What is a Giclée?
The term Giclée (from the French verb giclér, meaning to spray) refers to a fine art process using a digital output device. All the giclées we carry are “Tru Giclées” and printed on 500gsm heavy watercolor paper or UV coated canvas.All Limited Edition Giclées bare the artist original signature and come with a signed letter of Authenticity. When listed as “hand torn” the edges of the watercolor paper are actually hand torn by the artist giving them the same deckled edge as the original.

The Tru Giclée trademark was created out of the necessity for quality in an industry without standards. The TruGiclée standard is only recommended for those printers who are in the upper end of the fine art market. This market is characterized by discerning customers who have both the need to exactly match the original with each print, and to accommodate a collector's need for longevity. TruGiclée prints have higher price points because the materials and equipment used to make them have higher costs.  The TruGiclée logo guarantees consumers the highest standard of quality and the greatest longevity.  – Giclée Printers Association-  

What is a Lithograph?
Lithography is a method of printing invented in 1798. The name derives from the Greek words for litho (stone) and graphein (to write).

Offset lithography is the modern method and the most common form of printing, in which the images on metal plates are transferred (offset) to rubber blankets or rollers and then to the paper. The advantage of offset printing is its high and consistent image quality from the first image to the last. Plates used to print Shelly’s Limited Edition lithographs are destroyed after the run is printed. Each Limited Edition print comes with a signed Certificate of Authenticity.