Hi there, it's really best to use dibond as the backer material.

We use dibond as the backer .. it's typically available in black or white.

Glad you liked it!

Same here , i am reading the comments if anyone asked what the black pieces they stick to the behind of the acrylic in the end :-) seems like foam board

Congrats on that! It's definitely more difficult to do the larger you go, and unfortunately there are so many variables involved it would be impossible to pinpoint it without a thorough review of your process. Also, please note some of our methods are closely guarded trade secrets we can't reveal. Just be sure to experiment with different pressure, speed of running the print through the laminator, paper type, etc.

Hi there, we certainly provide some anti-reflective acrylic options as well including Trulife. There is generally some loss of vibrancy, but not too much, particularly with Trulife. It does come at a much higher price point too.

@@Bumblejax Awesome thanks for letting me know.

Thanks Dennis!

Hi Andrea, sorry for the late reply on this. You're welcome to contact us through our website for a speedy response! You can go to the Create Order link in the main navigation and then choose the Acrylic 1/8, 1/4, 1/2

What a nice message thank you Brianna :)

@@Bumblejax Where are you located

Hi Cassandra, I'm sorry we don't since in rare cases the print can be damaged during the process. If it's not easily replaceable we won't take it on.

Hi, the fuji is a c-print and they do look great but our shop is an inkjet shop using pigment inks. The c print process can be toxic and more time consuming. The inkjet prints have caught up to and some believe have exceeded the quality of c prints in many cases. We use a metallic paper that offers a comparable look to the fuji... great depth and vibrancy.

Hi Kevin, the direct to acrylic printers are getting better but still don't compare to face mounted prints in terms of color accuracy, vibrancy and longevity. They will fade in sunlight over time. Pigment inks will last a lifetime. We don't really recommend direct to acrylic for fine art which is what we focus on, but for signage and other instances where perfect color and longevity aren't big concerns the cost is considerably lower.

Hi Junis, sorry for the incredibly late reply! Really depends on the quality of the camera. We print with exceptional quality down to 80 PPI if a high end DSLR camera is used. Generally speaking we like to see at least 100-120 PPI (native pixels, no resizing)

There's a lot that can go wrong on these Mark! Thanks for the comment.

Thank you so much for that kind comment! Certainly there is just a little more competition now than there was nearly 10 years ago :) Most are direct printing to acrylic which really isn't comparable but certainly cheaper!

Does that direct-to-acrylic method last though I wonder???

The UV printing to create them is quite new so time will tell. The technology is improving but there is a wide range in terms of the quality of the UV printer and testing is just now beginning to be done.

Not typically recommend with face mounted acrylic prints, but you could with direct to acrylic printing.

Thanks Vicki! Unfortunately, our lab at the time was in a space with huge windows and this was shot directly across. It's the same kind of reflection you'd see with traditional glass. It can be minimized with good overhead lighting and strategic placement. There is matte acrylic which removes/diminishes glare but with that comes a reduction in vibrancy. It's one or the other. We do offer TruLife acrylic that diminishes glare roughly 25% with no reduction in vibrancy, but's quite a bit more. Another option is photo mounting without the acrylic face on bamboo, raw aluminum and dibond if glare is a major concern.

Pleasure working with you Ed. Thanks for the feedback!

Hi Kevin, thanks for your feedback and sorry we weren't able to catch this for you. Every file is manually reviewed and we absolutely contact customers if we catch anything that appears "off". Honestly, sometimes things that may be off to a customer looks as if it's a part of the image and supposed to be there and maybe we miss something here and there as well. We have reviewed the photo and see a smear, but felt it wasn't so obvious to us. While we do a darn good job catching issues, It's our policy that we're not responsible for any errors in the image submitted for printing. That said, if you contact us through our support channel we can offer you a greatly discounted redo.

Hi Brandon, we print to a grade satin or metallic paper. Not all papers work well with acrylic face mounting so you have to be careful there.

Right? The oil from your fingers being permanently sealed between print and acrylic doesn't sound ideal.

Our process yields gallery quality acrylic prints free from imperfections. If how we produce these caused these kinds of issues we wouldn't be in business very long.

It's usually not bad, that's just because they hung it across from a big window. If you hang acrylic prints anywhere that's not directly across from a direct light source, it's fine. Lights coming from above or the side are fine.

Wft is correct in their comment below.. Unfortunately, our lab at the time was in a space with huge windows and this was shot directly across. It's the same kind of reflection you'd see with traditional glass. It can be minimized with good overhead lighting and strategic placement. There is matte acrylic which removes/diminishes glare but with that comes a reduction in vibrancy. It's one or the other. We do offer photo mounting without the acrylic face on bamboo, raw aluminum and dibond if glare is a major concern.

Don't say that... the TruLife, in my experience, removes a bit of glare without ANY sacrifice in color that you'd get with a cheaper non-glare like Evonik

I should mention that we do offer an anti-glare acrylic which reduces glare by about 50% and the Trulife acrylic which reduces around 25-30%. Most of our customers order the standard acrylic.

Hi Thierry, we offer a variety of customization options one of which is aluminum subframe with french cleat. Our wood hanging option is much easier to hang and a bit cheaper.

Hi Adam, we use the face mounting method as opposed to the direct to acrylic printing method because it yields significantly better results in terms of color accuracy and vibrancy. This process is more for fine art rather than graphics/signage, etc.

This particular piece was a 36x24" but we can do up to 96x48" on the 1/8" and 1/4" acrylic.

Nice comment thanks!

Hi Steven, it was created digitally then printed to metallic photo paper. We face mounted it to 1/8" acrylic (otherwise known as plexiglass)

Hi Jonathan, it's about 10-15lbs.

It's a very difficult process most companies won't take on. Issues can come up at every turn.

lol :) k. *shew*

Flatbed printing quality is absolutely horrible compared to inkjet facemount.