Canvas Art: Making Life Picture Perfect

Canvas art or canvas paintings are an innovative and aesthetic way of preserving and showcasing favorite pictures. A canvas print is actually an image which is printed onto a canvas from a photograph. That is why it is also known as a photo canvas. The canvas is then stretched gently across a frame. The photo canvas can then be displayed. This helps to preserve the original photo without exposing it to dust, wrinkles and other damage. Canvases need not necessarily rectangular in shape. Canvases that are of varied shaped like circles etc are sometimes referred to as New York canvases. This is because, around the 60’s, paintings on differently shaped and textured canvases became very popular in New York.

For a good quality photo canvas it is important that the original picture be printed on good quality photo printing paper. Multi purpose papers are available that can be used for printing both black and white documents as well as photos but photos that are printed on these papers will be inferior in colour and brightness to those printed on exclusive photo printing papers. There are different parameters to judge the quality of photo printing paper. A photo printing paper that is of high quality will be opaque so that colour does not easily run onto the other side. A large amount of light will be reflected of its surface when compared to ordinary printing papers. It will have a thickness of 7 to 10 mil so that it does not get easily creased or wrinkled and is more long lasting.

Digital canvas prints are also becoming very popular nowadays because of the wider use of digital cameras the world over and the convenience of using computers. A digital canvas print is also like a photo canvas except that a print need not be taken out on paper. The image can be directly printed from the computer onto the canvas and then gently stretched and framed. One big advantage of digital canvas prints is that changes can be made to the original digital image using special software. Thus the beauty of the picture can be heightened before it is printed on canvas giving the best possible effects. It is also cost effective as there is no requirement of photo printing paper. This feature also makes it more environment friendly.

Canvas prints, whether photo canvas or digital canvas prints can be effectively used to decorate a room bringing it to life with vibrant colors and happy memories. Apart from being used as decorative items these canvases make ideal personalized gifts for every occasion be it birthdays or anniversaries or even as a good bye gift. So go ahead , dabble in some canvas printing, and watch those precious memories come back to life as you glance at them each time you look up at your wall and don’t forget to take a photo of that wide smile your long time childhood friend gives you when you gift her a canvas print of those golden moments of innocent childhood.

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Feb 27, 2010
9:17 pm

#1 winandyaalmira :

Listening to Mr. Nyoman Nuaa’s explanation about a at Nu Art Gallery. Very inspiring.

Feb 28, 2010
9:31 am

#2 159gazb :

Are We Attempting to Digitise the Art World? Guest Blog Post – http://ow.ly/1psNnu

Feb 28, 2010
11:02 am

#3 NTSTrader :

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Feb 28, 2010
11:12 am

#4 lehighvalleypa :

Good article in Morning Call about “Starry Nights in Allentown” art exhibit + reception Sun 2/28 5-9: http://is.gd/9om71

Feb 28, 2010
11:13 am

#5 richthomas70 :

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Feb 28, 2010
11:30 am

#6 bareface :

I posted 5 photos on Facebook in the album “Art Dubai – L’Officiel” http://bit.ly/a3XkqB

Feb 28, 2010
12:07 pm

#7 free_paid :

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Mar 5, 2010
1:59 am

#8 cgoldie :

The Affordable, Original Art Painting of the Day is:
“Stepping Stones.” It’s mixed media on canvas and made to… http://bit.ly/dcqDjm

Mar 5, 2010
9:18 am

#9 PMSing247 :

i need to go get some brushes from the art store cuz im painting on a canvas 4 the baby room

Mar 5, 2010
9:19 pm

#10 scottmcleod_ :

Enough paint and canvas for 5 MORE pieces. That means 13 more pieces to be released here soon in the past 10 days. Painting non stop!

Mar 6, 2010
7:56 am

#11 nu2andy :

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Mar 6, 2010
9:17 pm

#12 Frohardy :

Found this article Framed！Modern Abstract Art Oil Painting On Canvas – eBay (item … http://bit.ly/9CyAsX

Mar 7, 2010
9:18 am

#13 Milliande :

“Joy” oil on canvas painting with beeswax, chosen as featured artwork of the day on Milliande Art Community for Wome: http://ning.it/9u95na

Mar 7, 2010
9:18 pm

#14 wriggi :

Mixed Media Canvas Painting – Combining Art Inspiration http://post.ly/RMuA

Mar 8, 2010
9:19 am

#15 ZombieIrish :

Selling Original Canvas painting, Shia Tien Wan Sun! http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/art/1633673600.html

Mar 8, 2010
9:18 pm

#16 abovethepeak :

Photography can be art .. If your passionate about painting a canvas with your camera

Mar 9, 2010
9:20 am

#17 claudine_sales :

chouette artiste, ambiance froide RT http://twitpic.com/17jnfp “The Spare Room”, oil on canvas, 30″x 60″

Mar 9, 2010
9:20 pm

#18 barbosaart :

SNAKE CHARMER – Nude Woman – Textured 24 x 36″ Wall Art – Original Painting on Gallery Canvas – http://barbosaart.etsy.com

Mar 10, 2010
9:19 am

#19 whygreenberg :

RT Turn on the Early Show: they’ve got painting penguins! They walk through paint & then on a canvas. Art lovers take note.

Mar 10, 2010
9:18 pm

#20 slimewowgrogga :

Still Life – Cubist Painting – Oil on Canvas – http://bit.ly/96YNvd

Mar 11, 2010
9:17 pm

#21 PhantomThiefX :

RT “Fairbanks Bus 142″ oil on canvas http://twitpic.com/180e36 | Still my favorite i love this painting!

Mar 12, 2010
9:17 am

#22 charleskaufman :

http://su.pr/1UlmEX Wine art painting: “Cabernet Sauvignon and 2 Glasses on a Table” Acrylics paints on canvas. – wein kunstwerk

Mar 12, 2010
9:18 pm

#23 Ckandes :

sketching and painting on a large canvas, is therapeutic!!! …….Art makes me feel at peace….:)

Mar 13, 2010
9:18 am

#24 artisanryo :

Wall Art Original Abstract/Surreal 16×20in Box-Canvas Painting by A.C.W.

Mar 13, 2010
9:18 pm

#25 KristiTaylor :

Just listed Tree View no. 44 —– 30″ x 30″ fine art painting on canvas http://bit.ly/aVtcme

Mar 14, 2010
9:34 am

#26 KristiTaylor :

Tree View no. 44 available online 30″ x 30″ fine art painting on canvas http://bit.ly/aVtcme

Mar 14, 2010
10:19 pm

#27 KristiTaylor :

Tree View no. 40 fine art painting on canvas 36″x 36″ http://craftcult.com/singleitem.php?listingid=38244988&userid=7019294

Mar 15, 2010
10:21 am

#28 artisanryo :

Wall Art Original Abstract/Surreal 16×20in Box-Canvas Painting by A.C.W. http://bit.ly/b8f7N0

Mar 15, 2010
10:20 pm

#29 charleskaufman :

Photo in art studio putting texture on a large format canvas giclee-print. Makes it look like original painting. http://twitpic.com/18t956

Mar 16, 2010
10:21 am

#30 BALLZbitch :

we could all make this sex painting on a canvas happen. i always joked my sex was an art, now it’ll be true!

Mar 16, 2010
10:20 pm

#31 primitive_art :

Man Dogs: The art, a heat painting on canvas of air and dust, conjured Van Gogh’s Starry Night for a private a… http://bit.ly/czQc4v

Mar 17, 2010
10:18 am

#32 CurlyBirdie :

RT Vintage Hollywood-inspired canvas painting: Breakfast at Tiffany’s http://bit.ly/4zBcDg

Mar 17, 2010
10:20 pm

#33 aggierick :

Chk out! RT: http://twitpic.com/1976q6 – “Michelle(CumberlandAve)” Oil On Canvas New finally, post-travel!

Mar 17, 2010
10:20 pm

#34 charleskaufman :

http://twitpic.com/19735h – Photo: The Start vs. Finished painting. 5 women “Going to Town” art on canvas. http://charleskaufman figurative

Mar 18, 2010
10:19 am

#35 jgrauel :

check out the latest canvas, http://bit.ly/bCj2fq , a commission work based on an previous painting

Mar 18, 2010
10:21 pm

#36 charleskaufman :

Thanks for RT! > http://twitpic.com/19dotj – Starting a new painting on canvas. 24×35 in. 3 women in the art.

Mar 19, 2010
10:21 am

#37 barbosaart :

SNAKE CHARMER – Nude Woman – Textured 24 x 36″ Wall Art – Original Painting on Gallery Canvas – http://barbosaart.etsy.com

Mar 19, 2010
10:20 pm

#38 Guedich :

Quadro perfeito pra sala de estar: http://www.modern-canvas-art.com/coldplay-pop-art-canvas-painting-830-p.asp neh, ?

Mar 20, 2010
10:18 am

#39 Ckandes :

am working on a little painting on an A1 size canvas and listening to music!………Art is so soothing….

Mar 20, 2010
10:18 pm

#40 shoppingbop :

Decorate your Canvas Shopping Bag- Fabric Painting Project – Art and Craft http://digg.com/u1Qzd6

Mar 21, 2010
10:20 am

#41 ClassicArabia :

oil on canvas – SleimanSvetlana (Painting – Oil) http://www.classicarabia.com/art/detail/?id=205

Mar 21, 2010
10:21 pm

#42 shevasolomon :

Did some canvas painting today…abstract art!

Mar 22, 2010
10:23 am

#43 Holly59 :

RT convictions on art have a habit of tumbling & collapsing in front of the canvas, when the act of painting actually beginsP.Guston

Mar 22, 2010
10:18 pm

#44 TheColourOz :

- Nicely considered oil on canvas painting by talented Australian artist Stefan Dunlop. http://ow.ly/1pvnh

Mar 23, 2010
10:22 am

#45 MrSpeakLife :

Good Brother u are once again creating art & displaying it world wide on the canvas that God has given u. Keep painting ur visions

Mar 23, 2010
10:21 pm

#46 valleycrafts :

A painting, a canvas, any type of art is a masterpiece. It is something wonderful that we created. To think that it came out of out mind.

Mar 24, 2010
10:19 am

#47 Tinkabell666 :

RT way to buy online Indigenous art Authentic Australian Aboriginal canvas painting http://bit.ly/93E5Rp

Mar 24, 2010
10:20 pm

#48 DeadFury84 :

RT style large canvas on now http://bit.ly/ayFW3j

Mar 25, 2010
10:19 am

#49 ExantiaDisplays :

Working on an interesting project – we are reproducing a fine art painting onto canvas for a charity auction. The finished result is great!

Mar 25, 2010
10:21 pm

#50 jessicalim :

I almost cried seeing the drawing of The Rev on my canvas in art class. I’m gonna start painting tomorrow. :’[

Mar 26, 2010
10:18 am

#51 charleskaufman :

http://twitpic.com/1b0yrl – Photo in art studio. Working on a new painting with 3 women on canvas.

Mar 26, 2010
10:21 pm

#52 handcraftguide :

When Art Escapes The Canvas: A Fascinating History Of Decorative Painting – http://bit.ly/dtDIqg

Mar 27, 2010
10:21 am

#53 charleskaufman :

Photo Art Studio: Hand painting texture layer on2 canvas giclée art prints. Do U add texture 2 your canvas prints? http://twitpic.com/196r1y

Mar 27, 2010
10:21 pm

#54 barbosaart :

SNAKE CHARMER – Nude Woman – Textured 24 x 36″ Wall Art – Original Painting on Gallery Canvas – http://barbosaart.etsy.com

Mar 28, 2010
10:21 am

#55 Perdooo :

Large Art OIL PAINTING Wall Decor On Canvas http://post.ly/W6B2

Mar 28, 2010
10:18 pm

#56 itonlyendsonce :

a beautiful painting of Alex from (oil on canvas) by somerset: http://art.lost-media.com/displayimage.php?pos=-897

Mar 29, 2010
10:20 pm

#57 Artbeautylife :

… http://bit.ly/bk7TrZ

Mar 30, 2010
10:19 am

#58 Artbeautylife :

… http://bit.ly/bk7TrZ

Mar 30, 2010
10:19 pm

#59 Artbeautylife :

… http://bit.ly/bk7TrZ

Mar 31, 2010
10:22 am

#60 RobertLCaldwell :

Start of a new painting this morning, Ginter Mausoleum, canvas is toned & ready for color- http://ow.ly/i/UXb -

Mar 31, 2010
10:21 pm

#61 treicdesigns :

the SPILLING canvas…painting, graffiti & collage workshop with Traci Bautista at Art & Soul in Hampton, VA ~ http://bit.ly/dArCoM

Apr 1, 2010
10:22 am

#62 Artbeautylife :

… http://bit.ly/bk7TrZ

Apr 1, 2010
10:19 pm

#63 shopper007 :

Original Art Oil Painting Canvas Impression France http://bit.ly/d0OF3k

Apr 2, 2010
10:19 am

#64 DecorMadeSimple :

Cotton Duck Canvas: I started creating art on cotton duck canvas about 15 years ago. First I started painting… http://bit.ly/c0wUsP

Apr 2, 2010
10:21 pm

#65 LifeLongLover :

need new art supplies….have to get gesso, canvas, need to start painting!!

Apr 3, 2010
10:21 am

#66 wrightsonarts :

“Red” a Superb Rendering of Modern Art History – ABC News: http://bit.ly/acS7VJ via Mark Rothko abstract contemporary canvas painting brush

Apr 3, 2010
10:21 pm

#67 JasonBrackman :

Raw Canvas studying. Art projections, people painting and others geekin on their laptops. Like High school http://tl.gd/nsjg8

Apr 4, 2010
10:21 am

#68 ArtbyPaul :

Large Disney Mickey Mouse Canvas Painting Warhol Art on eBay (end time 03-May-10 16:29:02 BST) http://goo.gl/nxOy

Apr 4, 2010
10:21 pm

#69 chaarRAWR :

i am painting this huge canvas for my major piece for art class and then work

Apr 5, 2010
10:21 am

#70 chemicalrachel :

http://chemicalrachel-xd.deviantart.com/art/WIP-First-Oil-Painting-159633497 Canvas oil painting WIP. Beatles ftw.

Apr 5, 2010
10:20 pm

#71 deanrussoartist :

Flower Pop Art on Canvas Original Modern Painting http://item.ebay.com/160420157891

Apr 6, 2010
10:21 am

#72 NicktheBreeze :

I am off to buy a canvas at the art shop now – I think I need to get the painting out of my head and onto a canvas

Apr 6, 2010
10:21 pm

#73 robin_intheuk :

RT & canvas detracts from the “art of painting”? RT Jack White says internet detracts from the “art of music”

Apr 7, 2010
10:19 am

#74 I_am_Breezy :

sooo..recently i have been thinkin about painting/selling canvas art 4 custom home decor n store displays. gimme ur opinion

Apr 7, 2010
10:21 pm

#75 Heather_Horton :

http://twitpic.com/1dy5n4 – “Ruby, Blue Blanket” Oil On Canvas I will miss you.

Apr 8, 2010
10:21 am

#76 schulmanart :

new Abstract canvas Painting BLUE squares Original ART SCHULMAN http://www.miriamschulmanstudio.com/catalog/item/6509236/7843155.htm

Apr 8, 2010
10:20 pm

#77 jaxsprats :

RARE D.ROBERTS JAMAICA ART ORIGINAL CANVAS OIL PAINTING http://tinyurl.com/ydmkzxd http://ff.im/-iKmA4

Apr 9, 2010
10:19 am

#78 sandingeorgia :

RT And canvas detracts from the “art of painting”? RT Jack White says internet detracts from the “art of music” http://www.nme.com.

Apr 9, 2010
10:21 pm

#79 nigelzp :

How to Tighten a Loose Canvas or Painting: Tightening a loose art canvas with hot water is one of the familiar tec… http://bit.ly/a9dSt3

Apr 10, 2010
10:19 am

#80 kylaart :

New blog post: Mixed Media Canvas Painting – Combining Art… http://kylaart.com/409/mixed-media-canvas-painting-combining-art-inspiration/

Apr 10, 2010
10:21 pm

#81 GreenMuze :

Just finished painting a big art canvas for our Salt Spring Island Earth Day celebrations on April 18th.

Apr 11, 2010
10:19 pm

#82 reptakon :

Δ New painting listed http://bit.ly/carrots-EtsyMB CARROTS!!!

Apr 12, 2010
10:22 am

#83 Shuhuiz :

Show time! I’ve fully trasnferred my Art onto canvas Left with touch up and painting! Then move on to paper2… Argh

Apr 12, 2010
10:20 pm

#84 its_Keyara :

Almost finished painting this beautiful scenery on a canvas for

Apr 13, 2010
10:22 am

#85 Jabinya :

EVOLVE – 16×20 – acrylic on canvas – Now available on eBay http://item.ebay.com/300411921631

Apr 13, 2010
10:21 pm

#86 ElizabethLeeN :

COWBOY 16×20 original canvas painting boys art in reds/blues/browns. http://bit.ly/bx6yIl

Apr 14, 2010
10:22 am

#87 SarahhhhK :

Haven’t even started painting my art canvas yet and it’s due on friday.

Apr 14, 2010
10:22 pm

#88 KHALEDHISHMA :

RT Human Canvas: Body Painting Meets Fine Art | Art & Design on WebUrbanist http://bit.ly/1iHOZ

Apr 15, 2010
10:19 am

#89 jean_fely :

make art. *sigh* then search a song for music. idea for canvas painting. and read novels

Apr 15, 2010
10:21 pm

#90 Agagasxy :

Update: LADY GAGA ORG MIX MEDIA PAINTING CANVAS ART W GALLERY WRAP STYLE FRAMING 17X24X1.5″: 17X24X1.5″ … http://bit.ly/btu2Lc Check out!

Apr 16, 2010
10:23 am

#91 so_explicit :

Omg I had so much fun tonight I was at an art event where I was the canvas. Body painting is off the hook. I never even heard of it before

Apr 16, 2010
10:21 pm

#92 utegis :

Most recent painting: Original Art Collage Painting 11 x 14 Canvas One of by ueberkunst http://bit.ly/diSOwl

Apr 17, 2010
10:21 am

#93 BuyorSellArt :

Latest art for sale original animal oil painting art beautiful bird on canvas from our Animal Portraits Gallery section

Apr 17, 2010
10:21 pm

#94 OrlandoArtInfo :

Just started another oil painting for Christian/religious art. 26 x 36 inches on canvas.

Apr 18, 2010
10:18 am

#95 art4urbanspaces :

Dragon Blast Abstract Canvas Painting, Order On-Line | Art For Urban Spaces: http://bit.ly/bEYlek via

Apr 18, 2010
10:21 pm

#96 Liamf91 :

Got a 40, 60 inch canvas, ready for art exam. Looking forward to painting on something so large!

Apr 19, 2010
10:19 am

#97 annie_benny16 :

I favorited a YouTube video — 4 artists painting on one canvas – PolyScribe Metamorphosis Art Animation – http://youtu.be/uqD_3KWpsTY?a

Apr 19, 2010
10:21 pm

#98 BelkissObadia :

RT Understanding everything new art on canvas – Contemporary abstract painting by Hardeep S G… http://youtu.be/py81BWrZ8RI

Apr 20, 2010
10:22 am

#99 jlo1983 :

An awesome painting: http://www.flickr.com/photos/creativejen/4537467847/

Apr 20, 2010
10:21 pm

#100 mariesecke :

♥♥Balance♥♥ cute yellow original 21×28i oil/canvas painting ♥see it large first & buy%/etsy-link on page http://bit.ly/dAxsV3

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