transferring or printing photos to canvas

 > I want to have some digital photos printed onto canvas - how much does
this
 > usually cost, say for a 16x20 canvas print? Also, is there any way to do
 > this myself (since I just have an inkjet printer, I imagine it would have
to
 > be some sort of transfer technique)?
 >

with many of the larger format, (perhaps the smaller ones too) you can buy
canvas that will run through the inkjet. But you have to work on your
color management profiles as that stuff sucks up ink

However, from what I've seen, that stuff looks more like cloth, reminds me
of that "silk" finish that was popular in the 70's (mostly cause it make
copying very difficult) and just doesn't look nor feel like actual canvas.

Costco once offered it for 50 or 60 bucks for a 16x20 stretched.

The traditional way was to strip the backing layer of plastic resin off the
back of the photo paper and mounting to a rough weave canvas. It took a
serious mounting press, those counter top ones just didn't do it, you really
needed a vacuum press that could do a couple thousand pounds of pressure per
square inch, with just enough heat to soften the emulsion which was just a
few degrees below what it took to boil the emulsion. But if you did it
right then the image was bonded to the fibers, you could see the threads of
the cords of string.

I used to budget $200 for one with custom print, retouching, mounting and
lacquer.
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On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 23:24:52 -0800, "zeitgeist"
wrote:

 >
 >
  >> I want to have some digital photos printed onto canvas - how much does
 >this
  >> usually cost, say for a 16x20 canvas print? Also, is there any way to do
  >> this myself (since I just have an inkjet printer, I imagine it would have
 >to
  >> be some sort of transfer technique)?
  >>
 >
 >with many of the larger format, (perhaps the smaller ones too) you can buy
 >canvas that will run through the inkjet. But you have to work on your
 >color management profiles as that stuff sucks up ink
 >
 >However, from what I've seen, that stuff looks more like cloth, reminds me
 >of that "silk" finish that was popular in the 70's (mostly cause it make
 >copying very difficult) and just doesn't look nor feel like actual canvas.
 >
 >Costco once offered it for 50 or 60 bucks for a 16x20 stretched.
 >
 >The traditional way was to strip the backing layer of plastic resin off the
 >back of the photo paper and mounting to a rough weave canvas. It took a
 >serious mounting press, those counter top ones just didn't do it, you really
 >needed a vacuum press that could do a couple thousand pounds of pressure per
 >square inch, with just enough heat to soften the emulsion which was just a
 >few degrees below what it took to boil the emulsion. But if you did it
 >right then the image was bonded to the fibers, you could see the threads of
 >the cords of string.
 >
 >I used to budget $200 for one with custom print, retouching, mounting and
 >lacquer.
 >
Hi...new to group and i apologize for just jumping in..the beginning
of the thread isn't on my server also (give me a great opportunity
to make an ass of myself).

I had thought about making prints into a painting - faux. Once the
pic is as you want it, in photoshop you can apply a texture filter..
and it looks like it's on canvas. Glue it to a board and apply a clear
glaze to the top..makes a bumpy kinda surface to print..you've
probably seen this on mounted framed cheep copies of artwork.
I think the salient is "what type"paper it is on and how was
it printed - to accomplish this. This effect i saw employed
magazine clips of pictures.

Someone told me textured paper gives a nice "painting"effect.
Dunnoh. Perhaps a hybrid approach?

I would suspect that, to print to a canvas cloth to mimic actual
painting, would require coating the canvas with a glaze or
finisher (like when you spray an oil when dried and done)
and then print atop the glaze layer. Printing to a textured
plastic might be more useful. Hmmm...

What have you heard of? Fascinating thread.

rgds
Ken Ellis
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