A Giclée fine art print refers to a machine-made reproduction using the latest and most sophisticated ink-jet technology. The name comes from the French word GICLÉE (pronounced zhee-CLAY) that means spray . In this printing method, the media (either Archival Rag Paper or Canvas) is carried by a spinning roller while infinitely small pixels of rich, vibrant archival inks are sprayed on it at a very high speed. This renders an amazingly smooth and consistent image true to the original painting, a superb quality fine art reproduction.
The Giclée has become the new standard in the art industry, and is widely embraced for its astonishing quality by major museums, galleries, publishers and artists. A Giclée Print is quite simply the closest replication of an original artwork that is currently possible.
Canvas doesn't need to be framed with protective glass so the image can be seen clearly without bothersome glares. The natural texture of the canvas gives the exact look and feel of an original oil painting. We use only high quality artists canvas to make our Giclées on Canvas which are then mounted by stretching on a traditional wooden frame. Then each Giclée on Canvas is Hand-Embellished by the Artist, Anthony M. Alonso.
In giclée printing, no screen or other mechanical devices are used and therefore there is no visible dot screen pattern. The image has all the tonalities and hues of the original painting. Giclée (pronounced zhee-CLAY) is a French term meaning to spray or squirt, which is how an inkjet printer works. However, it is not the same as a standard desktop inkjet printer, and is much larger. All of our Giclées are printed on the "Iris" machine using "Equipoise dye-based inks " which provides the proper balance of color and lightfastness.