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| thatpurplestuff:
I've been considering going to Costco or some other place and having my CP printed on canvas and then sandwiched under plexi. Having the design printed on canvas would really be perfect for my theme... I was originally just planning on digitally adding a canvas texture but I think actual canvas has the potential to be really cool. Pricewise it's a bit more expensive @ $63 but if it actually turned out nice it would be totally worth it. Obviously I could cover with plexi to avoid stains, but would that cause problems with the installation (meaning that the canvas would have too much "give" and the plexi would bow in areas where the buttons are? Is there some type of varnish or something that I could apply to the print that would make plexi unnecessary? Is this idea completely terrible? Have I been sniffing too much Bondo? edit: Forgot to mention, the CP is going to be 16" tall x 32" wide |
| Vigo:
I have had other things printed on canvas, and one thing I noticed was that ink runs very easily off of canvas. I would be sure to clear coat the heck out of any canvas art you print to prevent it from running, even if you have it covered in plexi.A little moisture and pressure, and you might have the ink adhering to the plexi. I'd personally test out something like this: http://www.krylon.com/products/crystal-clear-acrylic/ Did you check out printing costs from Artscow.com? They have good prices, and they often have coupon codes if you hunt for them. Just looking, the price for a 36" x 48" is $50 without any discounts. |
| jdbailey1206:
I would try to steer away from this idea. Once you start to print on canvas the texture of the canvas starts to show dramatically. As seen here. |
| thatpurplestuff:
--- Quote from: jdbailey1206 on December 12, 2013, 01:10:17 pm ---I would try to steer away from this idea. Once you start to print on canvas the texture of the canvas starts to show dramatically. As seen here. --- End quote --- That's actually kinda what I'm going for. My theme is pretty odd, but it's basically a humorous mixed martial arts / retro video game theme and I'm trying to have the control panel look like half of the UFC octagon. I'm guessing not too many people will understand the artwork but the UFC has advertisers for every event that are printed directly on the canvas, so the idea was to take traditional advertisers and make them arcade themed. Obviously I wouldn't want anything to become unreadable, but I think having the canvas texture come through and distort things a bit would actually make it look more authentic. |
| thatpurplestuff:
--- Quote from: Vigo on December 12, 2013, 01:07:19 pm ---I have had other things printed on canvas, and one thing I noticed was that ink runs very easily off of canvas. I would be sure to clear coat the heck out of any canvas art you print to prevent it from running, even if you have it covered in plexi.A little moisture and pressure, and you might have the ink adhering to the plexi. I'd personally test out something like this: http://www.krylon.com/products/crystal-clear-acrylic/ Did you check out printing costs from Artscow.com? They have good prices, and they often have coupon codes if you hunt for them. Just looking, the price for a 36" x 48" is $50 without any discounts. --- End quote --- Thanks for the info on the bleeding ink... that's definitely a huge thing to take into consideration! The nice thing is that I'd most likely have considerable excess to cut off from the print, so it would give me a lot to experiment with in regards to protecting the print and installing in on a control panel. That Krylon product seems like it might be perfect! |
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