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Canvas transfer

Canvas transfer is the process of printing an art print on canvas. It involves transferring the details of a fine art painting onto a canvas, which should end up looking pretty much like an exact replica of the original painting. This is possible because the canvas has a special surface that consists of repeating grain structures, which make it possible to replicate the fine details of the painting to be transferred. Canvas transfer makes it possible to reproduce various shades of light and color variation as seen on original paintings. This makes the canvas transfer process superior to other art printing processes. 

A typical canvas transfer process involves the following:

The details of a painting to be transferred to a canvas are available on what is called a print. The print is first treated with a special liquid such as an acrylic, which seizes the ink from it. The print is then placed in a bath to soften the paper on it, which is then removed leaving only the image formed by the ink. After drying, the ink is then embedded on the canvas leading to a transfer of the image from the print to the canvas. At this stage, it is essential that maximum ink retention on the canvas occurs, meaning that the embedding process by which the ink is transferred to the canvas be properly done.

After the transfer process, techniques are employed to reproduce the brush stroke patterns in the original painting. This is normally done by expert artists. When the canvas transfer process is completed, the new canvas print is then wrapped by the sides and if desired is also framed.