lovelylyn Loc: Fort Wayne, IN

I'm in the market for a new printer. I saw on here the Pixma pro 100 was on sale with a $250 rebate. I have been looking at this printer for a while now. But before I order I'm just wondering what type of printer would I need to print on canvas. I'm sure I'd need one that prints larger than the Pixma pro 100 but don't know what or which type of printer to look into. Anyone on here familar with printing on canvas ?

Photographer Jim Loc: Rio Vista, CA

The Pro 100 will print on canvas, but as you say, it is limited as to the size you can print. If you are asking about a printer that would allow you to print canvases large enough to stretch for canvas wraps (probably a minimum of 24 inches wide), you are looking at moving up to a wide format printer. Wide format printers are, of course, significantly more expensive and decidedly bigger. Really, unless you are planning on printing and stretching a fairly large number of images, most wide format printers are going to be overkill for the average hobbyist. If you are not planning on production for sale, the Pro 100 is a good option. You will be able to print on 13x19 canvas and then dry mount, mat and frame as any other print. The canvas adds a nice texture which can look very nice when framed. If your need is just an occasional large canvas wrap of a favorite image, using a commercial lab may be the easiest and most economical route.

lovelylyn Loc: Fort Wayne, IN

Thanks Jim. So you'er saying i can print on canvas on the pixma pro 100 but not big enough to wrap. I have'nt seen any like that before..I've seen on youtube people transfering pictures on canvas have you seen or tried this method?

lovelylyn Loc: Fort Wayne, IN

I did order the Pixma pro 100 from adoroma with the $250 rebate

warrior Loc: Paso Robles CA

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Quixdraw Loc: x

I believe I'd pay to have large canvas done. If it is possible, I might try it once on my PP 100 just for fun / experience.

lovelylyn Loc: Fort Wayne, IN

Hey found out the pp 100 price was reduced since I ordered it last night. Was $399 now $299 with a $250 rebate card. $49 is a great deal. Adoroma gave me the adjustment with no hassle. Must be discontinuing since the pp 10000 was introduced making the pp10 the bottom of the pro series. I'm ok with that as I do printing at home just for myself this is a tremendous upgrade for me. And I'm going to try printing on canvas to see if I like it. I love the site! Never would have checked the price again if I had not read it on the Pixma pro 100 thread I've been following.

Photographer Jim Loc: Rio Vista, CA

Yes, basically that is what I am saying. One needs a minimum of 1½ inches of canvas per side to stretch around a standard thin stretcher bar. With the Pro 100 printing at 13x19, that will limit you to 8x10 or 8x12 wraps at most. Anything larger means going to a larger printer. And, unless you have experience stretching canvases, getting the small prints stretched properly is not the easiest of task.

Most of the paper companies (Moab, Hahnemuhle, Ilford, Red River) make canvas for inkjet printers. You use it the same as any other paper. You should get very good results from the Pro 100 on any of these. Dry mounted with a mat, you can frame the 13x19 for an 18x24 frame quite nicely.

lovelylyn Loc: Fort Wayne, IN

Thanks Jim when I saw the prices of the larger format printers I reconsidered quickly😁 Plus the cost of supplies frames and canvas I'd have to be going into business to need one of those. Content with my purchase it will be here tomorrow.

smith934 Loc: Huntsville, Alabama

I bought the Pixma 100 from Adorama yesterday on that deal read almost all the Q&A on the site and the question was asked a few times and the answer was yes.

If you take the deal, the price on Adorama's site may come up $399 instead of $299. If it does, call the and they will adjust the price.

smith934 Loc: Huntsville, Alabama

mickeybob Loc: Harrisville, NH

I use the Epson 3880, I have printed on canvas easily, once you get the hang of feeding and changing a few numbers in the various dialogue boxes. the size is limited because of the mirror image part that wraps around the wooden frame. subtract 1.5 " on each side. I now bring the file to my local photo store, who does custom printing 24 by 36 and up plus needed mirror sides. a great way to final prints and very popular. the small ones look great in kitchens etc. printing on canvas is great!

tusketwedge Loc: Nova Scotia Canada

A few things to remember when printing on canvas with the Pixma printer.It's a dye based printer and the colors fade faster than the pigment based ones.Especially in the reds and yellows. So I would recommend to let dry and then apply a coat of UV protection and the a coat or two of Varnish. Very important that the canvas you use has to be thin or it will jam. If you get a hold of Breathing Color and personally speak with a salesman they will help with your order. Wish we could get the produce here. Can, but the only place we can obtain it here are really slack on there order delivery time.(6 weeks last time) Good luck and happy printing.

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

Now that you've taken the plunge (Congratulations, that's an exceptional printer! ), there are a few things Canon doesn't explain very well.

First, go to Red River Paper's review that covers everything from opening the box to custom print settings.
http://www.redrivercatalog.com/infocenter/articles/canon-pro-100-review-introduction-first-look-getting-started.html

If you're using heavy (fine art) papers, pay attention to the "Printing Preferences, then the "Maintenance" tab, then the "custom settings" That's where you'll find "prevent paper abrasion". They kind of hid it. :lol:

Most papers will be not more than 10-11 mils thick (thousandths of an inch). Some, like Red River's Blanco Matte, are actual woven poly/cotton fabric that's 18 mils thick! With normal settings the print head may drag on the paper leaving streaks or tear the edge of the paper (yup, I did that), or even damage the print head that costs over $100 to replace. By checking the "prevent paper abrasion" box, the print head is raised a few thousandths further from the paper surface and everything is good again.

Sometimes you want to lie to the printer about what paper you're using. If you specify "fine art papers" or use ICC profiles for same, the printer will leave 30mm blank at the top and bottom of the sheet. With 13 X 19 paper, the tallest it will print is 16.65 inches. But I want a 12 X 18 print! (And I just did this.)

For paper type, tell the printer you're using "other glossy paper", then manually specify your image size and the border amount you want. Done deal! I printed 12.25 X 18.25 for use with a full 12 X 18 mat. Here's an example of how to print a borderless 11 X 14.
http://www.redrivercatalog.com/infocenter/tips/borderless-11x14-canon-lightroom-windows-2.html

This works with Lightroom or Elements or the Print Studio Pro that comes with the printer.

One last tip (for now). Normal printing is done using the "rear paper feed". That's not really true either. There are two paper feeds, both at the back of the printer. There is the "rear paper feed" and the "specialty paper feed", which is actually to the rear of the rear paper feed. So you need to think of the rear feed as the front feed and the specialty feed as the rear feed. :XD: Confused me for a while. 8-)

rustfarmer

Thanks so much for the tips! I bought a pro 100 10 months ago for the $49 deal and am very happy with it. I've only printed 20 or so prints, but have pp'd a file, then used windows paint program to print one on 4 13 x 19 sheets and it's very sharp. Mounted with adhesive to two sheets of foam board and when trimmed and hung together looks really good IMHO. This was a shot of the colosseum in Rome and got many nice comments at work.