Printing on canvas Giclee printing started with watercolor paper, which in the beginning was uncoated and done on the Iris printer with organic dye inks. As the process and technology evolved (with the introduction of pigmented inks), paper and canvas manufacturers started creating substrates that would expand the archival and color rendition quality of giclee prints. Canvas in particular has seen a continuing and ongoing evolution towards better materials. Current canvas is the same as traditional canvas except that a receptor layer is added to bind with the inks, creating stabilty, great D-max and wide color gamut. Please see our canvas printing page to familiarize yourself with the technology.  ¶ 6:12 PM