Acrylic choices for Picture Framing

In general there are three types of acrylic for picture framing: Standard Acrylic, UV-Filter Acrylic, and Non-Glare Acrylic. Standard acrylic is the most optically pure. It is more optically pure than glass also since glass has green tint. UV-filter acrylic or glass has a yellow filter which causes a minor warming effect. This effect is not as bad as the green tint effect in regular glass. Non-glare acrylic has an etched surface on one side. Cheap versions of this can create a hazing effect but higher quality versions just cause a minor loss in sharpness that is hard to notice as standard viewing distances but will be detectable by the creator of the photograph upon closer inspection. This loss of sharpness gets worse with distance making non-glare acrylic unusable for shadow box framing. I have tested a number of different types of non-glare acrylic and found Cyro to be the best at reducing glare with minimum loss of sharpness and of course that is what we sell. The best option is proper lighting because then you can use less expensive acrylic, and not have any reflections or loss of sharpness. You can find more info here: Acrylic choices for Picture Framing.

Cheers,
Mark