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Sir Peter Blake was born in June 1932 in Kent, England. He lives in Chiswick, London. Blake studied at the Gravesend School of Art and later at the Royal College of Art. He taught at the Royal College of Art, London, for two years. Blake used advertisements, wrestlers and music hall entertainment as the source for his art and often made collages.

Blake had his first solo exhibition in 1960. At the ‘Young Contemporaries’ exhibition of 1961, he was noticed as one of the UK’s pop art movement artists. His appearance with Pauline Boty, Derek Boshier and Peter Phillips in “Pop Goes the Weasel” aired by the BBC brought him a lot of attention and contacts with leading figures of pop culture. His work from the mid sixties to the end of the sixties made him famous as a British pop artist. His cover of the Beatles’ eight album, “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band”, is his most famous work. Band Aid’s “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” and Paul Weller’s “Stanley Road” are some of his other famous works.

In 1969 Blake’s style of work changed to the use of scenes from English Folklore and Shakespearean characters. Ten years later, he returned to his formal style of popular culture references. In 2002, Blake was awarded a knighthood for his contribution to art. The cover for Oasis’ greatest hits album, “Stop the Clocks”, was designed by Blake in 2006. His pop art can be a perfect resource for unconventional, exciting canvas prints.

Normal Prints are now outdated. Reform your photos and make them look stunning with canvas printing. Here’s why we recommend canvas prints:

• They are technologically evolved: We all change with time and look to leave old things behind. We are eager to stay tuned to new trends, as they are much more technologically evolved. We have come a long way from black and white prints to coloured prints, from negatives to pixels, from small standard prints to collage, and now the latest; what we call canvas prints.
• They are innovative and unique: Canvas print is an innovative and unique type of print. You can emboss your memorable moments on them.
• They are long lasting: Canvas Prints can be stored for years together without any damage due to nature. You no longer need to fret due to environmental damage like dirt, moisture, paleness of paper etc…

When you seek our services, you will realise that our canvas prints are professionally created with very high quality material and processes. All you have to do is choose your picture and see the remarkable results on Canvas Print. These prints can mesmerise you with their unique look and finish.

So go ahead and make that empty wall of your home look artistic by just combining your best pictures.

The dpi (dots per inch) of your printout helps decide the image quality and how many megapixels you may actually require. Usually, the more the dpi, the clearer and sharper the printout (up to an extent). While you can opt to print larger images for canvas prints even from smaller digital photographs by reducing the dpi, the output may not be as satisfying.

To factor how many pixels you require, multiple the size of the photograph by the dpi. Thus, an 11×14 image (at 150 dpi) will require 1,650 by 2,100 pixels. Digital camera megapixels and actual resolution are as follows:

2 megapixels- 1600 x 1200
3 megapixels- 2048 x 1536
4 megapixels- 2274 x 1704
5 megapixels- 2560 x 1920
6 megapixels- 2816 x 2112 - 3032 x 2008
7 megapixels- 3072 x 2304
8 megapixels- 3264 x 2,468

Again, different pixels are required for a 150 DPI or 200 DPI image (reasonable to good image quality). These calculations are provided as the rough results of mathematical formulas. You can choose to resample the image to some extent to make it larger than normal, and also play around with the printer dpi, and other aspects to get acceptable larger canvas prints even from smaller photos.

The following precautions are taken before a specific effect is imparted to your photo:

• Your tastes and the limitations/feasibility of the effect by evaluating the original photo are taken into consideration.
• If there’s a specific effect or edit, which you would wish to be added to the original image, you’ll be shown a proof before the same is printed on your canvas.
• Red-eye and any other small blemishes or scratches on the photograph are fixed. So, you need not worry about them.

To make your canvas print different and unique, you can opt for a wide range of effects that can be added to your existing photograph. There are various types of effects, such as Black & White, Colour Splash, Sepia, Red-ize, Blue-ize and Green-ize that can add a touch of dynamism to your canvas print.

Black & White is among the most popular effects that can transform any coloured image into a classic black & white image. It adds a touch of nostalgia to any photo. On the other hand, the whole photo - black & white apart from specific area/areas – is made in full colour to give a striking modern touch when the Colour Splash effect is used. Sepia colouring gives the appearance of older photographs, with a very light brown/orange tone.

Let’s learn about some more effects - apart from the popular Black & White, Colour Splash, and Sepia effect - that you can opt for with your canvas prints. Whichever effect you choose, it will invariably make your canvas print more attractive than its original photo.

You can opt for negative effect that takes any colour to turn it into its contrasting or opposing colour. It’s suitable for a modern look canvas. Red-ize, Blue-ize, Green-ize is another interesting effect. It works in a similar way to a black & white transformation, but adds a tint of each specific colour to the image. If you wish to, you can opt for ‘No effect’ image. So, your photo will be printed as it is, barring some enhancements to the colours/contrast for getting the best output possible.

If you’ve any further effects or editing which you would like to be there on your photograph you will get all help possible here. The expert designers will help you explore various possibilities.

Importantly, the service of providing effects comes at no additional cost to you. So, what more can you ask for? Just select one of the above effects during the order process, and leave the rest to us!

Pop art emerged in the UK in the 1950s and in the late 1950s in the United States. Pop art is believed to be coined by Lawrence Alloway when he used the term “popular mass culture” in an essay.

Pop art is one of the main art movements of the twentieth century. It uses themes on popular mass culture, elements that are ordinary and common. It is the opposite of elitist art. It is aimed at a large audience, not just a small group.

Spanish pop art

• Eduardo Arroyo’s art uses the environment themes. He scorns almost all established styles of art. Alfredo Alcaín uses popular images and empty spaces.
• Manolo Valdés and Rafael Solbes, the Chronicle Team (1964-1981) used comics, photographs and publicity images.
• Spain’s Andy Warhol, filmmaker Pedro Almodovar, made low budget pop art movies. One of his trademarks was inserting a phony advertisement into a scene.

Japanese pop art

• Takashi Murakami uses superflat art that is highly abstract. He takes inspiration from animé and Japanese street culture. His work is aimed at the Japanese youth.
• Yoshitomo Nara’s art gets inspiration from graffiti.
• Murakami produces polymer or plastic figurines

Some Japanese artists use bizarre or obscene images from sexual perversion that shock and hold attention. Children and youth themes are used to portray innocence and vulnerability.

Pop art forms a perfect resource for your canvas prints that add a nice decorative touch to your home or office walls.