Pioneering aviators used cotton-covered (canvas) flying surfaces for their manned gliders and early powered flight designs. In fact, Neil Armstrong carried a small swatch of canvas from the wing of the famous 1903 Wright Flyer as he walked on the Moon, as well as the Mars helicopter “Ingenuity” which carries a piece of wing fabric from the original Wright Flyer. We owe a lot to this incredibly versatile fabric… canvas has enabled mankind to achieve the impossible. When searching for a perfect substrate to print our aviation and military art on, it was no surprise to us that canvas came through again!
Canvas is Durable
Canvas is best. Even the highest quality photo paper over time can be susceptible to moisture, settle and become warped behind glass. The durability of our canvas prints are great if you frequently move or have children, because there’s no glass to break. Our Canvas Wraps and Framed Canvas Posters are guaranteed not to warp in humid environments or direct sunlight. We make our selection simple, they all come in canvas: rolled, wrapped, or framed. Please Note: backing design shown in video has changed (no longer a solid core), please see details below.
Canvas Sizes
NOTE: Standard Jet Black Wide Framed pricing: Extra Large 48×32 = $349; Super Wide 60×20 = $229; Large 30×20 = $165; Wide 36×12 = $149; Medium 20×16 = $120; Small 16×12 = $84 (Sizes are in “inches” and all frames are now in the Black floating frame style so everything matches). Massive 40×60″ size available upon request!
Also: “Framed Canvas” and “Poster Framed” are the same media format. As well as: “Rolled Canvas” is the same media format as “Posters”. (The nomenclature may display differently on some artwork postings.)
Note: Currently we are unable to ship the Large canvas wrap 32×48″, 40×40″, 40×60″ sizes to APO / FPO addresses, standard International addresses, or PO Box addresses due to UPS size limitations beyond our control.
See warranty information HERE
Rolled Canvas
Printed on the same genuine artist-grade canvas you’ve come to love. Rolled Canvas prints are the D.I.Y. locally framing method of making beautiful artwork. We highly recommend either canvas wraps or framed prints (below) as they don’t cost anymore to ship and arrive ready to hang.
Note: these are not cheap disposable “paper” posters made on copy machine paper. We use only the highest quality and durable artist’s grade canvas material that looks amazing and is more fitting for military and long term use. Our canvas posters are not designed to be a DIY stretched canvas wrap as there is no additional material for this type of application. If you are interested in a canvas wrap, please see our canvas wrap options.
Canvas Wraps
Your canvas will always look as tight and flat as the day it was made. Every frame is built to support the canvas and keep it from deforming and loosening. Genuine Artist Canvas with durable 1-1/4″ depth construction. We use Custom Archival inks with UV Protection and shot by a hi-definition Eight-Color Commercial Printer. Our canvas wrap prints come with a mirror edge wrap. If this is not your style then we recommend our framed canvas prints (below).
Framed Canvas Posters
With a frame thickness of 1-3/4″ deep, and a 3/8th front surface, our framed canvas standouts are designed to have the same depth as our Canvas Wraps. These durable canvas posters don’t require glass which means no glare, and nothing to shatter. The gloss poster finish can wipe clean with a damp cloth. All Framed Standouts come with beautiful finished backing and are ready to hang. Please note: The nomenclature description may state “Framed Canvas” or “Framed Poster” (they are the same), please mount directly on built in hanging hardware clips provided.
“Midnight Raid” Satin Black Frames.
Custom Jet Black Sizes
Want to personalize your Jet Black Art? You can add: Name, Dates of Service, Motto, Award Title, and Unit Patches HERE!
Adding Your Unit’s Patch (For personalized art only – see below)
If we’re missing your patch: Please email us the patch logo image to [email protected] and we’ll add it to the database within a few days. Note: Patch art must be 900 x 900 pixels or larger in a standard vector image, centered, with a white background (.jpg .gif .tif, non-embroidered, non-photo images) with no background watermarks. We will then upload them into our patch database and make them available for use in personalized art. Squadron Posters reserves the right to refuse uploading any licence restricted logos such as commercial airline logos and specific college / university logos (without prior written permission granted). We also refrain from using high level DOD and Military Branch of Service Seals that contain the words “Department of” as these are for official use only and not for commercial use.
We do need the following information for each patch to accompany patch uploads. This will help you and others find the patches when searching our patch database.
- Name of Patch:
- Military Base unit is located:
- Military Unit Name (Squadron, Battalion, Company, Ship name):
- Associated Aircraft, Ship, Vehicle (if applicable):
All Personalized Art options can be seen here: * Personalized Jet Black Art * Metal Nose Art – Instant Customize * Leather Bomber Jacket Style Art
If you can not locate an image file that is large enough or that is not an non-embroidered photo image, we can help by re-creating it for you! This is a great solution for older heritage patch artwork that was never originally created in a high resolution vector image. See how HERE.
Retirement and Going Away Gifts
- Order from our large selection of canvas wraps or framed prints.
- Use fine point Sharpies and have friends and colleagues sign the front, side edges, or back (Not included), of our canvas wrap or framed poster options. Our newest product doesn’t include a built-in backing so we recommend some creative workarounds such as: Affixing (staple, thumb tack, or tape – See example below) a sturdy cardboard, foamboard, or matboard to the back wooden frame so teammates can still apply signatures or write their messages. Signing can either be mounted later or stored alongside the canvas, this allows for the convenience of pre-signing before the actual print arrives, or displaying the artwork and signatures simultaneously side by side. (We are also continuing to research and develop future product signing options as we do understand the significance of this tradition!) See our NEW “Mission Complete Signing Canvas Backing” option HERE (Sold Seperately)
- Present an amazing gift!
All Squadron Posters new artwork is either created in High resolution or are digitally remastered vintage reprints so they really POP with high resolution, durable canvas. You’ll love the quality!
We recommend these: Amazon Silver Sharpies
T-shirt Sizes
All Squadron Posters Aircraft & Military Graphic Tees are printed on 100% ring-spun cotton with durable, high-quality Next Level Apparel Premium Fitted Shirts: *Note: since these are “premium fitted” they tend to run on the smaller size. If you’re in-between sizes or are not exactly sure, we recommend ordering the larger size of your typical choices. (All sizes $28.00 ea)
- Premium fitted
- Incredibly soft touch and feel…basically the inside of puppy ears
- 100% ring-spun combed cotton with crew neck
- Durable but lightweight 4.3 oz shirt
- Ships priority USPS with tracking number
- Awesome tear-away tag
T-Shirt & Garment Care
A few tips to take care of the t-shirts that we print using direct to garment print methods. Follow the tips and your shirt will last a long time with the same bright looking design.
- Washing: Wash inside out with cold water with similar colors using a gentle cycle
- Ironing: If ironing is necessary, iron inside-out on the lowest setting
- Drying: Tumble dry low or hang-dry
- No-Nos: Avoid using bleach and do not dry clean.
Gift Cards
We also offer Instant Electronic “Gift Cards”! A great solution for those who are not sure what to get that special someone…
See details HERE.
Shipping Information
Please Note: National Holidays, inclimate weather, and other delivery factors, can affect delivery times beyond our control.
Ground Shipping: To the U.S. lower 48 states (CONUS) and APO/FPO addresses.
Delivery: All U.S. States 7-11 business days, APO/FPO and International 35 business days.
Rush shipping: Available in the U.S. only, 5-6 business days.
Orders placed after 5:00 Mountain Standard Time will not count as a processing day (will start processing next day at 8:00 am)
Poster art: Canvas wraps, framed posters, and rolled posters are delivered via UPS within the U.S.
Shirts: Delivered via USPS.
Books: Delivered via USPS “Media Mail” and can take approximately 2 weeks to arrive within the U.S.
Rolled posters, Canvas wraps, Framed posters, Shirts and Books: Pack and ship separately (due to media size variations).
APO/FPO and International: Delivered via Mail Innovations. *(Typically it takes 25 days to deliver to most international and APO/FPO addresses. However, depending on the country, customs, and other factors, we have seen some deliveries take up to 45 days.) Tracking information will pause while on-board the ship heading to its overseas destination.
How to order to an APO / FPO address: When in checkout: Select “United States” as the country, then select the applicable “Armed Forces (AA, AE, or AP)” as the State – (you will find this at the bottom of the state list). Use “APO or FPO” for the City and the specific “PSC and/or Box address” designation for the address, and specific zip code.
Size Limitations: We are unable to ship the Large canvas wrap 32×48″, 40×40, or 40×60 sizes to APO / FPO, PO Box, or International addresses due to recent USPS size limitations.
Newly Designed Commissioned Art: Takes 7-10 days to set-up newly created art for printing (this is a one time event on newly created art only), once set-up the printed artwork will ship via the methods chosen above.
UPS Holiday Schedule affecting delivery times: Holiday Schedule
USPS Holiday Schedule affecting delivery times: Holiday Schedule