OT: For some reason Gmail hates Ken Waller: it gives my huge "Warning: This message may not be from whom it claims to be. Beware of following any links in it or of providing the sender with any personal information" in Red at the top your e-mails and puts them into Spam folder :(
--Sasha On Tue, Aug 4, 2009 at 1:20 PM, Ken Waller<[email protected]> wrote: > I've had limited experience with Epson canvas which I mounted on wooden > frames (for paintings) that are sold at art supply stores. Cheap & available > in many sizes. I hand stretched & simply stapled the wrapped canvas to the > back of the frame (use non-steel staples). Since the photo medium will not > have the protection of glass & will be directly exposed, you need to use a > 'sealer' to protect the image. I've used a product 'Kamar Varnish by Krylon. > > I recently saw a comercially available program (name escapes me) which is > used in the layout of the image to give you the final image with provisions > for the wrap. > > The results were well worth the effort. > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.tinyurl.com/272u2f > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruce Walker" <[email protected]> > > Subject: Gallery wrap: paper ok or only canvas will do? > > > I'm getting into printing and investigating mounting and displaying > methods. Gallery Wrap seems to be getting a lot of buzz lately, and I > see that Hahnemühle sells a DIY system that they call gallerie wrap: > http://is.gd/22oz4 > > They suggest it's good for both paper and canvas, but I'm a little > doubtful about paper. This system relies on stretching the print as the > sides are folded-up (I'd be afraid of tearing), and the print is > directly exposed to the air. > > So far I've had some prints done on HM German Etch (320 gsm) textured > paper, and that appears to way too brittle to survive the folding > process. I've also had a couple of prints done on Canon's Satin Photo > paper (240 gsm) and that seems like it would be too fragile to be > mounted like this. > > Anyone here have experience with gallery/gallerie wraps and using paper, > or canvas for that matter. Has it worked out well? What about using for > exhibiting, say in a hotel lobby? > > Thanks! > > -bmw > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
