Art can come in many forms. Be it painting or photography, you can create something beautiful if you have the insight for it. These days two of the most beautiful forms of displaying your photographic skills is making canvas prints and metal prints. These are similar to each other but different in most ways. Even then there are variations within both custom canvas prints and custom metal prints. In both cases canvas prints and metal prints can be framed and unframed. These are the best gifts you can give to someone to immortalize a special moment. Read on to know how about which one is the better choice.
Difference between a canvas prints and metal prints?
Canvas prints are printed versions of photos in a canvas. Metal prints are metallic printed photos on a metal frame. Both of these serve as interior designing photo frames but are different in many ways. First of all canvas prints are versatile. You can easily replace them if you wish to but it’d damage the original photo a bit. On the other hand metal prints are not easily replaceable. Canvas prints give out more of a traditional feeling to where metal prints blend well with modern architecture. Canvas prints are coated with mod podge for longevity. They usually come in three different wrap styles. Photo wrap that wraps the corners of the photo over the edges, Mirror wrap that reverse wraps the corner of the photos and color wrap that uses a unicolor border. On the other hand metal prints come with one border style. The materials used make all the difference. Canvas prints are light and can be hanged quite easily. But on the other hand metal prints are quite heavy. Canvas prints are much cheaper than metal prints but they fade more quickly. Metal prints have a glossy finish primarily so there will be some glare. But if you can spend a few extra bucks then you have the option of getting a non-glossy coating that won’t cause a glare. But since canvas prints are normally printed photos on canvas, they do not have any glare issues whatsoever.
How different are the prices?
The prices of canvas prints and metal prints vary depending on the size. The prices for canvas prints are something like $7.99 for 8×8, $14.99 for 8×10 and 8×12, $18.99 for 10×10, $19.99 for 12×12, $17.99 for 12×16, $18.99 for 12×18, $21.99 for 16×24, $22.99 for 18×24, $25.99 for 20×20, $29.99 for 24×24, $36.99 for 24×36 and $82.99 for 36×36. The prices for metal prints are something like $28.99 for 8×8 and 8×10, $29.99 for 10×10 and 12×12, $45.99 for 12×16, $47.99 for 12×18, $65.99 for 16×24, $72.99 for 18×24, $79.99 for 20×20, $125.99 for 24×24, $149.99 for 24×36 and $225.99 for 36×36.
Canvas prints might be much cheaper but metal prints definitely last longer and blend in well. If you can spend the extra few bucks then metal prints are the better option. But canvas prints can also be beautiful depending on the effort put in.