Custom Wall Art in Thunder Bay

Custom canvas and framed posters for Thunder Bay homes and businesses, printed from your photos or illustrated by our artists, made to order and shipped ready to hang.

  • Stretched canvas from 9 x 12 to 48 x 96
  • Posters rolled or in a black or white frame
  • Optional resin finish
  • One piece or a full set, no minimum
Personalized pet and owner collage canvas on a store counter

Canvas or poster

Stretched canvas on a wooden frame, ready to hang, or a poster rolled or in a black or white frame. Upload your photo, choose the size and see it before you pay.

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Canvas being stretched on a wooden frame in an Urban Customz store

Printed, stretched and checked by our team

Every canvas arrives assembled and ready to hang.

  • 380 gsm artist-grade canvasA thick canvas with a semi-gloss finish that gives colours depth while limiting glare.
  • Hand-stretched on Canadian woodA 1.5-inch gallery-wrapped frame, with a rear brace on larger sizes.
  • UV-resistant inks, scratch-resistant surfacePrinted to resist fading and everyday handling, with an optional clear or glitter resin finish.
  • File checked before printingIf your photo would print soft at the size you chose, we say so and suggest a size that works.

How it works

  1. Choose canvas or poster

    Canvas in 23 sizes from 9 x 12 to 48 x 96, rectangle or square. Posters in four sizes up to 24 x 36.

  2. Upload your image

    A photo, a logo or finished artwork, placed and previewed in the designer.

  3. Pick the finish

    Standard semi-gloss canvas or the resin add-on. Posters rolled, or in a black or white frame.

  4. Delivered to you

    Made to order in a few days, then tracked courier to your door.

Ways to use custom wall art

The Sleeping Giant from the marina at sunrise, Kakabeka Falls in winter, an office that wants its own imagery, a camp wall for the family summers. Send the picture and the wall measurements, or describe the piece.

The Sleeping Giant and the lake

The Giant at dawn, the harbour or the north shore cliffs, printed big on gallery canvas.

Kakabeka and the trails

The falls in winter or the Cascades in fall, for the living room.

Camp and family memories

A framed poster of the lake or the family on the dock, in a black or white frame.

Wall art for an office, studio or restaurant

A set of canvases sized for one wall, or one large piece behind reception. For anything multi-piece, a quote is faster than ordering one at a time.

What we come back with

  • A wall, not a product listSend the measurements and the idea. We come back with a layout, sizes and a price for the set.
  • Artwork created if it does not existOur artists work from your references and brief.
  • Proof before printingYou approve the design and the price before anything is produced.

Production and delivery

Tracked courier to Thunder Bay, with the tracking number emailed when your order leaves. Larger canvases ship with a rear brace bar for support.

Production

Canvas and posters usually take a few days: the print cures, then the canvas is stretched over its frame and checked.

Need it by a date?

Say so when you order, or include the date in your quote request. We confirm whether it is achievable; faster options are sometimes available for a fee.

Where we deliver

We deliver to Thunder Bay and nearby communities including Kakabeka Falls, Shuniah, Oliver Paipoonge, Neebing and Nipigon, and ship anywhere in Canada.

Questions

What can you print my photo or artwork on?

Stretched canvas: printed on 380 gsm artist-grade canvas with a semi-gloss finish and UV-resistant inks, hand-stretched over a 1.5-inch Canadian wood frame, and delivered ready to hang. Choose rectangle or square in 23 sizes from 9 x 12 up to 48 x 96 inches, or order the print rolled and stretch it yourself.

Posters: printed on paper in 12 x 16, 16 x 20, 20 x 28 or 24 x 36 inches, either rolled or mounted in a black or white frame.

Both are made to order from the photo or artwork you upload in the designer.

What is the difference between a stretched canvas and a framed poster?

A stretched canvas is printed on 380 gsm artist-grade canvas and hand-stretched over a 1.5-inch Canadian wood frame with a gallery wrap, so the image continues around the edges and it hangs with no frame around it. Sizes run from 9 x 12 to 48 x 96 inches, and larger sizes include a rear brace bar.

A poster is printed on paper and comes rolled, or mounted in a black or white frame, in 12 x 16, 16 x 20, 20 x 28 or 24 x 36 inches. Choose canvas for a gallery look and depth; choose a framed poster for a crisp, flat print with a visible border.

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How good does my photo need to be?

Better than you think for a large canvas, and usually fine for a small one. A photo straight off a recent phone is generally good for the common sizes; heavily cropped, screenshotted or social-media-compressed images start to show at larger sizes.

Upload it and we will look at it. If it is going to print soft at the size you picked, we tell you before we print it, and either suggest a smaller size or ask for the original file.

What is the resin finish?

An optional add-on for canvas: an epoxy coating over the print that gives a high-gloss, glass-like surface and makes colours look richer and deeper. It is available clear, or with glitter through it.

It is chosen as an add-on alongside your canvas order. If you prefer the standard semi-gloss canvas finish, simply leave it off.

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How long does a canvas take?

Canvas and posters usually take a few days to produce: the print cures, then the canvas is stretched over its frame and checked. It then ships by tracked courier, and you receive the tracking number by email.

If you are ordering for a date, such as a wedding or an office opening, say so when you order or in your quote request and we will confirm whether it is achievable. Faster options are sometimes available for a fee.

Which is better for a gift, a canvas or a framed poster?

A stretched canvas arrives ready to hang with the image wrapped around the edges, which suits photos and artwork you want to feel like a gallery piece. A framed poster, in a black or white frame, gives a crisp flat print with a visible border and suits graphic designs, typography and prints with a lot of fine detail. Both are made to order from the file you upload.

Put it on your wall

Upload the photo and choose the size, or tell our artists the idea and let them draw it.