Gicleé

What is a Gicleé Fine Art Print?
A Gicleé fine art print is an astonishingly accurate reproduction, vibrantly true to the tonalities and hues of an original painting, illustration, digital image or photograph. Gicleé (pronounced “zhee-clay”) is a French term meaning to spray or squirt, which is how an inkjet printer works. In Gicleé printing, no screen or other mechanical devices are used - so there is no visible dot screen pattern. Looking at a quality Gicleé print proves why these prints are sold in galleries and museums, displayed and sold by artists all over the globe.

What size print can I order?
Anywhere from a maximum scale of 24″ x 90.5″, down to a very small scale (3″x5″ or smaller).

Do Gicleé printers use ordinary printers inks?
No. They use special light-fast inks, also known as “archival inks”. Depending on the print medium used, the choice of display, and whether or not a solvent shield coating is sprayed on the finished print, estimates on color fastness start at a bare minimum of 34 years, and from there, continue up several decades.

What kind of printing paper can be used?
Gicleé prints can be produced on fine art paper, watercolor paper, vellum, canvas, glossy & semi-glossy photo papers, and more.

How many prints do I have to order?
One or more prints - it’s up to you. One of the advantages of Gicleé printing is that once your image is archived, all you have to do is call us to order however many additional prints you’d like.

What other Gicleé related services do you offer?
We also specialize in restorative, color corrective, and colorization work. Any of these services can be ordered separate from or in addition to prints.

How much do prints cost?
We can give you a quote once we know the image you’d like printed, what medium you’d like it printed on, and whether you need it to be digitally captured first (i.e. scanned or photographed).

Please contact us with:

• a description and if available, an image of what you’d like printed (and/or digitally captured)

• the size and number of prints you’re interested in

• what kind of paper or medium you’d like to see it on

Feel free to ask questions and request recommendations!