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Giclée (pronounced Zhee-Clay) is derived from the French word “gicler” which means “to squirt, to spray”. A giclée fine art print is produced by specialized large format inkjet printers using archival inks and high quality archival canvas or fine art paper. The process is relatively new having its beginnings in the1990s when an IRIS inkjet printer was modified to make high quality photographic prints on watercolor paper. Now a variety of printers can be used to create giclée fine art prints, including the industry leading Epson wide format printers which we use.
Our Epson 11880 printers use the proprietary UltraChrome K3 ink set which includes Cyan, Light Cyan, Magenta, Vivid Magenta, Vivid Light Magenta, Yellow, Photo Black, Matte Black, Light Black, and Light Light Black. The combination of these colors on our canvas and our wide array of archival papers provides long-lasting prints displaying vivid colors, rich subtle tones and detailed blacks. Because these inks are watercolor pigment based, the prints made with them on archival paper can last from 70 to over 100 years without showing signs of noticeable fading.
From a marketing perspective, giclée fine art prints are considered to be among the highest quality prints available and are sold through galleries and museums throughout the world.
