktop · document · pigment · dye · color gamut · borderless · fading · archival · bleeding

Opposites
printing technology

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Document from toner machine

screen print · woodblock print · lithograph · letterpress · engraving

image permanence/archival quality

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Photo using metallic emulsion

cyanotype · daguerreotype · Polaroid

artistic/commercial value hierarchy

inkjet printoriginal artwork

First authentic creative work

signed print · artist's proof · serigraph · one-of-a-kind

Family

ink, jet, print, inks, inky, inkiness, jets, jetted, jetting

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G