Everyone loves the look of canvas for framed photos and art prints, but framing canvas requires mounting the canvas on stretcher bars or glueing it to a board before it can be framed. It's also very difficult for artists who are selling reproductions to offer loose canvas prints for the customer to frame themselves, since many customers hesitate when they discover there additional steps and expenses involved. Plus, unlike paper prints, it's difficult to present unframed canvas prints for customers to browse because they have no structure until they are stretched or mounted.
That's why we were so excited to be able to offer a new type of canvas print that solves these problems. Just in time for the holidays, our Matte Canvas Board is a 1/4" dense polystyrene foam board with artist canvas bonded to the surface. By printing directly to the board, we can produce a print that is economical and ready to frame without the need for stretching or mounting. Using LED UV curable printing technology that is high quality and eco-friendly, we print in 8 colors at 1000 dpi using pigmented inks for great longevity and durability. The finished canvas prints have a matte finish so glare is not a concern, but the colors remain vibrant.
This is an excellent option for our fine art printing customers, since they can provide prints ready to frame for much less than would be possible compared to the cost of printing and stretching or mounting combined. It's also an excellent option for consumers who are looking to have their
photos printed on canvas for framing, since this process produces a quality print that is simple and expensive to frame.
Visit either our
Canvas Creations or
Fine Art Printing pages, and look under the Canvas heading for the Matte Canvas Board for pricing or to order. The product comes in a maximum size of 48x96, and can be printed edge to edge, so any size that fits within those dimensions is possible.
Soon we will have a related product that uses a paper surface that's embossed to look like canvas, for those who want the texture of canvas but are less concerned about the construction of the surface itself. This will be an excellent product for mass reproduction of decor prints for large volume retail sales or for hotels, resorts and office buildings that need large volumes of prints at low prices.
