14/06/2009 by conrad.

Photography is one of the most popular hobbies. Many people around the globe hold a craze towards photography. Holding a camera in hand and making a walk through different geographical points searching suitable locations is their passion. They interpret the captured images in their own style and then they  share these photos clicked on their camera along with friends. This helps them in gaining status in social networking. The photographers and art lovers are showing a positive leaning towards canvas imaging. They prefer to convert the photos into big canvas prints.  Most of them prefer digital printing technology for this.
The art canvas prints are generally a clever representation of the original photograph. They will provide quite unique texture with rich and varied colours. It is certain that the results will be quite impressive. The canvas prints will definitely give a different dimension to the images and photographs. They also will make them more attractive and fascinating.
The art canvas prints are preferred by photographers as it is quite easy for them to purchase from the on-line providers. Also they are more cost effective than other options. With different options of canvas prints available, the users can opt for their own choice of canvas art.

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04/04/2009 by conrad.

In order to cater to the growing demand of canvas photo printing, various online companies have come up. Most of them promise to deliver high quality canvas photo prints but fail to do so. The photos printed on canvas are either not of desired dimensions, or they have poor image quality and colour scheme. It is therefore essential to choose a reliable photo to canvas company that best meets your needs and desires.

If you wish to get the best canvas photo printing, visit www.canvasdezign.co.uk. This website uses the  digital art technology for printing photos on canvas. You can get photos printed on canvas in different sizes, frames and style of canvas.  Also, it lets you get a preview of the prints on canvas before they are finally delivered to you. If you are not satisfied with canvas photo printing, they can make changes in colours and style or add special effects to meet your needs.

Apart from your own photographs, you can also check out the exclusive canvas prints and designs that are available with the company. Some of the attractive canvas prints they offer are abstract canvas prints, floral canvas prints, geometric canvas prints, animal canvas prints, children canvas prints, cities and landscapes and numerous other such designs.

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18/03/2009 by conrad.

If you are planning to add a fresh and pleasant look to your home, get floral print on canvas. You can find floral canvas prints in bright colours and designs to make your home look livelier than before.  Art on canvas makes use of latest technologies to give you prints that are as authentic as the original art works. Be it the texture, colour scheme, image quality, you get high quality print on canvas.
For a high quality and affordable floral print on canvas, you can consider Canvas Dezign. For decorating your home with floral canvas prints, you can either choose a picture that is available with them or send your pictures online as well. The different types of designs that are available with them include abstract prints, prints related to landscapes and cities, geometric prints and other designs.
Canvas Dezign lets you have a preview of the print on canvas before it is finally delivered to you. If you are not happy with the colour of the image then the company provides the option for re-colouring the painting to suit your need. At the same time, if you wish to add special effects to the chosen image then that is also provided by the company.
For more information, visit www.canvasdezign.co.uk. Here you can also get custom photos onto canvas in really attractive styles and frames.

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10/03/2009 by conrad.

Canvas Dezigns

- why would you avoid this company. They are class. They make excellent prints. Of course I am bias because it is my company.

For all your canvas dezigns needs see canvas dezign.

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03/03/2009 by conrad.

If you plan to decorate your walls, get Giclee canvas prints. Giclee canvas prints are amazingly beautiful, affordable and highly durable canvas art form.

For those of you who don’t know, Giclee canvas printing is derived from the French verb “gicler” which means high quality image printing on canvas. Giclee canvas printing is the process whereby a close duplication of an original artwork is produced. Digital images are produced with the help of various printing and editing techniques. Giclee canvas art printing is done on digital printers with high resolution and large formats. This ensures that the final product will be as beautiful as the original.

The another advantage of Giclee canvas prints is that they are affordable. Those who can’t buy the highly expensive art works or get their photos turned into art, they can decorate their homes with inexpensive Giclee canvas prints. They can be customised to suit your personal taste and requirements. This is not all. Giclee canvas prints can be used for years without any change in its quality. The prime reason for its durability is that an abstract Giclee prints is made with fade resistant inks and dyes and is then coated with protective varnish to protect it against water and other kinds of damage.

Thus, you can get Giclee canvas print to enhance your home or office settings, or use them as perfect gift items.  There are various companies that offer Giclee canvas prints. One such company that is worth mentioning  is Canvas Dezign. For decorating your home with Giclee prints, you can either choose a picture that is available with them or send your pictures online as well. The different types of designs that are available with them for wall art include abstract prints, prints related to landscapes and cities, floral prints, geometric prints and other designs. They also use vinyl wall art extensively for modern wall art decoration.

Canvas Dezign offers you custom canvas prints that best suit your needs. It lets you have a preview of the canvas art print before it is finally delivered to you. If you are not happy with the colour of the image then the company provides the option for re-colouring the painting to suit your need. At the same time, if you wish to add special effects to the chosen image then that is also provided by the company.

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20/02/2009 by conrad.

Today artists have many options in the field of canvas printing. In most of the art supply stores pre-stretched canvases are available in various sizes. For artists who wish to stretch their own canvas prints this is the procedure.
Begin with the frame part. Some artists like to use precut frame lengths because they have a fitting tongue on each end. Two pairs of wood (four pieces) per frame will be needed. A frame of 16 x 20 will need two 16″ lengths and two 20″ lengths wooden pieces. You can fit the corners together by placing alternatively a long length piece and a short length piece and hitting the corners together with the hammer for placing it perfect. You need to tap together to make a rectangular shape and not a trapezoid shape and for that a T-square or a Right-angle triangle can be used. If your frame is not in the right position gently press the two corners furthest away from each other until they are square.
Wood saw and a miter box, or a chop miter saw will be needed if you are using uncut wood lengths for making a frame. You will also need a heavy duty staple gun or V type nails made particularly for joining together two pieces of wood. You will have to cut two pairs of wood lengths. With the help of miter equipment all the eight ends will be cut at a 45 degree angle. The outer dimensions of your frame will be formed by the longest edge of each piece. After cutting of pieces are done, put together a long and a short length and join them with a nail or one staple. Just be aware of the right angle. If desired, the wood pieces can be clamped as a wooden block that is to a right angle assisting you while you join it. Carry on with the other corners, and give a final check for right angles.
Now your frame is ready. A light weight staple gun or tacks and a hammer, is needed for an artist to grade canvas. Incise your canvas in a rectangular shape with an extra 2 inch or more on all sides of the frame, so that the canvas can be pulled around the back of the frame. Place the canvas on the table or floor facing down with the frame centered on it. In the middle of one side of canvas attach one staple or tack on the back side. Now gently pull the opposite side, so that there is no slack but it should not be stretched tight, attach that canvas to the middle of the back.
Now go to the other sides that are not yet done. Gently pull one side to the middle at the back side and attach it. Puckering of canvas should be avoided. Now take the middle of the fourth side and pull so that the canvas looks like the top of a drum. It should neither be too tight nor too loose. Start adding one tack or one staple to each side after the sides are been attach, it should be about 1-2 inches apart, continue in a circle around the sides.  Work your way towards the corners from the middles of each side. Neatly fold the corners when you get close to the corners. By securing the corners your canvas print is now ready for painting and priming.

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18/01/2009 by conrad.

If you are planning to decorate your child’s room, you can consider floral print on canvas. There are some really good reasons for doing so. Children love bright and beautiful things. The floral canvas prints will not only make your child’s room lively and fresh, but will also add an artistic touch to it. While your child will love to see the floral canvas print in bold colours and design, your guests will appreciate your unique style of home decoration.
In order to get floral canvas prints at affordable rates, you can consider Canvas Dezign. You can either choose a picture that is available with them or send your pictures online as well. The different types of designs that are available with them for canvas art include abstract prints, prints related to landscapes and cities, floral prints, geometric prints and other designs. They also use vinyl wall art extensively for modern wall art decoration.
At Canvas Dezign you can also get your photo on canvas. You can send in your child’s photo and they will use digital art to give you a high quality photo onto canvas. Whether you get print on canvas or photo on canvas, it lets you have a preview of the canvas art print before it is finally delivered to you. If you are not happy with the colour of the image then the company provides the option for re-colouring the painting to suit your need. At the same time, if you wish to add special effects to the chosen image then that is also provided by the company.
For more information, log on to www.canvasdezign.co.uk.

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24/12/2008 by conrad.

A technique known as BOB ROSS Oil Painting Technique is applied on canvas to improve the quality of the images. Following is the list of instructions about the use and care of the materials required in this technique.

Blending:

It means to soften the hard edges and most visible brush strokes by blending the wet oil paint on the canvas with a clean, dry brush. In this technique, brushing is done very lightly of an already painted area by using criss-cross method or simply by taping with the corner of the brush. It gives a natural appearance to the painting.

Marbling:

To give a marbled effect to the painting, you should place the different colors to be used on the mixing area of the palette. Using palette knife, pick up and fold the paints together and then, pull flat. Streaks of each color should be visible in the mixture. Note that colors should not be over-mixed.

Thinning Paints for Adding Highlights:

If thicker paints are present already on the canvas and you have to apply a mixing of paints over it, especially while highlighting the colors; make the paint to be applied as thin as possible using liquid white, liquid clear or odorless thinner. Note that thin paint will stick to thick paint.

Placement of Oil Colors on the Palette:

Generally, every artists uses 16″x20″ sized palette. Arrange the colors from light to dark around the outer edge of the palette and leave the place at the center for mixing the required colors.

Loading Your Brush:

In order to fully load the inside bristles of your brush first, hold it perpendicular to the palette and dip the bristles in the paint. Then, hold your brush at a 45 degree angle, drag your brush across your palette and away from the pile of paint. Flip your brush from side to side in a proper way so that both the sides are evenly loaded. When the bristles come to a chiseled or sharp flat edge, the brush is loaded correctly.

Loading the Palette Knife:

Using a palette knife, you should first of all pull the mixture of paint in a thin layer down across the palette. Now, hold your knife in a straight upward position and pull the long working edge of your knife diagonally across the paint. This will help in creating a roll of paint on your knife.

Paints to be used:

When applying the BOB ROSS painting technique on a canvas, a special firm oil paint is used for base colors. Colors used for highlighting should be much thinner for easy application. A variety of different equipments are used for this purpose. Liquid Clear is particularly exciting ingredient for wet-on-wet painting and it has an advantage of not diluting the intensity of other colors especially the darks. You should apply the liquid color very sparingly. People have a tendency to apply large amount of this color than how much is needed as it is so difficult to see.

Here, are few of the liquid colors that are frequently used- Alizarin Crimson, Sap Green, Bright Red, Dark Sienna, Pthalo Green, Cadmium Yellow, Titanium White, Pthalo Blue, Indian Yellow, Van Dyke, Brown, Midnight Black, Yellow Ochre .

Mixing of colors:

Mixing of colors is just like fun. You should always keep trying new colors by making a combination of two or more colors. You should be familiar with the basic colors. Within a very short time you will be so comfortable mixing colors that you will look forward to each painting as a new challenge.

Proper Selection of Products:

Probably, while using this technique most of the people face problems due to the wrong selection of the product to be used for painting. People sometimes use house painting brushes, thin soupy paints, etc. for this kind of artwork which is not at all suited for this type of paintings. All of the paintings for this technique should be created using Bob Ross paints, brushes and palette knives. To achieve the best results, You should only use the products designed specifically for use with the Bob Ross wet-on-wet technique.

Time Required for a Painting to Dry:

The time required for drying of a painting varies greatly based on a number of factors such as heat, humidity, thickness of paint, painting surface, brand of paint used, mediums used with the paint, etc. The drying time also depends on the colors used as different colors have different drying times such as blue color dry very fast while yellow and red colors dry very slowly.

Varnishing Your Paintings:

Varnishing will keep the colors vibrant and bright. It will protect the painting from harmful elements. You should use a good quality of non-yellowing varnish spray.

CanvasDezign and Concept Coverings are specialists in canvas art

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21/11/2008 by conrad.

CanvasDezign are set to launch a new package of canvas art inspired by todays contemporary colours and styles.

The designs are going to be arranged into new sections of canvas art. We are going to narrow down the amount of categories we have as well as the amount of canvas art designs we have.

We will post soon the new range of canvas art from CanvasDezign.

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21/10/2008 by conrad.

CanvasDezign today set the prices for all canvas prints at the lowest ever for over 2 years. The price reductions have come about because of the price of consumables getting cheaper and the fact that most components are now bought in bulk.

 Managing Direcor of CanvasDezign , Conrad Mckee, said the following last night “Over the last 3 months we have worked very hard to get a platform that will increase sales and benefit the end user. In October, all the hard plans came good and now we want to thank our customers with a price reduction”

 CanvasDezign are also working on new product ranges based on canvas prints as well as some services that will be introduced later on in the month of October/November.

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16/10/2008 by conrad.

Our sister company canvas design, who specialise in canvas pictures are to launch a re-vamped site in the next few weeks.  Amongst the changes are some workflow improvements that will coincide with the launch of a range of new products. These new products are all based on canvas printing and some of them are very special.

Stay tuned for news on the latest canvas printed products

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13/10/2008 by conrad.

If your living area is looking quite boring and outdated, why not give it a once over and create something unique such as a feature wall.

You can add a feature wall to your living area quite easily without having to redecorate all the other walls.

Use your imagination when choosing the wall that will have the feature wallpaper on it. Pick a wall that people will see when they enter the room. A fireplace wall is always a good one to pick.

Always choose a design that is sympathetic to the other colours and decor in the room. Don’t go to overboard if the colours in the room are neutral.

On one of the other walls you may want to add some canvas prints that will compliment the decor of the one wall feature.

For more information on canvas prints see http://www.canvasdezign.co.uk

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09/10/2008 by conrad.

Lots of people ask how they can have their wallpaper made into a canvas print. It is quite a simple process and one that a lot of people are interested in.

The first thing to do is have your sample sent to us and the we will do the following :-

1. Scan in your design ready for making it into a canvas print.

2. Print it onto canvas

3. Frame the canvas and send it back to you ready to hang.

Canvas prints are a lovely companion to wallpaper but often you cannot find a canvas to match your specific style of wallpaper. As well as co-ordinated canvas prints, you could go all the way and get some cushions printed too.

At Conceptcoverings / Canvasdezign we can print, wallpaper, canvas prints, cushions, fabric by the metre as well as pretty much any product that can be found in your home.

For wallpaper visit Concept Coverings

For Canvas Prints visit Canvasdezign.

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29/09/2008 by conrad.

I have just posted a new article on our new range of wedding photos onto canvas. Please visit the following link for more details

http://www.canvasdezign.co.uk/blogs.php?act=view&blogid=41

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27/09/2008 by conrad.

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08/09/2008 by conrad.

You must have come across lots of products and companies in the market which have similar names, packing,wrapping and give offer you similar services as well. With today’s competitive nature, this is something which has become more and more inevitable. The quest to be the most successful in whatever one does is what everyone aims for and in this process you will find lots of competitors entering in the market and this is when the task of becoming successful becomes difficult. When new products, good and services are launched into the market place, the supplier needs to make sure that publicity and marketing is done correctly. There are different methods through which publicity can be done and what you need to do is make sure that the promotion method that you use must be unique and effective. Canvas printing is one method that can be used for this. Everyone wants to know about things that are different and if this is presented to them in a unique way, it is sure to attract the attention of the public. Canvas printing is an innovative method of publicity which helps in serving a dual purpose. First canvas printing is the perfect medium where one can showcase their creativity and secondly canvas printing can help you out in reaching out to your target audience effectively. There are several companies that excel in making canvas prints, banners and other promotional materials. Canvas printing is being increasingly used these days as the results have been found to be very effective. If you want to promote your goods at the proper platform you must make sure that you use innovative methods like banners and posters for promotion.

Until you use innovative and unique methods for promotion, you will not be seen and heard by your customers in this crowd of products and services available in the market. When making canvas pictures, one can play with colors, words, images and pictures and convey the message in an innovative way. Using bright and attractive colors like red, blue, orange and green as the background and there you can put attractive pictures and lines to people’s attention. Fabric paint, water color and other types of colors and paints can be used for making the pictures on canvas. You just have to make sure that the canvas pictures say exactly what you want to tell to your audience. Make sure that you give out the right message and information through your pictures on canvas, banner or poster.

When you go to professional to transfer pictures to canvas, just make sure that you brief them properly about what exactly you require. It is depending on this briefing only that the professionals ill make the banner for you and if you do not give all the information properly things can go wrong. Another thing that you must take care of in regard to pictures to canvas is that you must ensure that this wall art is placed in the proper place. When the pictures on canvas, banners or posters are put in the proper place only then will you be successful in reaching out to your target audience.

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05/09/2008 by conrad.

CanvasDezign are set to release a new range of popular geometric canvas prints and wall art . Coloured with today’s homes in mind, the team at CanvasDezign will bring you some of the most inspired canvas prints and wall art that the internet has to offer.

The second phase of the website is going to be launched, making ordering canvas prints and wall art even easier than before.

Canvas prints can also be purchased via conceptcoverings

We will publish another post once the site is completed.

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03/09/2008 by conrad.

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07/08/2008 by conrad.

The new version of our software RIP that we have been using for the last few months is proving to be a big hit with our customers. Our wallpapers are now printed seamless and our canvas prints are brighter and better than ever before.

Another problem we had with the old RIP was that it compressed the images and it was difficult to get sizes correct when you were making canvas prints.

For more canvas print information and for all the latest news see http://www.canvasdezign.co.uk

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07/07/2008 by conrad.

Concept Coverings has been going for over 3 years now. It’s owner, Conrad McKee also owns Canvasdezign, a site dedicated to producing canvas prints.

Now Concept Coverings will diversify to sell and produce canvas prints on its own, directly from the site. There are a number of reason for us shifting into canvas prints production and the main reason is the appearance of cheap websites offering the same servives as we do but not as good.

When questioned Conrad said “The springing up of lots of canvas prints companies is very frustrating. Some of these canvas prints companies are based on our model at CanvasDezign so we decided to do something about it. Concept is a very heavily optimised site and already ranks at P44 for canvas prints.  With just a little work we intend to put Concept on page 1 for search term canvas prints”

The adopted model for selling canvas prints at canvasdezign will be transferred into the Concept site. Conrad’s ambition is to have 3 sites on page 1 for certain search terms and will achieve that in 3 months for canvas prints.

The diversification does not mean we will not be doing wallpaper any more, only that we will be doing more canvas prints.

The main reason behind the move is that a very close competitor, rephrase, wannabe competitor, has copied our canvas printing company model. For this , we are going to make it very difficult for them and others to get on page 1.  We are monitoring the positions for the terms canvas prints and will have 3 sites on the front page for canvas prints by year end.

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03/07/2008 by conrad.

Finally, it took a long time but we got there in the end. CanvasDezign have launched their new site for ordering canvas prints online. The new site sports a completely new look and is probably one of the best I have seen. Canvas prints are not something new and what you have to do with a product like that is to never try and re invent it. CanvasDezign have not done that.

What they have done is come up with a brand new interface for ordering canvas prints. The online ordering system is unique and makes ordering  canvas prints very easy.

For more canvas prints information visit Canvasdezign

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19/06/2008 by conrad.

Canvas Prints

Yesterday CanvasDezign launched its new site for ordering your Canvas Prints. The site was live all day and was proving very popular amongst the audience.

The site was taken down this morning at 12.40 am to iron out all the bugs that we found in the Canvas Prints ordering system. These are tiny bugs that we do not see when we are testing the site.

Stay tuned to CanvasDezign for all your Canvas Prints.

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21/05/2008 by conrad.

Wallpaper borders are the easiest way to liven up your house while showing  your fashion style in the process. With a vast variety of styles and colors available in the market place, Wallpaper borders have become one of the most fun parts of the wallpaper industry.

“Wallpaper borders are truly the phenomenon of the ’90s, so hot that they have become not only the catalyst for sidewall sales but a separate merchandise category,” said Duncan Campbell of Sunworthy Wallcoverings.

Wallpaper borders now serve as a main focal point in the room and can often be used to brighten up a dull, painted room

Some of the most popular Wallpaper borders are scenic, nostalgic and antique-looking, as well as children themed Wallpaper borders still proving quite popular.

Other wallpaper experts say bright, fun borders with clean, fresh colors are the trend and will become once again popular this year. And licensed properties definitely are successful. Disney’s cars has proved to be a very popular choice.

And Wallpaper borders aren’t just for kids or women, nor are they banished to the bedrooms, baths or kitchens. Hunting scene Wallpaper borders can also prove quite popular as well as sporting Wallpaper borders. And many people are experimenting with Wallpaper borders in the living room, dining room, laundry room and kids’ play areas. With the variety of Wallpaper border styles available, there is a Wallpaper border for every room in the house.

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14/05/2008 by conrad.

You have a nice picture and you want to print it on a canvas and blow it to a large size and would like to hang it on the wall of your living room. But wondering what to do?!Then look up for companies where they do this process for you. The complete canvas prints  process is quite simple and reliable. You have to choose the picture first and be careful while choosing the canvas picture. You will have one image in your mind but later the outcome will be another that is if the picture is not good enough to edit. You need not worry about the format in which the picture you have. One can carry on the process of printing the photo on the canvas even if it’s in one digital picture, negative format, in the film or even in PowerPoint slides. When they are done with the canvas printing then they will return the original picture also back to you. All they do is just scan the picture and then edit the scanned copy. Then you have to decide upon the size of the picture you want. There are many sizes available, ranging from size of a small paperback novel size to a large image, which could be as massive as 45 x 30″ or even more. Then the canvas picture will be customized according to your specifications. You can choose from the range of effects that can be applied to your canvas picture. It could be either the black and white effect canvas picture or sepia effect canvas picture or even the new floating effect canvas picture. Floating effect canvas picture is one of the most stylish effects that one can ever see. The canvas picture seems to float between the front and back of the chosen frame. The photo is printed on the art paper which is of a very high quality. And then mounted on the frame which you have to choose. Even the range of frames available is quite wide. The frame depends upon the shape of your canvas as well. Whether it’s Square, rectangle or panoramic shape. The company even offers you choices and suggestions, when it comes to the frames. Since the decision of frames is purely based on the effects done on the picture. For example, the black frame suits the black and white effect picture or a dark brown frame will suit the picture in which sepia effect is applied. Then the designers working on the concept will create an image. The image will consists of your picture, the effects applied on it, the size, the shape and as well as the frame that you have chosen. Then they will send the image to you for the preview. You can go through the image and the details and could even inform them if you are not satisfied with the complete outcome. If you want to make any changes, such as changes in the effect, or changing the frame size, then you can tell them and then they will do the corrections. Then the canvas will be delivered to you at your doorstep, whenever you want. As simple as it sounds!!

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25/04/2008 by conrad.

We are currently producing 4 very large wall murals for York Racecourse.  We were selected out of the many printer because of the knowledge we have of the decorative industry.

Full pictures of the wall murals in place will be posted soon.

We are also working with a big UK wallpaper company , trying to secure their business on the digital printing side.  More details when the deals are done.

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