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need help for Artist canvas
Hi guys, i have been try to get my SP540i to print on Artist canvas. I have tried a few, but the results were not up to standard. As there are no specific profile for printing artist canvas on Versaworks, therefore i tried different profiles and see which produces the best. It seems TTRH is the best profile but still not good enough. The colours are very pale and dull. I have also use liquid lamination for both protection and bring out the colour a bit more, but still not much different. Has someone successfully produce artist canvas by using SP540i? I will be grateful if you don’t mind sharing your experience.
THANKS!
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sadly my preferred canvas is not made anymore which gave excellent results tried so many before which all printed as you describe.
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Hi Chris,
thanks for your reply, may i have the name of your old canvas? It will give me a lead to start searching. Most of the media companies do not send out sample. It will be non-sense for me to buy a whole roll just for trial purpose.
Any ideas will be appreciated.
THANKS!
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Just my thoughts as we do a lot of canvas printing and I expect we can do it more cost effectively than most.
I use a wide format ink jet loaded with a continuous ink system. The colours are really vibrant, we then coat with a matte lamination liquid which brings the colours out even more and protects.
I have been making canvases this way for years, never had a complaint or return yet.
Print production costs are about £5-10 a square meter including media and ink depending on which canvas we use, I get the best results with a poly/cotton mix. But if you want really high definition then you need a poly canvas. If you want texture but a softer image then you need 100% cotton.
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Just would like to know the durability of the artist canvas print. Hopefully i will be able to find a right combination for the perfect print. Will the canvas last for a long time by using eco solvent ink + lamination? How long are we talking about both for indoor and outdoor?
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I use a SP300i with metamark art canvas and the metamark artcanvas profile which you can download off their website. I’ve never had any problems and the colours are excellent.
When you export out make sure the setting is RGB and not CYMK has this can result in washed out faded looking canvas prints.
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quote David Lai:Just would like to know the durability of the artist canvas print. Hopefully i will be able to find a right combination for the perfect print. Will the canvas last for a long time by using eco solvent ink + lamination? How long are we talking about both for indoor and outdoor?
You probably wont be able to use canvas outside!
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David,
I would like to suggest something for you to experiment with……
Take your canvas, laminate it, THEN print, and see if it makes a difference.
I once had to print some promotional posters for Coke. The posters were litho printed with the header, with a blank space for ticket writing. I’m no ticket writer, so I printed them on the Roland. Maybe due to the type of paper used, or maybe because of "contamination" by the damper rollers of the litho printer, the print was horrible. Ink formed little puddles rather nice crisp letters….
I applied liquid laminate, and printed. Worked perfect!! ( Initially I gave them a light spray with clear laquer, which also worked. The Liquid lam worked better, though)
Try it. Maybe it works for canvas as well.
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