Giclée Uk Ltd

Our aim at Giclée UK is simple: to provide the best Fine Art prints at the most favourable prices.

About Giclée UK

The owners, Calum MacDonald and Chris Pearson, formed the company in 2001. Both have over 25 years' experience in the professional photo lab and digital imaging industries.

Our aim at Giclée UK is simple: to provide the best Fine Art prints at the most favourable prices.

Our recent clients have included the National Galleries of Scotland, the Demarco European Art Foundation and individual artists too numerous to mention.

Building on our scanning and colour management expertise, and in response to requests from our clients, we've introduced a completely new range of Digital Print services designed primarily for artists and photographers.


About the Gicléen Process

"Giclée", pronounced "zhee-clay, " is an invented name for the process of making fine art prints from a digital source using inkjet printing technology. From the French word "gicleur" meaning "jet" or "nozzle", Giclée should now be part of every artist's vocabulary.

Although Giclée printing uses now familiar devices such as scanners, digital cameras and inkjet printers, these devices are used at their limits to produce prints that meet the demanding standards of artists and photographers.


The Giclée Process - in brief

Working from your original artwork, we produce a high resolution digital version (usually at least 350 ppi at the original size).

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You can supply your own image files which should meet some minimum requirements.

A vital part of the process is proofing. This is where we produce as close a match as possible to the original artwork. The cost of proofing is included in the cost of digitisation.

If you have supplied your own image file, proofing may not be required for photographic images. If it is your own scan / digital photo of your artwork, proofing will almost certainly be required to produce a close match and this will be charged for.

Once you have approved the final proof, it's time to decide what size your prints should be and on which type of paper. If you plan to publish a Limited Edition, you need to decide on the edition size, the print sizes and exact paper type before placing your first order.

Your image files are stored on our secure server, so you can order more prints months, even years after they were digitised and proofed. The accuracy and consistency of the Giclée process means that they will match your first order very closely.

Should you require copies of your files, we can provide these on CD, DVD, USB stick or via a download link.


Digital Printing

Adhering to the "Giclee principle" of offering short-run, high-quality, affordable printing services, we offer a range of products including business cards, postcards, exhibition invitations, leaflets and brochures.

Order quantities can be as low as five (depending on product) or in the hundreds.

Contact us for more details and samples.