Create a Photo Gallery in Your Home or Office - Put Your Photos and Artwork on Canvas.

Feb. 11, 2010 - PRLog -- "Why Should I Put my Photo on Gallery Wrapped Canvas?"
Ahhh....such a marriage made in heaven if there ever was one!
Photography and giclee canvas go together like, well....love and marriage.
That is why so many couples choose to display their wedding photography on a canvas.
It just fits.

Canvas is becoming quite a popular medium for people to display art and photographic images. For centuries canvas cloth has been one of the preferred substrates artists have used to paint on -- particularly true for oils. Canvas cloth comes in a variety of surfaces, from smooth to very rough. The texture or thickness of the canvas determines the visual impact. For instance, art or photos displayed on smooth canvas more closely resemble a photograph. If the canvas is rougher in texture, the effect is more like a painting.


Wrapping a canvas around a frame so that the image bends around the edges and disappears at the wall creates what's called a Gallery Wrap.
Gallery Wraps are available in either 3/4" or 1- 3/8" thick frames. The thickness of the frame determines how far the image stands away from the wall, and also contributes to the stiffness of the display. A stiffer frame is less likely to warp with age, so the thicker bars are the safer choice.  
The Gallery Wraps we offer at Images-n-Stuff are the 1- 3/8" thick frames for the highest level of quality and durability.

The frame for the canvas is made from assembling 4 pieces of wood, called stretcher bars. Since stretcher bars are available in various lengths in 2-inch increments, Gallery Wraps are available in a huge array of sizes, from 8 x 10 inches up to 40 inches wide and 60 inches high.
We offer 10 standard sizes at Images-n-Stuff: :8x10: 11x14: 12x18: 16x20: 16x24: 20x20: 20x30: 24x36: 30x40: 36x36.  
Custom Sizes available upon request.

Gallery Wrapped Canvas can either be hung directly on the wall without a frame, or they can be framed.  

When selecting a photo for a Gallery-Wrap, remember that several inches of the image will wrap around the frame to the back. To allow for this, don't zoom and crop your image as much as you would for a framed photo or you may find that the top of heads end up getting chopped off.
Our online tools enable you so see exactly what your image will look like and how much of the image will be wrapped at each edge.


Images-n-Stuff canvas is printed using archival-quality Ultrachrome® inks in a high-resolution ink-jet printer. The surface of the canvas is then sealed using a thin transparent film instead of a liquid coating, as used by some manufacturers. More care must be taken with a liquid coating to ensure a uniform surface and to prevent cracking where the canvas is bent around the frame. Our sealing technique provides protection against harmful UV rays, but in spite of this, fine canvas should not be mounted in direct sunlight. Canvas is a very durable form of art or photographic display which should resist fading or deterioration and provide a lifetime of distortion-free viewing.


Stretching the canvas is a critical step in ensuring the quality of the finished product. We use a pneumatic stretching machine to ensure a perfect stretch every time. The result of a properly-stretched canvas is a firm surface with a drum-like sound if tapped with your fingernail.

The surface texture of the canvas creates an image with more richness and depth than a standard photograph, often resembling an oil painting. A Gallery-Wrapped canvas provides an elegant and enduring personal decor addition to your home or office.  

Our Gallery Wraps Make Great Personalized Wall Decor.

Canvas is a perfect medium for fine photography and the giclee process, with it's ability to produce millions of colors and apply inks with incredible accuracy, provides a result that is simply spectacular in it's high degree of fine detail. People say that photos reproduced on canvas resemble oil paintings.

In addition to Gallery Wrapped Canvas in 10 different sizes, Images-n-Stuff offers Rolled Canvas for customers who would like to mount and frame their canvas themselves.

Our Canvas is Archival Quality Canvas- designed for a lifetime of viewing pleasure.

Make a stylish and elegant canvas print out of one of your favorite photos.  
Perfect for:
-Wedding Photo
-Scenic Photos
-Your child's artwork
-Vacation Memento
-Family Portrait
-Art

http://images-n-stuff.com/canvas.html

We also offer Photo Enhancement Services.
If you would like to create a piece of art from a favorite photo, see our Photo Art Offerings including
-Fine Art Enhancement- digital creation of an oil painting, impressionist or impasto painting
-Fantasy Art
-Pop Art.
These Custom Digital Photo Art Enhancements are beautifully displayed on Gallery Wrapped Canvas.
Take a Photo.Then let our artists create a masterpiece for you.

http://images-n-stuff.com/photoart.html


Images-n-Stuff offers a wide array of Personalized Photo Gifts for your Home, Office and for all Special Occassions. All of our Photo Gifts are of the highest quality.


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