Canvas prints are the byproduct of photographic or graphic images printed on canvas that are stretched or gallery-wrapped, onto a frame. They are also known by their other terms such as canvas art or stretched canvas. Since 1990s, the images have been reproduced and printed on canvas fabrics.
The printing is associated with dye sublimation and the use of inkjet print process that use inkjet-based printers that can print directly onto canvas. Another term for the inkjet process s is Giclee printing. Two of the brands of printers that are capable of printing directly onto a canvas fabric are the HP Designjet and the Epson Stylus Pro.
The modern concept of canvas print is given a lift by the technological development of graphics technology such as the printers and the software. The advent of technology paved the way for artists to make their arts available to everyone, and their skills in the service of anybody.
Both on the web and on the brick and mortar world, artists and photographers set up their galleries, studios and print houses to create products to satisfy the customer