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The same three instant-print layout under a heat-sensitive coating, finished in matte black rather than gloss. The mechanism is identical: opaque when cold, clear once a hot drink warms the ceramic, dark again as it cools. The surface is what changes, and on this particular design the surface matters more than usual.
The instant-print frames are white, and white against matte black is the highest contrast this product can produce. On the glossy version those frames share the mug with a reflection of the ceiling light; on matte there is nothing to share with. The light scatters, the black stays even, and the three white rectangles come up hard-edged. If the design is the reason you are buying, this is the finish that shows it best.
Matte ceramic has a slight drag rather than the slip of a glazed surface, which a lot of people prefer when the mug is full and hot. It also does not collect the smudges that gloss shows around the handle. Against that, gloss is the finish that looks new on a shelf, so for a mug that is going on display rather than into daily rotation the glossy version has the better case.
They sit around the circumference, so you see one and turn the mug for the next. Each gets about a third of the printed band, which holds a face and will not hold a crowd. Send three pictures of broadly similar brightness: contrast is adjusted per frame by our designers, but a very dark photograph under a black coating always has less to show than a bright one.
The coating clears from the bottom upward as the heat travels through the wall of the mug. The design is also made in plain white ceramic with three capacity options, with a coloured interior and handle, with a heart-shaped handle, and with thank-you wording printed alongside the photographs. The artwork is the same across all of them, so the choice is purely about what the mug should feel and look like when it is not revealing anything.
The mug is microwave safe. In a dishwasher it belongs on the top rack. Hand washing is gentler on the print than a cycle. The photograph goes on by sublimation printing. Colour Enhancement costs $1.99 per image.
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How to Create Your Own Magic Coffee Mug
We create each custom magic photo mug using the latest in sublimation printing technology to ensure your favorite photos never peel or fade. Add your photo(s), align them just the way you like, and add text, then get ready to sip in style.
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