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General
Matthews' photo ceramic plaques are made by using digital transfer technology to fuse a halftone image of a photograph onto a ceramic tile. The ceramic tiles are then protected by a clear glaze fired in a kiln so that the graphic elements are completely protected from the environment.

Materials

Ceramic
Heat and corrosion resistant tiles, manufactured by kiln-firing clay at high temperatures.

These tiles are currently available in standard sizes only, shaped in ovals, circles, squares or rectangles.

Thickness

• Miniature portraits approximately 1/16"
• Standard ovals approximately 1/8"
• Squares & rectangles approximately 1/4"

Graphics

General
The images are reproduced from photographs which are digitally scanned and transferred by fusing a halftone image onto the ceramic tile.

Currently, digital files are not accepted to process photo ceramic products.

Copy
Personalized messages may be applied to photo ceramic products by adding inscription to the photograph after the image has been scanned.

Retouching & Alterations
Photographs can be enhanced or improved through digital retouching after the photo has been scanned. For example, background scenes may be deleted, clothing styles may be altered, images from different photos may be superimposed onto one image, and virtually any image can be modified.

Original	Retouched	Colorized

Backgrounds may be altered on photo ceramic images.

People or objects may be removed or added to photo ceramic images.