GICLEE

What is a Giclee? Our most frequently asked question.  Simply it is another form of reproducing art work.  Fundamentally the process involves a very sophisticated form of inkjet.  As the ‘ink’ is sprayed it can therefore use a number of differing surfaces.  Favorites being  canvas and very high quality parchment paper.  It got its name from the French ‘giclee’ roughly translated as spit or spray.  The great benefit of Giclee reproduction is that it does not have to be printed in one run, as for instance a lithograph.  It can actually be printed on a one-off basis.  This has allowed artists and publishers the freedom to produce very small editions and has opened up the opportunity to offer pieces that would have never been financially feasible as a large production run.  While the operation is carried out by a computerized method it still requires significant skill by the printer and while there are many ‘giclee’ publishers, not all share the same quality in their reproductions.