ABOUT GICLÈE
GICLÉE IS A FRENCH TERM MEANING "TO SPRAY". GICLÉE, PRONOUNCED "ZHEE-KLAY", IS A TERM COINED BY PRINTMAKER JACK DUGANNE IN 1991. THE TERM IS NOW GENERALLY ACCEPTED TO DESCRIBE HIGH QUALITY ART AND PHOTOGRAPHIC INKJET PRINTING USING ARCHIVAL PIGMENT INKS. YOU CAN EXPECT PRINTS WITH OUTSTANDING CLARITY AND GREAT DEPTH! TYPICALLY THERE ARE USED PIGMENT-BASED INKS INSTEAD OF DYE-BASED AND THE PAPER NEEDS TO BE AT LEAST 250 GSM ARCHIVAL PAPERS. ARCHIVAL PIGMENT INKS HAVE A MUCH GREATER FADE RESISTANCE THAN DYE-BASED INKS AND, WHEN COMBINED WITH ARCHIVAL PAPERS, PRODUCE PRINTS THAT CAN EASILY LAST FOR OVER 100 YEARS.