Photos On Canvas
Don't Let The Innocence Be Lost!
Are you looking for a long-lasting way to show off your photo? While shopping, I came across a do it yourself kit for putting your photos on canvas. This got me to thinking about all the photos I could display in a whole new way. You can have a professional make up the canvas or you can go the do it yourself route.
The Professional Way
Oh how easy it is to upload your photos to a canvas photo website and let the professionals handle the rest. You do have to make a couple of choices before they get to work. You need to research what form of ink they use. Make sure it is archival grade ink. Most sites offer framed and unframed photos on canvas. One option is to get the canvas only or have the canvas stretched over artist stretch bars for a tight mount. Stretch bars also come in different thickness check your website for the sizes they offer. You can usually decorate the outside of the frame mount with the image wrapping around the mount or your chose of color. Once you choose the thickness of your mount then you can put a frame around the canvas. Every website differs as to what they are willing to do to a photo and at what price. They can enhance the picture but remember how good the picture looks is based on what it started as. You can also request touch ups for blemishes, red eye, whitened teeth or have objects removed from the photo. Do you want your photo in color, black and white or sepia?
Do it yourself
I love to scrapbook and make crafts with my photos, especially the ones highlighting the special times in my children’s lives. The thought of saving money and being able to put my photos on whatever shape canvas I want is particularly an enticing concept. I have found two main ways to create your canvas artwork. The simplest way is to buy a transfer kit. You will need to print out the exact size of the photo you want to use on a high-quality laser printer. Follow the directions on the kit. The kit will give you a medium that you will paint over the print out, special transfer sheet and canvas. The second is the iron on transfer; I think these are perfect for totes, shirts or pillows. Although you are limited to the size of the photo you can transfer, transfer papers are easily found in stores. Make sure that photo that you are transferring is the mirror image since you will be laying it face down on the canvas. Then you need to use a warm iron to adhere the photo image.
Using canvas to display your photos will allow you to enjoy them for years to come.
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