What is a Giclée Print?
Giclée (pronounced zhee'-clay) is a French term meaning "spray of ink". Ink is sprayed on the printing surface by tiny spray heads giving a much more natural look than the sometimes mechanical dot pattern produced by traditional printing methods.
Giclée prints render deep, saturated colors and have a beautiful painterly quality that retains minute detail, subtle tints and blends matching the look and feel of the original like no other kind of print. The stongest virtue of the giclée print is that it can be economically printed on all kinds of fine art surfaces, even canvas, which were impossible or too expensive to print on by traditional printing. The heavier weight and texture of these giclée print stocks give the print a quality and luxuious feel and look. The prints may be hand embellished by the artist using paint, ink and gold foil stamping for a mixed media effect.
Giclée prints have an impressive exhibition record. They have been shown in museums and galleries throughout the world and many of the world’s leading artists reproduce their work by the giclee process.
Giclée prints render deep, saturated colors and have a beautiful painterly quality that retains minute detail, subtle tints and blends matching the look and feel of the original like no other kind of print. The stongest virtue of the giclée print is that it can be economically printed on all kinds of fine art surfaces, even canvas, which were impossible or too expensive to print on by traditional printing. The heavier weight and texture of these giclée print stocks give the print a quality and luxuious feel and look. The prints may be hand embellished by the artist using paint, ink and gold foil stamping for a mixed media effect.
Giclée prints have an impressive exhibition record. They have been shown in museums and galleries throughout the world and many of the world’s leading artists reproduce their work by the giclee process.