What is a Giclee Print?

Giclee Printer

Example of a giclee print in a printer

Giclee art work are digital images and designs produced through high-end ink-jet sprays

on special surfaces. For Farida Zaman’s giclee prints, her illustrations are produced on a stretched canvas to give colour, depth, and feel unlike other printing and surface combinations. Giclee prints give huge dimension to colour and detail and invite art lovers to touch the surface – surfaces which are durable and open to touching.

Farida’s giclee prints reflect designs associated with nature, the environment, and the seasons. Images include leafs, butterflies, tea cups, and children’s motifs. The colors are sophisticated and subtly hued. Giclee prints are ideal enhancements for home, office, and hotel décor. In addition to their aesthetic quality, the prints are water-resistant and can be used in mild outdoor settings – ideal for patios and decks and all manner of outdoor living accessories. Indoors, giclee prints look fabulous in kitchens and bathrooms as well as living rooms, guest rooms, and bedrooms.

The giclee prints are stretched over a wooden frame and require no framing at all – the prints come with a hanging wire. The stretched canvass covers the full edge and sides of the frame, giving a vivid three-dimensional look. The prints come in 16″x 16″ and 12″ x 12″ sizes. Giclee prints on stretched canvas will not crack or curl and the giclee print application holds its colour.