frequently asked questions - canvas portraits

How do I know what i'm getting when I order a canvas?
From the moment you send your photo to us and ask for a specific style we can advise you what will work and what won't work. Our friendly team will discuss with you what can be achieved with the given photo. This involves composition, colour, detail and size. Once we know we can work with your photo we ask for 50% downpayment. As we go through the process with you and once you are happy with the result we then ask for the further 50% before despatching your portrait. For our photos to canvas service you can upload your photograph straight away and purchase at a click of a button. We will then offer a free photo correction service to optimise your photo before printing onto canvas.

What quality of photo do you want me to send?
The bigger the better! You can send your original photo in to us and we can scan it in-house. Otherwise please upload or send us an e-mail of your digital photo. We advise not to send in anything below 400k and photos from camera phones are usually too low in resolution to work with. With the Illustration Style it is advisable to send in a high resolution photo so we can work in finer detail. If in doubt, contact us and send us your photos and we can let you know what can be achieved.

Upload your photos on our online form or by e-mail or snail mail (that's standard post to those technophobes)

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How much will it cost?
Our price guide will show you a brief outline of the costs of each portrait. For a full quote you need to fill out the no obligation quote form - it's only a quickie! We need you to fill this is because we need to know your exact requirements - this includes the amount of people in a portrait, the style and gives us your details in a nicely organsied form, this save our time so we can get on with more important things like designing fantastic portraits!

How long will it take to finish my portrait?
From the moment you agree on a specific portrait the process will take up to 2 weeks. If you are in a rush and you want your portrait before please let us know and we'll see what we can do.

Can you make me look more beautiful?
We'll we can always leave out certain details like unsightly blemishes and yellow teeth! It's usually unlikely that we would add these in anyway, but give us a shout if you want a minor makeover.

Other companies offer 'Gallery Wrap' do you offer this service?
Gallery wrap is when the image overlaps over the edges of the canvas. Generally we don't use 'gallery wrap' because we think that the portrait looks nicer without it! If this is something you would really like then contact us and we will include it with the quote.

What are the quality of the canvases like?
The canvases are printed on high grade 340 gsm matt canvas and stretched across 5cm deep redwood frames. They are printed with UV inks so are resistent against fading.

How are the pictures packaged and delivered?
The canvases are treated with special canvas funk TLC. We package them with bubble wrap, layered over strong cardboard so your funky portrait or photo to canvas gets delivered to you safely.

How long will it take for my item to be delivered?
We will send your canvas by parcelforce which should take 48 hours.