![]() The prohibitive up-front cost of mass production for an edition is eliminated. Once an image is digitally archived, additional reproductions can be made with minimal effort and reasonable cost. Giclee prints are advantageous to artists who do not find it feasible to mass produce their work, but want to reproduce their art as needed, or on-demand. Giclee prints are sometimes referred to as Iris prints, which are 4-Color ink-jet prints from a printer pioneered in the late 1970s by Iris Graphics. These modern technology printers are capable of producing incredibly detailed prints for both the fine art and photographic markets. Among the manufacturers of these printers are vanguards such as Epson, MacDermid Colorspan, & Hewlett-Packard. Giclee prints are created typically using professional 8-Color to 12-Color ink-jet printers. The giclee printing process provides better color accuracy than other means of reproduction. Images are generated from high resolution digital scans and printed with archival quality inks onto various substrates including canvas, fine art, and photo-base paper. ![]() The term “giclee print” connotes an elevation in printmaking technology. ![]() The word may have been derived from the French verb “gicler” meaning “to squirt”. Giclee (zhee-klay) – The French word “giclée” is a feminine noun that means a spray or a spurt of liquid. ![]()
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