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How to Put Photos Onto a Canvas

A photograph on a stretched canvas can make the image look like it was painted or drawn rather than printed. Transferring a photograph to canvas is easy. The canvas can be stretched onto a frame after the image is transferred.

Things You'll Need

  • Canvas
  • Laser print or Xerox copy of the photo
  • Acetone
  • Cotton balls
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Instructions

    • 1

      Blow up your image to the size you want it with a computer program or adjust the size on the copy machine. Either print the image on a laser printer or make a copy of it on a toner-based copy machine.

    • 2

      Place the image face down on the canvas where you want the image to be transferred.

    • 3

      Hold the image steady while rubbing acetone on the back with a cotton ball. Rub the entire image until the paper is translucent.

    • 4

      Lift the paper off the canvas to see your transferred image.

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