Tuesday, August 19, 2014

Printing on Aluminum

If you are in search of a new way to print your artwork with more originality consider having it printed directly onto Aluminum.  After the Aluminum is sanded and then coated with an ink receptive coating it can go right through the printer like a regular paper.


All the highlights in the printed image take on a silver reflective look rather than plain white.  The whole image appears to glow.  Since the metal is sanded there is a subtle pattern left over that can be seen behind the ink.


After the ink is given time to dry the final product can be framed under glass or even mounted and framed without glass.  For this sample I mounted it to a piece of wood after staining it for a low cost alternative to framing.  It looks pretty sharp!


Aluminum prints are available at the Painted Pixel.  Contact us for a quote here: chris@thepaintedpixel.org