The scrap booking hobby has drawn attention to the concept of personalizing art. While scrap bookers seek new ways to enhance photographic memory albums with embellishments, themed paper sets, and ephemera, a canvas printing can provide the simple option of converting the single photograph (or group of photographs) into gallery quality art at a fraction of the cost of an original painting.
Photographic prints are made with long-lasting giclee inks on artist canvas in a wide range of sizes. Portraits, events, and nature are popular subjects, as are vacation memories. Some customers choose several prints to create a themed grouping, while others select a single large print as a focal point in home or business décor.
Customers can choose from a catalog of available prints or upload their own digital photograph for the process. Digital photographs should be as high-resolution as possible. If you choose to edit the photos, you don’t want to compress the image size, as that will have a negative effect on quality when the photo is enlarged.
When choosing a digital photo, look for clarity of both image and color. As a rule, the larger the original photograph, the better it will reproduce at the larger size. Unless your canvas printer offers minor corrections, avoid pictures with common flaws such as red-eye, dust specks, or unintended shadows or flash spots. If planning to use the canvas as a decorative focal point, choose colors carefully.
All you need to do is upload your digital photograph; the canvas printing service will do the rest. Once you choose your canvas size and place your order online, your customized art will be created and shipped to you. Once you receive your art, you may either hang the stretched canvas as is, or place it in a frame.
Canvas printing is an ideal way to create one-of-a-kind gifts. Whether looking for Christmas, birthday, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, or anniversary gifts, your photo memory is sure to be a popular choice.
Canvas portraits can memorialize a lost loved one, or a business founder. Special event or vacation photos can help you relive pleasant memories of once-in-a-lifetime experiences. And nature photos can provide stunning color and unique images for your décor.
Because canvas is much more durable than paper, it has been a top choice of fine artists for centuries. And the giclee inks used for canvas printing are estimated to last from 25-100 years or more. Avoid hanging your canvas in direct sunlight, and try to avoid water or liquid cleaners. Canvases may be dry dusted if needed. While giclee inks are designed to be water-resistant, they may not be completely waterproof, and damage could occur.
As a rule, art should be hung at eye level. Most galleries display paintings at a level of 60-66 inches. If hanging over furniture, the best effect is generally to center the art over the furniture. If grouping several pieces, most decorators find that an odd number of pictures make a more pleasing display than an even number. And groupings should usually have a common theme—subject, color, or style can all provide a theme.
It is imperative that you hold the copyright to the picture you are transferring to canvas. It should be a picture you took yourself. If someone else holds the copyright, like a professional photographer or school studio, you will want to get written permission to reproduce the photo.
Whether you’re looking for a unique personal gift, a way to preserve special memories, or a unique piece of artwork to decorate your home or business, canvas printing can help you express your inner artist.