Is the image somehow actually burned into the metal itself or is the metal just
a backing material for a paper or a paper like material based image glued to
the front of the metal sheet ?
jh
On 07/01/20 04:36 PM, Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On 7/1/2020 11:47 AM, john hudson wrote:
> >
> >Does anyone have experience of "printing" images onto thin sheets of
> >aluminium either at home or through a pro level photo lab ?
>
> We've viewed many "metal" (assumed aluminum) prints in galleries. This is a
> mature technology, not some oddity. AFIK, all the major commercial printing
> houses do them.
>
> Stand out qualities are that they are glossy, with very bright colors and
> really black blacks available, and they stand out from a wall without
> requiring framing or glass covering.
>
> I've so far not had any printed, but wouldn't hesitate to do so with an image
> I think would benefit from that surface. We've bought a couple (three?) in
> galleries, all fairly small. The tech quality of one I don't like, but it's
> not the fault of the process, and Carol loves it. Another is really
> beautiful, and hanging on our major photo/art wall.
>
>
> FWIW Moose
>
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