You now have some beautiful photos that you have taken and would like to print those pictures on canvas prints, but not sure how. Let me share with you some of the factors you should consider when you print on canvas prints.
How to choose an appropriate picture for canvas printing
Many customers have called in and wrote in to ask about the suitability of their pictures to print on canvas. They are mainly concerned about the quality, and how the picture will turn out on canvas material because they have not printed on such a material before. Some of them have professionally take photographs where they engage photographers or gone to studios to have a photoshoot. They wanted some recommendations on which picture is the best to be printed on canvas. My answer is simple: where do you want to display your canvas and which orientation do you want it to be in. Often times, where you want to display your canvas will already scope down the available choices you have. Let’s say you want to place the canvas in your living area on the wall behind the sofa, most likely there is a preferred orientation, eg landscape that is suited for that space on the wall. Some customers want to place the canvas on a narrow column of wall and that restricts them to have to choose portraits. Generally speaking, it’s best to choose pictures which have some buffer space around the edges to give some allowance for the canvas to stretch over the wood.
What size can I print my pictures on canvas prints
Getting to the right size is quite straightforward. As with all prints, the larger the print and the further to viewing distance, there is less need for the quality of the picture to be at 300dpi. When you upload your canvas image onto our website, we have a calculation that will prompt you if your picture quality is not high enough. If your picture is at least a few mbs, printing up to A1 size should not be a problem.
What to take note of for cropping of pictures
What kind of wrap to select
There are a few canvas wrap options available, namely image/ gallery wrap, colour wrap and mirror wrap. Essentially, the differences are what is being printed on the edges of the canvas. Image/ gallery wrap has the original picture extended across the edges to be printed. Colour wrap has a specific colour printed on the edge and mirror wrap has a part of the image mirrored on the edge of the print. Depending on your photo, you may not have the option to select image wrap. If you have sufficient space allowance around the edges, then you can select image wrap.
How to choose the sizes if I have a few pictures to print on canvas
Here’s a link on pinterest to get some ideas on what types of canvas configuration you can have if you want to print more than one canvas. After you have selected a type of design layout, let us know by writing in to [email protected]. We can do the calculations for you and suggest the required sizes to achieve the look you want.
