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Our canvas prints are printed on a semi-gloss white canvas which means your artwork will be printed on a slightly textured surface. While you can’t expect the high glossy photo finish that you may get when printing on photo paper, we’re confident you’ll be pleased with the quality and clarity of your print. Canvas photo prints are a very widely used and a common way to print artwork and personal pictures for decorative purposes.Having said that, the clarity and finish of your canvas print will be determined first and foremost by the original picture you upload to the site. Pictures or files that are out of focus or have inferior resolution quality (low DPI or pixelation) will have the same issues when printed on canvas or any other material. Assuming you have a high-resolution photo, especially for large canvas prints, you will end up with a high-quality print.

After being printed, your custom canvas print is hand-wrapped by one of our experienced professionals across a durable, yet light, wooden stretcher frame. As described above, this stretcher frame is common in the art industry. The stretched canvas is attached to this “frame” by small staples on the back side. Whether you select the Mirror Image, White or Black edge option (described more fully below) these staples will not be visible from the front or sides of your print. While all stretched materials can lose tautness over time, assuming no damage to the print, your canvas should remain tightly stretched across the stretcher frame for an extended period.

At the current time, we do not offer easel backs (similar to photo frames) or backings that would allow you to prop up your canvas print on a table, mantel, or other flat surface. Easel backs are available with a number of our Signs For Home products including glossy photo prints, matte photo prints, and metallic photo prints.

While we offer a wide variety of standard sizes, we currently do not offer custom sizes. If you need help cropping a picture or file in order to make your artwork fit one of the sizes listed below please contact us for free design services. The sizes we offer are listed below. Please note that for each size listed the dimension can be flipped for a print of the opposite orientation. For example, a 12" x 18" print would give you a vertical portrait while 18" x 12" would give you a landscape print. We have not listed the flipped or opposite orientation sizes but these are all available in the size drop down menu on our design tool. 

We offer free shipping on all orders over $99 with the exception of rigid signs that are over 36” in either dimension. Thus, for your custom canvas print order, shipping will only apply for a few of the many sizes we offer unless you have another large rigid sign as part of your order.

When going from picture to canvas the most important thing to do is to use a high-resolution picture or photo. While we can often fix design files by vectorizing them, the same can’t be done with photos or pictures. Nonetheless, we do have professional designers on staff that are able to help retouch and enhance your photo as best we can. If you’re at all uncertain about printing your photo on canvas due to quality concerns please contact us for free help. We’ll help you make your canvas picture absolutely stunning!

The stretcher frame wood we use is an MDF wood often used for canvas wraps. This wood is lightweight, affordable and durable. As noted elsewhere, assuming there isn't an intentional effort to cause damage the wooden stretcher frames should last for a very long time.

Our online design tool (www.signs.com/design) is where you’ll upload the photo you want printed on canvas. It accepts a wide variety of file formats. These include: .AI, .EPS, .PS, .PDF, .JPEG, .JPG, .PNG, .GIF, .BMP, .TIFF, .TIF. We recommend using whichever file type provides the greatest clarity and resolution for your photo or picture. This is typically a high-resolution JPG picture from a digital camera.The maximum file size limit for uploading is 25MB. For files bigger than 25MB the easiest thing to do is to upload and use a lower resolution file when placing your order. Please note in the customer comments field on the checkout page that you have done so and will be uploading a higher resolution file. Once your order is completed please use upload.signs.com to upload your high-resolution file. Here you can include your order number and any other comments about your file.

You will not lose any of your image as uploaded to the website when we wrap it around the edge of the stretcher frame. For the black and white edge, this is obviously not a concern. For the mirror image, we simply mirror the edges of your picture to give us enough material to stretch the canvas around the wooden frame. This gives the print a beautiful appearance and it is almost unnoticeable to the naked eye that the edges have been mirrored. This ensures there is canvas on the side of your prints and that the wooden frame and staples are always hidden from view.

Rest assured that the only thing cheap about our “cheap canvas prints” is the price. After years of experience in the industry and efficiencies in our production processes, we’re able to offer rock-bottom pricing coupled with gorgeous, museum-quality wrapped prints. We use high-quality canvas and ink, package them carefully and know you’ll love your canvas photos! Order a print today and join thousands of other customers who have highly reviewed Signs.com for canvas prints and other custom signage.

While canvas prints are usually purchased for decorative reasons, the actual uses and locations where they are used vary as widely as any signage type we offer. For personal use, we’ve seen it used as artwork in baby or nursery rooms, kid’s bedrooms, formal rooms, living rooms, kitchens, and virtually anywhere within a home. Popular canvas print ideas include pictures of babies, family, weddings, vacations, pets, and expressions or quotes. We’ve also seen them in dorm rooms, frat houses, cabins, and other places that need decorating but are lived in only seasonally or temporarily.

Professional uses of custom prints are just as varied. They are perfect for workplace offices, hallways, lobbies, receptionist areas, waiting areas, and even conference rooms. Likewise, schools, museums, art galleries, and government buildings commonly hang canvas prints. Businesses often use canvas prints for branding purposes and creating or reinforcing a company culture.

In both cases, canvas prints are perfect for landscapes, skylines, stadiums, or panoramic prints, pictures of family or other loved ones, branding, and logos, and even artwork created by professional artists. So whether you’re a professional photographer, a DIY interior designer, or a mom or dad with a beautiful family, a canvas print will work perfectly for you! You can also check out our full line of home decor prints.