About Gicle'e Prints
Gicle'e prints, pronounced "ghee-clay", is French for "to spray". In short
it is a process whereby the original artwork is rendered digitally. Artists at the printery, or atelier, work with the
image on a high resolution computer screen to get a completely accurate reproduction. The image is printed onto paper
utilizing an iris 3047 printer, which gicle'es the image onto the substrate.
Fine art reproduction has been revolutionized with this process. Gicle'es are digital
reproductions of original artwork. The paper is individually mounted onto a drum which rotates during printing.
As the drum spins a fine stream of ink droplets spray onto a chosen archival substrate. Exact calculations of hue, value
and density direct the ink flow. This produces a combination of 512 chromatic changes (with over 3 million colors possible)
of highly saturated, non toxic ink. The artist's color approval and input are essential for creating the final custom
settings for the edition. Since no screens are used in this process, the prints have a higher resolution than lithographs
and dynamic color range is greater than serigraphy.
With the advent of Gicle'e the art of fine art printing has become even more precise.
Displaying a full color spectrum, the prints are lush and velvety with the feel and luminosity
of a watercolor. Gicle'e prints capture every nuance of the original painting.
