Canvas prints
Scott’s limited edition prints on Canvas represent the finest standard in photos on canvas. They are archival and come stretched and framed ready to hang on your wall.
Canvas
Scott Leggo images uses USA-made 100% cotton canvas that’s recognised as the world’s leading fine art canvas. It’s featured in well-known art galleries and art museums around the world. Our canvas is:
• 100% cotton
• Bright white — meaning you get fantastic colour and definition
• Water resistant
• Archival — rated to 100 years
• Heavyweight (more like denim than a bed sheet)
• More textured than most canvases on the market
• Displays small cotton seeds on the surface (a sign of a good quality canvas)
Quality Inks
Scott Leggo Limited Edition Canvas Prints are created using genuine Epson Ultrachrome inks, producing bright, vibrant colours that literally jump off the canvas. In contrast, many other photographers use cheaper quality, imitation inks that have not been tested against fading, and result in dull, washed-out colours. Time after time, clients comment on how stunning our colours are compared with prints seen elsewhere. The inks used have been independently tested to last 75 years without fading by the world’s leading authority on ink stability (The Wilhelm Institute). This is essential as trials of lower quality inks have shown significant fading after just 12 months in normal light.
Laminating your print
Scott Leggo’s limited edition canvas prints are laminated. The laminate is a liquid coating that is sprayed over the top of the printed canvas providing a fully sealed barrier that protects your print. We think lamination is so important that every print receives two coats of premium quality laminate at no additional cost. This laminate offers:
• Protection against dust, water and inquisitive fingers
• Excellent protection against fading – 75 years
• Anti-fungal compounds that restrict the growth of mould
• Anti-grafitti properties
• Protection from abrasion, bumps and scratches
While this product is more expensive than the lower quality laminates, it means that your print lasts longer and can be carefully cleaned with water. The laminate used also boosts the colour of the print, resulting in an image that has more punch and vibrancy.
Framing
The frame (aka stretcher bars) is one of the most important components of your canvas print. Our kiln-dried Meranti timber costs 40% more than pine, but offers better resistance to twisting, warping and other defects. The timber we use is straight-grained, uniform in appearance and sourced from renewable forests. This means that in 30 years your Scott Leggo canvas print will look as good as the day it was purchased.
Many printers use rectangular timber to make their frames. The result is a print that looks great today, but within 12 months shows a visible outline on the front of the canvas. Scott Leggo images canvas frames are produced in a molding facility that allows both sides of the timber to be profiled. This means your prints sit perfectly flat against the wall and show no visible framing line on the front of the canvas.
Finishing
You will benefit from the superior finishing that comes with Scott’s limited edition canvas prints. This includes carefully trimming the excess canvas at the back of the frame, taping of the back of the print and inserting hooks and cord for hanging. Many canvas prints simply come with a staple and a piece of string to the frame to allow hanging. Scott’s canvas prints go one step further and insert quality screw-in eyes and plastic coated wound metal cord that are significantly stronger and look more professional. This also means that you can move the hooks if required.
Prior to shipping, your print is carefully hand taped using 100% acid-free framer’s tape. You print is then shipped ready to hang straight from the box.
