Large canvas printing

Canvas in a big size

Right for a living room or a wide hallway, where a small canvas gets "swallowed". For a wall above a sofa, measure the width of the furniture and the viewing distance, and leave some margin from the side walls and the ceiling.

Resolution and the file

With a large canvas, file quality is critical. A file of around 12 megapixels usually suits a print of about 70x100 cm, and a file of 20 megapixels or more gives more room for larger sizes too. Bring the file to the studio and we will check sharpness, proportions and crop before printing.

Weight and fixing to the wall

A large canvas is stretched over an inner wooden frame, so it is lighter than a frame with glass, but it still needs to be hung properly. For a wide or heavy canvas we use hanging hardware suited to a concrete, block or drywall wall.

Maximum sizes

We can make a canvas up to about 100x100 cm, as well as panoramic formats such as 50x140 cm, depending on the file and on access to the wall. On big jobs we also look at how it will get there and how wide the stairwell is.

Price by size

For example: 70x100 cm: ₪350, 100x100 cm: ₪450, 50x140 cm: ₪350. Come to the studio with your measurements and we will give you an exact price.

Why a large canvas is lighter than a frame

This is the point that surprises people most. A large canvas hangs without glass, since the fabric itself is the surface, so it weighs a fraction of what a glazed frame of the same size would.

In practice: a drywall wall can carry a 100x100 cm canvas without hunting for a stud behind it, while a framed picture of the same size already needs serious anchoring. If the wall you have in mind is drywall, canvas is usually the only way to get to that size without construction work.

One more bonus: no glare. You can hang canvas opposite a window or a light fitting without the picture "disappearing" in the shine, and that is exactly where a big living room wall usually sits.

What goes into the wrap

Canvas is stretched around an inner wooden frame, which means about 2–3 cm on each side folds onto the edges and cannot be seen from the front. On a large canvas those margins are bigger in absolute terms, so they are important to check before printing.

It matters most in photos where an important detail sits near the edge: a head, a line of text, the horizon. We show you on screen exactly where the crop will fall at the size you chose, before we print.