subject: Photo On Canvas Prints. User Reviews And 6 Other Strategies To Identify A Dependable Canvas Company [print this page] For the average individual, understanding what to look for or which company to trust when ordering a photo on canvas print can be be extremely tricky. Underneath are a handful of easy to understand guidelines to follow which will enable you to more thoroughly comprehend what's involved and choose a canvas printing business intelligently.
Testimonials
Read customer testimonials to try and calculate the amount of customer satisfaction that the supplier has received. Beware of businesses with no testimonials page.If they have earned a good reputation by providing high quality items, they will be pleased to show customer feedback on their website. This is also a key indication of quality as businesses who have worked hard to earn a positive reputation are much less prone to risk losing it by using cheaper, sub-standard. materials.
Outsourcing
Be sure that the company is professional and that they are truly knowledgeable about the entire printing process. Various canvas retailers outsource their work to other firms, relying on a third party to provide you with a quality product. However in these cases, the prints are normally outsourced at a very low cost and the quality suffers greatly. Check to see if the company provides information on the photo to canvas transfer equipment used and the canvas photo to canvas transfer process. This is an excellent sign that the business are specialists who understand all aspects of canvas printing and is more likely to ensure that you get a top quality item.
Canvas quality
When making your photo on canvas prints, the supplier you select should preferably use the very best quality, thick, strong 100% cotton canvas. This artist grade canvas ensures colour longevity, stops splitting and cracking and is also specifically designed to lock the ink in. Unfortunately, a great number of canvas firms in the market use low grade 200gsm polyester or poly-cotton canvas (usually imported from China). This particular canvas is actually yellow but is later bleached white. This bleach breaks down the inks and can cause discolouration of your canvas in as few as 8 weeks. The quality of the canvas that is used has a lot to do with the overall quality of your finished canvas. Poor quality canvas will split on the surface while framing, spoiling your artwork.
Frame type
The kind of timber used to build your canvas is vital as it directly affects the lifespan of your print. Ensure the company concerned only uses the highest quality, European, shaped pine stretcher bars to construct their frames. These frames are produced to a high standard and contain no knots or splits. These stretcher bars make use of a smooth lip which lifts the canvas slightly to avoid creating indented marks on the front of your canvas. These marks on the canvas can be brought about by by the force of the frame behind it. Make sure that solid, braced together wood or cheap fir stretcher bars (typically produced in China, better-known in the trade as "Art98" bars) will not be used. These frames are poorly made and do not last. The stretcher bars should also have machined slots on the inside of the frame that enable you to insert 4 wooden tension pegs into the inside corners of the frame. These pegs are used to tighten your canvas further and enable it to be re-tightened over time. Be wary of suppliers that use plastic tension pegs that do not have raised dots at the end as they will not stay in place, requiring many manufacturers to glue them in. This means that your canvas can't ever be re-tightened! Unfortunately many canvas companies now rely on either the brace method or "Art98" bars to reduce costs. This gives their art a limited lifespan. Only high quality frames can guarantee that your canvas will have a long life and will look great.
Technology
Many canvas print retailers are printing onto canvas using the Epson 9880 range of large format printers. The 9880 is the most advanced large format colour and black & white printer available in the market today. These printers set new standards for large format photographic and fine art printing. Printing at high resolution they make a big impression with lasting results in both black and white and vibrant colour. The 8-colour ink set system (that also includes 3 black inks for improved definition on black and white prints) ensures that every tone is replicated to perfection. Other printing equipment can also be used to produce canvas prints but this range of Epson printers is by far the best.
Lacquer
The canvas specialist you decide on should apply at least 1 layer of protective coating (ideally 3 layers) to all of their photo on canvas prints at no additional charge. This coating should be a water-based varnish designed specifically to shield, preserve and complement fine canvas art. This lacquer enhances the colour of archival inks on matte media and improves resistance to U.V light that causes image fading. It will also protect your print against moisture and abrasion.
Many photo on canvas print sellers out there now ship their prints without such coatings applied. These untreated canvases will crack at the edges and will fade significantly over time.
by: Paul Barker
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