Finishing Services

We offer a variety of finishing services that add value, beauty, and protection to your prints.

Canvas Stretching

Staple-Free Edges: A high quality stretcher will use staples to techniques offer the artist the ability to display the canvas beautifully without the need for a frame, thereby reducing unnecessary expense. Also, it gives the artist the ability to paint on-and-around the edge adding artistic dimension to the finished piece. All our canvas prints have a 2" border to allow for stretching.

Standard Profile: We use high quality 3/4 inch thick solid wood stretcher bars and wrap the canvas so the edges are staple-free. If you are planning on framing the print, this is thickness to use.

Gallery Profile: The gallery profile gives your canvas the thicker profile typically seen in frameless gallery installations. We use a high quality 1 1/4" stretcher that is ideal for prints with finished edges.

Edge Finishing

For either standard or gallery profiles, you can select from a variety of edge treatments. This makes for a gorgeous presentation and you don't have to do any work other than hang it!

• Bare Canvas: The edge is left as natural bare canvas
• Solid Color: This can be a standard color or a color chosen from the print
• Image Wrap: The image is enlarged so it is wider and taller than the stretcher and wraps around the sides. The finished size of the piece remains the same.
• Image Extension: This is a custom option that uses digital editing to extend the image around the sides without changing the finished size or the front display of the print.

Protective Coating

Coating a print with a Giclée varnish provides UV protection, waterproofing, and added richness and depth to the colors. We spray coat all our canvas prints and offer a choice of matte, satin or glossy finishes.

Deckled Edges

A deckle edge can add a beautiful finishing touch to your print. We use a special technique to hand tear the edges of your print to create an edge with the character of mould-made rag paper. Prints with deckled edges can be floated instead of matting the print.

Certificate of Authenticity

A certificate, hand embossed with the Aris Editions seal of approval, authenticates your print. This can be a great marketing tool for artists, as it assures buyers that they are purchasing a limited edition, high quality giclée print. The certificate contains information on the artist, the original work of art, and the print itself.