Photo on Canvas Printing

When you want to create a photo on canvas the Giclee printing method works well. Giclee, a French word, uses a nozzle to spray on the canvas. The canvas has special ultraviolet light protectors, a seal that can help the canvas last a century. Museums, in particular, favour this method, and they use it for most, if not all, the pictures that hang in their galleries.

Interesting Themes

Family photographs, pictures of graduations and special occasions, and photographs of your adventures and travels all make great subjects for a photo on canvas. In addition, this artwork makes a great gift, especially for family, relatives, and friends.

Use Computer Technology for Improved Photographs

There are also a number of different ways of editing your photo using computer software. You can convert black and white, make special effects, replace backgrounds, create sepia conversions, and retouch any blemishes, like red-eye for example. Sometimes you can improve the effect of the image by softening certain lines, changing the colour, and even clipping out the surplus background to make the foreground image stand out more. However, that is not all you can do with computer editing. You can even make cartoons or make the photograph look like a traditional oil painting. Once your editing is complete, then print it out. Again, in this phase, you have more choices: do you want a small 8x10 photograph or do you want a rather large and imposing 30x40 photograph.

How to Take Care of Your Canvas

Here are three fundamental rules for taking care of your artwork.

1. Never place it directly in sunlight.

2. Only use a soft brush to dust if.

3. Avoid glass cleaners, even water, as this can ruin your photo on canvas work.

As a Hobby or a Business

Many people do photo on canvas as a hobby, because it allows them to fully express their artistic nature.

However, not only can you do photo on canvas for your own satisfaction, as an outlet for your creative streak, but you can also build a business around your skill. Many people would love to have photo on canvas work done. Making this a business can be profitable.

Your pricing will depend on the canvas size. For an 8x10, a reasonable price would be about £20. For a 30x40, a reasonable price would be about £90. In both, these cases, the canvas will not be framed. If you were to add framing as part of your services, then the perceived value of your work would jump up considerably, and you can charge from £50 to £500 - depending on the many elements that go into your finished product. Then, of course, you have to factor in shipping costs.

It is always important that the business offers a guarantee. This will encourage people to spend the money on getting the work done. In other words, you will get more clients, and should you need to honour a few guarantees, the cost of time and effort will be more than compensated by your increased business.

A Few Final Words

Working with this art medium can be tremendous fun. The more you do it, the better you can get at it. Your artistic eye and your technical skills will improve the more you do it. In addition, if you get very good at it, you may want to consider doing it for other people as a small business.