Cool Art Canvas

Walk With The Dreamers Motivational Canvas Artwork

We have been playing with this new design for a few weeks now.  Started with all the same font, then mixed fonts and then changed words, and finally settled on mixed fonts, mixed sizes and some quirky balanced word art!

The Walk With The Dreamers canvas is the perfect canvas as a motivational artwork for ANYONE's space- kids rooms, teenagers, offices, schools, medical spaces- endless opportunity for hanging this cool canvas artwork.

Enjoy!   To purchase for $160 head over to our canvas artwork shop and pick one up today!

3 tips on how to create a personalised artwork as a gift?

Over the years that we have been designing our personalised artworks, a regular question comes up.  If creating a gift which is a personalised canvases, what should I put on the canvas?

For example, one of our customers was giving the personalised canvas as a gift to her friend.  She was unsure whether to put words that mean something about her particular friendship with the recipient, or more generic terms that suit the person.

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Think about after you have given the present to your friend or family member- where do you think they will hang it?  Visualise the picture hanging in a public place where guests or colleagues will walk past it.    And think about what your friend might want to see everyday as a celebration.

If you are going for a more personal canvas which has places or jokes or words that only you and the person know, then this is also a really special present, and makes a good talking point.

Recently I made one for a friend with only words she and I knew, and we had the whole dinner table talking about the meaning behind the word.

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Keep the wording clean.  We know some people might have a joke about boobs or butts or some swear word.  But seriously every time we design a canvas with a slightly "off" word, we just cringe and think about the artwork hanging in the space of a friend, and whether it is really necessary.  Maybe just think of a better or alternative option that might be more witty without any possible cringe factor.

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Go with neutral colour unless you know the person and their space really well.  This means the artwork custom designed just for your friend or family can be relocated to a different setting without colour clashes.

 

Our success rating is often based on tears- and we get so many customers contact us to thank us for the design and to tell us that the person they gave it to cried when they saw it.  Win!

Aim for tears with your personalised canvas!

New personalised canvas artworks for April

Always looking for ways to increase our range of personalised canvas artworks for you!

This month we have the following cool NEW artworks that you can personalise- telling your story in your style!

Personalise your artwork with the co-ordinates of a meaningful place name- it can be a birth place, or a favourite iconic location or a suburb where you live, or where you were married- plenty of ideas.  To see this in our catalogue visit the Personalised Co-ordinates Canvas on our shop...

Using a poem, song, speech, or other type of literature, one of our designers can create a unique and quirky artwork.  Laying it out in a block style design, the meaningful words come together to create a personalised piece for yourself or as a perfect gift.

See the Block Print Custom Canvas online...

And now we have available as a personalised atwork, you can order the Favourite Things artwork which is a fun way to create an artwork using all the favourite things.

On this cool motivational values artwork you can customise your colour choice.

To check out more of our bespoke art visit www.coolartcanvas.com.au

Funky new family heart personalised artwork

Check out the new family heart canvas artwork.  These are a fantastic way to add some personalised artwork to your home.   AWESOME and unique mothers day gift- which is coming up on May 12th!  That is if you are in Australia, like we are.  (Sydney if you wish to pick up your order)

Turn around is 14 business days- so keep that in mind if purchasing it as a gift.

 

Using a rustic font, we will design your family names into a heart shape.  The colours of the personalised artwork are fully customisable.  We will provide a mock up so you can see exactly what you are creating before it goes to print.

We print on high quality custom canvases that will last a long time as an artwork in your home.

Quirky hessian custom artwork- places you have travelled!

Really want to keep this super cute hessian custom artwork!

Made for a client in a deep blue paint on hessian.  The blue darkens alot against the burlap colour of the material but in different lights looked good.

We put it outside against a fabulous rustic surface to take the photos!  LOVE LOVE!

120cm x 80cm hessian artwork.  These are hand stencilled hessian artworks- a wonderful keepsake.  Super labour intensive so they are priced accordingly.

 Contact us at art@coolartdesign.com.au for further detail.

Personalised Canvas Artwork with white background

Many of the canvases we custom design as a personalised gift are coloured on background and with white lettering.  We decided to post some of the canvases we have been doing with a white background and then coloured lettering.   This look is great for decorating spaces that need a lift of brightness and it is easier to contrast the white canvas with the wall colour and then add text with a shade of the wall colour.

Gorgeous- and looks great!

These personalised canvases below can be ordered with your words, but make sure you leave enough time!  2 week turn around is standard.

 

The above family canvas artwork is stunning in white and red.  Or pick a more neutral colour to fit into any decor.

Quirky new custom canvas artworks- styles that suit every different taste!

No matter what your style is, talk to us about designing a custom canvas for you.  There are a few websites online doing canvases with your own words on, but we haven't found one yet, who does unique custom designs every time- except for us!

We are a design company, so we listen to what your needs are.  In many cases as a gift we take direction as to what design your think the recipient of the custom canvas might like.  We then take your ideas, discuss some options and then move into mock up stage.

We do mock ups, send them through and you can edit, make changes and when you are 100% happy, we move into print stage.

Below are a wide range of designs we have done recently, each specific and customised to the customer.

For a vet, we designed this contemporary charcoal coloured custom canvas with dog breed names.

100cm x 60cm

As a wedding gift from a mother to her son and daughter in law, this vintage wedding canvas is unique and quirky as a present.  90cm x 60cm.

This is a 150cm high and 80cm wide canvas that looks amazing in a traditional travel scroll style.

An earthy family canvas in a rustic style with vintage lettering.

This is an awesome canvas based on the WE DO wording that was so popular in 2012- we wanted to mix it up a little so we really like this more casual style customised.

A very contemporary style canvas done as a custom gift canvas.

This was a very cool family rules canvas done in a beachy emerald/aqua colour.



A stunning 150cm x 80cm  custom canvas with words of places this customer has travelled- looks great in a modern font but with some words vertical and some horizontal.

A gorgeous idea for a present for a teacher at the end of the year- this canvas has all the students names and kind words that they came up with about their teacher.  Designed by us into the shape of a heart.

Using three different tones of browns, this family custom canvas was set on a modern charcoal background- looked amazing!  100cm x 60cm.

Contact us today about your custom canvas designed as a travel canvas, a family canvas or any other styleof gift canvas.

Gift Certificates for Custom Travel Canvases

Our cut off for pre Christmas deliver of custom canvases is now passed.

The next custom canvases will be for delivery after the 10 January 2013.

If you are really liking the idea of giving a gift, then consider a gift certificate for a custom canvas.

 

The person you are giving the gift certificate to can order a travel canvas, a custom travel scroll, a familyvalue custom artwork, a wedding canvas, a shack style word art canvas or any other style of size 90cm x 60cm.

 

Personalised Wall Canvases- travel or family canvases

A few of our newest, latest and greatest persoanlised canvases from the last few months.

The  below music album cover canvas was a fun canvas to create.  The album covers were specially chosen by the customer, and we simply arranged and aligned and created the collection so that it would work on canvas.

If you are interested in a canvas like this then you need to follow this process:

1.    Make your list of album covers.

2.  Search online for the album cover, and you need to find file sizes that are a big enough resolution for us to be able to print.

Contact us for pricing and other detail.   art@coolartcanvas.com.au

The engagement canvas above was used as a guest book at an engagement party.  Using beautiful silver pens, the guests signed the canvas and the piece now is a part of the beginning of the story of these two people's lives.

This was a 90 x 60cm canvas.

Love the blue and white writing of this Cronulla Beach Canvas.  The beach breaks around this suburb have been designed into a beachy style canvas.

Modern LOVE canvas- bright red- awesome!  This is 30cm x 30cm

And a quirky design for this customer below who really wanted all their words just simple and running from one line to the next.  Cute idea and looks great.

And a couple of new hessian artwork for the month too- one horizontal and one vertical.

Rustic recycled hessian base, then hand stencilled on the front side.

And plenty of other Christmas surprises but we can't show them yet!

Australian Canvas Artwork in pale blue

We often do the Australian canvas in beige and beach colours, and were really happy when we did this custom blue coloured one for a customer.  It looks beautiful and very beachy!

This canvas artwork is one of our stock items on the website, so you can order online and enjoy it within weeks in your own home.

Our favourite custom canvas designs from September!

We love showcasing the work we do on the custom canvases.  Every single canvas we do is a custom piece. 

• We discuss with you exactly what you are wanting to achieve,
• we then create a base design, working every single word into a different boldness and with differing emphasis,
• then you can make edits to layout, colour and size. 
• After that we both spellcheck and proof it and it goes to print.

There are a few companies doing travel and family canvases and mostly it is templated all the same size words and fonts.   We strive to make ourselves different by offering the best quality DESIGN that is tailored for each individual canvas.

The proof is in the pudding.  Simply by scrolling through this BLOG you will see the wide variety of styles that we embrace for our customers.

Contact us at art@coolartdesign.com.au or call us on 1300 281 044 to discuss your custom canvas.

STAFF FAVOURITES FROM SEPTEMBER

The canvas below was a special canvas for a customer you wanted to celebrate a friend's life.  We don't normally do any photo reproductions- but made an exception so that this customer could get exactly what they liked for this canvas.   90cm x 60cm.

Thought this canvas was a quirky take on the travel canvases.   HOME IS WHERE THE ARMY SENDS YOU with different places that the family had been stationed.  90cm x 60cm

Using our classic SHACK style as a base, we did a two colour combo on navy blue and it looks amazing!  Great present for someone!  90cm x 60cm

We did heaps of overseas canvases this month.   For most of them we designed and printed it and then sent it to a framer overseas for stretching in the USA/ Singapore etc.  For New Zealand we found a 90 x 60cm canvas was cheaper to send stretched than to have it stretched in NZ.

And horizontal too!  So this below is a gorgeous SHACK style in white writing with a beige background, and for this customer, horizontal was the choice.  For the SHACK canvases, vertical or horizontal design is no problem.  For the travel canvases, it is more suited to design in a vertical shape.

And finally- a 120cm x 80cm large FAMILY canvas that says, In This House.... but with all customer phrases designed in different fonts and laid out with some key words larger.  Absolutely stunning !

Like our custom canvases?  Give us a call for an obligation free quote, or visit our online Custom Canvas SHOP to see about ordering online.....

World Map Blank Canvas Artwork

Newly added today is our World Map Canvas Artwork that is simple and plain.

This artwork shows further down in this blog, and we have printed and framed it for several customers as custom items.  Now having it available for purchase on the website means that you too can easily purchase the World Map Blank canvas.

The idea with this canvas, is that by keeping  it very simple, you can then add pins for the all the places you have been, or you can pin ticket stubs, boarding passes, souvenier pins to the canvas.

This is a fantastic gift for a world traveller or someone with plans to start travelling.  The canvas can be built up to represent all their amazing travels.

By keeping the world map nice and simple, the artwork does not compete with whatever you decide to pin to it.

RRP:   $160-

SIZE: Standard is 90 x 60cm

DETAIL: Stretched on a frame and ready to hang.

To order a World Map Canvas click here...

Personalised family value artwork on hessian

Recently completed this family values artwork, beautifully hand stencilled on a hessian base.  These are really time consuming to make, but they look awesome in the right space.

This is a 120cm high x 60cm wide canvas, that was custom created for someone.  The hessian is prepped, then stretched on a base and all edges then secured.  Then we create a  vinyl stencil and apply it to the base and then hand paint in the stencil.

If you are interested in a custom design on hessian, contact us at Cool Art Canvas.

A printed version is available in canvas on our Cool Art Canvas website. 

Ideas for custom wedding canvas artworks

There are so many amazing ways that canvases can be designed to celebrate weddings.  Over the years we have enjoyed designing unique customised canvases for lots of different weddings.

We have listed and detailed some of the custom wedding canvases we have made in the below list….

As a gift from a friend to the wedding couple

Similar to a travel canvas, but can also have couple’s name, wedding location and date.  This is a good idea if you know the wedding couple quite well.  You would need to know which words would suit them, and then what colour scheme will work.  We have done a few of these canvases and they are normally from someone in the bridal party, family or close friend who really knows the couple.
Perhaps if you still like the idea but are unsure, you could get a gift certificate instead.

All colours, fonts styles and sizes are customisable.

As a gift from bride to groom or from groom to bride

To be honest we have only ever done from the bride as a gift to the groom.  Come on guys!  It is a lovely present and can be presented to the groom/bride at the wedding party.  Obviously it is a present for both of you but it shows a lot of thought because you need to plan what words will go on the custom artwork.

As a feature at the actual wedding
Basically ordering a custom canvas, and just adding your wedding details, and then it is on display at the wedding, but after you can take it home and enjoy the artwork in your own home.

Wedding Guest Canvas (instead of guest book)
The idea with this is that you order a design which enables the guests at the wedding to sign all around it.  It then forms a momento of the wedding and you can hang it in your house afterwards.  The canvas is stretched on a frame and you can have it standing on an easel at the wedding with some permanent pens so that guests can sign the canvas.

Remember you can have any custom design you want, but you just leave enough space around the design so that people can sign the canvas instead of signing a guestbook.

The above Keep Calm and Marry on custom canvas design can be used as a wedding guest canvas or as a special artwork to welcome people to the wedding.

Wedding vows on a canvas
Once your wedding vows have been written, you can have them designed into an elegant artwork and it makes a nice feature at the wedding as well as in your own home after.

Wedding song on a canvas
We have done this a few times, mainly after the wedding, we have done this for anniversary presents and the song looks great if designed in a hand writing style.

Wedding Word Mix

This is a simple and elegant wedding canvas and can be used both as a guestbook canvas as well as a special artwork for during the reception and for your home after the wedding.

Fully customisable and can be matched with colours from your wedding, or from your home.

Wedding Word Mix Custom canvases can be ordered online ...

 

Vintage Wedding Custom Canvas

Something different  and utterly stylish is this vintage style canvas!  Fully customised with wedding names/ wedding place and fun words that describe you.

To discuss your idea for a custom wedding canvas call us on 1300 281 044 or email art@coolartdesign.com.au

How many places have you travelled?

We really enjoyed designing the  custom canvas in this article.  Normally we only recommend between 15 and 25 words tops for these canvases or else they can look a bit too crowded.

But with some clever design and a good set of words with both long words and short words, we were able to put together a design that we just drooled over.

With excitement we sent it off to the  customer and we were super delighted that they felt the same way.  See below for their comments a photo of the canvas.

Canvas size is 120cm high and 80cm wide.  Black on white.

My canvas arrived yesterday and I'm so, so happy, its awesome!!!!!!!!!! Thankyou to you and your team for doing such a great job and for being so helpful. I absolutely love it and can't wait till I get my own house and it can take pride of place!! Only problem is that each time I look at it I find my self thinking "Oh to be in any one of those places instead of here", ha!!

Thanks again, its just fabulous!!

Take care, Allison

Top 5 custom canvas designs for August

July and August have been FUN months for designing some quirky and unique custom canvases.  Great creative ideas from our customers, and we enjoy turning your ideas into custom canvas artworks for your space. 

We have added some of our favourites here.....

This square custom canvas looks fantastic and it was designed with a duckshell blue colour and white grungy style casual font.

The size of this canvas is 90cm x 90cm square and like all our canvases comes stretched on 3cm deep frame ready to hang.

This is a fun personal canvas below.  We designed this for a customer who was giving the canvas as a gift.  Bintang Beer Custom Canvas....

Love love love this bold red design below that we did the production for.  Don't think it was a gift, it was just for decorating the customers own space.  Canvas artworks are such an easy way to stamp your style on your space.  And a great idea is to give a custom canvas as a gift.

And then our beautiful classic style beach custom canvas.  We just think this is an amazing way to use words that mean something to you and combine them in a classic design.

This is charcoal and white shack style canvas.  The size is 90 x 60cm.

And then for something different, the long and thin style.  This canvas below was not stretched.  The customer was going to pin the canvas to the wall.   We designed the place names of their travels using different fonts and then the finished size was 180cm high and 55cm wide.

So those are 5 of our favourite canvases from the past month. 

We are starting to get slightly busier with people planning end of year gifts.  If you are thinking of doing a custom canvas as a gift, then we suggest planning a bit earlier than you normally might.

You can contact us by emailing art@coolartcanvas.com.au or calling 1300 281 044

Custom Hessian Artwork- customise living space your way!

This custom hessian canvas we did below was designed for a specific place in someone's home.  With very set ideas, we were provided with a brief and using stencilling techniques we hand made the hessian artwork using multiple rustic colours on the raw hessian.

The size of this artwork is 120cm x 80cm

One of our latest hessian travel canvases below.

These retail at $300 and are completely hand stencilled.  These have been really popular as gifts.

To see more detail about the custom hessian artworks click here....

Sports Team Custom Canvas Design

We love this custom canvas artwork especially designed for a sports loving family.

The size of this is 120cm high and 80cm wide.

By using multiple colours on a white background, the colours simply pop off the canvas and look amazing.

This particular design is in red, blue and black to reflect the Newcastle Knights Rugby League team colours.

If you like it let us know!

Celebrate your travels and your life- think custom canvas!

We are just loving some of the new custom designs we have been making for people.  It is so rewarding creating designs that tell a persons story in a personal and unique way.

Many of the travel canvas websites simply list out the places you might have travelled via an automated form.  We actually create a meaningful design and match it to your personality or the space you are decorating.  All our designs are a collaboration between you, the muse behind the design, and us, the designers.

You can edit our mock ups and we can do various colour styles for you as well until we have it 100% perfect.

Here are some of the amazingly special artworks we have put together this past month.  Note the wide range of styles, the design care taken and imagine how these customers felt receiving this special custom canvas.

ABOVE CUSTOM CANVAS:  Gorgeous warm colours above designed using a grungy font.  The size of this particular design was 150cm high x 80cm wide.

ABOVE:  Bright colours and block fonts used in this fun canvas artwork.  The size of this artwork was 120cm high x 80cm wide.

ABOVE:  How awesome is this custom canvas for a 50th wedding anniversary?   We did this with a beach style font in two colours on a dark background.  It is a wonderful meaningful gift!  Above is 90 x 60cm .

ABOVE:   Fabulous design to celebrate  someone's 20 year anniversary in various division of the policeforce.  Do you know someone who is retiring soon?  Perhaps a custom canvas to celebrate their years of work would be a nice idea.

ABOVE:   A 75th birthday present!  We love the natural colours used in this one, and also that the artwork will be a celebration of someone's life that they get to enjoy in their home.

ABOVE:  Workplace custom canvas.  Listing all the areas that your business services.  This is a great way to have an artwork in your business space and also tell customers where you are either located or the areas that you service.  This above was 90 x 60cm .

ABOVE:  Surf beaches in a grungy font.  A custom canvas for the surfer in your life- nice!  This is 90 x 60cm .

So please don't think you have to get a boring old stock standard travel canvas.  You can have your own story in a custom canvas designed to suit you!

Call us on 1300 281 044 or email us at art@coolartdesign.com.au  to discuss your needs.

Hessian custom artwork for a commercial tea shop

Finding something different to decorate your shop can be challenging.  We don't all have the massive budgets of the big chain stores, so you have to look for quirky ways to make your shop stand out.

We recently completed a custom hessian artwork for a tea shop.  The hessian custom artwork has the names of many of the teas that the shop sells, and the name of the shop.  It is quite simple, but very effective as a behind the counter artwork.  And most importantly unique- so your brand sings out to customers.

Do you have a shop that would suit a custom hessian artwork?

Contact us on 1300 281 044 to discuss your idea.

Different types of canvas for wall art

Different types of canvas for wall art

 If you are purchasing a canvas wall art, you will find that most printed canvas wall artworks are printed on a polyester canvas.  This is the most likely canvas as it is easy to print on.  Sometimes you will find printed canvas which has a poly cotton mix.  It is not often that when you purchase canvas wall art that you are purchasing a pure cotton canvas.

 To be honest, these factors are not really major when purchasing canvases that are printed.  Often the canvas is then sealed with a sealant or laminate, further altering the canvas finish.

 Canvas for painting on is a different ball game, and for that reason we are discussing printed canvas in this article.

The left image is cotton, the second one is polyester.

 What to look for in canvas when purchasing printed canvas artworks?

 If you are buying printed canvases that are simply for adding a splash of colour, or a decorating element that is not designed to be the highest quality item in the room, then buying printed canvases on a poly or poly/cotton canvas will be fine.

 The main time you would be looking at a full cotton canvas, high quality material might be in the reproduction of a painting or an image that is being printed in the full colour Giclee reproduction method.

 For kids canvas wall art, or general home decorating wall art that is a printed canvas artwork then sealed or laminated full colour printing on polyester canvas will be suitable.

 What looks the most authentic?

The more cotton in the canvas, the more authentic and rich the artwork will be.  Most polyester canvas is thin, cheap and has a certain flatness to it that just doesn’t pop.

Cotton canvas are rich weave and the artwork will have a certain depth not found in polyester.

 How to tell the difference?

Polyester  canvas is white and has no colour differentiation at all.   Cotton canvas will have a warmer more beige colour and there will be flecks of brown in it.

Finding the Right Easel for your Canvas Artwork

It is important to gather the correct equipment around you when painting your canvas artworks.

You will want to invest in quality easels for your art work. Quality easels will be strong and adjustable giving you the range that you need for sitting and standing to work. They should also have the ability to fit any canvas size. Choosing the right easels for your home might require that you think carefully about where you plan to put them and how you plan to use them.

This will make the decision much easier and ensure that you are happy with the choice that you make. Some cheap easels come with the ability to attach paper to the easel for painting and other art work while still accommodating multiple sizes of canvas to work on.

This flexibility is great if you change it up often and partake in a variety of styles of art. Many artists have a multiple types of easels while others use one easel with multiple abilities to adjust to what they need. These easels can even be extremely portable folding down so you can throw it in the car and take it on site for great work on location such as a beach or mountain view.

Don't under estimate how important the right easel can be to your art. If you are using a low quality art easel that is not adjustable you might spend more time trying to get the easel to sit properly or fit the canvas or paper you are using than you are actually spending creating great art. This can be very frustrating and have an affect on the quality of art you are producing. Take the time to find out what works best for you and look at some various styles. They come in many price ranges making it possible to fit into nearly any budget.

Warm custom canvas designed with word art

Many people have seen the travel word canvas and destination scrolls designed in black and white.  We are always wanting to expand the design and show people how you can do any colour combination and truly make the custom artwork your own design.

Below is an image that shows the black travel canvases, next to a warm brown canvas with antique white writing.  The warmness of the colours takes the edge off the black and white, and in some houses will suit the decor much better.

Don't feel you have to order your custom word art canvas in black and white just because that is what is most often shown.

Take a look at your colours in your own space and then decide.  When we do our mock ups for customers, we always enable customers to see the design in whichever colour combinations they would like before the design goes to print.  This helps to make sure that you ordering a custom canvas exactly as you want it.

Feel free to contact us to discuss the best colour combinations for your canvas artwork.

1300 281 044 or art@coolartdesign.com.au

Word art canvases in many different styles

Infuse your style on the walls by creating your own word art canvas.

All you have to do is come up with the words and hint to us about your style, and we can design an amazing personalised canvas.

Most people base their style on the travel canvases which are modelled on the original tram and bus scrolls.  We have also developed the SHACK STYLE casual canvas with grungy font, and you can also go with a handwriting font that is perfect for words of a poem or song.

Here are some of our newest custom canvases this week.

This one is our absolute favouritist of late!  (Is favourist a word?)!  The red, grey and black writing gives a modern and funky look.  This photo is taken with the canvas leaning on a wall, so you don't always have to hang canvases.

This custom canvas below was a gift for an 80th birthday present.  Compared to our normal design this is a little crowded with words, but we always try to work with your needs and make the design perfect for you.

And we always love printing canvas in mint colour- it is so nice!

And this was a custom one for someone who is a fan of author SARK.  This was a custom item and we are unable to create this again.  If you write your own words we can do a similar style in the multi colours.

Lots of different ideas to get your creative juices flowing!  Contact us today with your idea and we can provide pricing and delivery details. 

 

Call Cool Art Design on 1300 281 044 or email us at art@coolartdesign.com.au

 

Beach Shack Style Grunge Canvas- now customisable.

Now our fabulous casual style canvases are available as custom designs for you!

In the sample, you can see that there are some words horizontal, some words vertical, and the font used is a very funky grunge style typeface.  We call this style our Shack Style canvas because it reminds us of a wonderful beach shack.

You can choose your own words, and then we design them to fit in a random style casual artwork.  You can nominate which words you would like smaller or larger.

We specialise in custom artworks, so our process of designing involves you every step of the way.  You can input on the words, make edits, and you can have any combination of background colour or lettering.

To order online visit our custom canvas website..

Something different as a custom canvas artwork

We were super glad to try something different with this customers design for a sort of travel destination scroll.  They wanted to blend activities, place names and essentially create an artwork that gave the vibe of their lives.

So we designed a beach style canvas with a grundgy beach font- steering away from the travel canvas style, we made some words go vertical and some horizontal.  We love it and so do they!

If you have a theme that suits your family, then contact us today about turning that idea into a canvas artwork simply for you!

Email us at art@coolartcanvas.com.au

Custom canvas destination and name scrolls

Just been loving doing custom destination and word art canvases for so many surprise gifts!

It is such an awesome gift because

1. you are putting special thought, care and advanced planning it.
2. the quality of our canvases is very high, so the person receiving can see the value in it
3. they last a lifetime, so they are a meaningful gift
4. FULLY customisable by you

Here are just some of our latest creations...

 Hard to tell from photo but this is rich cocoa brown with antique white lettering.    Perfect for decorating spaces that need a slightly softer style than the black and white.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

A gorgeous mint green looks absolutely stunning on this canvas.  The rich quality of the cotton canvas we print on brings out the depth of colours such as these.  The size of this design is 90 x 60.

 

 

 

Using foreign wording is no problem.  Obviously we will get you to triple check that you have the correct spelling before and during the mock up stages of the design.

If you have seen a style that you like, you can always change some of the words to make it personal to you.  The above white on beige design was done as a Christmas gift.  The size of this is 120 x 80.

If you have more than 20 place names for the one canvas, then we recommend that you do a set.  The above set is personal to this family as it represents the names of the bores on their property.  The size of the above canavses are 90 x 60.

The below set reflected both UK and European travel destinations.  This was a surprise anniversary gift.  The size shown of these canvases is 120cm x 80cm.

Or go uber large!   The below design  was done as a wedding anniversary gift and was the words from the couples wedding song.  The size was 200cm high x 55cm wide.

Shown in proportion to our canvases in the studio.

And plenty more custom canvases to be shown over the next few weeks!

To get a quote on a custom canvas for yourself, email us with the size you are thinking of any other detail such as colour and style and we can put your ideas, and your stories into print.

Email art@coolartcanvas.com.au

Or call 1300 281 044 (Australia)

 

More funky world map canvas artworks!

We couldn't stop at just the plain world maps- we have gone a little word funky!  Loving our brand new design of the world regions map.  This was custom designed by us and will only be sold via our website- no wholesale.

Even better the colours are fully customisable to match your decor.  Swap background or map colour to match your decor!

To find out more visit the world regions word art map on our canvas shop.

Some examples of other colours are shown below...

 

Antique white hessian canvas artwork

Since we started creating hand stencilled canvas artworks about 6 months ago, we have mainly produced ones with black writing on hessian.  For a really beachy, white washed, gypsy infused style, then the antique white looks absolutely fabulous on the hessian.

We can do any custom design, it doesn't have to be a travel canvas. 

To discuss your hessian canvas idea, contact us at art@coolartcanvas.com.au

 

World Map Custom Canvas Artwork

World Map Custom Canvas Artwork

Might look plain, but after pinning ticket stubs from your travels, airline tickets and other odds and ends that you might have collected in your travels this world map travel canvas will be a treasured artwork featuring your adventures.

This was a custom size canvas artwork that we created for a customer.  It is not a standard stock item of ours.  But we think we can do something even more inspiring and exciting- it is a bit like starting with a blank canvas.

Do you have any ideas?  We can custom design a world map canvas exclusively for you!

Contact us on 1300 281 044.

Hessian art travel canvases

Hessian art travel canvases are a very personalised way to combine your travels with an artwork.

Nothing better than having your own artwork created for you- now put that on a handmade gorgeous recycled hessian artwork, and you have the perfect rustic artwork for your home.

Made with the artistic skill of our team, and painstakingly hand crafted, these hessian artworks are a budget way to have your own story and your own artwork created just for you.

A close up image of the recycled hessian travel scroll shows the wonderful texture and richness of the artwork.

 To find out more about the way to get your customised hessian travel scroll contact us at art@coolartcanvas.com.au

 

Sshhh- secret custom travel scrolls!

We like posting our latest custom travel scrolls on this blog- but for at least 2 months we have had to be Shhhhh secret squirrel because so many custom travel scrolls have been ordered as SURPRISE Christmas presents.

There have been two other surprises- one canvas was for a wedding anniversary present, and a second one as a birthday present- both to be presented in December.

Then we have many custom travel scrolls hidden away in Santas sack!  So check back to this page in January and we will post up some of those custom travel scrolls.  Although they aren't all travel scrolls.  One consists of all the places the family has lived as well as all the family names- it looks really COOL!

 

 

 

We will have some lazy days over the festive break but back into the custom manufacture early January- so if you are planning your summer decorating, then we will be here to help with your ideas!

Have a great jolly season!

Personalised travel scrolls- choose your colour!

Two gorgeous travel scrolls we have recently completed using different colours which match the decor in the individual persons home.

The cream and antique white print was designed to match perfectly with a house down in Victoria, whilst the red travel canvas was designed to match a funky house in Sydney.

Both travel canvases are personalised with not only colour, but the place names and in the case of the red canvas, family names as well to make an artwork that is meaningful and will last a lifetime.

And when you travel some more, or have some other wordly experiences you can make another one to match!

 

When choosing a colour for your travel scroll canvas, think about whether you want a neutral toned canvas that will fit into the decor even if you change the other items in the room.  Or do you want something bold and that makes an art statement as a feature.

For more information on customising travel scroll canvases click here....

Bathroom Decorating with Canvas- Hessian and modern!

We must like our bathrooms because we have started to develop a little collection of artworks great for decorating bathrooms and washrooms.

We have just added today a new TOWELS and SOAP artwork to our website.  The canvas is printed on authentic cotton canvas and looks divine!

To see this Towels and Soap canvas on the website click here...

Then last month we added the gorgeous recycled hessian artworks with BATHS 25c and towels and soap extra.  This is simply divine and rustic and looks amazing set atop a pile of fluffy towels!

To see the rustic hessian bathroom artwork, click here...

And if you haven't visited our wall vinyl website that specialises in wall stickers, then if you visit you will find we have both of the above designs available as wall sticker lettering.

The lettering needs to be applied with the wall dry, but after that, the vinyl can withstand heat, steam, water and cold.

 To see either of the above wall stickers on our Cool Art Vinyl website, click here...

Custom travel destination scroll- RECYCLED HESSIAN

Have your very own custom artwork made for you!  Everyone has a story- what's your story?

We can take your story and make a fantastic name artwork for you.

People sometimes do places they have travelled, or you could do places you would LIKE to travel to, places you have lived or even suburbs you have lived, names of your family, or song names that you like-  Plenty of ideas.

Originally the idea has come from the old bus and tram scrolls- then people started doing places they had been and now there really is no limit.

Unique to us- well we think so anyway- is to hand stencil the design onto recycled hessian creating a fabulously rustic artwork which looks amazing as a decorating piece.

We stretch the hessian on a frame and attach a string on the back for hanging.  The words are important, but just the size and impact of the design makes it a great feature in any room.

To find out more about getting a hessian hand made artwork, visit this page at our online shop...

Rustic Hessian Artworks- BABY and LOVE

Just new today on the website are a couple of new hessian artworks.

These are smaller artworks and look great as accents in homes.

There are two similar ones called BABY and LOVE.  The baby and love hessian artworks are designed in a funky vintage style.  They are hand stencilled onto the recycled hessian.  Then stretched around a frame.

The underlay is cardboard so you could use these as pinboards or note boards, or simply hang jewellery on the corners.

To see the BABY Hessian artwork click here....

To see the LOVE Hessian artwork click here...

The hessian we use is recycled hessian and whenever possible we reuse frames and wood.  These are hand made items and make a lovely gift.

New range of word art on canvas

Finally have time to put the new range of canvas art on the web. 

6 new designs using great motivational and inspirational quotes for decorating.  The designs are printed on authentic cotton canvas and are rich in colour and texture.  They are not cheap prints from your discount store.  These are quality artworks that will amazing for the rest of your days.

Love em?  Contact us on 1300 281 044 or order online at our canvas artwork website.  Australian delivery only for framed canvases.

 
 
 
 
 

Latest custom travel destination scroll

We get so excited every time we make a new custom travel scroll because we know how much the customer is going to love it!  Such a pity we always wait till they have received it before we post any piccies!

Custom travel destination canvas scroll

We absolutely love the way these two custom travel destination canvas scrolls worked out!

Created as bespoke canvases for one of our customers who was surprising his wife  for her 40th birthday.  She was surprised and she loved them so we are told!

The hardest part with this kind of present is coming up with the perfect list of place names.  Once you have done all that work, you simply contact us and we design it using our inhouse designers.

The canvas we print on is a real canvas- not a polyester canvas which most of the bulk canvas printers like Harvey Norman, OfficeWorks, Domayne etc use.  The canvas holds the colour much better and is a rich vibrant medium on which to print.

Prices vary depending on size. Generally we prefer only to do large canvases if it is PICK UP in Sydney, and the largest we mail stretched is 90cm high x 60cm wide.

Contact us for more information on 1300 281 044.

To see our range of pre designed travel canvases click here...

Destination Scroll: Travel, bus tram scroll canvas or whatever!

So what makes a destination scroll look great! :)  Compared to just okay  :(

Cool Art Design has been specialising in typography design in Australia for the past 10 years. 

Last week we went into a discount homewares store and saw a very very sad effort at a travel scroll for sale.  The canvas bus scroll lettering was awful and the framing was all skew and it motivated us to write a piece on typography skill!

Bus and tram scrolls are popular, no doubt about it, but what makes one style look better over another?

Typography is an art, and simply listing a bunch of city names in a row seems an odd choice of art.

WINNER: When the typography artist has worked the lettering using different thicknesses/ accents at key moments in the design.

LOSER: When someone simply types in 10 names and lists them in a row.

This example below created is way toooo busy.  Angles, mixed fonts and clutter make this a dog breakfast as opposed to a sleek/ funky design of a bus and tram scroll.

The next one is boring and is a classic example of not creating enough pizzazz when designing the travel or bus scroll canvas.

We vote the quality of the designs below are A OK and really look like a trendy canvas design that you could enjoy in your home.

For advise on custom bus and travel scrolls on canvas contact for a FREE consultation.

 

Different types of canvas for wall art

If you are purchasing a canvas wall art, you will find that most printed canvas wall artworks are printed on a polyester canvas.  This is the most likely canvas as it is easy to print on.  Sometimes you will find printed canvas which has a poly cotton mix.  It is not often that when you purchase canvas wall art that you are purchasing a pure cotton canvas.

To be honest, these factors are not really major when purchasing canvases that are printed.  Often the canvas is then sealed with a sealant or laminate, further altering the canvas finish.

Canvas for painting on is a different ball game, and for that reason we are discussing printed canvas in this article.

What to look for in canvas when purchasing printed canvas artworks?

If you are buying printed canvases that are simply for adding a splash of colour, or a decorating element that is not designed to be the highest quality item in the room, then buying printed canvases on a poly or poly/cotton canvas will be fine.

The main time you would be looking at a full cotton canvas, high quality material might be in the reproduction of a painting or an image that is being printed in the full colour Giclee reproduction method.

For kids canvas wall art, or general home decorating wall art that is a printed canvas artwork then sealed or laminated full colour printing on polyester canvas will be suitable.

Have any experience with different canvases?  We would love to hear from you.

Top tips for caring for an oil painting.

These tips only apply to oil (maybe some acrylic) paintings.  It does not apply to printed canvas artworks.  If you are in Australia and have questions about caring for canvas call us at Cool Art Canvas on 1300 281 044.

How to remove a small dent from the canvas

If you dent the canvas this can normally be repaired.  Lightly dampen the back of the canvas where the dent is.  Allow to dry and the dent should come out.  Do not over wet the area.

Removing spills and mess

If some substance has been spilled on the painting it may be fixable.  Firstly remember that you have purchased an oil painting.  This means if you spill water, food or any similar substance you should be able to remove by wiping with a damp cloth.  If you have spilled another paint or more powerful substance dampen a soft cloth and wipe the surface of the painting- VERY LIGHTLY or else you might remove the top layer of paint.  Always remember to do this gently to avoid denting the canvas.

Hanging the painting

Should the hanging string provided be insufficient, attach a self-tapping screw and a D-Ring in the centre of the wood.  Ensure you measure before placing the D-Ring on the frame or the painting will not hang straight.

How to fix a sag in the canvas

After time canvases do stretch as they are extremely pliable.  This may not be in your lifetime but some larger canvases might need tightening if a sag appears.  The best way to tighten is to insert a wooden wedge into each the corner of the frame.  Wedges can easily be made from a piece of wood or are available (normally for free) from craft shops and framers.  Place the wedge into the groove of the corner and use a hammer to knock the wedge in so it is nice and firm.  Repeat for the other corners.

Abstract jungle animal canvases for kids

We love our new set of jungle animal wall canvases for kids rooms.  These are fantastic unisex decorating canvases that are exclusively designed by Cool Art Canvas, and they are only available on the Cool Art Canvas website.

To purchase visit the jungle animals page...

The canvases are a large size- each one is 41cm x 41cm and there are 3 in the set so will make a fabulous feature across the wall.

www.coolartcanvas.com.au

Will wall stickers stick to canvas?

We get asked this question every week by customers.  Can we use the wall stickers and apply them to a canvas so we can move them around?

The answer is no.

If you want to use wall stickers and move them around, here are some ideas:

1- Buy a frame from IKEA or from a local framing shop.  Apply the wall stickers to the glass on the front and this will form an artwork that can be moved around.

2- Buy a piece of MDF or similar non expensive wood- make sure it is a laminated piece or else paint it with a layer of primer then topcoat- apply the wall sticker to this and place a hook on the back.

3- Similar to number one- buy a piece of glass or clear perspex and mount the wall stickers to that.

 

The problem with attempting to apply wall stickers to canvas is that canvas is a pourous moving material and the adhesive will not last against the canvas.

One customer painted, painted, painted then sanded and repeated so the canvas was like a piece of solid material before they applied.  We still wouldn't recommend because it may last for a few months, but in general the plasticity of the vinyl will be affected against the canvas and you will find the vinyl lifting off.

Hope this helps.

New designs using art typography or word art!

Thanks to all our patient Cool Art Canvas customer who have been waiting for our new artwork designs using words and typefaces.

We have finished all the new designs and we are planning to have them up on the Cool Art Canvas website on 14 October.

The designs will include:

City Names bus scrolls: Based on the old tram and bus scrolls, we have created our own versions with city names, beach names and fun places names .  This type of design has been floating around for a few years now, the difference with ours is that they are affordable.  The cheapest scrolls we have seen around Australia are $499.   Well look no further, because our new bus scrolls will be approx $95!

Rustic Writing Canvases:  A series of canvases that have the whole canvas filled with a quote, song or poem that is written in a rustic brush script.

And plenty of other cool artworks using type to create the design.

Not long to wait now!!!!

Top 5 things to look out for when buying artworks for kids rooms

So you want to buy some artworks for the kids rooms, or maybe a canvas for the nursery?  Here are our top 5 tips for buying artworks for childrens rooms.

Don’t spend too much
So this is an easy one!  Think about how quick kids grow, how their tastes and your tastes will change.  This means you need decorating items that will change easily.  By spending an affordable amount on your artwork, you won’t be so heartbroken when it comes time to change the look.

Is the artwork a feature or an accessory?
This isn’t always so clear cut, but it is an important question to ask when thinking about your decorating.  Do you want this artwork to be the decorating feature of the kids room?  Or do you have a very established room that just needs a little something to pep it up.  By considering these questions it will determine how big you buy the artwork as well as what colours you go with.  Neutral colours will be more subtle, where bolder colours will create more impact.

Canvas, framed print or poster?
Some of this comes down to personal choice and some comes down to price.  A poster will be cheapest but if not presented well it can warp and looks a bit cheap. Framed prints are nice as artworks, especially if you have a nice smaller image of a bear, clown, fairy, whatever it might be.  You could also change the artwork later and reuse the frame.  Canvases are a good medium priced alternative to a framed print.  They generally hold their value and when it comes time to redecorating you could pass it onto a friend or give as a gift.

Is the picture you choose simply a fad, or is it a quality image that will suit many environments?
We prefer promoting images that are stylish and linked into a general decorating theme, rather than characters or images that are highly produced via the media, entertainment channels or simply the latest fad.  There are plenty of stuffed toys, t-shirts and play things with Dora the Explorer, the Wiggles or Bob The Builder on it.  Artworks look best when they pick out key colours or shapes in the room, rather than help create a “shrine” to entertainment characters.

How will you hang the artwork in the children’s room?
Obviously with posters you can just stick them up using prestik or blutac.  Artworks will tend to be a little heavier than canvases and will definitely require a proper hook drilled into the wall. With canvases, you need to provide an appropriate hook for the weight of the canvas.  Smaller canvases will not weigh much and on plasterboard you can use removable 3M hooks.  These are hooks with a double sided tape behind them that can be used to hang canvas artworks.  If the canvas is larger, then you will need to consider putting in a proper hook.  Always be careful putting hooks above beds and cots.  The artwork can get knocked on top of the child.


If you have any additional ideas or top tips for decorating with artworks, feel free to leave a comment.

What size wall canvas is best for decorating childrens' rooms?

There are lots of options for canvas sizes, and the most important consideration for you, the decorator, is the proportion that you set between the size of the wall versus the size of the canvas.

One larger canvas or several in a set look best when it comes to decorating childrens' rooms.  If you only have a small canvas, then find a smaller wall to fit it on so the proportion does not minimise the canvas's effect.

In this example below, the room has a large wide wall and therefore fitting two canvases, or a single large wide canvas will work.

The opposite is in the below image you can immediately tell that the canvas is just too small for the wall.  It needs some other elements, a larger canvas or a series to really make some impact on the decorating of this kids room.  Or place the canvas at the head of the bed on the smaller wall.

For almost perfect proportion check out this canvas below.  Positioned above a cot, even though the canvas is vertical it looks great in size and position.

And again- the proportion works in the below layout.

In our opinion, the room never looks awkward when the canvas or set of canvases is too big.  A small canvas looks diminuitive and you would be better off without it, or simply move it to a smaller wall.

Different types of canvas for wall art

If you are purchasing a canvas wall art, you will find that most printed canvas wall artworks are printed on a polyester canvas.  This is the most likely canvas as it is easy to print on.  Sometimes you will find printed canvas which has a poly cotton mix.  It is not often that when you purchase canvas wall art that you are purchasing a pure cotton canvas.

 

To be honest, these factors are not really major when purchasing canvases that are printed.  Often the canvas is then sealed with a sealant or laminate, further altering the canvas finish.

 

Canvas for painting on is a different ball game, and for that reason we are discussing printed canvas in this article.

 

What to look for in canvas when purchasing printed canvas artworks?

 

If you are buying printed canvases that are simply for adding a splash of colour, or a decorating element that is not designed to be the highest quality item in the room, then buying printed canvases on a poly or poly/cotton canvas will be fine.

 

The main time you would be looking at a full cotton canvas, high quality material might be in the reproduction of a painting or an image that is being printed in the full colour Giclee reproduction method.

 

For kids canvas wall art, or general home decorating wall art that is a printed canvas artwork then sealed or laminated full colour printing on polyester canvas will be suitable.

Printed or Painted Kids Wall Canvases

We often get asked, should we buy printed wall canvases for our children's room, or should we buy printed canvas?

To be honest we recommend printed canvas.  To buy a painted canvas artwork is generally more expensive and from experience, canvases last about 1-2 years in a child's room.

We started our business selling painted canvases in 2005.  For 2 years we listened to our customers saying that they just wanted something affordable but would add some colour or personality to the room.

We have half our range as painted designs and half as printed.  As we get time we redesign the painted ones into graphics for printing.  The quality of printing these days is so high and you get wonderful designs for an affordable price.

To visit our wall canvas website go to... www.coolartcanvas.com.au

Wall Decorating Ideas

WALL DECORATING IDEAS

3Dimensional

Look out for some interesting objects that might look fabulous on a wall. Many people are familiar with a flat canvas or frame being the object that you hang on a wall- therefore they only select or buy conventional art. But why not hang a piece of wood, or an interesting shell collection. How about an interesting coil of rope, or a fab piece of fabric bunched up rather than neatly tacked onto a flat canvas.


Sentimental

Have a stunning set of boots that you no longer wear? Ever thought of them as art? Recently I went into a house and there was cool set of snake skin boots arranged in a recessed part of the wall. Taking inspiration from this I hung a fabulous ornate silk jacket on a wall in my place. I never wear the jacket any more but it is always the centre of conversation and it looks great.

Using old photographs, other papers, clothes or other icons you can create stylish additions to the wall.


Fabric

Fabric was mentioned earlier in the 3D section. There are so many exquisite fabrics available. Fabrics can be stretched on a wooden frame, or if it is a textured fabric you can hang from the hook on the wall. Like a clothes peg. The fabric will drift down and this can be a more interesting way of displaying the fabric than all neat and flat.

Or if you have a thin strip, you can drape over a curtain rail or edge of the window.


Texture instead of Colour

Another option to having a distinctive and bold artwork on your wall is to choose an artwork in the same colour as the wall.

For example choose a white artwork with substantial texture on the canvas, and place against a white wall. This means that you are creating textures but not minimising the space with colour.