Giclee

The term giclee was coined by Jack Duganne in 1991 to refer to the product of an ink spray (gicler, in French) process. Duganne and others were developing the methods for the preparation of high quality reproductions and the use of the word was intended to distinguish fine art prints from other commercial printing processes.

A giclee begins with a high resolution digital file of the artwork. The image is scanned and then adjusted, using computer software, to insure that the color balance and tonality closely match the original. The digital file can then be stored for use in printing. The giclee is prepared directly from the digital file using an ink jet printer.