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Printing on stretched painters canvas
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Did it print to the very edge? Thought I might have seen a border. Not sure. Also, how would you go about drying this?
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Really can't see the point. Surely it's much better and cheaper to print on canvas roll stock and stretch yourself.
Also, you couldn't do a gallery print where the image wraps around the edges with this method.
Finally, pre-strtched artist canvases are usually coated with some kind of gesso to take the paints better.
Also, you couldn't do a gallery print where the image wraps around the edges with this method.
Finally, pre-strtched artist canvases are usually coated with some kind of gesso to take the paints better.
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I think that it could interest some people for sure. You can buy gesso'ed and un-gesso'ed canvases all day long in any art store.
You can also stretch different materials over a frame other than canvas.
Back in the day (like wa-a-ay back) when I used to twiddle an airbrush for a living (10 years) I use to stretch fleece material and paint airbrushed animal and rock star portraits. They sold like hot cakes (for good money too!).
A good market for this could be the artist that likes to produce small and sell big. DTG printing small canvases with let's say matching light house scenes (or something similar) could be cheap to produce and fun to do.
Imagination and experimentation would be the key here.
You can also stretch different materials over a frame other than canvas.
Back in the day (like wa-a-ay back) when I used to twiddle an airbrush for a living (10 years) I use to stretch fleece material and paint airbrushed animal and rock star portraits. They sold like hot cakes (for good money too!).
A good market for this could be the artist that likes to produce small and sell big. DTG printing small canvases with let's say matching light house scenes (or something similar) could be cheap to produce and fun to do.
Imagination and experimentation would be the key here.
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I would be worried about the canvas moving around on the platen. Not sure how you would place it on there.
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The best way is be to use a smaller shirt holder such as a 10" x 12" size and just place the a larger stretched frame over the shirt holder so the the canvas material sits flat on the shirt holder surface. It does work fine.
As for drying the print - just let it air dry. There is no concern about washability - when was the last time you put a painting into your washing machine
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Really cool, thanks for sharing!
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One great promotion idea is, at the end of a print run for a customer, to also print the art on a painters canvas. Just takes another minute or two. Give the printed canvas to the customer as a gift along with their shirt order. The canvas only costs you 2 or 3 dollars and the customer will be extremely grateful for your gift. As an added bonus, the customer will probably hang the canvas up where they will constantly see it - reminding them of you and your company for future orders.
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