Digital BW, The Print

joshhackney wrote:

> I have started doing a lot of canvas on my 7800.  When I need to mount 
> canvas to go in a
> frame, I have been using the technique described on the following page-
>
> http://www.inkjetart.com/news/archive/IJN_08-19-04.html#2 
>
> So far, this has worked very well.  It's lightweight, very flat, and 
> frames well.  I know it's
> not true "conservation" mounting, but this article seems to indicate 
> that the adverse affect
> of using the buffermount tissue is more than offset by the protection 
> the acid free foam
> core provides the back of the canvas against airborne pollutants.  
> Thoughts?

If it works for you, go for it. Then again, why not just dry mount a 
paper print? Canvas in general is more expensive than paper. If you are 
going to use it the way you would paper, why not just use paper in the 
first place? Unless it's a texture thing...

>
> I'm planning to offer gallery wraps this year.  How long have you been 
> doing this?

couple of years.

> Have
> you seen any sagging of the canvas over time?

No. But if they did, I could just readjust the stretcher bars. If you 
used mortised bars this isn't too difficult.

> Also, I'm curious to know why you are
> coating before stretching.  Most posts I have seen suggest stretching 
> first and then
> coating. 

Protects the gesso and inkjet coating from the rigors of stretching. But 
mostly because the guy doing the printing and coating is half way across 
the country. He can print and coat, then roll it up and ship it in a 
tube. Much better shipping options as opposed to shipping stretched on 
the bars.

>
> Please pardon my ignorance, but what is a "floater frame".

A frame that makes the print appear to float. Conventional frame covers 
up a few mm of the outside edge of the print. Floater frame leaves a gap 
between the edge of the frame and the side of the print, maybe as much 
as a cm. Thus, the print seems to float in the frame. It's a nice 
elegant look, but it requires a gallery wrap.

>
> Thanks!
>
> Josh
>
>
>
> --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, hogarth@... wrote:
> >
> > Mitch Alland wrote:
> >
> > > How to display large prints --  24x36 inches (60x90cm) and as large
> > > as 40x60 inches (1x1.5m) -- has been a perennial  problem. I mean
> > > that for prints this large I don't like to use a mat and frame under
> > > glass.
> >
> > My solution to this is canvas. I use a gallery wrap (staples in the
> > back, not the sides). To accomodate this, I print a black border about
> > half a cm wider than the thickness of the stretcher bar around the
> > outside of the image. Coat the canvas, then stretch it when the coating
> > is cured. You can hang it on the wall for display without a frame 
> and it
> > looks fine. This lets the customer decide what kind of frame is
> > appropriate for the environment in which they will display it. If you
> > decide to frame it yourself, consider a "floater frame" which is a
> > beautiful, simple, elegant look.
> > --
> > Bruce Watson
> >
>