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UV printed colour to clear film

UV Print to Clear Film

UV printed colour to clear film

A great demonstration of colour on film…

A great example of the vibrancy that UV print can create is this work to an optically clear PET 50 micron film applied to glass balustrades. Our recent installation was to glass segregation screens in a food hall. The building was a renovation of a church building and to keep the them the architect wanted to keep the stained glass feature.

Jon in our graphics design studio re-created the artwork from the old glass patterns that were removed. Tis artwork was then reverese printed to the clear film. The design had to be seen from up to 40 metres away so colour vibrancy was vital but the product still needed to allow light through.

Triple pass…

This vibrancy was achieved by laying down the first layer as a colour, then white for opacity and then a third pass with the colour pattern. Tis allowed for the pattern to be seen in full colour from both sides of the glass.

cut etched film for modesty panels

Part of the sam works was to allow privacy to an upper balcony level where glass balustrades were installed. Colour was not a requirement but modesty panelling was achieved by using an etched effect film and cutting to the same stained glass pattern used below, but with just vectored shapes.

Again the artwork was carried out in house allowing for a smooth transition with production and eventual installation.