For some of us the name sounds unfamiliar and you must be wondering what giclee is all about. Giclee is a type of modern lithography. Lithography involves the use of a chemical process to create an image, which has parts of it which is hydrophobic and the remaining part of it is hydrophilic. When immersed in an ink and water mixture the hydrophobic part takes up the ink while the rest is cleaned by water, thus recreating a picture. Lithography was considered as a much effective way of printing that the other primitive methods used in previous days.

Giclee is considered to be a superior form of fine art printing and is better than any other forms of inkjet printing. In French the term giclee stands for "a spray of liquid", which is the technique used in giclee. In giclee modern inkjet printers eject ink onto paper in a continuous motion and can also use around 8-9 colors as opposed to 3-4 colors that is used in lithography. Giclee fine art print is a common form for reproducing artists work to digitally archive them.

In modern art, giclee prints are seen as a boon since it is an affordable way of printing their work for sale. Earlier they had to pre-print and mass produce multiple copies without knowing if they would be sold. Now with the advent of giclee art reproductions happening, artists are able to print only when an order is placed and thus cut down on expenses. The archival value of some of these paintings is immense and yet the artists do not have to worry about preserving the quality of their paintings or about its safety.

The other advantages of giclee include the fact that it allows reproduction of the images on any type of media such as canvas, watercolor paper, and others. The images can also be reproduced to any size that is required and often, depending on the picture resolution, life size images can also be printed. While earlier an original artwork of the artist was sold for millions, now the artist has an option to digitally recreate his work and sell it many more art enthusiasts. Since the cost of production involved is low, the cost of these prints is low as well, thus enabling a wider audience to purchase them. The other benefit of digital prints is that they can be recreated in various ways like matted look, small photo prints, postcards or any other way as the artist might choose to print it.