If anyone else has their free canvas backs to show I would sure like to see them. I am looking for the most efficient but professional looking way of treating the back of a stretched canvas print.
Duncan_Staples wrote:
If anyone else has their free canvas backs to show I would sure like to see them. I am looking for the most efficient but professional looking way of treating the back of a stretched canvas print.
Have you thought of asking the vendor for this information?
Duncan_Staples wrote:
If anyone else has their free canvas backs to show I would sure like to see them. I am looking for the most efficient but professional looking way of treating the back of a stretched canvas print.
Thanks in advance,
Duncan
Duncan I received mine last week, a 24"x36" but I got the optional Tyvek backing so you really can''t see beneath it. The backing was finished nicely. I did this mostly to see if it is something that I would offer and worth the extra few $.
I received my 16x20 canvas print today. Beautiful. Thank you for the heads-up on this.
Duncan, there isn't anything extra on the back of my museum mount, just the wooden frame around which the canvas is stretched and to which it is stapled. I'm assuming it's only the larger sizes that require some type of reinforcement.
I got my replacement canvas yesterday, and all is well... I was told to just keep the damaged one (or destroy it), rather than shipping it back. Quality of print (and frame this time) is very good. I'll order again. Nice to see that if something goes wrong (and it does sometimes), they're ready, willing, and very able to make things right!
My code expires on the 30th, so I need to go out and get some pictures taken
I have no interest in getting prints of the stuff I have now. I'll be sure to post mine once I get it.
Well, I got my canvas. I guess I am in the minority here as I am a bit disappointed.
Earlier in the thread, I had asked if there was a proff profile available be cuase I was concerned the colors would come out muted, and not like what I see on the screen. I was told to use aRGB for this.
I used the aRGB, and sure enought the colors are muted. Maybe I should have setup a proof profile based on Espon Canvas. I could have adjusted the saturation and maybe gotten closer.
I am also annoyed they included some odd mounting bracket. Part goes on the wall, part on the canvas frame. I had planned to sell this in the Gallery I am in. Now I need to rig up a standard wire setup so it can be hung in the gallery on the standard hooks.
I now have the impression this company isn't setup for professional work. No profiles, and using custom brackets.
People doing serious aren't going to be thrilled with having to guess what the result will be, nor thrilled that they can't hang the work for sale without rigging up thier own wire.
Lesson Learned: Never send work out to a place that doesn't provide a proofing profile.
I think I am about as serious as anyone about my work. It's my only source of income, I normally don't use aRGB and converted my file to to that space based on the info on their website. My 24x36 museum canvas matched my image on the monitor, as well as other lab prints that were made using ProPhoto RGB almost exactly. Of course my system is fully color managed and profiled. Most of my customers don't hang there work in a gallery, they hang it in their homes. My bride shed tears of joy when she picked up the canvas. The extra $84 profit on the purchase was appreciated as well.
My system is profiled as well. When I print to my Epson 3800, and when I send my work out to labs for larger prints, the prints match the screen exactly.
With the canvas, the colors didn't shift, but they are muted (lack of contrast basically). Based on reports here, some prints are coming out great. I have seen some of the pictures and they indeed have good contrast.
After seeing my results, I think I could have made the required adjustments if a proofing profile was available. If anyone has other suggestions as to the varied results, please chime in.
I am glad yours came out as you wanted it. The comapny seems to be doing many things right.
I did an online chat with the company and explained how my image came back with a lack of contrast. They made it clear that they "aren't a color matching lab", quoting them directly.
They said others have brought this issue up before and they are considering providing profiles, but obviously, they haven't yet.
This was a good experiment for me. I do like the canvas concept, and can see where my image would look very nice with some adjustments for the canvas output.
I will probably pursue this with a company that provides profiles though so the guess work is reduced/eliminated.
dmccombs wrote:
I did an online chat with the company and explained how my image came back with a lack of contrast. They made it clear that they "aren't a color matching lab", quoting them directly.
They said others have brought this issue up before and they are considering providing profiles, but obviously, they haven't yet.
This was a good experiment for me. I do like the canvas concept, and can see where my image would look very nice with some adjustments for the canvas output.
I will probably pursue this with a company that provides profiles though so the guess work is reduced/eliminated.
Curious if you asked them about the mounting hardware. My 24"x36" arrived with standard wire mount - what size canvas did you order? Seems odd they provided you a non-standard mount.
I ordered a 16x24" canvas, with a standrad black frame. Maybe the odd bracket comes only with the Framed Canvases.
I didn't asked them about it when I did the chat as the print contrast and profile issue was the important concern. The bracket is more of an annoyance that could be worked out.
