Printing photos on aluminum

[dirtydog50000]

I've searched the forums and haven't had any luck finding an answer. high quality photos on very thin aluminum seem to be getting popular. It seems to me they could be printed directly to the aluminum with a flatbed printer or possibly dye sub and heat applied and there are probably other options as well. are any members printing on this substrate and what technique are you using.

 

[knucklehead]

chromaroll.com They used to make a mirror finish, but now have changed to a brushed finish, that is self adhesive. Direct print with pigment printers.

 

[Andriy]

Printing on a UV flat bed will get you those... Will need to underlay white unless you want the silver to pop through where the whites are.

 

[DSC]

I've searched the forums and haven't had any luck finding an answer. high quality photos on very thin aluminum seem to be getting popular. It seems to me they could be printed directly to the aluminum with a flatbed printer or possibly dye sub and heat applied and there are probably other options as well. are any members printing on this substrate and what technique are you using.

It really is a great high end look.. We have done these for some universities and other clients for recognition plaques with photos..

Using the substrate background and not using white is the way to go to get the effect.. Using white just makes it look like a normal piece of WHITE ACM panel and you lose the grain of the substrate ..

See attached pics.. We put 1/4" acrylic over these for protection per architect spec, but you get the idea..

They were printed on an EFI machine.. Many UV flatbeds would yield this effect to my knowledge.. No white ink was used..

Good Luck!

 

[letterman7]

Christmas that Chromaroll website sucks.... nothing like teeny copy to sell your stuff..

 

[BIG EASY DOES IT]

It really is a great high end look.. We have done these for some universities and other clients for recognition plaques with photos..

Using the substrate background and not using white is the way to go to get the effect.. Using white just makes it look like a normal piece of WHITE ACM panel and you lose the grain of the substrate ..

See attached pics.. We put 1/4" acrylic over these for protection per architect spec, but you get the idea..

They were printed on an EFI machine.. Many UV flatbeds would yield this effect to my knowledge.. No white ink was used..

Good Luck!

The boards in he first picture have white all over them.

 

[DSC]

The boards in he first picture have white all over them.

Oh they do? I must have hit the print on the non existent white option when printing, and the client must have not approved them when we delivered them, and I must not have given them a hard proof to show them the
difference.

Silly me, I must have not made these myself..

It is amazing what a cmyk printer will do these days.. I must have had some magic fairy dust floating around the shop that day..

 

[BIG EASY DOES IT]

Oh they do? I must have hit the print on the non existent white option when printing, and the client must have not approved them when we delivered them, and I must not have given them a hard proof to show them the
difference.

Silly me, I must have not made these myself..

It is amazing what a cmyk printer will do these days.. I must have had some magic fairy dust floating around the shop that day..

Must be the picture then. Because the black guys shirt looks a lot whiter then the box of text to the left of him.

 

[DSC]

Must be the picture then. Because the black guys shirt looks a lot whiter then the box of text to the left of him.

Why would you even bother making that original comment anyway?

I am trying to help a fellow user here and you just chime in with some ridiculous comment that I am wrong about something that you have no way of knowing about..

Seriously, what is your deal?

Here is some advice.

If you don't have something positive to offer in a helpful way, keep your comments to yourself..


A better way to phrase your comment is helpful way would have been

"It looks like there is white on some of those displays, but it could be the picture. Can you confirm?"

Or something along those lines..

sheesh!

 

[Andriy]

It really is a great high end look.. We have done these for some universities and other clients for recognition plaques with photos..

Using the substrate background and not using white is the way to go to get the effect.. Using white just makes it look like a normal piece of WHITE ACM panel and you lose the grain of the substrate ..

See attached pics.. We put 1/4" acrylic over these for protection per architect spec, but you get the idea..

They were printed on an EFI machine.. Many UV flatbeds would yield this effect to my knowledge.. No white ink was used..

Good Luck!

What color is the substrate? It just looks like a print on white gator. All the whites without white ink appear Silver to me and the guy would be pretty much the silver surfer playing soccer when I print them on aluminum without white ink.

 

[DSC]

What color is the substrate? It just looks like a print on white gator. All the whites without white ink appear Silver to me and the guy would be pretty much the silver surfer playing soccer when I print them on aluminum without white ink.

Brushed aluminum ACM panel, vertical grain.

 

[BIG EASY DOES IT]

Brushed aluminum ACM panel, vertical grain.

Seeing as how I am not the only one who sees this. Wat does the original file look like?

 

[Pixels Are Bad Mmmkay?]

It really is a great high end look.. We have done these for some universities and other clients for recognition plaques with photos..

Using the substrate background and not using white is the way to go to get the effect.. Using white just makes it look like a normal piece of WHITE ACM panel and you lose the grain of the substrate ..

See attached pics.. We put 1/4" acrylic over these for protection per architect spec, but you get the idea..

They were printed on an EFI machine.. Many UV flatbeds would yield this effect to my knowledge.. No white ink was used..

Good Luck!

That is a very nice display. Thanks for sharing.

 

[DSC]

Seeing as how I am not the only one who sees this. Wat does the original file look like?

I don't care who sees it...

There is no white on the print, it is printed on brushed aluminum .. cmyk...

If you need some help with something I'm all ears..

Otherwise I will concern my time with people that actually are looking for help, not just wasting my time trying to debunk whatever I have put up in the thread.. good day..

 

[DSC]

That is a very nice display. Thanks for sharing.

Your very welcome! Thank you for the kind words!

 

[Gino]

Seeing as how I am not the only one who sees this. Wat does the original file look like?

It would appear, not only by looking at it, but listening to what he is saying...... there is NO white.

Perhaps, just perhaps..... the angle of the picture created some extra lighting which appears whiter than it really is, in the real world, the closer it gets to you. You know how on certain angles reflective can look different ?? Heck, how 'bout gold leaf. Look at that inside, then take it outside and it's like day & night. When you're dealing with metals and faux finishes..... anything is possible. Just use your imagination.

 

[Tony McD]

probably just the angle.
I put some satin aluminum graphics on my sisters car window the other day...and at some angles it looked white.

 

[dirtydog50000]

Thanks for the imput everyone. Sorry I opened a can of worms!

 

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Sublimation printing on aluminum panels

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