Tuesday, March 16, 2010

How do u put a photo in the painting i want to put the original photo on canvas & paint around the photo.?

i know this sounds wierd but ive seen a painting like this before i just want to know the steps.How do u put a photo in the painting i want to put the original photo on canvas %26amp; paint around the photo.?
If its digital you print it on canvas, and here you go.


It its regular photograph printed on paper you scan it, high res, print on canvas and grab your paints.


You need to find a printing facility next to you that has the option to print on canvas. I know Office Max does it at some locations.


Good luckHow do u put a photo in the painting i want to put the original photo on canvas %26amp; paint around the photo.?
Your question is a little fuzzy so I will assume this: You have a canvas and you want to put an original photo onto the canvas. If not, the last answer is probably the way you want to go. You can try Kinko's too. You can also use the method below if you want to adhere a laser print to the canvas. Just spray wet the paper first otherwise it will buckle. An inkjet copy will smudge but you could try, wet paper on back.





The best way to adhere the photo to the canvas is to use acrylic medium, something a little thicker like gel medium (you could use Elmer's glue but its a little too fluid). Lightly paint the back of the photo with the gel, covering the surface. Use a pile of books or magazines behind the canvas so you have a solid backing. Place the photo on the canvas and smooth down hard to adhere. Wipe off extra gel from the sides of the photo. You will need freezer paper, shiny side down to place over the photo (ask the butcher or buy at supermarket) so the paper won't stick to the gel. Place books on top of paper to give even weight. Let dry (a couple of hours) and carefully lift off the freezer paper.





Acrylic medium is an excellent permanent glue for just about anything.
I had some pictures printed on canvas by the guys at DarkwoodGraphics.com. They are super nice and really helpful and cheaper than Kinko's. From what it sounds like, say you wanted the pictures total size 18x24 but you only want the print to be 11x17, you could have them print the with a large border around it so you could paint on the rest. Good Luck!
Kind of like a collage? You could just ';glue'; it on with matte medium since you can blend it in with your paints.
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