Acrylic Prints
16x20 Acrylic Print
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We can ship this item to your home.
In a hurry? Choose RUSH at checkout for our fastest turnaround time.
Depth You Can See Into
Your photo isn't printed on the front of an acrylic print — it's printed on the back, then you view it through 3/16" of crystal-clear panel. That's what gives acrylic its signature look. Colors sit below a glossy, glass-like surface with real depth behind them, and light travels through the panel so the cut edges glow.
A layer of white ink goes down behind the image first, which keeps colors dense and true instead of letting the wall show through. Deep blacks, saturated color, and the kind of clarity that makes people walk closer to a photo instead of past it.
Acrylic is also far more forgiving than glass — lighter, won't shatter, and the printed surface is sealed safely behind the panel where nothing can scuff it. A wipe with a soft cloth is all the maintenance it will ever need.
Sizes run from 8x10 up to 40x60 in portrait, landscape and square, with sharp corners or rounded from 1/4" to a full inch. Every print comes ready to hang on four polished aluminum standoffs in silver, black or gold, which hold the panel 3/4 inch off the wall so it appears to float.
Prefer no hardware? Choose No Hardware and we'll leave the panel undrilled — perfect for an easel at a wedding or graduation, a welcome sign at an entry table, or a ledge shelf where you'd rather lean it than hang it.
Questions About Acrylic Prints
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Which standoff color should I pick?
Silver is included and it's the neutral choice — it reads as hardware and gets out of the way. Black disappears against a dark image or a dark wall and looks deliberate in a modern room. Gold is the warmest and most decorative; it suits traditional interiors and works nicely with brass fixtures. All three are the same aluminum standoff holding the panel 3/4 inch off the wall, so the only difference is finish.
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What do the corner options mean?
Sharp corners are a clean 90 degrees — the standard, and what most people choose. The other options round each corner to a radius of 1/4", 1/2", 3/4", or a full inch. A small radius softens the profile without changing the look much; a full inch is a visible design choice that reads as friendlier and more retro. Worth considering at eye level in a hallway, or in a house with small children.
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Can I get one without the hardware?
Yes, and it costs less. Choose No Hardware and we leave the panel undrilled — ideal for a piece going on an easel at a wedding or graduation, a welcome sign on an entry table, or a ledge shelf where you'd rather lean it than hang it. It's also the right choice if you have a frame or display system of your own.
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Acrylic or metal?
Both are glossy and frameless, so the choice comes down to two things. Acrylic has physical depth — you're looking through a panel, and the piece reads as an object with weight to it. Metal is flatter and more luminous, since the image is infused into the aluminum and appears lit from within. The other difference is where it lives: acrylic is indoor only, while metal handles a covered porch or anywhere with real temperature swings. If it's going outside, choose metal.
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How long does it take?
Faster than most wall art this size, because our acrylic partner is local rather than across the country. Check the Production & Shipping tab for current timing by service level, and add rush at checkout if you're working to a date. Same estimate from either store.
Acrylic isn't a frame with a picture behind it. It's a single sealed piece — your photograph printed into the back of a clear panel and viewed through the front. That one difference is where everything below comes from.
Depth you can see
Your photo sits below the surface
Look at the edge and you can see it — 3/16" of crystal-clear acrylic between you and the image. Printing on the back rather than the front means nothing sits on top of your photo, so the surface stays glassy and unbroken, and light travels through the panel to make the cut edges glow. Paper and canvas put the image on the outside. Acrylic puts it inside.
No frame needed
It floats off the wall
Four aluminum standoffs hold the panel about 3/4 of an inch clear of the wall, so a soft shadow falls behind it and the piece reads as floating rather than hung. There's no frame to match to your room and no mat to date. The hardware is deliberately small — 3/4" caps in silver, black or gold — so it reads as a detail, not a fixture. Everything you need to hang it comes in the box.
Color that holds
Dense color, deep blacks
A layer of white ink goes down behind your image before printing. Without it the wall would show through and your colors would go weak and transparent; with it, blacks stay black and skin tones stay true. The glossy face does the rest — it holds saturation the way a matte surface can't, which is why acrylic suits sunsets, water, deep shadow and anything with real color in it.
Live with it
Big, light, and hard to damage
Sizes run from 8x10 up to 40x60, and even the large pieces are lighter than framed glass and won't shatter — which matters over a sofa, in a hallway, or anywhere there are kids. The printed surface is sealed behind the panel where nothing can scuff it, so a wipe with a soft cloth is the only upkeep it will ever need. Built for indoor spaces and made to stay up for years.
Is acrylic right for your photo?
Acrylic rewards color, contrast and light — landscapes, sunsets, water, city scenes, and portraits with rich tones. If your image is soft, pale or high-key throughout, the glossy surface has less to work with and a matte fine art paper may serve it better. Not sure? Bring the file into either store and we'll tell you honestly which way to go.
Estimated turnaround from time of order placed, counted only during business hours (Mon–Fri, 10 AM–6 PM). Production time for orders placed after closing, on weekends, or on holidays begin when we next reopen. Service time is selected at checkout.
| Turnaround | Bloomfield Hills | West Bloomfield |
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| Rush +20% | 2–3 days | 2–3 days |
| Standard | 3–5 days | 3–5 days |
| No Hurry −10% | 5–7 days | 5–7 days |
Need an exact pickup time? Give the store a call and we’ll be glad to confirm one for your order.