Photo Paper Types

We have four different photo papers available that vary in the surface texture and sheen to create very different looks to suit your images.

Fine Art Photo Rag Paper: A heavy-weight fine art watercolor paper. It is 308gsm with a smooth, flat surface that provides vibrant colors and rich detail. Made of 100% cotton, it is fully archival. These prints are sprayed with a print shield to protect against fingerprints and minor abrasions but the prints are still delicate and should be handled with care.

Glossy Photo Paper: An ultra smooth bright white paper with high gloss finish. Shows vibrant colors and detail with rich, deep blacks.

Luster Photo Paper: For a less reflective, more semi-gloss surface that still shows brilliant depth, our luster option is a great choice. It has a slight dimpled texture and resists fingerprints.

Border Styles

Photo prints are available as cut right to the edges of the image for exact size or with an additional white border around the edges

When you want to frame your print flush and without a mat then you'll want it cut to image. For matting, the extra white border helps position the image behind the mat window without requiring it crop the sides. The white border is an additional 1/2" on all sides of your image.

B&W or Sepia

Allow us to create the look you want for your finished image with the possibility to convert your image to another color mode. These adjustments are done by our experienced specialists who take care to adjust for overall exposure and contrast, making sure you get a rich depth to your new image and not a flat, murky overlay from an automated system.

Photo As Is: If you are happy with the image as a color photo or have already done your own image conversion or enhancement then select this option to maintain what you have setup.

Black & White: Create a timeless look or avoid undesirable distracting colors with a classic black & white tone to your image. This will work well in any environment, from traditional to modern.

Sepia: A soft brown tone to your image for an antique look, or to warm up the feel of an image from the standard black & white.

Retouching

Sometimes an image just doesn't always translate like you envisioned it or as you saw in real life. Our retouching services will help bring back what is lacking and ensure everything looks just right. We can also give new life to older and damaged images, restoring their original beauty. At two levels, you can pick the option right for your image.

Basic Retouching: For minor touchups including, but not limited to, facial smoothing and blemish removal, color cast adjustment, red-eye and date-stamp removal.

Advanced Retouching: When your image needs more help, such as background replacement, large object removal and antique image restoration this is your option.

Please use the comments section of the order process to list your specific retouching requests. More detailed and advanced requests may require additional time and expense and if required will be discussed before production.

Oilworks

A unique service offered exclusively through Canvas Press is our OilWorks painting enhancement. Our artists digitally hand-paint the image to give the finished canvas the look of a real oil painting. Different levels of service allow you to get a truly unique and one-of-a-kind art piece without the expense of commissioning a costly original painting.

True Artist: The look of brush strokes are added to the entire image and minor adjustments are made to enhance the painted appearance while remaining true to your original image.

Master Artist: Have a brand new masterpiece artwork created, inspired by your original image. The process begins with a consultation with your artist to discuss the possibilities for the painting. The finished canvas is signed by the artist and embellished with a clear gel after stretching for life-like texture.

Embellishing Gel Only: When you want a photo-realistic image or have an original painting or art piece that you are printing, we can add a clear embellishing gel to the finished canvas to give it real three-dimensional brush strokes.

Add Text

While a photo may be worth a thousand words, adding a few more in may be the icing on the cake. Include a signature or caption to your printed image, or a heartfelt message, poem or quote to get just the right sentiment across.

Our various font options will help you match the style that your image and text require, and choose any color, location and size you like. We'll make sure that it will be readable and if it doesn't appear to be so we'll contact you with ideas on how to make it work.

The site limits your input to 125 characters but for special projects we can accommodate more. Include the first 125 characters to set the font, size and starting position, then make a comment on the order that you are sending the full text separately. Send us an email with text in its entirety and we'll finish setting up your order.