2015

  1. When to choose canvas prints over paper

    When to choose canvas prints over paper

    As members of the Fine Trade Art Trade Guild we’re pretty big fans of printing in general. Naturally, as producers of canvas prints, we do tend to wax lyrical about the advantages of transferring your image to the canvas, but we do still recognise that sometimes paper is the printing option that better suits a […]

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  2. How to Tell the Difference between Bitmap and Vector (and the Benefits of Both)

    How to Tell the Difference between Bitmap and Vector (and the Benefits of Both)

    Getting images printed onto canvas is a simple process, but there are a few things that you need to take into account in order to do it correctly. As with any artistic process that incorporates technology to achieve its end result, there are a number of definitive factors that need to be considered in order […]

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  3. Holiday photography: Where's your next canvas print?

    Holiday photography: Where's your next canvas print?

    It’s nearing that time of year when many of us pack our suitcases and head on holiday. While a certain mobile phone network is still warning people not to flood social media and smartphone inboxes with too much #holidayspam, we at Parrot Print want to encourage people to take lots of photographs on holiday. You […]

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  4. A night of fun and fine art at the Art & Framing Industry Awards

    A night of fun and fine art at the Art & Framing Industry Awards

    Not so long ago we shared on the blog the fabulous news that we’d made the finals of the Art & Framing Industry Awards 2015, which took place last weekend. We were nominated within the Website of the Year category in recognition of the hard work our team has put into making Parrotprint.com an easy-to-use […]

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  5. So you want to sell your wall art?

    So you want to sell your wall art?

    Here at Parrot Print we have a wide range of customers. We set up the business as photographers, who hadn’t come across a product that fitted what we ourselves required, but many of the people who buy from us purchase personalised canvas prints to give as gifts for friends and family. We also work with […]

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  6. Baking photography tips

    Baking photography tips

    Sunday 17th May is World Baking Day, one of our favourite international days, We have covered cake photography on the blog before but any baking enthusiast worth their salt knows that baking is so much more than cake! With this in mind, we’re covering some more general food photography tips that you can use whether […]

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  7. How to create your own magic mirror canvas print

    How to create your own magic mirror canvas print

    “Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who’s the fairest of them all?” It’s a well-known question with a well-known answer and we want to help you ensure the response each and every time is: “You’re the fairest of them all.” All with the help of your very own custom canvas print, of course. Inspired in part […]

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  8. Make your own photo canvas for Father’s Day

    Make your own photo canvas for Father’s Day

    There’s just over a month to go to Father’s Day here in the UK, which makes this the perfect time to start thinking about your Father’s Day shopping.  If you want to be extra sure your dad receives something special that no one else will own, why not make your own photo canvas for Father’s […]

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  9. How to Choose a Photo Canvas Company

    How to Choose a Photo Canvas Company

    High quality photo canvas prints are becoming ever more popular. You can find them adorning the walls of homes and offices up and down the country. However, when it comes to buying your first photo canvas, it can be difficult to know what to look for in a canvas company. Fortunately it doesn’t require an […]

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  10. 6 new kitchen canvas print ideas

    6 new kitchen canvas print ideas

    Whether you’re a food fanatic or have a foodie in your life you’ll want to read on for our new food focussed canvas print ideas. We’ve previously shared tips on the blog about How to create your own foodscapes and today we’re looking at new ideas for customised wall art that’s just perfect for brightening […]

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