canvas printing

[steve_taylor8]

I was wondering if anyone has tried any of the online printers that

advertise canvas printing.I would also appreciate any feed back on

this process.

[dickhilker]

Steve, any photographer with your skill should already be printing his own stuff on a printer that can quite likely handle canvas. I'm an Epson fan and can print it on my Epson 2200 and 7800. The two major considerations are the compatibility of your printer's ink with the canvas and the ability of the printer to handle such material.

[beauh44]

Hi Steve, Here are a few links you might find helpful but most if not all assume you'll be printing on fabric with your own inkjet printer.

 

I'm curious about what online printers you've found that will print for you because my sister is interested in doing that. I did a cursory Google search and came up empty handed looking for an online photo lab that'll print to fabric - but I'm sure there's someone out there. Inkjetart might do it... link below.

 

Meanwhile don't forget iron-on transfer too. Epson used to make iron-on transfer paper but I'm not sure if they still do.

 

Finally, if you do end up "rolling your own" with your own inkjet, Tim Grey says to print it at a rather low quality setting otherwise you'll get blotchy ink spots. Anyhoo, here are some links:

 

Pictorico makes a "Poly Silk" fabric: http://www.pictorico.com/

 

http://www.inkjetart.com/misc/colortextiles/index.html

 

Just in case you might be into quilting The Electric Quilt website ( http://www.electricquilt.com ) also has a variety of fabric materials available for sale, as well as a number of other resources to help you make the most of printing to fabric. Start here for materials, but explore their site for more great info:

 

http://www.electricquilt.com/Shop/Printing/Fabric.asp

 

http://www.quiltknit.com/notions/printer_fabric.htm

 

http://www.novachromeusa.com/Sublimation.html

 

Good luck!

[steve_swinehart]

Have you tried Photo Craft in Boulder(www.prcraft.com)? Another option would be Bair Art Editions in Salt Lake City (www.bairarteditions.com).

[mcgarity]

You might want to check out Fine Print in Fort Collins, Colorado. They do Giclee prints on canvas.

 

www.fineprintimaging.com

[jonathan_bliss1]

Check out <a href="http://www.photobloc.com">Photobloc</a> for a special kind of canvas printing, that never needs stretching. They are in the UK, but you can upload digital images to their website and they ship worldwide via Amtrak.

[john_roberts19]

Best price and quality I found were <a href="http://www.canvastown.com">canvastown</a>. Well worth a visit. They also sell blank canvas and stretcher bars so you can D.I.Y

[john_roberts19]

as well as <a href="http://www.canvastown.com">canvastown</a>. Also try Easyart.com

[john_hunt4]

to be honest i have tried a few but the best seems to be a company i found called 1clickprint. (www.1clickprint.com)

 

i have had four or five recently from these guys and my customers are far more than happy .

 

www.1clickprint.com/canvas

[jamie_turner]

I've had some experience with <a href="http://www.1clickprint.com">1ClickPrint</a> aswell and it's always been favourable. Their new canvas site seems to have a gallery where people can sell their own images but I don't know if its working yet. Link is here <a href="http://www.1clickcanvas.com">canvas printing</a>

[Spearhead]

<i>Steve, any photographer with your skill should already be printing his own stuff on a printer that can quite likely handle canvas. I'm an Epson fan and can print it on my Epson 2200 and 7800.</i><p>Have you thought about the implications of wanting to do two or three large canvas prints and what the per-print price would work out to be with a 7800? Otherwise, there are quite a few good suggestions above, but there may be local labs that also do it.