Canvas photo printing - the essential guide

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Before you order a canvas photo print

Photo on Canvas printing is a common technique of creating art work of an image. If the right material of ink and canvas during the printing process, the art work can last for hundreds of years. Since a traditional photo tends to lose most of its colors in just 10-20 years, this is arguably one of the best ways to preserve a beloved picture. Before you buy your canvas photo art peice, it is useful to consider the different option you have .Here are some things to consider:

The most common way to transfer a print to canvas is to upload an image, or mail an image to a canvas photo printing website. The website company will then print your image on canvas, frame it or mount it on a woden frame, and send it to you.

Make sure that your digital photo quality is good, and of high resolution. You can call the company and have htem take alook at the image. Since your print will be much bigger than your current photo is, it may be hard to imagine just what it will look like whe it is blown up on a wall.

Make sure there are no specs in the photo, such as dust on the lens, red strikes or red eyes. Some companies offer free photo touch up if you specify what you want to get done.

Consider the option of transferring a color photo to black and white

If your photo is of bad quality and has aged, consider adding a "photo retoration" option. This service has a fee to it, but if you have a photo from, say, hte 40's r 50s, this is the only way to go

Are you going to frame your photo or just wrap the canvas around a wooden frame? Framing tends to be the priciest part of the whole process. Most people order the simplest style available, called "gallery wrap", where the canvas is stretched around a wooden frame.

Make sure the company you order from is using archival grade material. Both ink and canvas should be of archival grade.

Find out how sturdy the wooden frame is. A lot of companies safe on the framing and use weak wooden frames. This will give you a painting that may be damaged easier.

Photo on Canvas printing - History and background

Canvas printing today is mostly done using the giclee inkjet process. Giclee ("derived from French verb gicler meaning to spray or print) is the creation of fine art prints using inkjet printers. Canvas photo printing is just a picture on a canvas based on a traditional photo print, digital image photography or a scanned image. By taking a photo, scanning it and printing it on canvas you will see your original photo in a new, different way. As opposed to a photo printed on a paper, the canvas gives it a more artistic and historical feel. If you have photos that you want to highlight and showcase, printing them on canvas is a great idea instead of burying your photo in an album. Printing your photo on canvas is the best option to preserve it. Click here to order a photo transferred to canvas

Canvas is often the material of choice for artists since it will, if treated correctly, last for decades. Just think about all the famous paintings on canvas that have been produced for centuries that you have seen in museums. Printing your canvas photo gives your photos lasting quality to share with generations to come. There is no need to go out and buy fancy and expensive wall art, you already own pieces art in the form of photos that has a more personal connection to you! Using a digital camera that is 3 mega pixel or higher with the picture taken at the highest setting will give the best results for canvas printing. For printing a canvas photo, there are many sizes to choose from and there are different framing techniques. You can have your canvas photo printed on canvas in many style choices and techniques like Sepia or Light Brush strokes - so whether you like the modern or the classic look, it's up to you to decide how your photos are printed on canvas. Older images can even be restored or touched up before they are put on canvas to help restore them to their original quality. Your canvas photo can be made out of a wide variety of different types of photos:

Baby canvas photo
Children canvas photo
A family canvas photo
Weddings canvas photo
Travel canvas photo
Sporting events canvas photo
Dog, cat and other pets canvas photo
Graduations or other special event canvas photo
Best friend canvsa photo
Canvas photos as a present for a birthday or for chrsitmas

A high quality canvas printer can output images of incredible quality. The color richness of the printers can be very high and the sharpness is unrivaled. In the beginning large ink-jet printers used dye based inks which were not very suitable to stand the test of time. Artists needed archival output that would be stable and resistant to fading over time. Once the manufacturers started to build giclee printers that used archival pigment based inks many artists and photographers started to use ink-jet printers as an alternative to lithography for limited editions or reproductions. Limited edition runs on with a giclee printer is much more cost-effective that offset printing plus the quality is generally better. Some of the manufacturers of giclee printing machines are: ITNH, Mutoh ColorSpan, Roland, Epson, Canon, Kodak, HP, and Mimaki. Most canvas printing is done with wide format ink-jet printers that are usually 44" in width. Printing companies exist today that specialize in providing professional archival giclee printing on canvas for artists and anyone else. Companies offering Prints transferred to Canvas provide a service whereby people send in a digital file or a print to be reproduced.

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Becoming a professional fine art printer takes more than just having the right printer, material and inks. It means knowing how to use the available technology to produce the best print possible as well as the right staff. It also means understanding color management and listening to and working with clients to create something that makes both the artist and customer happy and satisifed. Canvas photos are really great gifts for the all occasions. A canvas photo printer will turn your favorite family portrait, pet pictures or artwork into canvas prints and fine art prints. These make creative and unique gift ideas which your friends and family can enjoy for years to come and all you have to do is go through that old box of photos and stick a few in the mail. Most canvas printing companies provide the photo scanning and retouching as well. Their Giclee printing process uses archive quality media and inks that will last a lifetime and fit in beautifully in most homes. Give a canvas print to someone for the next holiday, anniversary or birthday.

How do the printers print your photo on canvas?

You upload your photo and choose the size, style, and framing options. you can choose to not have any frame at all.

the print editors analyze your photo and optimize colors, brightness and contrast. If your photo requires touch up or restoration, that will happend at this stage as well.

If you chose one of our special styles (Pop Art, Lichtenstein, etc), an editor will work several hours to customize your photo and email the edited photo to you for approval.

Your selected print show will print your photo on cotton canvas using a high quality printer for best results.

Your canvas is or stretched and framed and carefully packed for FEDEX or UPS shipping.