Printing directly to glass

9 years 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago #429257 by Glen Martin
From a visual stand point, how would this compare to metal prints?


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9 years 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago #429440 by Robert Chen
Something new everyday.  

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9 years 3 weeks 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 3 weeks 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 3 weeks ago #429593 by Don Granger
And Google isn't so friendly for an answer on that one either.  


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9 years 3 weeks ago #429602 by stuartsbarbie
Interesting Idea.  I am not sure I would want to spend the money on something like this and have it break.  


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9 years 3 weeks ago #429636 by Little Kate
That's why you don't drop it!


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9 years 3 weeks ago #429724 by Garbo

Ottis wrote: Very interesting idea.  I'm curious how these are shipped with out getting 80% of them back broken.  


My thoughts too, but I was reading and it looks like they really have their shipping down to a science.  

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