Custom Canvas Printing in Australia

A canvas print carries your photo further than any paper alternative. The combination of artist-grade canvas stock and UV-resistant inks means the image holds its colour and resists fading over decades. Where a paper print behind glass can yellow or warp with humidity changes, a properly stretched canvas breathes with the room, stays taut and sits flat against the wall. There is no glass on any of our canvas finishes, so there is no glare to fight when you hang the piece opposite a window, and nothing to shatter if it comes off the wall.

Every canvas print is offered in three finishes. They use the same artist-grade canvas and the same seven sizes, so the only decision is how you want the edge of the piece to read on the wall.

• Gallery Wrap: the frameless original. A 38mm-deep canvas with the printed image continuing around all four sides, so the piece reads edge to edge with no border at all. This is the standard canvas print finish and our most popular choice.
• Floating Frame: the same 38mm canvas set inside a slim timber frame, with a fine shadow-gap reveal running between the canvas edge and the frame so the image appears to float. The most contemporary of the three, and the finish gallery hangs favour.
• Classic Frame: a slim 19mm canvas set into a traditional timber frame whose inner edge overlaps the canvas, with no gap between the two. It sits closer to the wall than the other finishes and is the framed canvas look most people picture when they think of a framed print.

There is no wrong answer. Gallery wrap suits photography and full-bleed artwork where you do not want the eye stopped at a border. A floating frame adds definition without hiding any of the image. A classic frame gives the piece a finished, traditional edge that sits comfortably alongside framed paper prints in a gallery wall.

Every one of our seven sizes is available in all three finishes, and the price shown is for the finished piece, stretched and assembled. All prices are in Australian dollars and include GST.

• 30x30cm square: $79 gallery wrap, $119 floating frame, $109 classic frame
• 30x40cm portrait: $89 gallery wrap, $129 floating frame, $119 classic frame
• 40x50cm portrait: $119 gallery wrap, $169 floating frame, $159 classic frame
• 50x50cm square: $129 gallery wrap, $179 floating frame, $169 classic frame
• 50x70cm portrait: $159 gallery wrap, $219 floating frame, $209 classic frame
• 70x70cm square: $189 gallery wrap, $249 floating frame, $239 classic frame
• 60x90cm landscape or portrait: $219 gallery wrap, $279 floating frame, $269 classic frame

Framing is priced by size band rather than as one flat fee, so the upcharge stays proportional to the piece. A floating frame adds $40 on the two small sizes, $50 on the two medium sizes and $60 on the three large sizes. A classic frame adds $30, $40 and $50 across those same three bands. A flat $30 shipping fee is added at checkout for Australia-wide large-item delivery, whatever size and finish you choose.

Every Paperlust canvas print is made to order in Australia using the following materials and construction:

• 400gsm artist-grade canvas with a fine-weave texture that adds depth to photographic and graphic prints
• Solid timber stretcher bars, corner-braced for long-term stability: 38mm on the gallery wrap and floating frame, 19mm on the classic frame
• UV-resistant inks for colour accuracy and fade resistance
• Solid timber frames on both framed finishes, in Black, Natural Oak or White
• No glass or glazing on any finish, so there is no glare and nothing to break
• Canvas folded and stapled to the back of the timber bars, with no hanging hardware supplied, so you can choose the hook or wall fitting that suits your wall
• Made and dispatched in Australia from our print studio

Size is the single biggest decision when ordering a canvas print. A print that is too small on a wide wall reads as an afterthought; one that is too large in a narrow hallway can feel overpowering. As a practical guide:

• 30x30cm or 30x40cm: desk ledge, shelf, small bathroom or a bedroom accent piece
• 40x50cm or 50x50cm: above a bedside table, in a home office or as part of a gallery wall arrangement
• 50x70cm or 70x70cm: above a single sofa cushion, in a dining room or as a feature on a bedroom wall
• 60x90cm: the statement piece, suited to a wide sofa wall, entryway or open-plan living space

When in doubt, tape a sheet of paper to the wall at the dimensions you are considering and stand back to see how it reads in the room before placing your order. The size you select is the size of the printed canvas itself. On the two framed finishes the timber moulding sits outside that, so the finished piece covers slightly more wall than the size on the label.

A floating frame creates a shadow-gap reveal between the canvas edge and the outer frame, giving the finished piece a gallery exhibit quality. The 38mm canvas sits inside the frame without touching it, so the printed image stays fully visible and the piece stands proud of the wall as a dimensional object. Our floating frames are available in three colours, each crafted from solid timber: Black, Natural Oak and White. Adding a floating frame costs $40 on our small sizes (30x30cm and 30x40cm), $50 on our medium sizes (40x50cm and 50x50cm) and $60 on our large sizes (50x70cm, 70x70cm and 60x90cm). Select your preferred frame colour when placing your order. The canvas and frame are assembled and finished before dispatch so the piece arrives as one finished unit.

A classic frame is the traditional framed canvas: the inner edge of the frame overlaps the canvas so the two sit flush against each other, with no gap and no glass. Built on a slim 19mm canvas, it is the shallowest of our three finishes and sits close to the wall, which makes it the easiest to hang alongside framed paper prints in a gallery wall. Classic frames are available in the same three solid timber colours as the floating frame: Black, Natural Oak and White. Adding a classic frame costs $30 on our small sizes (30x30cm and 30x40cm), $40 on our medium sizes (40x50cm and 50x50cm) and $50 on our large sizes (50x70cm, 70x70cm and 60x90cm). One thing to know before you choose it: because the frame covers the edge of the canvas, a classic-framed canvas is finished with a plain white edge rather than a wrapped image. Nothing is lost from the front of your picture, but the image does not continue around the sides the way it does on a gallery wrap.

If you are looking for framed canvas prints Australia wide, or for a canvas print with frame included rather than a bare stretched canvas, both framed finishes on this page cover it. You do not order the canvas print and frame as two purchases and you do not take the finished piece to a framer afterwards. Select the floating frame or the classic frame when you order and the canvas print framed and assembled arrives as one finished unit, ready for the wall.

Canvas framed prints are built differently to a framed paper print, and the difference decides which one you actually want:

• A custom framed canvas is your image printed onto 400gsm artist-grade canvas, stretched over solid timber stretcher bars, then set into a timber frame. There is no glass on either framed finish, so there is no glare and nothing to break.
• A framed paper print is the image printed onto paper stock and set behind glazing in a moulding. That is a separate product, our custom framed prints on 170gsm matte fine-art paper, and it suits fine-art reproduction and typographic work better than a photograph does.

To frame canvas print work at any size on this page, pick the finish first and the size second, because every one of the seven sizes takes either frame. Large framed canvas prints run to 60x90cm, which is the biggest piece we build, and the frame band is priced by size rather than as one flat fee. A floating frame adds $40, $50 or $60 as the size goes up; a classic frame adds $30, $40 or $50 across the same three bands.

For framed canvas photo prints specifically, the classic frame is the safer choice when the subject runs close to the edge of the shot, because the image does not wrap and nothing at the edge is turned around the side of the canvas. If you want the image to continue around the sides, order the floating frame. Our guide to canvas prints versus framed prints walks through the same decision with examples, and the floating frame canvas guide covers the shadow-gap finish in detail.

Most orders on this page are a photo canvas: one photograph, printed on canvas and hung as wall art. Putting photos on canvas suits some images more than others. A picture on canvas gains texture from the fine-weave surface, which flatters portraits, landscapes and pet photography, and softens digital noise in a way that glossy photo paper does not. Graphic and typographic work also holds up well. What the canvas weave does not flatter is very fine detail at small sizes, so if the subject depends on tiny detail, order it larger rather than smaller.

For canvas photo prints the file matters more than the camera. Use a photo with at least 150 DPI at the intended print size. Most smartphone photos taken in the last five years carry enough pixel data for sizes up to 50x70cm without visible quality loss; at 60x90cm a DSLR, mirrorless camera file or a high-resolution scan produces the sharpest result. We accept JPG, PNG, PDF and TIFF, and our team reviews every file before production begins. If you want to check a file before you order, our guide to photo resolution and DPI for printing explains how to work out whether an image will hold at the size you want.

On large canvas prints, the two large-format sizes here are 70x70cm and 60x90cm. 60x90cm is the largest canvas we build, so if you are after an A0 canvas print at 841x1189mm we cannot match that dimension; 60x90cm is the biggest piece available and it is the one to order for a wide sofa wall, an entryway or an open-plan living space. For a bigger visual footprint than one piece can give, two or three 50x50cm canvases hung as a set cover more wall than a single large print and cost less than one 60x90cm in a frame.

A gallery wrapped canvas is the frameless finish: the printed image continues around all four sides of the 38mm canvas, so a gallery wrapped canvas print reads edge to edge with no border and no visible mount. It is the standard canvas print finish and the most popular choice here. Sizing a piece to the wall is the part people get wrong most often, and our guide to what size canvas print to order sets out the measurements room by room.

Printing canvas is not the same job as printing paper, and it is not a stock item you pull off a shelf. Canvas printing here is made to order: you upload your file when you place the order, our team reviews it before production begins and contacts you if there is a quality or formatting concern, and the piece is then printed on canvas, stretched over timber and assembled. Made and dispatched in Australia from our print studio, every canvas is built for the order it belongs to.

Ordering canvas prints online runs in four steps:

• Choose the finish: gallery wrap, floating frame or classic frame. This is the decision that changes how the edge of the piece reads, and it is worth making before you look at price.
• Choose the size: seven sizes from 30x30cm to 60x90cm, available in all three finishes.
• Upload the file: JPG, PNG, PDF and TIFF are all accepted. Our team assesses it and will come back to you before anything is printed.
• Confirm and order: prices are in Australian dollars and include GST, and a flat $30 shipping fee is added at checkout for Australia-wide delivery.

What you are buying when you print on canvas with us is the construction as much as the print. 400gsm artist-grade canvas, UV-resistant inks, solid timber stretcher bars that are kiln-dried to reduce seasonal movement, and no glass on any finish. That specification is what separates a professional canvas print from a promotional one, and it is why we quote a fade-resistant life measured in decades rather than seasons.

If you would rather talk it through than order online, there is personal service with real humans in Melbourne behind this page. Send the file and the wall measurement and the team will tell you which size and finish to order.

Canvas printing Australia wide runs on one process. Canvas prints are made to order in Australia and shipped Australia-wide, so an order from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Hobart, Darwin or regional Australia runs on exactly the same specification and the same timeline. Everything happens online: upload the file, our team reviews it, the piece is built and dispatched to your address.

A flat $30 shipping fee is added at checkout and covers Australia-wide delivery on every canvas order, framed or unframed, whatever size you choose. Canvas is a large-item consignment rather than a satchel, which is why the fee is flat rather than calculated per kilo. Delivery time after dispatch varies by location within Australia. If you are working to a birthday, a wedding or a move-in date, send that date with your enquiry and the team will confirm the timeline before you order rather than after.

The canvas printing Sydney and Melbourne buyers ask about most is whether ordering canvas online costs them anything in quality control against walking into a shop. It does not, because every file is reviewed by a person before it prints and every piece is inspected before dispatch. If a canvas arrives damaged in transit, send a photo of the damage and we will arrange a reprint at no charge.

Our head office is at 23 Manton Road, Oakleigh South VIC 3167, and there is personal service with real humans in Melbourne on the phone and on email for any order, wherever in Australia it is going.

Canvas prints are low maintenance. Dust occasionally with a dry, soft cloth and avoid liquid cleaners, which can lift the ink surface. On the framed finishes, dust the timber with the same dry cloth and avoid furniture polish. Direct sunlight over prolonged periods will affect any ink over time, even UV-resistant formulas, so consider placement in rooms with filtered or indirect natural light. If a corner loses a small amount of tension after years on the wall, a professional framer can re-stretch the canvas without needing to reprint. Our timber stretcher bars are kiln-dried to minimise movement from seasonal humidity changes.

A canvas print is one of the few gifts that stays on the wall for years after the occasion. Popular gifting uses include:

• Wedding gifts: a favourite shot from the couple's engagement session or ceremony, printed and finished for their new home
• Anniversary presents: the original wedding photo reprinted and upgraded to a larger format on canvas
• New baby and family portraits: a professional or phone portrait that deserves a permanent home on the wall rather than staying in a camera roll
• Pet portraits: a photo of a beloved dog, cat or other companion that is otherwise never printed
• Housewarming presents: a meaningful image that personalises a new space from day one
• Corporate and office art: branded or curated imagery for reception areas, meeting rooms or staff spaces

A framed finish is worth considering on a gift. It arrives looking complete, and the recipient never has to decide whether the piece needs framing.