In the early 1990s Jack Duganne introduced the word 'giclée' as a new term describing digital prints used as fine art versa commercial digital prints.
Since then giclee technology rapidly developed and became number one choice for fine art reproduction by publishers, galleries, artists, and photographers.

Some artists like to add a 'personal' touch to their giclee prints using paints, pastels, pens, beads, swarovski crystals, glitter, gold leaf, etc. Such prints are called 'embellished' prints or 'mixed mediums'. Embellishing is mostly done on canvas giclees. In rare cases artists embellish their paper prints. Note: these mixed mediums are based on giclee prints unlike original mixed mediums created without involving printing technology.