Giclée (jee-clay) is an advanced printmaking process for creating

high quality fine art  reproductions. The attainable quality that Giclée

printmaking affords makes the reproduction  virtually indistinguishable

from the original artwork.

The result is wide acceptance of high quality Giclées by galleries,

museums, and private collectors.

How does a Giclée differ from a

traditional print (a lithograph)?
Giclée printmaking derives its quality from its seemingly "dotless"

imaging technology which contrasts with traditional fine art prints

which typically relies on printing screen pattern  dots to reproduce

full-range color. Because traditional offset printing dot patterns are

detectable to the unaided eye, it is less desirable  than Giclée fine

art prints for fine art reproduction. Traditional offset prints are

typically restricted to papers that widely vary from  what the original

artwork was created on - especially when reproducing oil on canvas.

The Giclée process enables reproduction on virtually the same media

as the original artwork  whether it is on canvas, textured watercolor

paper, or specialty fine art papers. The result  is a reproduction that is

virtually indistinguishable from the original artwork.