{"id":4999,"date":"2019-02-27T11:37:03","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T16:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumblejax.com\/content\/?p=4999"},"modified":"2019-02-27T11:37:45","modified_gmt":"2019-02-27T16:37:45","slug":"hd-acrylic-prints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bumblejax.com\/content\/hd-acrylic-prints\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are HD Acrylic Prints?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"HDIf you’ve spent any time researching the acrylic prints<\/strong><\/a> market then you may have seen the term “HD Acrylic Prints” out and about to describe the product.\u00a0 There is no difference between a face mounted acrylic print and the marketing jargon of “HD acrylic print”.\u00a0 It’s a clever way to market an acrylic print, but all acrylic photo products are HD (aka high definition).\u00a0 \u00a0Why is that?\u00a0 The reason acrylic photo prints are so crisp, clear and vibrant is because of the way light interacts with it.\u00a0 Instead of light simply passing through as it does with glass, light refracts within the acrylic creating an effect that appears to illuminate your photo.\u00a0 The 2nd reason for this is an airtight bond between the acrylic and your photo print.<\/p>\n

That said there are some components of an acrylic print that can add a bit more definition, vibrancy, pop .. or whatever you’d like to call it.\u00a0 We’ve touched on these quite a few times throughout our website including our acrylic prints buyers guide<\/a> which we highly recommend you read since there are many ways to produce these.<\/p>\n

Components of an “HD Acrylic Print”<\/h2>\n
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  1. \u00a0Face Mounted.<\/strong>\u00a0 It must be printed to professional quality photo paper and face mounted using a process similar to the Diasec method<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Acrylic prints made by printing directly to the acrylic can look nice in some cases but they are no match for an acrylic face mount.<\/li>\n
  2. \u00a0Metallic Paper.<\/strong>\u00a0 With most acrylic face mounts you’re given the option of some kind of lustre\/satin paper and a metallic paper option.\u00a0 Metallic paper is the best option for most photos because it provides a bit more depth and pop particularly when paired with the acrylic.\u00a0 Popular choices of metallic paper include the Kodak Endura, Fuji Crystal (both C prints) or the Lexjet Sunset Metallic<\/a> (inkjet and our preference).\u00a0 The only time we don’t really recommend metallic paper is when producing acrylic prints for family photos or photos with soft colors.<\/li>\n
  3. Acrylic Thickness.<\/strong>\u00a0 Remember the light refraction part we mentioned above?\u00a0 It’s true that the more acrylic you have in front of the print, the more vibrant it can be (not to mention the cool 3D effect on the side).\u00a0 Most companies offer acrylic in 1\/8″ and 1\/4″ thicknesses.\u00a0 A typical gallery quality acrylic print will use the 1\/4″ acrylic with a diamond polished edge.\u00a0 While it costs more than the 1\/8″, it does provide a more substantial looking piece with more light allowed to refract.\u00a0 For a truly unique, stunning look consider 1\/2″ or 1″ thick acrylic.\u00a0 We offer both.<\/li>\n
  4. \u00a0Art Lighting.<\/strong>\u00a0 Not many have the ability to light up their acrylic prints with quality art lighting, but if you do it will make a significant difference.\u00a0 In fact, any direct lighting on the acrylic will illuminate it more adding to the vibrancy and pop of your acrylic print.\u00a0 The master at this is photographer Peter Lik<\/a> who has galleries around the USA (several in Vegas).\u00a0 He knows how to market his art by adding all the components of a truly HD acrylic print as described in this article.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    If you’re looking for acrylic prints with high definition and incredible vibrancy you’re in the right place!\u00a0 All our products are handmade in Seattle by skilled technicians that have many years of experience.\u00a0 We were one of the first companies in the US to offer acrylic face mounting and continue to maintain the highest customer satisfaction rating<\/a> in the industry.\u00a0 We’d love to produce a gallery quality acrylic photo mount for you!\u00a0\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    If you’ve spent any time researching the acrylic prints market then you may have seen the term “HD Acrylic Prints” out and about to describe the product.\u00a0 There is no difference between a face mounted acrylic print and the marketing jargon of “HD acrylic print”.\u00a0 It’s a clever way to market an acrylic print, but […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4999","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumblejax.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4999","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumblejax.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumblejax.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumblejax.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumblejax.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4999"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumblejax.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4999\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5004,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumblejax.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4999\/revisions\/5004"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.bumblejax.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4999"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumblejax.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4999"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.bumblejax.com\/content\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4999"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}