Technology has enabled huge strides in the field of technology and that has lead to significant changes in the field of printing. The latest trend that was won over many in the industry is canvas photo printing.
The process is referred to as the Giclee process of canvas printing of both photographs and art work. Giclee itself is merely photos and artwork printed by special digital printing techniques onto a canvas surface. The word Gilcee is derived from the French word gicler; which represents a spurt or burst. This basically refers to the pigment based inkjet printing technology that is utilized to make such canvas prints.
Home & Away: DIY vs. Printing House
Interested in turning your original artwork and photography into an immortal work of canvas art? The Giclee form of canvas printing can be done at home, provided you have the right kind of equipment for the job. The printer you are using has to be at the right calibration for canvas and also needs to use pigment based ink. Using regular desktop printers simply won't do, as you will not be able to achieve what you want. It is preferred to have a high-end inkjet printer for this kind of printing. It is possible to create a Giclee print on watercolor paper as an added option.
If you are interested in such printing from professionals, the market has an abundant amount of suppliers ready to do it for you. I would personally recommend this option. There are many reasons for this. To begin with, these companies have the best equipment and skill set for printing and finishing of such canvas prints. This ensures that you get the exact result you desire without the hassle of ensuring the production. In addition, they have access to specific paper, inks and dyes that the average home user may have difficulty finding. They also have industrial level printers that have the capacity to print faster, in more capacity and with more accuracy that conventional equipment. In addition to having large scale industrial printers and paper, these specialist set-ups also have large work spaces, and this enables them to take orders for much larger prints than you can achieve on your own printing at home. So they automatically become the preferred choice for wall-sized prints and so forth.
Costs
To give you an understanding of why this method of printing can prove to be ore cost effective than other conventional options, such as painting, here are some numbers to give you a ballpark idea of the typical costs involved canvas printing.
Standard Canvas Printing:
o A 16 x 20 Canvas print can cost as low as $13
o A 20 x 30 or 24 x 36 Canvas print can both cost as low as $20
For Immediate Next Day Delivery:
o A 16 x 20 Canvas print can cost up to $35-40
o A 20 x 30 or 24 x 36 Canvas print can both cost up to $45-50
Canvas prints are ideal for;
o Gifts
o Business display
o Home display
o Event promotion
o Fundraising activities
And so forth
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