Choose The Right Canvas For Your Photo On Canvas

To go with the plethora of canvas print suppliers who make photo on canvas products, there are a similarly wide range of canvas types on the market. Choosing the right canvas can make the difference between a superb quality canvas print and a cheap-looking one.

In today's post, we'd like to tell you a little more about the canvas materials, or medias, and why the canvas we use is of such high quality...

Printing onto canvas using inkjet technology, now known as giclee, is a relatively new process. Giclee printing uses spinning nozzles which rapidly spray minute particles of vivid, archival inks directly onto the canvas. The system produces amazingly detailed, vibrant images directly from digital photos.

Until recently, the choice of canvas media on available on the market was small. High quality inkjet coatings were still in their infancy, and didn't provide the full range of colour and high levels of whiteness they do today.

The whiteness of the inkjet coating is very important, as it will affect how bright and 'true' the colour rendition of your photo canvas will be. Canvas with a high whitness, or white point will have optical brightening chemicals added to its coating to provide a whiteness similar to a sheet of good quality office paper. Other canvasses may look cream by comparison, sometimes leading to dull colour rendition.

We use a bright white, museum quality, matte cotton canvas at the study thickness of 450gsm . Specifically designed for the décor giclee print market, our canvas delivers exceptional print quality. It is manufactured with to exacting standards, with an extraordinary white point, wide color gamut and high Dmax value.

Your photos are special to you, and our job is to ensure your photo on canvas is just as special...