This gives much smoother gradient transitions and a wider colour gamut. Whereas many traditional print technologies - such as lithography - use the classic CMYK 4-colour combination (in some instances with the addition of a pantone referenced spot colour) Giclée printers use up to 12 individual colours. What’s the main difference between Giclée and other print technologies? Today, it’s used to describe fine art printing using pigment based, archival quality inks, manufactured on advanced inkjet printers. The term Giclée - pronounced gee-klay - was initially coined by printmaker Jack Duganne in 1991. But what exactly is Giclée? Why is it superior print technology and why should you use it to reproduce your print on demand artwork?Īs you may have already guessed thanks to the accent, Giclée derived from a blend of French words gicleur, which is a technical term for a nozzle or jet, and gicler, to spray out. If you’re an artist or an art collector, you may already know that Giclée fine art printing is the gold standard when it comes to producing museum-level quality prints.

Giclee print on demand