This article provides a comprehensive guide on how to effectively design and upload your artwork for canvas prints with Gelato. We'll walk you through various scenarios, design tips, and technical specifications to ensure your prints turn out exactly as you envisioned.

Jumpstart your design process effortlessly using our intuitive design editor. This tool provides a blank canvas with helpful guides, allowing you to focus on your creative vision. Simply click "Start designing" on the product page to begin.

Let's explore the different ways you can present your artwork on the canvas:

For designs intended solely for the front of the canvas, position your artwork within the inner box of the template. This ensures the design remains within the front surface area and doesn't extend to the sides.

Uploading your image like this will result in a print where the sides of the canvas remain white.

To extend your design seamlessly onto the sides of the canvas, expand your artwork to cover the entire template area, including the edges.

This technique creates a visually captivating effect, making the artwork appear continuous around the frame.

For precise design creation, download our sample template. This template offers a visual representation of the print-ready file structure. To access it, click on the three dots next to "Start designing" and select "Download template."

When designing your artwork, remember to account for the canvas being stretched over the frame. This involves adding a bleed area to ensure colors and images extend to the edges even after stretching.

The bleed is the extra space around your design that extends beyond the edge of the canvas. This area is crucial for accommodating the wrapping of the canvas around the frame. Without bleed, you risk ending up with white edges on your final print.

For a canvas with a 2cm thickness and dimensions of 200x300mm (vertical orientation), where the image wraps around the edges, your uploaded image should have the following dimensions:

In this calculation: