Iris Giclée
The Giclée: the term giclée originated in 1991 and its derivation comes from the word "gicleur", the French word for "nozzle". The main intention of the word "giclée" was to distinguish "fine art" prints from those created for non-art or commercial purposes. To date most giclées have been made with Iris inkjet technology, which is the highest quality gicleé printer.

Iris inkjet printer
The Iris inkjet printer uses a continuous stream of 4 inks: cyan, magenta, yellow, and black to produce an image. This process produces 4 million droplets per second; which in the hands of a trained printmaker has the capacity of producing an extremely high quality image. The "inks" are actually water-based dyes, making the final print susceptible to moisture. Iris inkjet printers are capable of printing on almost any printing surface that can be wrapped around their drums, up to 34" x 46.8", depending upon the model of printer being used.

Excerpted from "What on Earth is Digital Printmaking", International Association of Fine Arts Digital Printmakers

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