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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Vol. 2 No. 3
Last post I mentioned you shouldn't let your creative works sit idle and unseen on your hard drive. So, here is a review of a product you can use to create a canvas wrapped print. The Hahnemühle Gallerie Photo Wrap is a complete kit that includes a pre-sized bar kit, holding pins and two 8.5" x 11' sheets of Hahnemühle canvas.
The system is pretty straightforward. You prepare your image. Which I did by resizing my "Drooping Tulip" image from the previous post on Wireless Flash. I used guides in Photoshop to make sure my layout would fit properly.
After loading a sheet of the supplied canvas, I sent it off to my printer. This is where I ran into a problem. Even after setting my printer to handle thick paper, I keep experiencing miss-feeds. It wasn't until I attached a piece of plain print paper to the back of the canvas, that I finally got my Epson printer to feed properly.
Once I allowed the print to dry for a few minutes, I laid out the print with the bar kit, and holding pins. The stretcher bars are lined with adhesive strips.
After turning the print face down and aligning the bar kit, I removed the release strips covering the adhesive. Then I trimmed the corners with a utility knife (not supplied), and folded the edges up with the stretcher bars of the bar kit. The holding pins kept the wrap secure.
And within a matter of about 20 minutes, I had a 6" x 8" finished Gallerie Wrap suitable for hanging on the wall or placement in a stand.
All in all, a pretty easy way to obtain a gallery canvas wrap without having to outsource the work online or to a local frame shop. I think Hahnemühle could improve the product by adding some sort of carrier sheet to facilitate better printer loading since the back of the canvas sheet is too slippery. Otherwise, assembly was simple. Priced reasonably enough for the kit, it definitely is a great way to show off a favorite image.
FTC Disclosure: The product reviewed in this post was not supplied to me by the manufacturer. It was purchased with my own funds, for my own use. No promise of remuneration was made for any endorsement offered in this review.
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