Canvas Art » Splashes 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 Why Canvas Art Is So Alluring http://www.hyperfestival.com/why-canvas-art-is-so-alluring http://www.hyperfestival.com/why-canvas-art-is-so-alluring#comments Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:44:12 +0000 admin http://www.hyperfestival.com/why-canvas-art-is-so-alluring There are so many words written to describe canvas printing. And still I have something to add to the overall amount. Of course, canvas is the most fulfilling and trendy printing presentation for art. You can turn everything into nice canvas prints from simple children`s drawings and holiday family pictures to real art reproductions or masterpieces.

Now I wish to talk about the types of canvas pieces. There is such a printing as Giclee. It is a French word and means splashes or spray. It is pronounced as zhee-clay. This term explains how to inject to a print work. Due to using giclee you end up with a very qualitative product. It allows you to create a very accurate colored item. Even the most exacting artists and photographers will be delighted and satisfied with such a piece of art. The quality and appeal convince faster than words ever can. To produce these canvases, various 8 or 12 color ink-jet printers manufactured by Epson and Hewlett-Packard are used. Light- fast inks are resistant to ultraviolet rays and any other exposures are used to hold fast the finished product. A canvas print will be available for at least 2 generations as it will remain true and vivid for up to 75 years. Why these prints are so remarkable? They are accomplished in creating very extremely special and tiny details onto canvas. You cannot distinguish the original from a copy due to a high resolution of 2880 dpi being used.

Canvas print is a new page in painting as an art. It provides painters and photographers with the wide range of advantages and variety of modern tools. Every artist knows such a feeling when he / she says good- bye to the masterpiece. A painter working for hours and month on his creation, devotes its time, effort and energy, invests his or her soul. After some times the work is born and sold. Of course, artist is happy with that from one hand, but on the other he or she has sold their work and experience joy. But, canvas print takes it to another stage; as due to this invention of the civilization artist can print images over and over again, sell them and share joy amongst many people. Also it is a benefit for people, as they can buy copies cheaper and have a nice canvas art printing at their place.

Photographers are really happy with the stretched canvases. Canvases give a new life to pictures, digital images or even negatives. Soft and valuable canvas prints would satisfy the most traditional professional and amateurs. Any size, style and form can be performed with the use of canvas prints. Colours are bright and vibrant will stay for a long time and gladden your eyes. Advanced technologies extend the time for colours and effects. You can carry out your print in black/ white, yellow, sepia or in any other effects and be sure that you get the brilliant result due to rich ink colours.

If a canvas prints company with good reputation offers to you their products, ask them about their prints and methods. They should inform their customers about the printers they use and do work with. As the average inks fade in a little over one year. So you can see it is important for you to have full information regarding the whole process and guarantees regarding result over time.




By: TravisOl

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