FAQ

Technical Notes

How do I clean my Canvas?

If your canvas does gather any dust, you may wipe it off gently with a clean, damp cloth.

How do I hang my canvas?

Your canvas comes with pre-installed hanging hardware (two sawtooth hangers to accomodate landscape and portrait).

 

How durable is the canvas? Will the colors fade?

We use only premium quality materials in our Canvas Gallery Wraps.

Our canvas, ink, and coatings used for the Premium canvases are formulated to work together to provide the highest quality, longest lasting product available. We use a UV test chamber and we continually test our materials to ensure that color will stand the test of time and last as long or longer than any other canvas prints available

Can’t I do the same thing?

Maybe you can, but …

We start with a library of images from the Hubble Space Telescope.  Next comes the image enhancement process where we use a variety of software to bring the image to it’s peak.  This involves things like saturation, radiance, balancing colors and contrast through three different tone ranges.  Remember dodge and burn from your film development days.  The resulting image is an artistic expression of the original image.

Next comes the test prints using various inks, canvas and resolutions to ensure we get the right blend to produce an optimal image.  Plan on throwing away the first 10 tries.

Finally, the canvas is stretched and framed and mounted on a variety of backgrounds to be sure we haven’t missed anything.

The result is a canvas that you can be proud to own.

Value versus Premium What’s the difference?

Premium Canvas Prints are stretched over a 1.25″ wood frame in a Gallery Wrap while Value Canvas Prints are unmounted rolled canvas that you will receive in a tube.

The quality of the images and prints is identical.

Can I get an image into black and white or sepia?

We can handle this but please indicate your preference on the order notes and on the contact us page when you place your order.  We will confirm via email and send a sample image so that  you know your request is being handled.

What is Gallery Wrap?

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Example of a Gallery Wrap

 

Unlike photographs, canvases are three-dimensional.  We almost universally use a gallery wrap which extends the image over the edge of the stretcher bars.

The gallery wrap allows the edges of your image to continue onto the sides of your canvas. If your image is too tightly cropped, just let us know.

 

What if I want my canvas framed?

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Gallery Wrap

We do not provide framing at this time.  All of our Premium canvases are shipped gallery wrapped for display without a frame.

Should you wish to frame your canvas, we suggest you contact a local framing shop.

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