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Easy Canvas Prints provides just that - fast and attractive canvas prints made from the comfort of your home and with little effort. The prices are a little more expensive but the website provides several different customization choices. Easy Canvas Prints uses high quality prints and cotton based canvas material with a semi gloss finish. To start the process of making your canvas art at Easy Canvas Prints:
Easy Canvas Land requires at least 3-4 business days to create your print. You may pay a low flat rate of $8.00 to rush your canvas and receive in 4-6 business days. Otherwise, free shipping is an option but will take up to 10-12 days to receive. Customization options stand out at Easy Canvas Land. For those wanting color options, a nice canvas stand, and are willing to pay a little more, Easy Canvas Prints has in depth customization and an easy website to utilize.
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CANVAS LIFESTYLE
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Canvas HQ has pulled out all the stops to create a wonderful shopping experience that is extremely customer friendly. The canvas prints are made of high quality canvas, UV and water resistant inks, and sturdy framing to last a lifetime.
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Starting from $9.00 |
Canvas Life Style is a vivid canvas print website that is easy to use and allows the customer to take control of the final product. This company guarantees a fast turn around, best price guarantee and provides a 30 day return policy.
After uploading your photo it's time to create your canvas:
- Choose your format - square, landscape, panoramic landscape, portrait or panoramic portrait
- Next choose the size of your canvas - 17 different sizes
- Read the print quality of the image you have uploaded to be confident with the final approach
- Choose a photo split if you so like
- Choose a color or effect to your photo
- Select rolled, .75" or 1.5" size
- Identify standard or colored border
While the Canvas Lifestyle website is easy to use and interactive, we couldn't figure out how to modify our completed photo. Rolled canvas starts at $9.00 and the least expensive framed canvas starts at $29.00.
Finished canvas leaves the company in 2-5 business days. Shipping is free for FedEx ground shipping with no other shipping options available.
We liked the different format options at Canvas Life Style as well as the decent order process. We would have liked to have found an easier editing process if we changed our mind. Otherwise, Canvas Life Style is worthy of your consideration if you're wanting to create a canvas prints.
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CANVAS ON DEMAND
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Starting from $57.00 |
Canvas on Demand is an easy to use, well organized canvas print website. We had a tough time justifying the price of their products and found the upload process was very finicky.
We felt the order process was a bit backward. We were asked to choose the canvas layout, choose the size, quantity, edging, color, retouching, background changes, and hardware options. The next step was to upload your photo and again go through the customization options.
A simple 8x10 canvas print with standard options is nearly double many of the competitors at $59.00. Shipping is also expensive at $14.95 for ground shipping. Canvas On Demand requires 4-7 days to produce your print. We found their turnaround to be almost double the length of many other companies.
The creation process at Canvas On Demand was a bit cumbersome, the pricing and shipping were expensive and the turn around time took longer than many companies. Despite the celebrity endorsement we weren't that excited about this company.
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CANVAS PRESS
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Starting from $41.00 |
Canvas Press has a small store front feel with a focus on the end product. We liked the variety of product options at Canvas Press but were a little less excited about the creation process. Choose from canvas, metal, wallpaper and paper prints at Canvas Press.
After uploading your photo, you're asked to choose from several different options all on one page. Canvas Press doesn't guide you through their questions one at a time, as most other companies do, but instead require several decisions at once in a less organized fashion.
After choosing your product type, border type, width and height, you choose your finishing options. You can select between .75", 1.5", 2", float frames, or frames and canvas roll. In an awkward manner you can even crop and zoom in on the image if so desired. Unfortunately, the picture does not mimic your order - you don't really know what the end product will look like until you receive it.
Shipping at Canvas Press starts at $15 for ground shipping and will definitely increase your overall costs compared to those companies higher ranked. Also the a .75" canvas print runs higher at a starting price of $41.00.
Canvas Press offers a nice variety of printing options if you're looking for metal or wallpaper. The creation process is not as smooth as companies ranked higher and the shipping and product costs at Canvas Press are more costly. However, we appreciated the strong customer service and small shop feel that let us know they cared about the end product.
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CUSTOM ART ONLINE
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Starting from $75.00 |
Prepare for a wild experience when you click on Custom Art Online. This loud and wild website will help you create a unique and fun canvas print but be prepared to pay much more.
Custom Art has a lot of fun pop art options that are popular today. We liked the bright vivid website.
To get started at Custom Art Online you may choose from a huge selection of photo or art styles. We really liked the sketch pop art and the comic classic that allows you to add text to the canvas. Next you can choose from a single or multiple panel option (pictures placed side by side), choose from 16 different sizes, and 8 different framing options. After that, you choose the number of prints you want, the edging, any text and confirm your order. You may upload, mail or email your photo - a nice option.
Unfortunately Custom Art Online doesn't give you a "before you buy" look at your creation to make sure it's what you want. Prices are expensive at Custom Art Online with other canvas print vendors, with costs starting at $75.00 for a small canvas print. Shipping is free on any order and the finished product leaves the shop in 2-5 business days.
If you like fun, colorful, pop art, Custom Art Online is the place to go. But, be prepared to pay much more for your canvas art.
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CANVAS PEOPLE
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Starting from $49.99 |
Canvas People is another canvas print website that allows the customer to create their own canvas art from the convenience of their computer. We struggled with finding picture resolution that this site was willing to accept. The result was a much longer creation process.
After struggling to get a picture uploaded you choose from 7 different canvas sizes. We were confused with the request to choose a frame size as we didn't want a frame - eventually we found the "no frame" option. The next step was to select photo touch-up, and any special effects.
We found the website less professional than some of the other companies when it pushed us to spend more with a bigger size, especially after it said our photo resolution was not worthy of a larger size.
Shipping is free at Canvas People but make sure you have plenty of time on your hands before you order. Your order will not arrive for 10-14 days and no expedited shipping exists.
Canvas People didn't provide the stress free shopping experience we were looking for. Trouble uploading the right photo quality, pushy upgrade options and slow arrival time left us wanting much more.
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ART
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Starting from $34.99 |
Art sells an extensive line of artwork, rugs and dabbles in canvas prints. Immediately we felt that canvas prints was an after thought at Art based on the lack of information and trouble finding the options on the website.
The Art website requires a very specific file format and size to accept your photos. This is another website that requires you upload a photo before you may learn much about their canvas art product. Once the photo is successfully uploaded, you choose between 5 different framing options. We had to choose between 2 different sizes which did not meet our needs. We felt this was a big disappointment. They offered no other customization options.
Shipping starts at $7.99 for ground shipping on any items weighing 1 lb or less. Heavier frames would be very expensive. You can anticipate your canvas prints completed in 3-5 business days.
In summary, the Art canvas prints didn't touch the competition. Information was lacking, customization options were very limited and we couldn't even wrap the canvas as were like best. Shipping is expensive and the website functionality was a hassle when it came to uploading photos. We recommend you shop a much higher ranked canvas print company before you purchase.
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ALL POSTERS
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Starting from $34.99 |
All Posters sells posters, framed art and canvas prints. The website lacks forthcoming canvas art information until you're ready to begin the creation process. Also, image upload functionality at All Posters left us frustrated.
When browsing the All Posters website we found almost no information about their canvas art products. We identified that we had to first take the time to upload a photo and go through each step to identify options and pricing. The creation process was very frustrating and required several attempts to upload the same photos we had success with at all of the other websites.
We also struggled to identify how to navigate the site at times. The customization options are in faint black and white and lack appropriate direction. Next you have only 4 different canvas sizes to choose from. The prices are surprisingly more expensive for a company with very few customization options.
The website was also slow to move and we felt most customers would have long left All Posters to find a better option. Shipping is free and the products are created and shipped in approximately 5 business days.
All Posters disappointed us in many ways. We didn't like the lack of information on the website, the delays with uploading photos, the lack of customization and the cost of each canvas print. We essentially couldn't find any good reason to buy your canvas print at All Posters.
Types of Pictures That Make Good Canvas PrintsWe've all had a "Kodak" moment. Maybe it was the first time you saw a baby fawn taking its first steps in a field. Maybe it was that fantastic waterfall you encountered at the end of a hike in the wilderness. Or maybe it was just your grandma, sitting on her rocking chair on the front porch of her hundred-year-old home. Whatever the moment, we've all had one where we just knew it would make a memorable photo. Photos that can only be classified as "Kodak" moments definitely are the kinds that make excellent canvas art. But what, exactly, is canvas art? Canvas art is created through a specialized printer which requires special eight to 12 color inkjet printers containing UV-resistant ink. You want to use UV-resistant ink because if the canvas will be hung on a wall, it most likely will at some point be exposed to sunlight, which can cause it to fade. UV-resistant ink helps to slow the fading process. The printer is designed to accommodate canvas, which is heavier than most of the kinds of paper we use in our home and office printers. A high-resolution photo or digital image is then taken, scanned into a computer, and printed onto the canvas with the special printer. Once you understand the process, it is much easier to choose photos or digital images which would lend themselves to the creation of a good canvas piece. The first step in choosing a picture that would make a good canvas print is to make sure the image being used is of a high resolution. Most new cameras are capable of 8 to 12 megapixel images, with more expensive digital SLR cameras able to produce even higher resolutions. The general rule of thumb is if the image isn't at least 350 dpi (dots per inch), it will not reproduce well onto canvas. If you are unsure whether your photo or digital image is of good enough quality for printing onto canvas, consider consulting a professional photographer or canvas art business before placing an order. They should be able to review the image or print photo and tell you if it will reproduce well. If the quality of the photo is acceptable, you also may want to ask the printing company if they are able to edit or "brush up" the photo for you. Issues like red eye, smears and even dust on the lens of the camera can transfer to your canvas art. These are all things that with the right photo-editing equipment – such as Photoshop – can be altered to create a better-looking image. Among some of the images which have found their way onto canvas include:
The list of what can be transferred to canvas is endless and truly depends on the taste of the individual who is ordering the piece.
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