Giclée, pronounced "zhee-clay" from the French, is an invented name (i.e. a neologism) for the process of making fine art prints from a digital source using ink-jet printing.

 

The word "giclée" is derived from the French language 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.

 

The intent of that name was to distinguish commonly known industrial "Iris proofs" from the type of fine art prints artists were producing on those same types of printers.

 

The name was originally applied to fine art prints created on Iris printers in a process invented in the early 1990s but has since come to mean any high quality ink-jet print and is often used in galleries and print shops to denote such prints.

 

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We use an 8 colour, Epson 9880, 44” Wide Format Printer, using a water based pigment ink system which delivers outstanding clarity,  colour fidelity and longevity.

 

We use only high quality, acid-free papers and canvas to give excellent reproduction that will last for many years without fading or cracking.

 

We can scan artwork up to 300mm x 430mm or for larger sizes we can take a high resolution photograph of the subject.

 

All our giclée prints are available finished with a liquid lamination to further enhance the life-span, durability and presentation of the work.

 

 

We can print virtually any size up to 44” (1118mm) wide by as long as the roll of material!

 

For general prints we use an Image resolution of 720 x 720 dpi but we can print up to 2880 x 1440 dpi for very detailed or black and white prints where higher resolution makes all the difference.

 

As well as high quality art media, we can also print on to vinyls, self-adhesive films, banner materials, flag fabrics and exhibition media such as roll-up and pop-up films.

 

Once printed, we offer the option of a liquid varnish to permanently seal and protect the surface from physical abrasion, UV damage and water.

Prints can be supplied flat, rolled, or stretched with or without lamination.