With the many advances in technology, some people may worry that what we know as art, in its true form, is suffering as a result. However, others may argue that art can benefit from so many different mediums on which it can be produced. One example of modern technology helping and pushing art along is what is often referred to as art on canvas which is essentially your images from digital cameras or computers being printed directly onto sheets of canvas to be framed traditionally or on gallery wrap. The printing of your pictures on canvas can be done for several purposes, which include private individuals wanting family portraits or local scenery photographs to look like oil and canvas paintings, plus a growing number of artists making Giclee prints of their original paintings so they can sell them over and over again. And also by businesses wanting to advertise something by having what is often referred to as a bus scroll or tram scroll printed with information.

These bus scrolls are usually printed with names of tourist attractions or special offers. Their simplicity is key to the attention that they receive. The fact that many retro objects and images are currently in vogue would go some way to explaining why these look similar to billboards from the middle of the twentieth century.

For those who want to have a favourite family portrait printed on to some kind of canvas either in the style of an oil painting or Andy Warhol pop art style, there are dozens of shops, printers and businesses offering such a service. And for people who feel that they have taken a wonderful scenery or view photograph and want to have this form of art on canvas to either fool onlookers or just look nice, they have lots of options with regards to size, canvas type and even the design of a frame. The chosen image may not even be something as personal as a loved one or nearby location. People also make every effort to get shots similar to or better than those of famous landmarks seen on postcards. Buying a postcard and having the photographer do all the work is ever-so easy, but the pride of snapping the shot one's self is unquantifiable. Of all the famous landmarks made into prints Australia has its natural Uluru (Ayers Rock) and man-made Harbour Bridge and Opera House. The USA has the Grand Canyon and Statue of Liberty, and most other nations have similar.

It would be generally accepted that when you actually create an image painting with a brush or pallet knife, drawing with a pencil, or using a carving instrument is more 'real art' when compared to composing a wonderful photograph, but photography is art, too. One could even argue that there is skill and a keen eye needed to print images and your photos on canvas, but it will be a long time before the art of canvas printing is recognized by the public!