What is a Giclee & How does it differ from a traditional off-set print? Giclee (jee-clay) is a French word meaning “the spraying of ink”. Giclees are museum quality reproductions, which are printed using pigmented inks on archival canvas or on 100% acid free cotton rag paper. Museum-quality Giclee reproductions are recognized as "the next best thing” to owning the original, and can be found in the world's finest museums and art galleries. Longevity tests show the inks we use to be colorfast for 120 years. Giclee 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 Giclee 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 Giclee 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. What is the 2 Inch border (Gallery Wrap) for? The Canvas Giclees can be stretched "Gallery Wrap" style, without the necessity of framing. The Printed edges give the Giclee a finished look, and resemble how Mary stretches her originals. We will gladly stretch your Giclee for an additional charge, Please Contact us. Also, any framer should be equipped to custom stretch your Giclee. These are pictures of "Once There Were Millions" 30x42 Giclee, stretched, Gallery Wrap style, with the printed border. sitemap | home | contact | about | shows | galleries | media | bears | bison | moose | cats | wolf | deer | birds | horse | original | giclee | prints