Bring your pictures to life with claryl. "The Picture Glass"
The best way to admire a beautiful photo or an impressive work of art is in its full splendor. If you therefore decide to frame your picture, it is worthwhile doing it properly. So as well as choosing the right frame, choose the right glass. With claryl picture framing glass you will bring your photo or work of art to life.
Unlike normal window glass, reflectance in the case of claryl picture framing glass is minimal. This means that you can look at the picture in all its detail.
Moreover, the special claryl coating allows virtually all of the light through, so that the colors remain clearer and the picture is razor-sharp. In short, claryl picture framing glass ensures that every picture is beautifully displayed. claryl is suitable for any subject, be it a painting, a professional photograph and much more.
Since ®claryl has barely any reflection, it has a special effect when used to frame objects. Discover the claryl effect at Hampton Photo Arts if you are toying with the idea of professionally displaying your favorite collection.
MIROGARD® is the byword for a completely transparent special glass with an anti-reflective coating on both surfaces. With its unique quality SCHOTT MIROGARD® has a worldwide reputation for guaranteeing the highest possible viewing enjoyment of art. This high-grade special glass is manufactured using the Sol-Gel process in the world’s most advanced dip-coating plant. It is absolutely neutral in color and free from irritating reflections. In other words: when viewed in the normal way SCHOTT MIROGARD® glass is as good as invisible. It’s no wonder, therefore, that the world’s leading museums and galleries place their confidence in the proven quality of SCHOTT MIROGARD®. Virtually no reflections Conventional glass reflects about 8 percent of light. This results in an undesirable mirror effect. With SCHOTT’s optical interference coated anti-reflective glass the reflection is reduced to about approx. 1 percent and this means that it is virtually eliminated.
Highest transparency
Normal glass has a light transmission of only 91 percent. With SCHOTT MIROGARD® the figure is 99 percent. In other words MIROGARD® is as good as invisible.
The result: The brilliance of colors in works of art is reproduced without losing any of their original quality. UV-radiation protection All types of SCHOTT MIROGARD® glass reduce UV-radiation by absorption and/or reflection. Depending on the level of protection required various different versions of the product are available.
Conservation Clear® picture framing glass offers the highest level of UV protection available in the industry. Over time exposure to indoor and outdoor UV light rays can contribute to fading and deterioration of art, photographs and other important personal keepsakes. Conservation Clear glass effectively blocks up to 99% of UV light rays to protect against fading and help keep framed pieces brighter, longer.
Technical Info:
• Blocks up to 99% of UV light rays
• Meets ISO 18902 and passes ISO 18916, by providing at least 97% UV protection
• Does not degrade or delaminate over time. Tru Vue uses a proprietary inorganic, silica-based UV blocking coating, which is "baked" into the glass substrate producing a permanently bonded coating.
Printing on canvas is incredibly versatile and a great way to create a ready-to-hang image or artwork. Every canvas that we print is protected with a UV coated acrylic finish to guard the print from dust, moisture and fading. Do you want your canvas stretched on bars or non-stretched? Framed or unframed? Customize the work to make it truly your own.
Photography is an amazing art form. A photograph album is a catalogue of life's history as seen through the camera. People, animals, nature, holidays, celebrations and even disasters are captured instantly and recorded as part of history. It is through the powerful presentations of photography that we better understand the progression of time and life. Hampton Photo Arts has over twenty years of experience working with photographers as they seek to capture and preserve the history of families and communities.
When families get together, both children and adults love to look through photograph albums. They enjoy seeing the childhood photos of older family members and compare themselves to ancestors who lived a hundred or more years ago. Photos are among the most important treasures of every family. They should not be faded and dull. They contain the smiles, tears and emotions of generations. The staff members at Hampton Photo Arts display excellence in the art of photography reproduction. They work with the highest quality materials. They know how to create family memories that will be just as beautiful one hundred years from now as they are today.
Watercolor is an easy, fun medium for creating art. Color theory, composition and design can be explored freely with watercolor paint, paper, and brushes. Several techniques may be used with watercolors for varying effects including painting wet on wet, wet on dry, layering washes, and more.
Watercolor paper comes in cold press, hot press, and rough. Rough paper has the most texture, and its hills and valleys can result in interesting effects when paint is added. Hot press is the smoothest and has the finest texture. Cold press has a moderate amount of texture and is the paper most commonly chosen by watercolor artists.
Watercolor paper comes in several weights ranging from 90 lb. to 300 lb. based on the pounds per ream of paper. Most artists prefer to use at least 140 lb. paper. Papers vary somewhat between manufacturers, so sampling different papers is advisable. Paper can be purchased in pads, in blocks or in large sheets. The large sheets are usually the most economical and can be torn into whatever size is desired.