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reflective surfaces? ( not mirror or anything with glass)?

For my art Major work i want there to be a mirror in it, but unfortunately we are not aloud to use glass, this includes mirrors.Any suggestions?

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Pretty much any polished surface will reflect light and or images (metal, stone, ceramic, you get the idea)You don't say what image you want reflected, or whether you can tolerate some distortion in the reflected imageAluminum foil is inexpensive and readily available, but handling it may cause creases, and that could create some undesirable results (and a lot of wasted aluminum foil if you're a stickler for the right result)Another possibility is Aluminum-Mylar? (an aluminum-polyester laminate)You may know of it from the shiny balloons, or from snack food packagesIt's available in a variety of sizes (sheet, and roll)The polyester is on the dull finish side of the aluminumIt's more expensive than a roll of tin foil from the local supermarket, but you may prefer the smoothness and ease of handling the Aluminum-Mylar.

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