ANJI WORTON

Giclée (pronounced gee-clay) is french for “to spray”. In short, it is a process where-by the original image is scanned or rendered digitally.The artist works with the image on the computer screen to get it as accurate as possible. Only Giclées have the widest range of colors to produce rich tones that are not available with any other reproduction process; this can not be achieved using traditional lithography, or even serigraphy. In the Giclée process, a fine stream of vibrant archival pigments – more than four million droplets per second – is sprayed through most advanced print head ever produced onto canvas or archival art paper, with a 2880 x 1440 dpi (dots per inch) resolution. The effect is similar to an air brush technique, but much finer. In conclusion, the giclée process provides better color accuracy than other means of reproduction, and renders an amazingly smooth and consistent image.