Is an acrylic print the same as a glass picture frame?

No. An acrylic photo print is your photo printed onto or behind a 3mm acrylic glass panel with no frame, so it gives the glass look of a framed picture without the frame. It is lighter and shatter-resistant, hangs flush to the wall and starts from £13.

What is the difference between an acrylic print and a canvas print?

An acrylic print is your photo behind a 3mm sheet of acrylic glass: glossy, sharp, frameless, with a depth effect the panel itself creates. A canvas print is the same photo on woven fabric, hand-stretched over a pine frame - matte, textured and completely glare-free. Acrylic suits bright, detailed photographs and modern rooms; canvas suits portraits, softer images and walls that catch a lot of light. Acrylic starts from £13, canvas from £6.50.

Is acrylic glass the same as perspex or plexiglass?

Perspex and plexiglass are brand names for the same material, so all three describe the panel your photo sits behind. It is not silica glass, which is why an acrylic print is lighter, will not shatter and can be cut to any format. We mould our own 3mm panels, cut them by CNC and hand-polish the edges at our production site in Cologne.

Do acrylic prints reflect light or cause glare?

The surface is gloss, so it behaves like any glazed picture and will pick up a window or a lamp placed directly opposite it. Hang it on a wall at right angles to the light rather than facing it and the reflection goes. If the room is very bright and glare would bother you, a canvas print is matte and reflects nothing.

Do acrylic prints fade over time?

Not in normal room conditions. The panel is UV, scratch and moisture resistant, so the colours hold and the print is safe in a kitchen or a bathroom where a poster or a mounted paper print would struggle. As with any photograph, avoid a spot that gets hours of direct midday sun.

Is an acrylic print the same as a photo on glass?

Yes, in the sense most people mean. Our acrylic photo prints show your photo behind 3mm acrylic glass, which looks like real glass – clear and glossy – but is lighter and much less likely to shatter. They hang without a frame, from £13.

What sizes do acrylic photo prints come in?

Twenty formats from 20x20 cm to 120x80 cm: square from 20x20 to 80x80 cm, 4:3 from 40x30 to 100x75 cm, 3:2 from 30x20 to 120x80 cm, panoramic from 60x30 to 120x60 cm, plus 70x50 and 100x70 cm.

What resolution does my photo need for an acrylic print?

Work to 150 dpi at the finished size, the figure our photo print resolution guide gives for acrylic: about 3,543x2,362 pixels for 60x40 cm and 7,087x4,724 pixels for 120x80 cm. The editor checks your file and warns you if it is too small for the size you choose.

How much do acrylic photo prints cost?

From £13 for 20x20 cm to £121 for 120x80 cm as standard Acrylic, or £15 to £145 as Acrylic Premium. Delivery is £6, or free on orders over £55.

Acrylic Prints 67% OFF: Photo on Acrylic Glass

Format	Retail Price¹	Factory Price
20 x 20cm	~~£39.90~~	£13.00
30 x 20cm	~~£39.90~~	£17.00
40 x 30cm	~~£65.90~~	£27.00
60 x 40cm	~~£89.90~~	£42.00
60 x 60cm	~~£115.90~~	£65.00

What Are Acrylic Photo Prints?

An acrylic photo print is your photo printed and set behind a 3mm panel of clear acrylic glass, with the edges cut and polished and no frame. The acrylic adds depth and a gloss that makes colours look richer. MYPICTURE makes acrylic photo prints in 20 sizes from 20x20 cm to 120x80 cm, from £13.

The short version

Two print options: Acrylic, printed directly in six colours on a white multilayer backing, from £13; and Acrylic Premium, printed in twelve colours on photo paper and laminated to the acrylic, from £15.
20 formats across square, 4:3, 3:2 and panoramic ratios, from 20x20 cm to 120x80 cm.
3mm acrylic glass, CNC-cut, with hand-polished edges.
Hanging systems fit behind the print so it appears to float; an aluminium backframe is available for the larger sizes.
Delivery is £6, or free on orders over £55.

Acrylic Prints for Effortless Refinement

Superior printing for bold colour saturation
Beautifully smooth finish for a radiant look

Photo Acrylic Prints for a Sophisticated Gloss Finish

High-Resolution, Crystal-Clear Prints behind Acrylic

Bring that photo memory to life as a crisply defined acrylic print! Our state-of-the-art printing techniques ensure rich colour combinations and pin-sharp resolution. Your digital photo is faithfully reproduced – either as a direct print or on lab-quality photo paper – and placed behind crystal-clear acrylic glass. Your glossy acrylic photo will make intense colours shine, and bring out softer tints as well.

Acrylic Prints with Invisible Hanging System

Your acrylic photo print will take its place beautifully in any room, thanks to a frameless design which creates an eye-catching depth effect. You can bolster this further with our picture hanging system, which will be out of sight once your acrylic photo print has been installed. Cleverly hidden behind the print, it will give the impression that your acrylic picture is floating freely against the wall.

Meticulous Manufacturing Process

We mould our acrylic glass in instalments to ensure flawless results. The processing of the 3mm-thick acrylic panels is supervised by master technicians at our production site in Cologne. We cut each sheet of acrylic glass carefully to size using the most up-to-date CNC milling techniques, then hand-polish the edges of your acrylic photo print to achieve the smoothest, most elegant results.

Exclusive Look and Feel

The special depth effect gives your photo acrylic print an effortlessly sophisticated look, and the rich colour saturation of your print backs this up with superb visual impact. The exclusive gloss finish of our premium acrylic glass will bring an air of luxury to your home, yet the affordable price for this premium product makes it ideal for a first-time buyer!

Photo behind acrylic glass – your choice of designs

Acrylic or Acrylic Premium? Choose Acrylic for bold, high-contrast photos: your picture is printed directly in six colours onto a white multilayer backing behind the acrylic, from £13. Choose Acrylic Premium for portraits, skin tones and photos with fine tonal detail: it is printed in twelve colours on photo paper and laminated to the acrylic, from £15. Premium costs £2–£24 more depending on size – a 60x40 cm print is £42 as Acrylic and £50 as Premium.

Acrylic

Rich 6-colour direct printing
Print on pure-white multilayer backing
Faithful image reproduction with stunning contrasts
Durable structure and striking depth effect

from £13.00

Acrylic Premium

Intense 12-colour printing
Laminated print on lab-quality photo paper
Gallery performance in every respect
Exceptional colour saturation

from £15.00

Photo on Glass: Acrylic Glass or Real Glass?

The corner of an acrylic photo print resting on a surface, showing the thickness of the panel and its polished edge

Most photo-on-glass prints sold online, ours included, use acrylic glass rather than real glass. Acrylic is roughly half the weight of glass of the same thickness and far less likely to shatter, so a large glass print can be posted and hung safely, while looking almost the same on the wall: clear, glossy and deep.

Glass prints, photo glass, pictures on glass. These all describe the same kind of product: a photo seen through a clear, glossy panel. Printing photographs on glass for a wall at home is almost always done on acrylic for the reasons in the table; the acrylic photo prints on this page are exactly that, with your picture behind 3mm of acrylic and polished edges on show.

Photo inside glass. If you want a photo that stands on a shelf rather than hangs, an acrylic photo block holds the picture inside a solid 25mm acrylic block. Glass printing for splashbacks, signs or windows is a different trade – we print photos for display, not architectural glass.

	Acrylic glass (our prints)	Real glass
Weight	Roughly half the weight of glass	Heavy at large sizes
If knocked	Much less likely to shatter	Can break into sharp pieces
Look	Clear, high-gloss, depth effect	Clear, high-gloss, depth effect
Largest size here	120x80 cm	–

Formats & prices

Square
4:3
3:2
Panoramic

	Acrylic		Acrylic Premium
20 x 20 cm	£39.90¹	£13.00	£48.90¹	£15.00
30 x 30 cm	£49.90¹	£21.00	£60.90¹	£25.00
40 x 40 cm	£69.90¹	£35.00	£84.90¹	£42.00
50 x 50 cm	£95.90¹	£48.00	£119.90¹	£58.00
60 x 60 cm	£115.90¹	£65.00	£139.90¹	£68.00
80 x 80 cm	£165.90¹	£94.00	£219.90¹	£110.00

	Acrylic		Acrylic Premium
40 x 30 cm	£65.90 ¹	£27.00	£79.90 ¹	£34.00
80 x 60 cm	£139.90¹	£69.00	£168.90¹	£76.00
100 x 70 cm	£199.90¹	£95.00	£224.90¹	£115.00
100 x 75 cm	£209.90¹	£108.00	£252.90¹	£122.00

	Acrylic		Acrylic Premium
30 x 20 cm	£39.90¹	£17.00	£48.90¹	£20.00
60 x 40 cm	£89.90¹	£42.00	£108.90¹	£50.00
70 x 50 cm	£115.90¹	£57.00	£132.90¹	£68.00
75 x 50 cm	£119.90¹	£66.00	£144.90¹	£73.00
90 x 60 cm	£149.90¹	£75.00	£180.90¹	£89.00
120 x 80 cm	£259.90¹	£121.00	£312.90¹	£145.00

	Acrylic		Acrylic Premium
60 x 30 cm	£79.90¹	£39.00	£96.90¹	£47.00
80 x 40 cm	£109.90¹	£59.00	£132.90¹	£65.00
100 x 50 cm	£119.90¹	£70.00	£144.90¹	£82.00
120 x 60 cm	£189.90¹	£98.00	£228.90¹	£118.00

Acrylic Wall Art and Perspex Prints from Your Photos

A coastal landscape printed on acrylic glass, hung above a sofa in a bright living room

Perspex is a brand name that UK buyers often use for acrylic sheet in general, so a Perspex print, a Plexiglas print and an acrylic print usually describe the same product: a photo behind clear acrylic. Our acrylic photo prints use 3mm acrylic glass and are made to hang as wall art, not as signage.

Choose the size for the wall, not just the photo:

Placing acrylic wall art. Acrylic reflects light the way glass does, so hang it facing a wall or across a room from a window rather than directly opposite one. Photos with strong colour and contrast – landscapes, cityscapes, bright portraits – show the depth effect best. Printing on acrylic at home is not practical, because it needs a flatbed UV printer or a lamination line; our guide to how to print on acrylic explains what happens in production. For other rigid wall art, compare aluminium prints and acrylic + aluminium.

Wall or furniture	Acrylic size	From (Acrylic / Premium)
Shelf, desk or a small gift	20x20 or 30x20 cm	£13 / £15 (20x20); £17 / £20 (30x20)
Hallway or beside a door	40x30 or 60x40 cm	£27 / £34 (40x30); £42 / £50 (60x40)
Above a sideboard or a two-seater sofa	80x60 or 90x60 cm	£69 / £76 (80x60); £75 / £89 (90x60)
Above a three-seater sofa or a bed	100x75 or 120x80 cm	£108 / £122 (100x75); £121 / £145 (120x80)
A wide photo above a headboard	100x50 or 120x60 cm panoramic	£70 / £82 (100x50); £98 / £118 (120x60)

Photo Resolution and Hanging for Acrylic Prints

An acrylic photo print seen from the side, standing clear of the wall on its hidden mount so no fixing shows

Resolution. Acrylic shows detail more clearly than canvas, so it rewards a larger photo file: work to 150 DPI at the finished size, the figure our photo print resolution guide gives for acrylic. You do not need to work it out yourself – the editor checks every upload and tells you if the file is too small for the size you have chosen, before you order.

Hanging. Every hanging option sits behind the print, so no frame or fixing shows and the acrylic appears to float off the wall. Smaller sizes use an optional hanger plate; from 60x30 cm upwards an aluminium backframe is available, and it arrives ready mounted if you add it on the design page. Choose the hanging option in the configurator.

Frequently Asked Questions about our Acrylic Prints

Is an acrylic print the same as a glass picture frame?: No. An acrylic photo print is your photo printed onto or behind a 3mm acrylic glass panel with no frame, so it gives the glass look of a framed picture without the frame. It is lighter and shatter-resistant, hangs flush to the wall and starts from £13.
What is the difference between an acrylic print and a canvas print?: An acrylic print is your photo behind a 3mm sheet of acrylic glass: glossy, sharp, frameless, with a depth effect the panel itself creates. A canvas print is the same photo on woven fabric, hand-stretched over a pine frame - matte, textured and completely glare-free. Acrylic suits bright, detailed photographs and modern rooms; canvas suits portraits, softer images and walls that catch a lot of light. Acrylic starts from £13, canvas from £6.50.
Is acrylic glass the same as perspex or plexiglass?: Perspex and plexiglass are brand names for the same material, so all three describe the panel your photo sits behind. It is not silica glass, which is why an acrylic print is lighter, will not shatter and can be cut to any format. We mould our own 3mm panels, cut them by CNC and hand-polish the edges at our production site in Cologne.
Do acrylic prints reflect light or cause glare?: The surface is gloss, so it behaves like any glazed picture and will pick up a window or a lamp placed directly opposite it. Hang it on a wall at right angles to the light rather than facing it and the reflection goes. If the room is very bright and glare would bother you, a canvas print is matte and reflects nothing.
Do acrylic prints fade over time?: Not in normal room conditions. The panel is UV, scratch and moisture resistant, so the colours hold and the print is safe in a kitchen or a bathroom where a poster or a mounted paper print would struggle. As with any photograph, avoid a spot that gets hours of direct midday sun.
How do you hang an acrylic print?: From the back, so no frame or fixing shows and the print appears to float off the wall. Smaller sizes use an optional hanger plate; from 60x30 cm upwards an aluminium backframe is available, and it arrives ready mounted if you add it on the design page. Choose the hanging option in the configurator.
What is the difference between Acrylic and Acrylic Premium?: Acrylic is printed directly in six colours onto a white multilayer backing behind the acrylic. Acrylic Premium is printed in twelve colours on photo paper and laminated to the acrylic, for finer tonal detail. Premium costs £2–£24 more depending on size; a 60x40 cm print is £42 as Acrylic and £50 as Premium.
Is an acrylic print the same as a photo on glass?: Yes, in the sense most people mean. Our acrylic photo prints show your photo behind 3mm acrylic glass, which looks like real glass – clear and glossy – but is lighter and much less likely to shatter. They hang without a frame, from £13.
What sizes do acrylic photo prints come in?: Twenty formats from 20x20 cm to 120x80 cm: square from 20x20 to 80x80 cm, 4:3 from 40x30 to 100x75 cm, 3:2 from 30x20 to 120x80 cm, panoramic from 60x30 to 120x60 cm, plus 70x50 and 100x70 cm.
What resolution does my photo need for an acrylic print?: Work to 150 dpi at the finished size, the figure our photo print resolution guide gives for acrylic: about 3,543x2,362 pixels for 60x40 cm and 7,087x4,724 pixels for 120x80 cm. The editor checks your file and warns you if it is too small for the size you choose.
How much do acrylic photo prints cost?: From £13 for 20x20 cm to £121 for 120x80 cm as standard Acrylic, or £15 to £145 as Acrylic Premium. Delivery is £6, or free on orders over £55.

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