Canvas Prints from Photos

[dan1981]

Evening all,

looking for reccomendations for having a canvas printed -

Plenty of people out there but the images we want printing are older ones - we took them on a "film" camera

Got the image and the negatives - should this pose a problem anywhere?

Cheers

Dan

[Furyous]

Speak to Roadrunner3 on here....

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?mem...

[Sixpackpert]

My BIL has had some shots put on canvas, will ask him the company he uses. Will get back to you ASAP.

[andy-xr]

Furyous said:

Speak to Roadrunner3 on here....

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/profile.asp?mem...

Definately recommended

[Famous Graham]

Not wishing to do anyone out of business, but depending on the image, sometimes a simple print with a nice frame works better than canvas, imo.

[dan1981]

Thanks All - will drop RR a PM.

Graham - I agree but we already have plenty of photos around the place - time for something different i think.

[Aero_saab]

I used this company a little while ago, quick tunraround 5 days iirc from approval of proof to delivery.
http://www.design-a-canvas.co.uk/

[b2dan]

This is an excellent company, used them several times without fault:

http://www.portrayit.co.uk/

Very professional. Should be able to offer some advice regarding the photos/negatives as well.

b2

Edited by b2dan on Sunday 30th November 21:55

[jackal]

get the proper pros to handle something like this:

http://www.catchincolour.co.uk/


they are the best in the business with a 12 colour printer

[drivin_me_nuts]

If you plan this to be a decent canvas that lasts more than a few weeks before sagging, fading or getting filthy: ask the following questions:

Get to see the 'tooth' of the canvas. Many mainstream places use rubbish canvas - really rubbish cheap nasty crap that looks dreadful. Aske to see a sample

is it archival canvas?
are the inks archival quality?
is the canvas varnised?

[jeff m]

drivin_me_nuts said:

If you plan this to be a decent canvas that lasts more than a few weeks before sagging, fading or getting filthy: ask the following questions:

Get to see the 'tooth' of the canvas. Many mainstream places use rubbish canvas - really rubbish cheap nasty crap that looks dreadful. Aske to see a sample

is it archival canvas?
are the inks archival quality?
is the canvas varnised?

Good advice above, I would guess they use acylic inks which are archival.
I expect you have seen canvas prints, they can look a little "painting by numbers" compared with a peice of artwork. A lot depends on the photograph and how flat is is with regard to values and the range of colour (intensity, chroma etc) I would not choose a photo taken with flash if possible.

You can play with the photo youself in photoshop (or download irfanview) 'til you get what you want. The canvas printer will reproduce exactly what you send to them. Shadow from a flash and all

[jeff m]

Forgot to add....
With regard to tooth of canvas, portrait painters use a finer weave of canvas than landscape or other painters.
The canvas prints I saw (only two) were done on regular canvas not portrait canvas.

Just in case there are any pedantic artists out there I know the tooth of a canvas is not just dictated by the weave of the canvas but is also the gesso used on it.