We capture the look and feel of original
hand-painted art with HP 17.5 mil Studio Canvas.
This textured, natural-colored printing canvas is used to create professional-quality reproductions of fine art, paintings and photographs.
Engineered to withstand stretching and stapling to frame.

All image formats accepted.

How Long Will
Your Pictures Last?
Which Products Last
the Longest?
Wilhelm Imaging Research, Inc. conducts accelerated light exposure and dark aging tests to determine the comparative life expectancy of inkjet and other digitally printed photographs, as well as that of traditional black-and-white and color photographs.

As high-quality photographic printing has been steadily moving toward inkjet printing — with an ever-increasing number of small and large-format prints being made with pigmented and dye-based inks on a wide variety of inkjet media — so too has the emphasis at Wilhelm Imaging Research shifted to testing inkjet materials.

The intrinsic light fading and dark storage stability of these myriad imaging materials is the primary focus of this company and its research. Our aim is to provide the answer to the question: "How long will this image last before noticeable fading and/or staining occur, and under what conditions?" It is the purpose of this company to publish the results of these evaluations on a product-by-product basis. These "apples-to-apples" comparisons, available nowhere else, help make it possible to select the best products when image permanence is an important consideration.
Testing Methodology
Wilhelm Imaging Research tested prints generated on HP DesignJet 2500CP/3500CP printers and printed with HP pigment-based UV inks. Using procedures developed by Wilhelm Imaging Research, the prints were framed under glass and exposed to approximately 30,000 lux for 24 hours a day. As a result of the testing, Wilhelm projects that the prints can last for more than 200 years before noticeable fading occurs, if displayed under typical museum lighting conditions (450 lux for 12 hours per day). The tested images were printed on Arches Hot Press Paper and Legion Waterford DI Paper. Wilhelm Imaging Research also is currently conducting ongoing tests using HP Studio Canvas, with current results indicating a 140-year lifetime before noticeable fading occurs.