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With Christmas fast approaching our couriers are busier than ever so if you are thinking about buying a canvas print as a present it is best to get in early. The last posting day for our smaller canvas prints up to 14×14 is 21/12/09. For our larger prints the last posting day is 22/12/09.

To avoid disappointment we recommend placing your order with plenty of time to spare as Christmas is the busiest time of the year & there is no guarantee that your canvas print will arrive on time if you leave it till the last posting day. It’s better to be safe that sorry.

We have some great prints for the children including Spiderman & Superman prints.
If you know someone that is moving into a new house in the new year then either abstract, landscapes or cityscapes are great choices. This Orange Cream print would look good on any wall, a popular landscape print is our Paradise print and everybody likes a nice print of Times Square in New York.

Converting an image onto canvas is much easier than you would think. With the invention of digital cameras over the past 10 years it is now possible to blow up your photos larger without losing any of the quality. Just like with a television set a photo has pixels in it. If you get very close to your tv you can see it is made up of tiny little dots (pixels) - it is the same with a photo. The more pixels the better quality the photo. The good thing is with digital cameras is you can pick one up for around £60.00 now days & it is capable of taking some very good quality photos.

The key thing to remember when you are looking for a photo to convert onto canvas is that you leave a good border to be wrapped around the stretcher bars. Stretcher bars are the 4 pieces of wood that make up the frame for the canvas print. They come in various depths the deepest being 1.5 inch. So you don’t really want to be taking a close up of someones face as you could lose some of it round the sides & back. The only way round this is to put a border all the way round the photo so this will be round the sides & then the main focus point of the image (in this case someones face) would be on the front. But this is really defeating the object of a canvas print as the whole point is you wrap some of the image around the frame to give an effect it is coming away from the wall.

So if you take a photo of say your dog in the sea make sure the dog is in the middle of the photo & you don’t zoom in too close to him. This way when you want it put onto canvas the person that does it can wrap round the sea part of the photo while leaving your dog centre of attention.

This Swan print is perfect for a canvas print as there is plenty of the image to wrap around the edge.

However this print of a Duck & Duckling although still perfectly fine to be wrapped around the frame would require a little more work our end to get the image in the right position.

The majority of Landscape & Sunsets images are also normally perfect for canvas prints like this Golden Sunset Print.

One of the most popular ways to show off your photos now days in on a canvas print. Choose Canvas offer the facility on our website to upload your own photos & images to us & we will convert onto your own personal canvas print.

We have added some brand new images to our website over the past week. Some designed by Choose Canvas. All are available to purchase from our online shop www.choosecanvas.com and all the canvas prints are available in either landscape or square shape.

Why not go for a larger canvas print?

Choose Canvas post all our larger art prints via DHL. This means no disruption to posting times during the postal strike & you can expect your canvas to be delivered within 48hr after leaving us.

Anyway to see some of our new prints on the website please click the links below:

Hazy Dawn Landscape Print - http://www.choosecanvas.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=5&products_id=330

Orange Cream Abstract Print - http://www.choosecanvas.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=332

Deep Maroon Abstract Print - http://www.choosecanvas.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=331

Red Car Sunset Print - http://www.choosecanvas.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=333

A Splash of Lime Canvas Print - http://www.choosecanvas.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=1&products_id=329

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Choose Canvas offer unique eye catching canvas prints at affordable prices. Including Abstract Art, Animals & Wildlife, Cityscapes, Flowers, Landscapes, Legends, Seascapes, Superheroes and 3 & 4 part wall art. 

You can even upload your own photos & pictures to us via our Personal Pictures page. Whether it be a wedding photo, holiday photo, a photo of the family pet or anything else that you would like. Send the image to us & we will convert it onto canvas for you. 

We offer a variety of size's in either portrait or landscape form. We also offer a Gift Wrap & Personal Message service which is perfect for when buying a canvas print as a gift or present. When choosing wall art we recommend Choosing Canvas.

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Delivering a stretched canvas requires one of several options to be exercised. First and most chosen is the procedure of wrapping the (dry) painting in soft foam sheeting and then packing in a heavy cardboard carton. Delivery/storage companies offer several choices in heavy corrugated boxes. Choose one that is at least 6″ larger on all sides than the painting (including the thickness of the art). Fill all areas around the painting with foam sheets, making sure there is no room for the painting to slip or move during transport.

Crates can be built (either by you or a freight company) for Delivering ornate, oversized, or extremely valuable artworks. These crates resemble what you might expect a giant piece of heavy machinery to be shipped in. The sheer size and proportions of the crate make it an expensive option, but one that might be necessary for some works.

Paintings purchased at times when crating is impractical (such as when traveling), can be removed from their stretcher bars for Delivering. This makes the size (and the cost) smaller and more manageable. To remove the tacks or staples from the stretcher bars, use a sharp instrument such as the tine of a screwdriver or a pocketknife and a pair of pliers. Gently lift the tack or staple up, and then grip it with pliers. Remove all tacks or staples. Cover the painting with a soft cloth or smooth paper and carefully roll the painting to fit a large, heavy mailing tube. Avoid rolling too tightly. Pad each end of the tube so that the edges will be protected from crushing. It is sometimes possible to reuse the stretcher bars, so they might be collapsed and shipped with the canvas. Ship stretcher bars in a separate package or tube, as they could cause creasing or other damage if shipped inside the tube with the painting.
 

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What is the best way to store unprimed canvas? Or primed canvas? How should one store stretched canvas? What is the best way to ship a stretched canvas? How does one preserve and store canvas that has been removed from its stretcher bars? In order to protect this important and essential art material, as well as your finished paintings, read on.

Canvas is a very strong material. Usually made of all cotton, cotton and linen, or linen, it can be woven in any texture from smooth to nubby. Newer synthetic fibers have been introduced as well, and these add strength of a different sort to the basic natural fiber content. Synthetic fibers resist rot and decay far more readily than natural cotton or linen. This quality makes synthetic “canvas” a good candidate for exterior display.
 

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Choose Canvas are very please to announce that our 2nd website is now up & running & 100% live !! Choose-Gifts is your one stop shop for gifts for every occasion. We specialise in quality character figures & figurines. Our range includes Betty Boop, Disney, Popeye, Mr Bean, Rupert Bear, Winnie the Pooh, The Muppets & Garfield.

Such favourites as Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Minnie Mouse, The Chipmunks, Snow White, Kermet the Frog, Cinderella, Goofy, Tigger & Peter Pan are all included in our range.

We also have a brand new range of glass ornaments featuring many of the above characters.

We also offer huge figures aimed more at businesses to stand in their premises. Our favourite is the Chef figure - perfect for a pub, restaurant or cafe.

What would a gift website be without Canvas Prints !!  We will be showing a small collection of our prints on the new website to give customers a taster of what we offer.

Another collection that we have available to purchase is quality china cups, plates & bowls all decorated with your favourite cartoon character.

We have only been up & running a very short time so please check back regularly as we have many more products to add over the coming weeks & months.

To see the new website please visit: www.choose-gifts.co.uk

or to read our blog click here: www.choose-gifts.co.uk/blog

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The distorted effect is a great way to make your canvas print look totally different. It can turn a straight forward looking photo into an abstract one if used correctly.  Sometimes adding a distorted effect to a landscape canvas can make it look like the photo was taken years ago & give it a real antique look almost.

With the hi-tech programmes available today you can even choose which parts of your image you would like to be blurred & which parts you don’t.  So when you see a picture that is blurred don’t necessarily think it is a negative, sometimes it has been made to look distorted on purpose.

 

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When buying a canvas print the biggest problem is choosing the 1 out of a huge selection that you like.  You can literally put any picture or photo in the world onto canvas. So when we say there is a huge selection we mean it.

A bright & bold print can bring a dull room to life in an instance. But likewise a simple abstract or black & white print can give a dull room a touch of class & still bring the room to life.

All our prints look great on a white or light beige colour wall. However they also look fantastic in bars & restaurants - a lot of which have wooden based walls.

Our number 1 tip when buying a canvas is: Make sure YOU like it. If the canvas is going in your house or premises then as long as you like it nothing else matters.

 

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We will be adding some more stretcher bar sizes to our website over the next couple of weeks. This means that you now have more options as to what size canvas you can purchase. 

All our stretcher bars come complete with plastic corner wedges shaped perfectly to fit the 4 corners of the canvas print. These are added right at the end of assembling the canvas & are lightly tapped into the 4 corners thus pushing & stretching the canvas outwards. This makes the canvas really tight & makes for a much better finish
 

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If you like the look of our canvas prints then if you live local to us you can now view some of them in person. Flowerscenta in Long Melford, Suffolk now have many of our prints for sale in their shop. Flowerscenta currently have mainly Flowers, Animals & Abstract canvases on display but the shop owners can always help you if you require something else. You can either purchase the print you like from Flowerscenta but we would rather you let Flowerscenta contact us & we will print you a fresh new canvas & then either post or deliver directly to you.

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Following on from our last post we have had 2 more photos sent to us from another happy customer. All 4 of the canvas prints can be found in our Flowers category. These prints are all 12×12 square.  The first photo shows a Golden Gerbera, Mauve Daisy & a Red Hibiscus. The second photo shows a single Pale Pink Gerbera.

 

You can see our flowers section here: http://www.choosecanvas.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=4

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Late last week we were very pleased to receive a couple of photos from a customer showing the canvas prints we did for them on their wall. We have included the photos below. The first photo shows our Jersey Lighthouse print which can be found here: http://www.choosecanvas.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=7&products_id=174

The 2nd picture shows the print entitled ‘ Floating ‘  which shows 2 water lilies on the water. This print can be found in our Flowers section here: http://www.choosecanvas.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=4

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We have recently added a new category to our website entitled '4 part canvases'.

These will mainly consist of abstract prints but we will be adding some landscapes, cityscapes & flower prints in the future. 4 Part prints will look great in any room or setting. Whether it be at home, in an office or a bar/restaurant. Eye catching yet simple.

Please click the link below to see the new section:

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We use a top grade canvas with a water resistant property. This means all our canvas’s offer vivid color, high resolution & excellent lightfast and anti-aging properties. The special coating on the canvas enables prints to be stretched without any cracking which means a longer life for your canvas.

Canvas Specification:
- 100% Cotton
- 380gsm
- Water Resistent Matt Finish
- Whiteness - more than 90%
- Opacity - more than 85%
- Tested at 720, 1440 and 2880 dpi

The key point from above is the 380gsm. This effectively means we use a thick canvas which is higher in quality, can be pulled tighter around the stretcher bars & thus will last longer.

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Light up a loved ones Christmas this year with a canvas print. We recommend using our Personal Photo on canvas service. 

 

Upload a personal photo to us via our website & we will convert onto canvas for you. Whether it be a photo of the grandchildren for the grandparents or a photo of the children for the parents it will certainly make someone happy this Christmas. Maybe you have a photo of the whole family that you would like on canvas to show the world. If you are an animal lover why not upload your pet photos. Do you have a holiday snap that reminds you of a great week of your life?

Send it to us & you can have it on the wall forever.

We also offer a Gift Wrap & Personal Message service. If you unable to see a loved one at Christmas then you can choose this service and we will post the canvas directly to the person you tell us to. We will include a message card with your personal message on it.

 

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Full network support for Mac and PC(Option)
Interchangeable Photo and Matte Black
 
 
 
 
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