How to Make a Photobucket Into a Canvas
A favorite photograph can make an attractive wall hanging as an ordinary framed print, but it doesn't necessarily compare to the timeless beauty and elegance of a canvas painting. Fortunately, you can print your favorite photographs onto canvas to make striking wall art that is uniquely yours. If you store your images on Photobucket, an Internet image-hosting and image-sharing site, you can turn your Photobucket images into canvas wall art through the site's product-ordering service.
Instructions
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Visit photobucket.com and hover your mouse over "Sign In" in the upper right corner. Enter your username or email address in the login box and press "Enter," or log in with your Facebook and Twitter account, depending on the type of login you've set up for your Photobucket account.
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Click the "Order Prints and More" tab in the menu across the top of the page.
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Click the Photo Gifts tab in the menu across the top, then click "Canvas Prints."
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Click the "Get Started" button in the middle of the page, then click the blue "Transfer Photos" button in the pop-up dialogue box that appears.
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Click the album that contains your image in the left column, then click the image that you want to print onto canvas in the middle column. A check mark appears in the upper left corner of the image when you've selected it correctly.
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Click the blue "Continue" button in the upper-right corner of the page.
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Click the size of the canvas onto which you want to print your image in the "Products" box beneath the preview window. To see the full selection of sizes and products available, click the upward-pointing arrow button in the right corner of the Products box. Click the green "Next Step" button when you're done.
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Click the theme you want for your canvas print. The photo can cover the entire canvas, or it can have a black or patterned background. Click the green "Next Step" button when you've selected the theme.
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Press and hold the right button on your mouse over the image you want to print onto your canvas, then drag the image into the preview pane. Release the mouse button to drop the image into the panel, then click the green "Preview" button in the lower right corner to preview the finished product.
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Click the green "Add to Cart" button, then click the green "I Verified" button to verify that the preview looks exactly the way you want the finished product to look like.
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Click the gray "Checkout Now" button, then follow the on-screen instructions to enter your payment and shipping information and complete the checkout process.
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Tips & Warnings
Add text, special effects and other custom options to your canvas by clicking the gray "Customize" button when you're selecting the theme and size of your finished product.
Print more than one image onto a canvas in a collage by dragging and dropping various images from your Photobucket albums into the preview pane, then dragging them around the work surface to your liking.