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Recommended services for custom prints?
I recently asked about commissioning custom artwork, which is shaping up wonderfully.
I now need to start looking at custom print services so that I can actually hang the artwork in my home. It will likely be a rather large piece (possibly 60"x40").
Anyone have any experiences with different services and have recommendations or avoids?
Also, anyone have any recommendations for what I actually get it printed on? I'm leaning towards canvas, but I'm open to suggestions. I'm wanting this to last a long time.
I'm in the US, so the service would need to ship to there.
I don't have any suggestions for printing, but if you're looking for frames I was recently very pleased with this place : https://www.frameiteasy.com/
Their configuration tool was the easiest to use, had a good variety of styles, and was reasonably priced (but frames are always ridiculous).
I used https://www.moo.com/us/ for business cards. They're UK and US based. I like them a lot, they have a great selection of papers, you can order their test samples.
However, they only do small prints… it's not really for artwork. Given the sizes you want, I would either go to a local shop, or look for a high-rating shop on Etsy: https://www.etsy.com/search?q=custom%20artwork%20printing&ref=search_bar
As for long-life material: I am a sucker for metal prints, especially for artwork. I got a lot of displates in my home. It looks like etsy has custom metal print sellers, too.
If you live in a city, see if there are any local places that do fine art photography printing and framing. Fair warning, this usually doesn’t come cheap. That said, Epson canvas printers produce some nice results, can do the sizes you want, and are standard for these sorts of shops.