These can include an artistic centerpiece photo hanging above your mantel or a few smaller family photos leading up your staircase. It works well for creative photos, such as plant life and architecture, or pictures of people. Photos of the kids from your last vacation will work just as well as a photo of your favorite flowers from the garden. Part of the reason you can use a wide variety of photos in a metal print is because of the high picture quality inherent in metal art.
The dye-sublimation process it undergoes gives it higher contrast and color brightness than traditional prints. Coupled with a manual review process like Printique has, your photos retain their crisp definition and take on bold, bright colors. This color quality helps bring a whole new degree of depth to your art. It is also one of the reasons many professional photographers have turned to printing their photos on metal.
How many old printed photos do you have with torn edges or water damage? Paper-printed photos can degrade quickly, and if those are the only physical versions of a photo, they can easily get lost to the elements. Our materials can last at least 50 years.
A metal print is also water-resistant and washable with any household cleaner — no water damage or weird stains to worry about. You can display them outside, though it is best to keep them out of direct sunlight. And, instead of having your kids color on the walls, you can give them a few markers and a piece of art, because these prints are even dry-erasable.
You can put a metal print on a variety of shapes. We offer standard rectangles and squares, hearts, circles, panoramas, ovals, hexagons and more. Another exciting way to hang these is in image clusters, which essentially splits your image up into multiple prints spaced evenly apart.
A variety of mounting options are available, including a magnetic backing, a metal easel stand, an acrylic display stand and a floating wall mount. You can also choose a finish for your metal print that gives a gloss or satin look. Photo printing began in the mids, when the chemical processes and technologies evolved rapidly. These processes used selective bleaching, copper sheeting and even gelatine and egg whites to develop the images.
Photography methods have come a long way since then, and thankfully, the eggs can stay in the fridge. Now, services like Printique use a heat transfer method called dye sublimation for printing photographs on metal. Sublimation is the chemical process that occurs when a substance goes directly from a solid to a gas, skipping the liquid phase that usually happens in between.
In dye-sublimation printing, this process happens to the ink. It turns the ink into a gas, then back into a solid. Before it returns to a solid form, it gets pushed into the aluminum, infusing the dye with the metal. Aluminum is the metal of choice for a variety of reasons. It is very lightweight and, when made into an alloy, can even be stronger than steel , even though it is a third of the weight.
These qualities make it easy to hang and mount on your walls and tough to damage or fade. It is durable, non-toxic and allows for a variety of different finishes. The transfer paper used in the dye-sublimation process can move colors from one surface to another while retaining high color quality. These high-quality dye-sublimation inks work specifically with this type of printing process.
First, the image gets printed in reverse on the transfer paper, with special inks and careful attention to the color profiles used. If no one reviews the color profiles, the colors might be off on the final print, which could lead to dull or inaccurate image quality.
Printique uses manual color-correcting, which means trained technicians conduct this process, reviewing the artwork for accurate color and quality before sending it to print. Once approved, the now-inked transfer paper gets pressed onto a pre-cut sheet of aluminum. One crucial part of this step is the treatment of the aluminum sheet. Depending on the finish you select, the aluminum gets treated with a layer of polymer gel to help absorption.
For example, a silver finish allows the white in your photo to reveal the metal finish underneath. Then, the technician places them both in a heat press. During this period, the dyes sublimate into gas and are pressed into the aluminum before they can solidify. When they do turn back into a solid, they are already infused in the metal, giving it a vibrant, permanent color.
Technicians can also use the dye-sublimation technique on materials like wood, glass and acrylic. In comparison, most paper photo printing deposits a layer of ink onto a piece of paper. The color gamut will be closer to traditional photo prints. What really makes them unique is the texture and wrapped presentation.
The texture gives your image a soft yet artsy look. As adaptable as canvas prints are, I personally think they look best in transitional interiors like homes in a Pottery Barn catalog. Canvas really complements interiors with simple and classic styling as seen in this example found on Houzz.
Conclusion Hopefully, this gives you a better idea of the unique characteristics of these two medias. While we did present some strong recommendations, they are essentially just guidelines. There is no real right or wrong. Ultimately, the best choice for your home decor is what makes you makes you happy. Fotoworks Pro is a boutique photo lab that specializes in high quality printing. We are small enough to provide attentive personal service and big enough to offer a breadth of professional quality products.
Printing is our passion. We love taking digital images and bringing them to life as stunning art. Everyone has a vision to share. Show your vision! Email: info fotoworkspro. The best MetalPrints available, with the largest selection of options. High Gloss Brilliant white high gloss surface for unsurpassed detail and vibrance.
Mid-Gloss Similar color intensity and detail as our High Gloss option, with reduced glare. Satin Smooth, very even and soft appearance with minimal glare. Sheer Glossy Metal shows through the image, giving our Sheer Surfaces a unique translucent luminescence.
Sheer Satin Same as Sheer Glossy, but with a matte finish and minimal glare. Textured Non-reflective surface with a fine stippled texture for a softer, more organic look.
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