Printing directly to glass

9 years 1 month ago #429138 by Glen Mosley
One completely random search lead me to finding this site after a few websites.  I have never heard of printing directly to glass. Anyone try this?   www.fractureme.com/  


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9 years 1 month ago #429168 by Garbo
Interesting, I've not seen this before.  I wonder how they manage to ship something like this.  

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9 years 1 month ago #429226 by Joves
It is a lot like the company that prints on plexiglass, and other poly types. There was a thread on it in here last year if I remember correctly. I have also seen some DIY tips for doing it on plexiglass. So perhaps you can do it yourself. 


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9 years 1 month ago #429241 by Baydream
Have not tried on glass but have had prints done on metal and slate. The slates sold very well at the gallery. 

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9 years 1 month ago #429244 by icepics
There's Liquid Light that can be used to print film images on various surfaces besides paper. This seems like it would involve using ink that adheres to glass and a (commercial grade?) printer that can accommodate sheets of glass instead of paper. I think it's already been possible for photos to be printed on various surfaces, it just hasn't been commonly in use for in-home display.

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9 years 1 month ago #429245 by Ottis
Very interesting idea.  I'm curious how these are shipped with out getting 80% of them back broken.  


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9 years 1 month ago #429257 by Glen Martin
From a visual stand point, how would this compare to metal prints?


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9 years 1 month ago #429266 by garyrhook
metal prints emphasize oranges quite a bit, and act as glossy-on-steroids for sharpness.  Glass does not.


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9 years 1 month ago #429269 by The Gardener

garyrhook wrote: metal prints emphasize oranges quite a bit, and act as glossy-on-steroids for sharpness.  Glass does not.


I've noticed that about the oranges.  Why is that?  


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9 years 1 month ago #429305 by Glen Mosley
I had no idea about the orange tones in metal prints either.  I have a metal print too.  When I get home, I'll need to check that out.  


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9 years 1 month ago #429392 by Roblane
Well isn't that different.  So would this style of printing be best for portraits?  


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9 years 1 month ago #429440 by Robert Chen
Something new everyday.  

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9 years 1 month ago #429478 by Zeberk
Some of these get pretty large too.  I'm sure they have the shipping figured out, other wise they would have been out of business long ago.  


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9 years 1 month ago #429487 by garyrhook

The Gardener wrote:

garyrhook wrote: metal prints emphasize oranges quite a bit, and act as glossy-on-steroids for sharpness.  Glass does not.


I've noticed that about the oranges.  Why is that?  


I don't really know, but if I were to hazard a guess, it would be that there is some sort of relationship between the atomic structure/spacing of the metal atoms and the frequency of light in the orange range. But that's only a guess.


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9 years 1 month ago #429593 by Don Granger
And Google isn't so friendly for an answer on that one either.  


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