Canvas Prints and Photos Transferred to Canvas - Part II

Canvas prints are fast becoming a contemporaryincluded in the overall cost of buying a canvas print.
way of decorating living rooms, and sitting places allBased on the end result of the border the canvas is
over UK and Europe. A canvas print is essentially asaid to have 'bled' or not, if a canvas was allowed to
print reproduction of a photo or artwork on canvas.print to keep the trimming and mounting process in
The patterns and designs used are what define andmind, and the end result has no white margins then
make canvas prints special. Cheaper thanthe canvas is said to have been printed with bleed, in
commissioning a painting, yet as elegant and eyethe other case there is a particular area only that is
catching as any normal canvas painting, canvas printsprinted, and the white canvas shows only at the
are fast become a quick and effective way ofmargins. Make sure you are aware of both results, as
making a statement, the best part is that canvassome people actually like the canvas print without
prints are available in a vast array of printed medium.bleed as it makes the print look even more authentic
From digitally printed canvas prints to the traditional(a regular painting does not usually have a painting on
yet impressive, off set printing based canvas prints,the margin).
almost all major art works have been reproducedThe biggest advantage that canvas prints of today
using canvas prints.have is that, with the evolution of printing methods
Before a canvas print reaches the beautiful and artythe results are absolutely breath taking, and are ideal
finish that you see, there are a few steps that arefor any contemporary home. These are some of the
taken to ensure that the canvas you view is primthings you need to keep in mind before you actually
and perfect. Once the canvas and the method ofgo out and get yourself a canvas print for your
printing is selected, the photograph is first analysedhome, or as a gift for someone special.
to gauge the feasibility of the print, although almostPrinting techniques
all photographs and images, can be converted intoPrinters today have come a long way, earlier offset
canvas prints, however all professional canvasprinting had its limitations, however with digital printing
printers make sure that they let the customer knowsolutions available, and with the onset of specialized
if there are going to be colour and quality variations.printing techniques like Giclée. There are
You should be prepared for minor colour and qualitybasically two major methods that are used to create
variations if you are told so by the printer.canvas prints, the first method is called Dye
Once the canvas print is printed, the next step isSublimation and is similar in technique to thermal
trimming the canvas and preparing it to be mounted,printing, dye sublimation ensures the colours are as
or as the technical term used is 'stretched'. Stretchingclose to the original, an additional advantage of
is a specialized task and involves the mounting of thethermal sublimation is that the colours are resistant to
canvas on a wooden frame, and then setting it sostrong lights and temperature variations.
that it emulates a canvas original and does not looseThe second technique for printing on canvas is using
the charm and effect of a canvas painting. After theinkjet printers, the name Giclée is used for
canvas is mounted and affixed to the woodeninkjet printing, inkjet printers add a more realistic
frame, the canvas is then finally made ready fortouch to the canvas prints, however inkjet colours
delivery. Stretching is a specialized process, and is onefade if they are exposed to light and temperature
of the major reasons, why people prefer leavingextremes over a long period of time.
canvas prints to professionals. Stretching is usually