A scanned image printed on a high resolution, inkjet printer. The term gicl e originated in 1991 with Jack Duganne who coined the term to refer to fine art prints created with digital output. It was intended to be a word which would be added to the lexicon of printmaking terms in the vocabulary of fine art printmaking. To date, most gicl es have been made with Iris inkjet technology. However, recently introduced alternative inkjet technologies are also producing beautiful and archival results.
Image permanence is a concern to artists and collectors, as is correct color reproduction.
Fermin personally color corrects each image and oversees color production on each of his gicl es. They are printed with archival inks on Arches archival paper in limited editions of 200.