Printing Methods Explained
Giclée
A French term for "fine spray." It is used to differentiate a technique from ordinary offset printing. A Giclée is made by a digital printer's tiny inkjets that spray millions of droplets water-based ink into fine archival watercolor paper. Giclées are produced one at a time and the process and materials used are carefully selected to assure maximum print longevity to make them suitable for the fine art market. The Giclees you see on this website are printed in this way.
Offset Lithograph
A photograph is taken, and a metal plate of the artwork is mechanically produced. The plate method is treated so that only certain areas will retain color. Several plates of color are used in the press which picks up a different color at each plate. The Lithographs you see on this website are printed in this way on 100% rag paper.