Sunday, November 20, 2016

Why Use Acrylic Photo Prints For Exhibit Photographs Instead

By David Fisher


Photographs and other visual art forms are very important in the way that they can hold the soul of certain age in history. Great art will always be timeless and more often than not becomes an iconic image that can represent a generation. Even with what technology is available, artists have made it a point that the invention of new media does not destroy the essence of making art.

Being able to reproduce these images and printing them from a digital format is one of the perks that technology has blessed people with. There are many methods now that is available that people can choose from. Acrylic photo prints are the most recent ones being used with its ability to show a higher spectrum of colors when compared to other options.

Each method has their own corresponding benefits and perks. When it comes to price if canvas was compared to acrylic, canvas would be more widely used because it is cheaper. While it has the price advantage it can only produce two thirds of the color gamut that acrylic does. But whether to get one or the other largely depends on the style the artist is going for.

If the image is meant to have a burst of colors and you would like to have a 3 Dimensional like effect, acrylic prints would be the way to do it. You are also guaranteed that the product is durable. The way most printing companies do this involves pressing the photo paper where the image is initially printed into the two panels of 5 mm acrylic sheets.

Photos with a more contemporary concept, like a cityscape at night would look great in high definition. The reflective surface of this printing method does not absorb light and there for lets it look like the lights in the picture are actually shining. Canvas printing also has the benefit of making an image look more authentic, vintage and soft, compared to the high resolution one.

For more commercial purposed the more high definition option would be best since they give a sense of sharpness. The aluminum support used to prop them up also gives a sense of depth and modernity to where the piece is supposed to be displayed. These prints would look great on office spaces and reception areas.

The best benefit with acrylic, visually speaking, is how it can emphasize black better. The dots per inch that it covers is more than that of canvas making its gamut higher by one third. This is how this type of print is able to show more colors resulting to a more vibrant picture.

The downside is how this is the more expensive among all the available option. The price that you pay is well compensated for since these prints are also very durable. The coating makes the product waterproof and UV protected. Canvases are not by default with varnish and UV protection but a lacquer or substance can be added to achieve this, post print.

Cleaning the print is also considerably easier. The material or substance used can compare with what you can use with glass and other same textured surfaces. You are guaranteed that the photo surface is waterproof, so even if you decide to just use water as the cleaning agent, it would not affect the image quality.




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