Giclée (pronounced "zhee-clay") is a French word meaning "a spraying of ink." With the advent of giclée, the art of reproducing fine art has become even more precise. Giclée printing offers higher quality, a wider color gamut, and the ability to print on true fine art materials like canvas and watercolor fine art media than conventional lithography and serigraphy. Displaying a full color spectrum, giclée prints capture every nuance of an original and have gained wide acceptance from artists and galleries throughout the world.

Giclée printing is faster and more cost-effective than traditional fine art printing methods. Prints can be produced in small quantities and stored electronically, which means you can re-order whenever you need them and be assured of a consistent product. This means that artists do not have to hold a large inventory of prints.

In addition to having the ability to produce only the prints artists need, Giclée printing offers the artist a much wider range of materials that they can use to reproduce their artwork including artist canvas, a multitude of watercolor papers, and a wide range of photographic papers.

A limited edition is a series of identical prints, which are limited to a one-time printing of a certain number of pieces. The artist determines the size of the edition, and usually signs and numbers each individual piece.

Dye based inks are substantially less light-fast and more negatively impacted by environmental conditions like Ultraviolet light, Ozone, and other environmental factors when compared to pigment based inks.

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