How to print on Canvas

Hi everyone,
Can anyone describe how I can print onto canvas ??.do I need a special printer, is it worth doing it yourself, there are some good sized prints around and I have some photos that would look stunning,

please help.............

Andy

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Permalink Reply by shravangotru on April 27, 2009 at 2:54am

Yes you can print on canvas. HP pigment ink printers Z series. printed a few of my shots on HP 2100 Z printer. The output is amazing! The printer is a highend printer. the cost factor is quite high. check the HP website and decide for yourself.
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Permalink Reply by Kaisern Chen on April 27, 2009 at 3:14am

All the pigment base ink can print on canvas, the only difference is not all the printer all the varies thickness of canvas, I did some oil painting reproduction on metal free canvas (from Epson) and the result is quite good. You can obviously run as big as your printer and ink catridge can allow, I did some print that is very large, 30" wide and almost 6ft long.

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Permalink Reply by Andrew Ronaldson on April 27, 2009 at 9:20pm

Thanks for the advice, I am going to look at the new generation printers and decide..

Andy

Permalink Reply by Anne H. on April 28, 2009 at 3:05pm

How much more expensive is Canvas than typical photo paper to buy? And where is it available to buy? Thanks.

Permalink Reply by Earl E. Gibson on April 28, 2009 at 4:50pm

Andrew,

You can also go to http://mpix.com and you can get your photos printed to canvas there.

Thanks,
Earl

Permalink Reply by William Gordon (Bill) on May 30, 2009 at 8:28am

Andy,

I've had some excellent results using The Giclee Factory.... http://www.giclee-factory.com/ They'll really work with you to get the highest quality image and will ship direct to your client if that's what you need. Might be a quicker solution and better from an overall cost perspective.

For what it is worth.

Bill

Permalink Reply by Andrew Ronaldson on May 30, 2009 at 9:10pm

Thanks Bill, I will give them a try but I am in New Zealand and its suprising how many companies dont want to ship down here, they only go as far as Australia but no further.........

I will ask coz you never know..........

Andy

Permalink Reply by Gary Buchan on June 15, 2009 at 8:11am

Hello Everyone,
I find this quite an interesting subject,as I print on canvas quite a lot,but find the cost is so high.I am around £170 for my ink for my HP Photosmart Pro B9180 printer,and another £80 for 25 sheets of canvas.I think you will agree that this is rather expensive.Does anyone know of anywhere in the UK where the ink and paper might be cheaper.
Regards,
Gary.

Permalink Reply by Tyrone on August 4, 2009 at 12:19am

I do quite a bit of printing on both paper and canvas and depending on the job I may out source it. My printer ink is approx. $13.00 per cartridge and the rolls of canvas vary. So have an outside lab do it brings down the cost. As they are on a per need basis it works out to be cost effective in the end.
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Permalink Reply by Jeremey Guttilla on August 4, 2009 at 7:43am

most professional photo labs will print your photos on canvas. Costs about double

Permalink Reply by David on November 21, 2009 at 11:50am

I've found the following websites that may help you:

http://www.chiccanvas.com/photos-on-canvas.html

and

http://canvaspop.com/

Good luck - let us know how it turns out!

David

Permalink Reply by Theresa Cox on November 21, 2009 at 8:58pm

This is one area that I recommend you outsource. Even if you get a nice print, the stretching over a frame is tough stuff. If even tension is not applied, the frame will warp over time.
I spent a day last week with Mike Colon and he introduced me to Pixel2canvas.com. They were there and did really nice work. I also like simplycanvas.com.

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