An enhanced giclee is probably what should be produced as they can almost be indistinguishable from an original if done right.
1) Get the very best reproduction of the original that you can get. Scanning through a professional scanner is best or alternatively by a very high quality, high mega-pixel digital camera (>10MB).
2) Put image into photoshop and eliminate any artifacts, blooms, etc.. One can also adjust color and value contrast at the same time if necessary .
3) Output giclee on the highest dpi, professional printer you can access using high quality, fine weave artist canvas.
4) Use a regular or heavy bodied acrylic gel medium to carefully put in simulated brush strokes. Try to emulate the brush strokes you used in creating the original painting. Use the regular gel medium to minimize the indication of brush strokes and heavy body gel medium to enhance brush strokes. Note: Some artists paint in a style that produces a very smooth surface. If so this step can be skipped. However, the indication of brush stokes is what makes a fool the eye reproduction.
5) Varnish using a polymer varnish with UVLS (ultraviolet filters and light stabilizers)
If done with care, I defy anyone except a professional to determine if the resulting enhanced giclee is anything but an original.
Enhanced giclees usually sell anywhere from $400 to $2000 depending upon the quality of the original and size of the giclee.
Hopes this helps all interested parties.
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