Aluminium or Alu Dibond: Strong material with a matt finish

An aluminium mounted print is the ideal choice for high-quality photos with very detailed content, for example portraits, city panoramas or architectural photographs. More and more professionals are relying on this stable material, which lets the printed picture take centre stage and gives all photos a matt satin-like finish.

Your metallic print consists of a composite plate, in which two very thin aluminium layers enclose a plastic core made of polyethylene. Together, the layers are only 3 mm thick, which is why photo printing on aluminium is ideal to make your photos stand out for themselves. The material offers you lots of advantages:

• doesn't bend easily
• very robust
• though UV direct printing also suitable for outdoor use (weather-resistant)
• UV resistance
• light material, therefore also suitable for difficult hanging positions
• very low glare reflection through matt surface
• exceptionally high colour saturation and crisp images
• easy to wipe clean

Photos on aluminium will last you a lifetime thanks to the extremely durable material.

When ordering the Pixum Aluminium Print you have the choice of two very different printing methods: They differ in production as well as in the result:

• Direct Printing: If your metal photo print is printed via a Direct Print, the colour is directly applied to the aluminium layer. The ink lies on the surface and does not penetrate it. Through this UV Printing Method a matt finish, free of reflections is created, which is also water resistant. At the same time, the process produces a stain-like metallic shimmer, which varies depending on the light. UV Direct Printing gives you a very large format selection, too.
• Fine Art Printing: With Fine Art Prints your photo is firstly developed onto photographic paper. The surface is characterised by a light shimmer. This photo print is then applied to the Alu Dibond wall art. The photo paper provides you with brilliant colours and a great depth effect. However, only a handful of formats are available for this printing process.

With regard to the formats, you can take full advantage of the Aluminium Print range. Choose from over 50 different sizes when you select the direct print, whether it is square, panoramic, 3:2 or 4:3. The Aluminium print is available as a Fine Art print in the formats 3:2, 30 × 20 cm, 45 × 30 cm, 60 × 40 cm and 75 × 50 cm.