Picture Photos on Canvas: Using a Mirror Wrap.

Picture Photos on Canvas: Using a Mirror Wrap.
Often times I will get a phone call from a customer and they will ask me if their image will be clipped when we wrap it. I have come to understand that most of the canvas printing companies out there need a one to two and a half inch margin of the customers image in order to wrap it around the side and finally to the back of the stretcher bar where it is stapled. Often times this will result in some ones arm getting clipped out of the picture or some ones foot or hand or some other feature that is important to the customer.

Our standard is to mirror the out side edge so there is no clipping of the image. If you do not want a mirrored image we are happy to accommodate you Just let us know otherwise in the notes section of your order or call us.One of the reasons why canvas printing companies do not offer this feature as their standard is because the editing for this is more time consuming. Below in the first image you will see a mirrored un-stretched canvas in the second image you will see stretched and finished.

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I would like to note that our example images above are for an 8×10 inch Gallery Wrapped canvas. In the first examples above we shows how we mirror the image so that no clipping occurs when we stretch the canvas. In the second image on the right hand side of the image you can see how the canvas wraps around the side nicely.

Tags: Canvas, Gallery, Mirror, photo, Photography, Photos on canvas, picture, pictures on canvas, Prints, wrapped

3 Comments to Picture Photos on Canvas: Using a Mirror Wrap.

1. 

   Thats a fantastic idea too offer no clipping. I would be concerned though if there is something being mirrored that might look really weird like a hand or something. But I love that there is no lost image from crop
Nick Nieto on November 6th, 2008
2. 

   This answers my biggest concern about canvas prints is how much gets cropped as part of the wrap. This is a great idea that allows the full image to still show up on the front.
Drew on November 7th, 2008
3. 

   What an interesting process!! Most places just warn you about the clipping and do not offer a mirroring service.
Jena Ardell on November 7th, 2008