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The word “lenticular” means “of or pertaining to lenses.” My process of lenticular printing involves using a clear plastic lens as a front layer. The lenses have “lenticules” which are repeating rows of convex lenses. The lens sits over an “interlaced” printed back layer that contains all the frames of the animation. The lenses perform their magic to only show you part of the interlaced image at a time. Depth and motion can be seen depending on the angle in which you view the piece.

Maybe 🙂

I say maybe because I want to continue running an honest shop. If you provide IP (intellectual property) of someone or some company, then I cannot legally print it. This includes photos of celebrities, public figures, video game/comic characters, and art that is not in the public domain.

To start the process, visit this page and fill out its details with images or clips that you want in your lenticular print and I will let you know as soon as possible if I will be able to produce it. If approved, I will send you a link to complete your purchase and then I will get started on the piece.

• “Flip” animations are 2 to 3 images that change as you move the piece. They can be side-to-side or up/down motion lenticulars.
• “Video” animations can be a couple seconds clip. These are only available as up/down motion lenticulars.
• If you would like additional copies of the same piece, see the pricing in the Duplicates column.

Magnetic backing is included for no additional cost if desired.

• Please review the Up/Down vs side-to-side motion description on this page.
• Less frames of animation results in each frame being clearer.
• The more frames, the smoother the animation, but might be blurry.
• To send files you will visit this page and fill out its details with images or clips.
• After the initial file submission we can communicate through Facebook Messenger, Instagram, e-mail or by phone.

First, some definitions:

• Up / Down – You tilt the piece away from you and toward you to see the animation.
• Side-to-side – You tilt the piece to the left or right to see the animation.

Pros of Up/Down Motion:

• I am a big proponent of up/down motion as the quality of the animation is usually superior to side-to-side.
• There is less ghosting between frames of the animation. Ghosting is where you see part of the previous frame of animation in the next frame.
• You can sometimes use more than 3 frames for a smoother animation and still remain unblurry.

Cons of Up/Down motion:

• If the piece is going to be mounted on a wall then side-to-side may be your only option.
• Walking by a piece will not cause it to animate, you would have to bob your head up and down to see the animation or with your hands tilt the piece back and forth.
• This may not be a problem for pieces with a magnetic backing that you put on your refrigerator. You could either bob your head or take it off the fridge and tilt it back and forth.

Pros of side-to-side motion:

• Walking by the piece you will see the piece animate.

Cons of side-to-side motion:

• Some animations become a blur and are difficult to clearly see what’s going on in the piece.
• I recommend no more than 3 frames for a side-to-side animation if you want to clearly be able to see what is going on in each frame.

• Celebrations (weddings, graduations, birthdays, Halloween and other holidays)
• Memorials
• Pets doing cute things
• Showing different ages of folks or pets
• Your fish moving around their fish tank