Giclée (pronounced "zhee-clay") is a French word meaning "to squirt or spurt." The Giclée printer squirts approximately 4 million microscopic droplets of ink per second onto 100% cotton fiber paper or other media utilizing a 6 color process. The range and resolution of the 6 color process is superior to other methods of art reproduction including lithography which only utilizes four colors.

Displaying a full color spectrum, Giclée prints capture every nuance of an original painting - be it watercolor, oil or acrylic and have gained wide acceptance from major institutions like the Chicago Art Institute and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. Artists at the printery, work with a digital file of their painting to get it as accurate as possible. The support material, such as paper or canvas is carefully attached to a spinning drum while tiny small pixels of rich, vibrant archival inks are sprayed at a very high speed. This renders an amazingly smooth and consistent image, a Museum Quality Fine Art Reproduction. A special UV protectant agent is applied that provides an invisible top coat. It will not yellow and will resist cracking.

Each painting is inspected and goes through several quality control checks before the artist gives his final approval and signs the Certificate of Authenticity Because no screens are used, the prints have a higher apparent resolution than lithographs. The dynamic color range is like serigraphy. The effect is similar to an airbrush technique. Unlike lithographs and serigraphs, Giclées have undergone extensive, third-party fade-testing. While the predicted display life depends on many variables, under typical home or office lighting , and depending on the papers used, Giclées made with wide-gamut pigmented inks are estimated to last over 130 years without noticeable fade. Testing information comes from independent testing labs and the manufacturers of the materials we use.

We recommend that you treat your Giclée prints the same as any original painting. It should be protected from water and should not be place in direct sunlight and should be frame mounted behind glass