Giclees: the new collectible art form

Giclee printing is the newest kid on the block. The term giclee (pronounced "zhee clay," is French for splattered or sprayed ink. It describes the process of ink squirting out of the nozzles of an ink jet printer. However, it is not just any printer, ink or paper. Giclee printing is an archival process using only high level printers, pigmented inks and high quality paper-preferably acid free, 100% rag paper or cotton canvas. A perfectly executed digital print is the result. ...more

Giclees: from Wiki

Giclee , commonly pronounced "zhee-clay," is an invented term for the process of making fine art prints from a digital source using ink-jet printing . The word "giclée", from the French language word "gicleur" meaning "nozzle", was created by Jack Duganne a printmaker working in the field, to represent any inkjet based digital print used as fine art. ...more

Canvas print

A canvas print (also known as a stretched canvas) is an image printed onto canvas, which is then stretched, framed and displayed. Reproductions of original artwork have been printed on canvas for many decades ...more