Nested Acrylic Prints
Introducing Nested Red Wing Digital Acrylic Prints
One of the products we have been working on is a 'nested' Red Wing Digital Acrylic Print.
Over the past two years, we discovered that a naked Acrylic Print seemed too contemporary for most Midwestern tastes. So we modified it by 'nesting' it in a framed box. It still has striking high gloss effects, but the more traditional framing design makes the product more attractive to a broader audience.
Next month, we are taking the Boxed Acrylic Prints on a West Coast road show to drum up some interest from our client base.
Wish us luck!
The Physics of the Acrylic Print
Understanding the Unique Optical Properties of Acrylic Prints
Acrylic Prints have unique optical properties due to the physics of visible light traveling through the acrylic layer.
Visible light, or white light, bends slightly as it passes from one medium (air) to another medium (e.g., water). This bending is called light refraction.
Light refraction affects the observed image in two ways:
Magnification: The bent light causes the observed object to appear slightly magnified, enhancing the image's clarity. This principle underlies optical lens technology used in cameras and microscopes.
Color Vibrancy: The bent light also experiences a slight shift in the visible light spectrum, adding vibrancy to the observed colors.
A simplified example of this phenomenon can be seen with the Acrylic Print:
Incident light (ambient light all around us) bends slightly as it enters the acrylic layer.
The altered and shortened light path travels until the opaque barrier on the backside reflects the light back through the acrylic layer.
The light bends again and travels to the observer's eye.
This shorter travel distance creates a minuscule magnification, enhancing the image's clarity. This is why pencils in water appear slightly larger.
This slight magnification provides enhanced clarity, perceptible subconsciously to the human eye. In essence, the acrylic layer acts like a lens.
The opaque barrier's importance is highlighted here. If light leaks out through the back of the print, the clarity impact is lost because the light isn't reflected back to the eye.
A profile view of the Acrylic Print shows how its construction traps light within the acrylic layer and reflects it back to the observer.
Additionally, bending light causes a slight shift in the visible color spectrum. Each time light bends, the ultraviolet (UV) portion of the spectrum becomes more dominant, and the infrared (IR) portion less so. UV light has more energy and a shorter wavelength than IR light, making it more impactful.
Human eyes are particularly sensitive to UV light, making colors under a UV-dominant spectrum appear especially vibrant. This principle is why diamonds have luster—the light bends multiple times within the diamond, exaggerating the spectrum shift each time.
The result of these principles is an Acrylic Print image with exceptional clarity and luminance. It's truly striking to see firsthand.
Wetter than water
Wow. It has rained nearly every day for the past two months.
We had a very heavy and wet snowstorm in early May and it has been raining almost every day in June.
But this is farm country and this is the growing season, so nobody is complaining.
The Acrylic Print
Introducing Our New Acrylic Prints
For the past six months, we've been quietly and diligently working on a new family of products called the Acrylic Print.
Our goal was to create a premium product line that complements our Panel Prints.
After several iterations, we are thrilled to introduce the Acrylic Print. We are excited about the sharp and vivid details this presentation package offers.
For more details, visit Red Wing Digital.
