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Canvas is supplied in roll form and is available in widths of 17” 24” 36” 44” 54” & 60” rolls. The inkjet canvas is 100% cotton and identical to a traditional artist canvas used by creative artists. The iPF5000, W6400P, iPF6100, iPF8000 & iPF9000 with their archival Lucia pigmented inks will produce a print on these products with a life span in excess of 100+ years onto archival media (subject to display conditions).

Once the canvas has been printed, an extra finish can be applied in the form of a varnish. The varnish acts as a protective layer to the print, increases the archival life and gives a unique finish to the product. The varnish can be applied either by roller, sponge or brush. Each application will produce a different textured finish to the canvas. The roller produces a smooth natural finish allowing the texture of the canvas to show through, whilst the sponge will produce a rustic textured finish. The brush will create paint strokes, which mimic the artists original brush strokes.

Once you have completed the first two stages, you are now ready for stretching. By using the Dried Stretcher Bars, you will get a long lasting rigid product. Made of dried wood, the stretcher bars are less prone to natural expansion and contraction that can be sometimes found in other stretcher bars. The wedges supplied with the bars helps the stretching process, allowing you to get the last small percentage of stretch from the stretcher bars to create a rigid framed piece of artwork.

For more information on this technology note, please email us sales@designsupply.com

We strongly believe that the quality of the media and large format paper you feed into your printer is of paramount importance.

Design Supply Ltd now imports its paper from various sources throughout Europe such as Spain, France and Holland. Whilst our media is own branded the product we source is the same as you might buy from HP. HP manufacture machines not paper!

That means we can offer you some very competitive prices for large format paper to fit all the major large format CAD and graphic machines like the HP Designjet, Epson Stylus Pro and Canon ipf imagePROGRAF range.

We convert to all sizes including A1, AO and of course the entire roll sizes such as 914mm, 841mm and 610mm. We even do 594mm just for our own home UK market!

Only three or four companies make their own media. Most of the rest is repackaged by convertors. Some of the companies listed do not coat their own media either; they are retailers of media from a wide variety of standard sources.

Wide format printers require paper and comparable media with a special surface made to accept the ink.

Avoid cheap media. Don't use regular paper; you normally need coated stock. The only printer that you can get Kraft paper or newsprint through is the HP 1050 and HP 1055 Designjet models. If you buy your paper directly from us, then you can avoid the loss of money involved in buying the wrong media from someone else (if you buy too cheap this is a sure way to end up paying more in the long run. Low cost paper for your wide format printer is not cost effective if you have to throw it away).

The media you use can actually influence the quality (or lack of quality) of your prints as much as the printer itself. You can take the same image and if you select the appropriate media you can win an award (and certainly win clients). But the same image on the wrong media will look embarrassing.

Be sure your media did not get damaged in shipment. If the ends got banged, this bump will disorient your print heads.

All the Design Supply large format papers carry our “no quibble money back guarantee.”

At last a new environmental bond paper is produced using less energy, less water, less trees, and remits less green house gases, therefore preserving our valued natural resources. It is 30% post-consumer recycled content and is 100% recyclable. It provides an economical option for general contractors, architects, and engineers who are environmentally conscious and are looking to incorporate that into the design/development process.

You can buy online or just email us your requirements...here are the prices:

DSE210824 DS Envirojet 100% Recycled Paper 90gsm 610x45M £6.99
DSE210833 DS Envirojet 100% Recycled Paper 90gsm 841x45M £9.47
DSE210836 DS Envirojet 100% Recycled Paper 90gsm 914x45M £9.47
DSE21082491 DS Envirojet 100% Recycled Paper 90gsm 610x90M £11.13
DSE21083391 DS Envirojet 100% Recycled Paper 90gsm 841x90M £18.94
DSE21083691 DS Envirojet 100% Recycled Paper 90gsm 914x90M £16.85
DSE050901 DS Envirocopy 100% Recycled Paper 80gsm A0 125 Sheets £27.64
DSE050903 DS Envirocopy 100% Recycled Paper 80gsm A1 250 sheets £23.04
DSE050969 DS Envirocopy 100% Recycled Paper 80gsm 594x150M £11.64
DSE050929 DS Envirocopy 100% Recycled Paper 80gsm 841x150M £16.63

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100% woven and inkjet coated fabric for digital printing.

Using the media, you will benefit by :
Excellent printing quality (Photo quality)
Easy handling and maintenance
No need of post processing. Just print and you are done!
The compatibility with most of large format printers using Dye, Pigment and UV ink

Uses include: Banner, Stand, Canvas, Trade show display & Posters

Features:

Much lighter and softer than PVC banner or other film type media.
No curl
Easy stretchable
Water proof
Incredibly versatile

Ideal for :

Roll up Banner
Banner Stand
Poster
Trade show display
Synthetic Canvas
Roll Blind
Indoor decoration etc.

Compatibility with
HP, Epson, Roland, Mimaki, Mutoh, etc. Dye, pigment and UV ink

Specification
Weight : 183 g/sqm
Thickness : 0.250 mm
Roll length : 33 yard
Roll width : 24, 36, 44 inch