Chromaluxe

Description

Our ChromaLuxe® Fine Art printing service uses a process called ‘dye sublimation’ to produce images or artwork on slimline aluminium with either a high gloss or satin finish.

These 1.2mm thin metal prints have an intense depth and colour intensity comparable to traditional Cibachrome prints or photographs produced using Kodak Kodachrome or Fujifilm Velvia colour-reversal or transparency films. In addition, ChromaLuxe prints are also archival, waterproof, fire-resistant, chemical-resistant, abrasion-resistant and exclusive in Malta to Intervisions Limited.

What is ChromaLuxe® Fine Art printing?

ChromaLuxe printing uses a process called ‘dye sublimation’ to fuse images onto metal. The term ‘sublimation’ describes the transition of a substance (in this case, the special inks) directly from the solid to the gas phase without becoming a liquid first.

We use eight dye sublimation inks to produce your work consisting of a solid and heat-intensive dye. Your image or artwork is first printed as a Giclee print using these inks, on to transfer paper, then applied to a specially coated 1.2mm aluminium panel. Through a process of heat and pressure, the dye particles change into a gas, bond with the polymers in the aluminium, and then switch back into a solid state, fusing the image and aluminium.

Why Should I Choose ChromaLuxe® Fine Art printing?

With our ChromaLuxe printing service, you can achieve intensely sharp colour or black and white prints of your images or artwork with an intense depth and durability.

The ChromaLuxe printing process produces images on aluminium with an outstanding depth and intensity of colour – comparable to traditional Cibachrome prints or photographs produced using Kodak Kodachrome or Fujifilm Velvia colour-reversal or transparency films.

ChromaLuxe prints are archival, highly resilient and require no additional glass, acrylic, lamination or coating to protect them. The dye sublimation process renders images waterproof, abrasion-resistant, fire-resistant and chemical resistant – making artwork suitable for almost any interior or exterior environment. This unique process renders images and artwork even suitable for display underwater. For high-traffic areas or climatically challenging environments, this service offers unparalleled endurance and remarkable stability.

Our ChromaLuxe Fine Art Prints are available in sizes up to 70″ x 40″ and can be precision-cut to almost any shape that you desire.

We offer ChromaLuxe printing to either white or clear polymer-based aluminium panels. Our white-coated aluminium panels offer true-colour reproductions of your images or artwork without any colour distortion. For those looking to achieve a metallic finish, our clear polymer-based aluminium panels use a transparent coating that allows the reflective qualities of the aluminium panel to shine through the lighter areas of your image. For optimum flexibility, both options are available in either a high gloss or satin finish.

Because we don’t believe that photographic printing should be anything less than the highest quality, we only offer one level of service – our very best.