Which Print Type should I choose?
Premium Lustre Paper is a semi-shiny, slightly pebbled-textured photo paper that combines the durability and softness of matte paper with the shine and contrast of glossy paper. It provides a very professional look with excellent color and detail without reflecting too much light.
Advantages of Lustre Paper for Photo Tile Prints
👍Its semi-reflective surface makes it a versatile paper for many purposes.
👍Since it doesn’t reflect that much light, you can hang it on a wall and see it from different angles without any distracting glare— perfect for galleries and decorative prints!
👍It provides smooth and accurate skin tones for portraits.
👍It’s more resistant to fingerprints, blemishes, and scratches.
👍It looks professional.
Disadvantages of Lustre Paper for Photo Prints
👎It loses a bit of contrast and sharpness due to its pebbled texture.
👎The colors don’t ‘pop out’ as much as with a glossy finish.
Glossy Photo paper is a popular type of photographic paper with a shiny and smooth coating, giving your prints a reflective, almost glass-like finish. It’s the typical photo paper used to print your family photos in a regular lab.
Advantages of Glossy Paper for Photo Tile Prints
👍It provides crisp, striking images with high contrast.
👍It delivers vibrant colors, bright highlights, and intense blacks.
👍It has a smooth surface that preserves and enhances all the details of the photo.
Disadvantages of Glossy Paper for Photo Tile Prints
👎Can reflect a large amount of light and can be difficult to see from some angles depending on the light source in the room.
👎It’s prone to hold fingerprints and marks.
Glossy photo paper with Lamination combines the Glossy photo paper with a clear glossy lamination film. Adding lamination to the Glossy photo paper ads UV protection to your photo tile and added resistance to scratches and fingerprints.
Which Hanging Method should I choose?
Sticky Nano Gel Pad - with this option you will stick your tiles onto the wall. Provided that your wall has a good quality finish and you use the removal method indicated on the back of the tile, you will be able to remove this without damage to the tile or the wall and re-stick approximately 5-10 times. You can order extra Stick pads at check out.
Magnetic fixing option consists of a metal part on the tile and a magnetic part sticked onto your wall. This is very handy in case you would like to move tiles around and for finer adjustments in angle.