3D Lenticular Magnets
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- From $1,316.96 per run of 500, about $2.63 a magnet, dropping to near $0.77 each at 10,000.
- 2, 3, or 4 flips under a lenticular lens, so one magnet cycles through that many images as it tilts top to bottom or left to right.
- 12 sizes, from a 2" x 3.5" card size up to 7" x 5", plus a custom size up to 7" x 7".
- 45pt lenticular stock, printed full color on the front (4/0) with square or rounded 1/8" or 1/4" corners and a magnetic back.
- 22 business day standard turnaround with a 15 business day rush, rated 4.6 out of 5 across 5 reviews.
A Fridge Magnet That Changes Its Picture When You Tilt It
A lenticular magnet changes its picture when you tilt it on the fridge: a logo snaps into place, a before trades for an after, a closed sign turns open. That is a 3D lenticular magnet, a ridged lens bonded over your artwork so it cycles through two, three, or four pictures as it tilts. They start at $1,316.96 for a run of 500 and hold a 4.6 out of 5 across 5 reviews, printed by a New York shop that has run presses since 1999. Because it moves, people pick it up and keep it.
These magnets do the marketing for you. One holds fast to a fridge or a filing cabinet for years, and every time someone tilts it the message changes and gets read again. Want to see how it sits next to the rest of the range? Browse every option on magnets printing, or stay here and build yours from the choices below.
The price rewards a bigger run. A set of 500 starts at $1,316.96, about $2.63 a magnet, and because these use a specialty lens and interlaced artwork they price as a volume product, so the per-magnet cost keeps sliding as the count climbs toward 10,000. Tap any tier below to see the live total and exactly how much each step up saves before you commit.
What Is a 3D Lenticular Magnet?
A 3D lenticular magnet is a magnet printed on a 45pt lenticular stock, a thick sheet of tiny lenses that shows a different image depending on the viewing angle, bonded to a magnetic back. At 4OVER4 these print full color on the front in 12 sizes, with a flip effect that cycles between 2, 3, or 4 images as the magnet tilts, and a minimum order of 500.
A lenticular magnet earns its spot on the fridge because it moves. Instead of a flat print, your art sits under a ridged plastic lens, so tilting the magnet swaps one image for another while it holds fast to any steel surface. You upload the frames, choose how many images flip and which way they travel, and 4OVER4 interlaces them onto the 45pt magnet stock. It reads as print magic a paper magnet cannot match. If you want the plain full color version instead, the business card magnets cover that, and the lenticular sits beside them as the one that moves.
How Does the 3D Flip Effect Work?
The 3D effect on these magnets is a flip effect, where the lenticular lens shows a different image at different angles. At 4OVER4 you choose 2, 3, or 4 flips, which sets how many images the magnet cycles through, and an effect direction of top to bottom or left to right. Ink prints 4/0, full color on the front, with the magnetic side left blank on the back.
A flip works by slicing two to four of your images into thin strips and printing them under the lens so each angle reveals a different frame. Pick 2 flips for a clean before and after, 3 flips for a short sequence, or 4 flips for the most motion. The direction sets how the change travels: top to bottom flips as you tilt the magnet forward and back, while left to right flips as you turn it side to side. The more contrast between your frames, the stronger the flip reads.
Flip counts and the artwork each one needs
Three controls in the configurator drive the effect. Effect set to Flip, Number of Flips set to 2, 3 or 4, and Effect Direction set to top to bottom or left to right. The direction decides which way the magnet has to be tilted for the picture to change, so match it to how the magnet will be looked at.
- 2 flips need 2 separate artwork frames. This is the cleanest effect, two clearly different images such as a before and an after, or a closed sign and an open one.
- 3 flips need 3 frames, enough for a short sequence where the middle frame is a real step between the other two rather than filler.
- 4 flips need 4 frames and read as a short animation, so all four should be the same subject moving, not four unrelated pictures.
What Size Should a Lenticular Magnet Be?
4OVER4 prints 3D lenticular magnets in 12 sizes, from a 2" x 3.5" vertical up to a 7" x 5" horizontal, including a 2.5" x 2.5" and a 3" x 3" square. The default is the 2" x 3.5" vertical, and a custom size up to 7" x 7" can be made to order. Every size runs the same 45pt lenticular magnet stock.
The choice comes down to how much room the art needs and which way the magnet reads. The 2" x 3.5" vertical is the business-card footprint and the default, so it doubles as a magnetic contact card. Turn it on its side for the 3.5" x 2" horizontal, or reach for a 2.5" x 2.5" or 3" x 3" square when the flip works better centered. When you want the magnet to hold a photo or a full scene, sizes climb to a 7" x 5" that fills a stretch of fridge door, and a custom size takes you to a full 7" x 7". Round the corners at a 1/8" or 1/4" radius for a softer edge, or leave them square. The full size and finishing menu is grouped below exactly the way the live configurator shows it.
Lenticular magnet specs
| Spec | Options | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Sizes | 12 sizes, from a 2" x 3.5" card size up to 7" x 5", plus a custom size up to 7" x 7" | Card size is the giveaway and mailer size, the larger sizes carry a photograph |
| Stock | 45pt lenticular with a magnetic back | The lens is part of the stock, so the effect is in the card itself rather than in a coating |
| Printing | Full color on the front, 4/0 | The back is the magnet, so all artwork lives on the face |
| Corners | Square, or rounded at 1/8" or 1/4" | Rounded corners survive handling on a fridge door better than square ones |
| Effect | 2, 3 or 4 flips, top to bottom or left to right | Two clearly different images for a flip, layered artwork for depth, three or four frames of one subject for an animation |
| Run size | Runs start at 500 | Price breaks continue up to 10,000 |
| Turnaround | 22 business days standard, 15 business days rush | The lens work sits on top of normal print production, so set the date early |
How Much Do 3D Lenticular Magnets Cost?
3D lenticular magnets start at $1,316.96 for 500, the minimum run, which works out to about $2.63 a magnet. Ordering more moves the math a lot: 1,000 run $1,569.59, 2,000 run $2,854.69, 5,000 run $4,392.40, and 10,000 land at $7,687.54, close to $0.77 each and roughly a third of the starting per-piece cost. There are 6 quantity tiers in all. So how many do you actually need? Drag the slider below to set your count and watch both the total and the true per-magnet cost update live, and find the point where one more step up barely moves the budget.
Wally makes a magnet that moves
Why a 45pt lenticular stock turns a flat fridge magnet into a flip people keep.
A 3D lenticular magnet hides two to four images under a plastic lens, so tilting it swaps the picture while the magnetic back holds it on the fridge. Order from $1,316.96 for 500, pick your flip count and size, and Wally interlaces your frames onto a 45pt magnet stock people display and show off.
Lenticular magnets for promotions and bulk orders
The ladder starts at $1,316.96 for 500 magnets, about $2.63 each, and the per magnet price keeps dropping through the tiers until it sits near $0.77 each at 10,000. The lens is set up once for the whole run, which is why the gap between a small order and a large one is wider here than on a flat printed magnet.
That is why most runs this size are promotional. A trade show handout visitors keep because it moves, a giveaway at an open house, or a mailer that survives the kitchen counter and ends up on a fridge for a year. If your run is smaller than 500, order a flat magnet or a business card magnet instead.
Lenticular magnets as personalized gifts
The same flip works on personal artwork. A wedding photo that trades the ceremony for the first dance, a baby picture stepping through three months, a house before a renovation and after it, or an event favor that turns a guest name into a date. The artwork rules do not change: each frame is a separate picture at the same crop, and two frames read more cleanly than four.
What Material and Finishing Can You Add?
4OVER4 prints 3D lenticular magnets on a single 45pt lenticular magnet stock, a lensed sheet bonded to a magnetic backing. Finishing options are rounded corners at a 1/8" or 1/4" radius or square corners, and you can send files straight to production or request a free online proof. Print-ready files upload as PDF, JPG, or PNG.
Everything runs on one material, a 45pt lenticular magnet stock, which pairs the ridged lens that creates the flip with a magnetic back that grips steel. It is the single stock offered here because the lens is what makes the motion work. For finishing, rounded corners soften the edges at a 1/8" or 1/4" radius, or you can keep them square. Before anything prints, you decide how careful to be with the file: send it straight to production to save time, or request a free online proof and sign off on the interlaced layout first, which is worth doing on a lenticular job where the frames have to line up exactly. Upload your art as a print-ready PDF, JPG, or PNG.
Already have your artwork? Grab a press-ready blank built at the real trim size, with the bleed and safe margin already drawn in so your design never crowds the cut or the lens. Pick the size that matches your order below, drop your frames in, and upload.
Press-Ready Blank Templates
Lenticular magnet questions people ask
What is the minimum order for a lenticular magnet? Runs start at 500 magnets, priced from $1,316.96, and the tiers continue up to 10,000. The lens setup is why the entry run is a few hundred rather than a handful, and it is also why the per magnet price falls so steeply as the run grows.
How many images can flip on one magnet? Two, three or four. You set Number of Flips in the configurator and supply one full artwork frame per flip. Two images give the sharpest change, four read as motion rather than as four separate pictures, so pick the count that matches the artwork you have.
Does the effect work at any viewing angle? The picture changes as the magnet tilts along the direction you chose, top to bottom or left to right. Tilting the other way holds the image still. Place the magnet so the natural viewing movement matches the Effect Direction you set.
Can the corners be rounded? Yes. Every magnet is cut with square corners or rounded at 1/8" or 1/4". Rounded is the usual pick for something that lives on a fridge door and gets knocked, because a square corner is the first part of the lens to lift.
How to prepare images for a lenticular magnet
Every frame in the flip has to be built at the same size, the same crop and the same scale. If the subject shifts position or scale between frames, the flip reads as a wobble instead of a change. Build the frames as separate full artwork files at the final trim size, not as one file cropped differently for each frame, and supply them at print resolution for that size.
Give the frames enough visual difference to read at arm's length. A color change, a whole new photograph, or a clear before and after all work. A change too small to see from across a kitchen simply looks like a printing fault.
Keep fine text on every frame rather than on one. Type that exists in a single frame appears to ghost, because the lens shows part of the neighboring frame through the transition. Big headline type survives that, small body copy and thin logo lines do not.
How Do They Compare to Our Other Magnets?
Lenticular magnets are the standout pick when movement is the point, but they are not your only magnet. If you are weighing a plain full color magnet, a vehicle magnet, or a keepsake for an event, it helps to see the trade-off in plain numbers. The chart below lines up 3D lenticular magnets against close siblings like car magnets and save the date magnets so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose.
How Fast Can You Get Lenticular Magnets?
Lenticular printing takes more steps than a flat magnet, so plan a little lead time. Standard production runs 22 business days from proof approval, and when a date is closer you can move to a 15 business day rush. Both speeds are a dropdown away, and the faster option adjusts the price. 4OVER4 has printed for more than 150,000 businesses since 1999, and 99.8% of orders ship on time with 82% shipping early, so the date is not a gamble.
See the Rest of Our Magnets
3D lenticular magnets are one stop in a much larger lineup. Scan every option on magnets printing, from standard magnets to specialty finishes, or browse the full print product range any time. Each product shows its own starting price and links straight to its page, so finding the right fit takes seconds.
Order Your 3D Lenticular Magnets Today
At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, backed by a satisfaction guarantee and 25+ years of printing since 1999. Every order carries the Gold Standard guarantees, so if the flip does not come out right, it gets made right. Pick your size, set the flip, and these magnets keep showing your message on a fridge or cabinet long after the run is done. Order your 3D lenticular magnets today.
