Q: What are Fine Art Giclée Prints?

A: Giclée (pronounced "zhee-clay") is a name used to distinguish the process of making fine art prints from a digital source using high quality inkjet printing. The word "giclée" is derived from the French word "le gicleur" meaning "nozzle", or more specifically "gicler" meaning "to squirt, spurt or spray". It was coined in 1991 by Jack Duganne, a printmaker working in the field, to represent any inkjet-based digital print used as fine art.

Some of the characteristics of Fine Art Giclée printing are:

• The use of 8 to 12 color archival inkjet pigmented inks

• The use of archival fine art papers (i.e. canvas, watercolor or fiber base)

• An inkjet printer with professional grade nozzles

• Individual color profiling for each canvas or paper

• Last but not least, making a fine art print requires a fine art print master, someone that has worked in the field for many years and has an eye for colors, tones and textures. A person that can bring out the best in everyones art work. Someone that understands and works with the latest in high end inkjet technology. We pride ourselves in having over 20 years of experience in Fine Art printing.

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