What is an Aluminium print?
An aluminium print sees your photo reproduced on a metal composite panel – a lightweight plastic core between two slimline sheets of aluminium. We’ve spent years perfecting this design to get the very best toughness-to-weight ratio. But no print constructed from metal is going to be as light as a feather.
Can you print on aluminum?
HD Aluminum prints are not printed straight onto the aluminum. First, a mirrored, paper print is made using an inkjet printer and specialty dyes. A print made directly on aluminum would have the same issues with durability as ink printed on paper or canvas. It would scratch off easily.
How do you hang an aluminum print?
If you have small prints like up to 8×8/12×8, an offset wall mount or metal float hanger is the best option. It’s so easy to hang and you only have to use one core screw. Just ensure to position the metal photo print well to make its placement level.
How are photos printed on aluminum?
Made by infusing dyes directly into specially coated aluminum sheets, MetalPrints™ are applauded by photographers and artists everywhere for their magical luminescence. You’ve never seen a more brilliant and impressive print! Colors are vibrant and the radiance is breathtaking.
What is Giclee on aluminum?
Giclée Printing on Aluminum The white aluminum – high gloss finish with its highly reflective properties create deep rich blacks and highly saturated colors and an unmatched depth of field. The most common response when viewing these prints is that they look as if they are painted on glass and lit from behind.
Are Aluminium photo prints good?
Due to the high stability, an aluminium print is also suitable for very large prints and is a great first choice for large, light-flooded rooms. In addition, aluminium prints are deceivingly light and therefore very easy to hang on the wall – both thick and thin!
Are aluminium prints heavy?
The silvery edges of the 2 aluminium sheets are left exposed at the print edges and will catch the light beautifully. Surprisingly lightweight. With its featherlight polyethylene core, the aluminium composite is far less weighty than you’d expect.
Are Aluminium prints heavy?
How long do you sublimate on aluminum?
We recommend pressing your aluminum photo panels at 385 to 400 degrees Fahrenheit for 60-90 seconds, depending on artwork and substrate size.
What is Giclee on metal?
Giclée, from the French meaning to spray and pronounced “gee-clay,” is a printing process from which digital prints are reproduced using ink-jet printing. This sounds underwhelming until you realize advanced high-tech ink-jet technology makes for sharper details and the ink will last longer than traditional prints.
What temperature do you sublimate on aluminum?
385°F
ALUMINUM PANELS Use the ‘Metal 195°C/385°F-tables’ to sublimate Aluminum and Steel panels.