How to choose idea canvas prints wrap
The processing steps could be roughly divided into 2 categories, printing and wrapping. Canvas prints should be stretched after it was printed. This kind of canvas stretching is called canvas prints wrap. For consumers, there are two branches that needs your selection, the quality of wood which could brace the canvas prints and the type of wrap.
- ☆Quality of frames
- Canvas prints usually adopt wood frames. The frames are light for hanging and carrying. But the quality of frame actually affects the life span of the panting directly. You could choose two classes of frames when you buy a canvas print. They are pine frame and cedar wood frame. Pine frames are made from pine trees which are planted for many commercial ways, such as ornamental application as well as household usage. Pine frames are smoother and straighter than other materials. It possesses characters of sturdy body and high tenacity. Also, it has characters of corrosion resistant. Antiseptic wood would make frame as firm as it was bought. Cedar wood however, is lighter and more convenient to carry and it is always cheaper than pine wood –made frames.
☆Type of wrap
There are three categories we offer with for you to select according to your inclination. Seeing from outside, they are similar and seem that it would affect too much while choosing different styles, however, it actually has big differences. Different types of wrapping possess their unique characteristics and advantages. People’s tendency and demands vary from person to person, choose one you like! Types of wrap decide how you want to utilize the margin of photos to encase the wood frames.
⑴Mirror wrap
The margin of mirror wrap would consider wood frames as the axis to refract the image. The image of front would be represent in margin parts according to the axis. Mirror wrap could reserve the integrity of photos or images. Hence, when you need to present all parts of the photos or images, mirror wrap is the best choice. Also, mirror wrap would retain the context of pictures while appreciating from side. Generally speaking, mirror wrap is always adopted when the photo has people in it or portraits.
⑵Gallery wrap
Gallery wrap use the photo itself to encase wood frames. Margin could be considered as the extension of photos. Gallery wrap is mostly utilized in landscape paintings. Gallery wrap would sacrifice a little parts of the images as margin. If you could give up those part as less important, gallery wrap is a good choice. Gallery wrap would also possess appreciation value when you see it from the side.
⑶Color wrap
Color wrap would use single color to encase the wood frames except the images of the photos. It also guarantee the integrity of photos and make the front images to be more centralized. It could be usually found in case of simple photo or abstract paintings. Compared with mirror wrap and gallery wrap, it might not be as three dimensional as them, but it possesses its unique simplicity.
Three kinds of canvas prints wraps has their unique advantages as well as limitation. Different types of wrapping creates different visual effects. However, it all depends on yourself based on the particular demands and tendency of you.
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