Giclee prints, also known as Iris prints, were originally developed in 1989 as a method of fine art printing. Rather than applying ink to a plate, it is sprayed onto the paper - in fact the word giclee comes from the French ‘to spray on’. Although it is a relatively new medium, it has aready established itself in the fine art market, and is proving to be particulally popular in producing photgraphic or digital images.   The inks used to produce giclee prints use groundbreaking technology in as much as they are pigment based and resin coated. What this means is that the prints are of a high quality with a rich vibrant finish, and the same kind of colour fixity you would expect from a watercolour.