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The matte version of our heat-reveal mug, carrying two photographs. Everything about the mechanism is the same as the glossy one: a black coating over a full colour print, opaque when cold and transparent once a hot drink goes in. What changes is the surface, and the surface is a bigger deal on a black object than people expect.
Gloss reflects. On a glossy black mug the kitchen window, the ceiling light and whatever is behind you all sit on the curve as bright shapes, and they are still there when the image comes through. Matte scatters that light instead. The black looks deeper and flatter, nothing is mirrored back at you, and the photographs surface against an even ground rather than one with highlights running across it. It is the same problem anybody meets photographing a black object, solved by the same choice.
Two images sit on opposite faces, so the mug is always showing one to the drinker and the other to the room. That is the layout people choose for two-sided gifts: the recipient on the outward face, the giver on the inward one, or two people who are rarely in a photograph together. Each image gets about half the printed band, which keeps faces readable from across a table. Three, four and five image versions exist, and each additional frame makes every picture smaller.
Matte ceramic has a slight drag to it rather than the slip of a glazed surface, which some people prefer when the mug is full and hot. It also does not show the smudges that gloss collects around the handle. Against that, gloss is the finish that looks wet and new on a shelf, so if the mug is going on display rather than into daily use, the glossy version has an argument.
Full colour printing under the heat-sensitive layer rather than engraving. Send two photographs and our designers crop and adjust the contrast on each, which matters because a dark photograph under a black coating has less to reveal than a bright one.
Wash it by hand, never in a dishwasher. Keep it out of the microwave. Printing is done by sublimation beneath the coating. Colour Enhancement can be added for $1.99 per image. It is hand wash only, with no exceptions.
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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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