What is Giclee?

Giclee (zheeclay) is a French term, meaning "spray of ink." An iris ink jet print on canvas, watercolor paper on any other surface known as Giclee.

The cornerstone of Giclee process is the Enhanced Iris Digital Jet Printers, which have been modified for fine art precision.
The printers use a continuous technology in which indefinitely small drops of color are capable of rendering and extremely smooth and consistent image.

The substrate to be printed on is affixed to the drum and as drum rotates at the high speed, individual droplets of color are sprayed on to the surface at a rate 4-5 million droplets per second. Once completed a 36" by 48" image is comprised of more than 20 billion droplets of ink, each one measuring less than 15 microns in diameter. At this point the picture has an image true to original painting with a lustrous oil sheen and rich canvas texture.

The most archival water-based organic ink are used in this process. UV light retardant and light stabilizer cover the print. The result is reproduction of museum quality.