In the race to grow the market for photo canvas prints, some companies have pursued a high volume/low-price strategy. As a result, some photo canvases look and feel as if they have been manufactured on an assembly line—without much regard to the specific characteristics and nuances of the photograph itself. Some companies cut corners on canvas prints by using lower-quality print materials, stretcher bars, and finishing products.

LexJet customer Pat Walsh of Keepsake Canvas in New Brighton, MN is taking a different approach. As a photographer himself, he understands that one reason people are attracted to photos on canvas is that they want something that looks and feels like heirloom art. That’s why he pays close attention to the color accuracy and consistency of each image and small details in every phase of the production, finishing, stretching, and shipping process.

Like most producers of canvas prints, Keepsake Canvas uses inkjet printers with pigment inks that will last more than 100 years when the prints are properly finished and displayed. He also uses high-quality printing materials from LexJet, including LexJet Sunset Select Matte Canvas.