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  1. Photoshop alternatives to help perfect your canvas print

    Photoshop alternatives to help perfect your canvas print

    Some people use editing software to introduce special effects, personalisation or surreal aspects to their canvas prints while others simply want the photographs they have taken to look the best they possibly can.  The technology we use to create your customised canvas prints helps ensure your prints don’t look over pixelated and come in the […]

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  2. Put your best foot forward with a personalised canvas print

    Put your best foot forward with a personalised canvas print

    We’re a little bit late for National Foot Day, which apparently takes place on January 1st, if you didn’t already know. But as we step into Spring time, we thought this post on foot-themed canvas prints seemed somewhat appropriate. Today we’re looking at some very grounded ideas that any photographer can have a go at […]

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  3. Collage canvas print ideas to make the most of #Layout

    Collage canvas print ideas to make the most of #Layout

    Today at Parrotprint HQ we’ve mainly been playing about with Instagram’s new app Layout, have you seen it? You need to download the app separately to Instagram as it’s a standalone app rather than an integrated feature on Instagram but it has been designed by the people over at Instagram to use alongside it. You […]

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  4. Will a custom canvas print make it onto your DIY to-do list?

    Will a custom canvas print make it onto your DIY to-do list?

    As Easter weekend approaches, many of us are planning to indulge in traditional activities other than Easter egg hunting and chocolate eating. A poll conducted ICM on behalf of Retail Week reveals that 67 per cent or respondents are planning to carry out home improvement of some kind this year, up a massive 59 per […]

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  5. Could tiny people be the stars of your canvas prints?

    Could tiny people be the stars of your canvas prints?

    Here at Parrotprint headquarters, we’re firm believers that photography can and should be fun. Recently we’ve really been enjoying the macro photography trend and in particular, all the photographs of teeny tiny people doing rather interesting things. The work of photographer David Gilliver, who imagined tiny workers doing big tasks caught our eye, as did […]

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  6. Information is beautiful, so why not turn it into a canvas print?

    Information is beautiful, so why not turn it into a canvas print?

    In recent years the popularity of infographics has risen dramatically as people seek to visualise data and facts in interesting, shareable ways. Take a look online and you’ll find infographics everywhere, there’s the Information is Beautiful website, The Guardian Data Blog and that’s before you’ve even browsed visual.lyy or Pinterest. While infographics have definitely found […]

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  7. Top tips for funny canvas prints

    Top tips for funny canvas prints

    One of the biggest advantages of creating your own customised canvas prints is the ability to create wall art that inspires feelings. Whether you plan to hang the result of your efforts on your own wall or to give it as a gift, you can put thought into creating something meaningful that has the power […]

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  8. World Book Day: Our photography fiction favourites

    World Book Day: Our photography fiction favourites

    It’s World Book Day, which means children and teachers all over the globe have been dressing up in their finest fancy dress outfits and impersonating their favourite literary characters. Of course, this means there have been some excellent photo opportunities for parents who want to capture images to transfer to canvas and we expect there […]

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  9. Creating your own solar eclipse canvas print

    Creating your own solar eclipse canvas print

    The stargazers among you may already be aware of the solar eclipse due to take place on March 20th. The most significant of its kind for 16 years, the eclipse is only expected to be partially visible from Europe with a total eclipse to be seen in Svalbard in Norway and the Faroe Islands. During […]

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  10. How to create your own personalised ‘polaroid’ canvas print

    How to create your own personalised ‘polaroid’ canvas print

    While it was not the first instant camera, the Polaroid camera is perhaps the most well known of its type. Despite the company announcing production would be stopped in 2008, the cameras are still being made and thanks to the distinctive photographs they produce are still very much in demand. Unfortunately, this snap and print […]

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