Canvas Art » Fabric http://www.hyperfestival.com Tue, 20 Dec 2011 03:11:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Is Your Canvas Art Print Coated Or Not? That is the Question http://www.hyperfestival.com/is-your-canvas-art-print-coated-or-not-that-is-the-question-3 http://www.hyperfestival.com/is-your-canvas-art-print-coated-or-not-that-is-the-question-3#comments Thu, 28 Jan 2010 06:45:09 +0000 admin http://www.hyperfestival.com/?p=292 You have just gone out and bought a lovely canvas art print that looks amazing and will fit in nicely with the furniture in your living room. However, you don’t even think about how long it will last because the shop you bought it from says the canvas art will last 100 years.

This may not be entirely true, and even if it is to last a 100 years the chances are it will look like a wrinkly old faded fabric hanging on your wall for your great grand kids to enjoy. If this is exactly what you wanted then clearly the answer is no, you do not need a coating on your canvas art print.

Instead, if you would like your canvas art to look as young and as colorful as the day you bought it then it would require a protective coating on the surface.

What is a canvas coating?
It is quite simply in most cases a fine film of laminate that covers the surface of the canvas to protect from dust, splashes of water and other harmful things that may come in its path over the years. It is carefully heated to join onto the canvas art print itself to make it inseparable.

How do I know if the canvas has a laminate / coating?
When and if you are in a shop and are looking at a canvas art print, it can sometimes be quite difficult to check whether it has a protective layer. The main things to do are the following:
- Ask the shop keeper / online shop about whether the canvas art print has a coating on it. Chances are if they say yes then it will have it, if they reply with ‘a what on it?’ they most probably haven’t
- Some laminates / protective coatings leave a subtle shine on the surface
- Have they advertised that their canvas art prints are protected?

If it is clear after this that the canvas has not been coated with any form of protection, then you need to handle it with care and follow these steps:
1: Ask the shop to laminate it / or coat with protective layer (make sure you take a picture before and after to check for any damage) ask about their protection process as some coatings can leave a canvas with a yellow tint over time, Google it to check the quality of the laminate they are using. If they refuse either get a refund or go next:
2: There should be professional art businesses in your area, ask them if they can point you in the direction of a laminator or canvas studio (or go to another shop that does laminate canvas art)
3: Do it yourself: Although not advised!!! And can end up damaging rather than improving the canvas art print. If your canvas art print has cost you as it has some others a small fortune, then make sure that you get it coated by a professional.

I hope this has helped some what in identifying how important it is to get your canvas art print coated. If you have it well coated, the chances are it will last almost as long as the shop keeper told you at the start.

]]> http://www.hyperfestival.com/is-your-canvas-art-print-coated-or-not-that-is-the-question-3/feed 0 Is Your Canvas Art Print Coated or Not? That is the Question http://www.hyperfestival.com/is-your-canvas-art-print-coated-or-not-that-is-the-question-2 http://www.hyperfestival.com/is-your-canvas-art-print-coated-or-not-that-is-the-question-2#comments Sat, 26 Dec 2009 11:10:33 +0000 admin http://www.hyperfestival.com/is-your-canvas-art-print-coated-or-not-that-is-the-question-2 You have just gone out and bought a lovely canvas art print that looks amazing and will fit in nicely with the furniture in your living room. However, you don’t even think about how long it will last because the shop you bought it from says the canvas art will last 100 years.

This may not be entirely true, and even if it is to last a 100 years the chances are it will look like a wrinkly old faded fabric hanging on your wall for your great grand kids to enjoy. If this is exactly what you wanted then clearly the answer is no, you do not need a coating on your canvas art print.

Instead, if you would like your canvas art to look as young and as colorful as the day you bought it then it would require a protective coating on the surface.

What is a canvas coating?

It is quite simply in most cases a fine film of laminate that covers the surface of the canvas to protect from dust, splashes of water and other harmful things that may come in its path over the years. It is carefully heated to join onto the canvas art print itself to make it inseparable.

How do I know if the canvas has a laminate / coating?

When and if you are in a shop and are looking at a canvas art print, it can sometimes be quite difficult to check whether it has a protective layer. The main things to do are the following:



Ask the shop keeper / online shop about whether the canvas art print has a coating on it. Chances are if they say yes then it will have it, if they reply with ‘a what on it?’ they most probably haven’t

Some laminates / protective coatings leave a subtle shine on the surface

Have they advertised that their canvas art prints are protected?



If it is clear after this that the canvas has not been coated with any form of protection, then you need to handle it with care and follow these steps:



Ask the shop to laminate it / or coat with protective layer (make sure you take a picture before and after to check for any damage) ask about their protection process as some coatings can leave a canvas with a yellow tint over time, google it to check the quality of the laminate they are using. If they refuse either get a refund or go next:

There should be professional art businesses in your area, ask them if they can point you in the direction of a laminator or canvas studio (or go to another shop that does laminate canvas art)

Do it yourself: Although not advised!!! And can end up damaging rather than improving the canvas art print. If your canvas art print has cost you as it has some others a small fortune, then make sure that you get it coated by a professional.



I hope this has helped some what in identifying how important it is to get your canvas art print coated. If you have it well coated, the chances are it will last almost as long as the shop keeper told you at the start.




By: David Price

]]> http://www.hyperfestival.com/is-your-canvas-art-print-coated-or-not-that-is-the-question-2/feed 0 Artistic Memories Through Canvas Prints http://www.hyperfestival.com/artistic-memories-through-canvas-prints http://www.hyperfestival.com/artistic-memories-through-canvas-prints#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:57:16 +0000 admin http://www.hyperfestival.com/artistic-memories-through-canvas-prints Life is filled with fun, joy and sorrows’ so trapping every moment in life is impossible. Life keeps on changing and before we think to preserve world changed. So the simple solution to keep memories refreshing and everlasting is by capturing those priced moments in photos and pictures. It should then be print to canvas so that it gives an artistic look to the pictures and more life.

The walls can be decorated in a very peculiar form which expresses the room’s beauty. Canvassing can be done to decorate in walls, fabric and many more logos and fluxes of big company. Canvas art is a method of giving artistic look to the pictures and makes it look so elegant which speaks for itself.

According to the history of paintings it was done on woods, ivory and other materials, but wall art became familiar when the people of Roman cities decorated their homes with paintings and extraordinary arts. Every house was colorful and the walls were painted with pictures that depict the history of Rome. The art has its own meaning and gives a look that makes the room fabulous. Wall art is the only thing that can make the room decoration complete. The walls can be given a new finishing by the canvas prints that adds more beauty to the walls. We can be hung with series of images in the painted wall and make the room look wonderful.

As we paint the walls we should also place the furniture at proper positions. The pictures should be hung at a proper distance from the sofa it should not appear as being detached from wall and the room. So proper balancing of the furniture should be done. We should place proper picture that suits the wall and room. If the picture is too small than the sofa or furniture it may seem odd so proper sized pictures should be placed.

If large picture is not available to fill up the space then we should group several small pictures framed with similar kind of materials and 3-4 inches apart. This makes the arrangement very neat and clear without dumping all the photos together. Placement of mirrors plays a very vital role in the decorations of the wall. When placed at proper place such that the lights are reflected on the walls can act as an additional window.

The colors used to paint the wall can also change a person’s mood. When a mild colorful picture is done by a canvas art it can lower a person’s stress. The picture tries to divert a person’s mood and makes them feel relaxed and calm. The canvas art gives a richer look and an impression of reality that refreshes everybody’s thought and also gives meaning to the wall and the photos. The canvas art can be applied in the wall art which increases the richness of the wall and it also lasts for a long period without causing any sort of damage.




By: Raj Singhania

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