About Giclée
and Melissa's Hand Highlighting Techniques

The print technique used for Melissa McLeod's reproductions is known as Giclée. Giclée (pronounced "zhee-clay") is a French word meaning "spraying of ink".

In the process, a fine stream of archival inks, more than 4 million droplets per second, is sprayed onto canvas. The effect is similar to the technique of airbrush, but much finer. The artist's input and color approval are essential for creating the final custom setting for edition. The process is then completed by the application of UV light retardant and light stabilizer post coatings. The results are museum quality prints which capture every nuance of the original oil painting. Melissa then personally highlights with actual paint on each canvas, giving the giclée the texture of an original oil painting. The Giclées are then signed by the artist and varnished so every one is UNIQUE. The Giclée canvas is then stretched on a wooden frames and come ready to hang atelier style. Framing the Giclée is not necessary.

Because of their high-quality, giclée prints have gained wide acceptance from artists and galleries throughout the world. We know you will be happy with your painting as it is virtually indistinguishable from the original oil painting.