Printing photos on canvas has taken the market by storm and established into a roaring business. A good number of people are turning to it as the best way to safeguard their treasured memories. It is true that the prints on canvas last more than a hundred years if they are cared for properly. They should always be hanged on wall away from direct sunlight. Although the ink used is UV protected prolonged exposure to sunlight can be harmful to the print. Canvas is a water resistant material but it does not mean that it will not absorb water at all. The drops of water that may accidentally fall will glide away but when placed in damp climate will definitely spoil the print and render it dull, at the same time the material will also disintegrate. Cleaning is an essential part of any maintenance and print on canvas are no exception. They have to be wiped clean with a soft clean cloth and with the help of a fine brush to be brushed away.

It is not necessary to spend tons of money to decorate the home with expensive art works when the same picture can be obtained as a print on canvas. Quality canvas is used to get the same kind of texture and fineness to match the original work. At times the replica is so good that it is impossible to tell the original from a copy. The improvement in the quality of printing with the introduction of digital printing technology has brought about a great revolution in the world of art. The art works of the famous artists from the by gone days are now being transformed into prints on canvas. The advent of the modern technology of printing has brought these immortal pieces of art with the reach of a common man. The price of these prints is not more than ten percent of the cost of the original work. One need not be surprised when such art works are seen commonly. The approach taken to get them on to a canvas is by feeding the digital photograph of the painting or a scan of it into a computer where the fine tuning is done by an editor who is an expert and has good experience in dealing with such subjects. Once the final version is ready it is printed on to a canvas material of museum quality to get a print as near to the original as possible.

Printing on canvas is good means to protect our age old memories. A nice collection of such photographs can now be used a part of the home dcor. Some of the large business establishments also have valuable photographs which can be exhibited by transferring them on to canvas. Whole photo gallery can be put together on the canvas in the form of a mosaic. It gives opportunity to the organization to flaunt their valuable visitors. The new technology has proved beneficial to all the sections of the society.