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What is a Giclee?

A giclée (zhee-CLAY) is an individually produced, high-resolution, high-fidelity reproduction done on a special large format printer. Giclées are produced from digital scans of existing artwork. Giclées are superior to traditional lithography in several ways. The colors are brighter, last longer, and are so high-resolution that they are virtually continuous tone, rather than tiny dots. The range, or "gamut" of color for giclées is far beyond that of lithography, and details are crisper. Giclées use inkjet technology, but far more sophisticated than your desktop printer. The process employs six colors--light cyan, cyan, light magenta, magenta, yellow and black--of lightfast, pigmented inks and finer, more numerous, and replaceable printheads resulting in a wider color gamut, and the ability to use various media to print on. Giclée reproduction can be done on archival paper, canvas, or even metals and glass. The ink is sprayed onto the page, actually mixing the color on the page to create true shades and hues.The quality of the giclée print rivals traditional silver-halide and gelatin printing processes and is commonly found in museums, art galleries, and photographic galleries.  At Art By Jaqulin any of my original paintings can also be special ordered as a giclée reproduction print in many forms. For example, you might want to order a giclée printed on stretched canvas in the exact same size as the original painting because you want to give copies to your children or maybe the original painting is no longer available for purchase. We always enhance our stretched giclées with the same lustrous varnish we use on our original paintings for a near-to-original look. It is also possible to order a giclée on flat canvas or on archival paper that is signed by the artist and suitable for framing under glass. Art By Jaqulin is happy to fill custom orders and commissions of all kinds. Let’s collaborate to create some art for your home or office today!