Sunday, November 30, 2008

Looking for the perfect gift? Try a canvas print

By Jonathan Roman

When the term "canvas prints" is mentioned, what come to mind first are mounted artworks. The amazing blend of vivid and lively colours of pop-art and abstract paintings brings a burst of life and style even to the dullest room. Not much into art? Try photography. Imagine your favourite photo - of your child, your best friend, your weeding day - mounted on a glossy canvas for everyone to see and admire. You can practically put into canvas anything you want - your child's doodle, a caricature of yourself, a photo of your favourite college basketball team, your first artwork - it's your call.

Canvas printing is the newest trend in home decoration today and can be used as the focal point of your living room design. Cheaper than commissioning a painting, yet still produce the same elegant look, canvas prints are making statement in the interior design world. You can choose whether to use digitally-printed canvas prints or traditional offset-based canvas prints. Printing companies uses different mediums for canvases, including water-resistant, matte, cotton and glossy kinds.

A canvas print refers to the reproduction or re-printing of an artwork or a photograph on a canvas. This can be done either through wide-format inkjet printers or dry sublimation. When the ink dries, experts paint on protective coating to keep the photos from fading and scratches. Then the print out is stretched by hand to fit a customized frame. While this is a complicated process, many printing companies offer canvas printing services at a very affordable price. Just send them your photo or artwork, and they'll do the complete works for you, from fixing red-eyes and blurs to the actual framing. Digital editing and photo enhancements can also provide special options like colour posterization, sepia tint, and can even turn your photo in a pop art style. You'll have a personalized canvas print in no time.

Photographers and artists especially prefer to use canvas prints, as canvas is the perfect material to mount their works in. Canvas-printed pictures are resilient, capable of producing high-resolution images with vivid colours, and come in different artistic designs. These can even last longer than regularly printed pictures.

If you're into marketing and tired of using the same old posters and brochures to advertise your product, you might want to use canvas prints. Know your target audience, come up with a unique and interesting campaign and put it on canvas. Eye-catching and refreshingly different, it will sure attract people's attention.

Picture canvas prints are also perfect as gifts. Custom-made gifts are much appreciated so why not give out a dazzling portrait of your friends on their next birthday?

You can keep your canvas prints looking shiny and brand new for a long time by following these simple maintenance tips: avoid getting water on them; don't place your prints in direct sunlight; avoid using acidic materials; and use brush or soft cloth to remove dust and lint in your canvas.

From home decors, to gallery-worthy art or photo collection, to marketing tools, to all-occasion gift, the potential of canvas prints are truly infinite. - 16035

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