What is a Giclée Print?
The word Giclée is French and means “to spray”. It also is used to describe a museum quality print created on a high–end fine art printer. The process enables the printer to precisely emulate the artist’s original work.

To create a Giclée print the image is first captured and converted into digital form using a very high resolution digital camera system. A digital camera scan accurately captures the minute details of the original directly, and results in a more color accurate image without the presence of any film grain. Since no screens are used in the printmaking process, Giclée prints have a higher resolution than that of lithographs and the dynamic color range of Giclée prints is greater than that of serigraphs.

In the print making process, a fine stream of ink (millions of droplets per second) is sprayed onto archival art paper or canvas, which is hand mounted onto a rotating drum.

What is an Iris Printer?
The Iris printer uses continuous drop inkjet technology that produces variable sized drops of ink. It provides precise control over color hue, value and density. The Iris printer has no standard “default” settings, providing greater flexibility and customizing. It can print onto a wide range of media; almost anything that can be wrapped around its drum can be printed. The Iris printer’s resolution is higher than 1800dpi (drops per inch); its continuous-tone output is capable of reproducing the finest details and most subtle tone gradations.

The Artist and the Printmaker
The process of printing fine artwork is a true collaboration between the artist and the printmaker. Once the artwork has been photographed digitally, proofs are created. The artist meets with the printing staff to view the proofs and discuss possible color adjustments or enhancements and to fine tune the image. The artist has the final say and initials the final proof before actual printing commences.