Canvas Printing without the Canvas

LexJet Corp., Sarasota, Fla. USA, has introduced its new Sunset Photo Canvas Paper, which offers the canvas look and feel on a premium photo paper base for half the cost of canvas. Print shops, fine-art reproduction companies, photographers, and other print providers can now offer their customers canvas prints without the canvas.

This new photo paper is LexJet's Premium Archival Matte Paper embossed with a canvas texture, complete with all of the benefits of Premium Archival Matte: an instant-dry coating for smudge-free printing and handling; a large color gamut for high-contrast, high-resolution printing; and an acid-free, pH-neutral, thick and heavy base for trouble-free printing, mounting, and framing.

Sunset Photo Canvas Paper 230g is not an alternative for canvas gallery and museum wraps. Rather, it is an alternative for mounted and framed canvas prints since canvas can be difficult to mount to a board due to its weight and physical properties.

"People love canvas, which is why canvas printing is such a growing market with a lot of opportunity for our customers," says Jaimie Mask, LexJet's product manager. "The biggest seller is and will likely always be canvas gallery wraps. However, there is a robust market for mounted and framed canvas prints, and Sunset Photo Canvas Paper makes it easier and more cost-effective to serve this niche."

Sunset Photo Canvas Paper is now available in 17 in., 24 in., 36 in., 44 in. and 50 in. widths and 100 ft. roll lengths from LexJet's nationwide delivery network. As with all LexJet-branded products, Sunset Photo Canvas Paper comes complete with a 30-day, money-back guarantee and free and unlimited phone support from LexJet.