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26th March 2012

Would my photo look ok on canvas

When you want to have your wonderful photos printed on canvas its very easy and also a very effective way to show off your most prized images, it’s a way to celebrate the best times in your life and what would be the best way to do this other than having ...

20th December 2011

How to make a canvas print

There are a few different approaches to making a canvas print. You need to ask your self is you want to have a canvas printing company print the canvas and send to you as a rolled canvas for you to then framed and sell on yourself or if you want to purcha...

28th September 2011

The Canvas Print

A Canvas print is also known as a giclee canvas print or canvas art. It is also known as a stretched canvas to which results in an image or photo to be transferred by a large format printer onto the canvas fabric by printing which is to displayed on a wal...

27th September 2011

Amateur Photographers Can Take Creativity to the Next Level

If you are a professional photographer, you probably already know what a Gallery Wrap is. For the amateur shooter and those who happen to have an incredible eye for capturing that great family moment, gallery wraps should be your next endeavor into photog...

17th August 2011

Some Tips for Buying Art on Ebay

How to buy a painting that doesn't cost a fortune and isn't commercial. Where do you go? Art Galleries? Most art galleries show mainly commercial style art, and tend to charge a lot for original work. A shop offering art prints? You're only getting a p...

16th August 2011

Your photo on canvas

Having your photo printed onto canvas is a very big and growing fashion in wall decoration and today’s interior design. It’s where you can have your own photo printed onto real canvas then stretched over a real wooden frame for a unique look and feel thro...

15th August 2011

What is stretcher bars

A stretcher bar frame is something that is used lot in canvas printing and canvas art frames today. They are used for artists and canvas prints companies all around the world as the stretcher bar give a professional look and also have bevelled edges that ...

12th August 2011

Things to look for with a photo on canvas

If your thinking of buying a canvas print or a photo on canvas then there’s a few things you need to bear in mind and things to take into account when deciding on the size and were to purchase from. First of all the materials need to be the best of the b...

11th May 2011

Canvas Art Prints Are Stunning Reproductions Of Original Artworks

Those that flock art galleries have never been so luckier. It's true that, the fake shops had made some fire up previously but overall the scene continues to be fantastic and clients everywhere have been delighted. The explanation for this kind of great s...

22nd February 2011

How to Stretch Your Photo Onto Canvas with CanvasColour www.canvascolour.co.uk

Step 1 Cut the canvas allowing 6 inches or more of free canvas. This is so when you come to stretch it you have something to grab hold of. Step 2 Now Assemble your frame. Most frames available to buy are 38mm in depth and come in a variety of siz...

03rd November 2010

Canvas Portraits from Photos: The Best Way to Preserve Your Cherished Photographs

Getting canvas portraits from photos done is a popular technique to preserve a cherished image. A canvas portrait can last for a century if the correct canvas and ink quality is used during the process of converting photos to canvas prints. Your most cher...

03rd November 2010

Stretcher Bars for Canvas – An Overview

Since always, artists have been making use of stretcher bars, also wrongly spelled as strecher bars by many, for mounting canvases. The stretcher bars for canvas impart the much required tautness and firmness to the canvas making it ideal for painting or ...

01st November 2010

What Is A Floater Frame?

Floater frames are a type of picture frame that is intended for use with a piece of artwork that has been placed into a gallery wrap or canvas that has been stretched and attached to wooden stretcher bars. The canvas gallery wrap is then placed inside th...

25th October 2010

Everything You Wanted to Know About Stretcher Strips

Every good artist needs stretcher strips to ensure ease in painting on canvas. He or she doesn’t have to worry about the size since they are available in different lengths and widths. It is very important to choose the right kind of strips that suit your ...

11th October 2010

Your Art Frames Need Good Stretcher Frames and Bars

It’s amazing how an accessory sometimes becomes more important than the main item. This is true in respect of your art and the stretcher bars for canvas. The frames must be strong and graceful to look at and must stretch the canvas without tearing it or l...

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