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Dyslexia, language and identity (self-portrait 1999) - By Stu MacKay

How Cut N Paste Graphics started…
Stu MacKay set up Cut N Paste Graphics in 2009. Originally a website to host his portfolio of design work from his time as a graphic designer in the publishing industry, plus display his original and reproduced fine art painting. In late spring of 2009, as a way of bring art to the public awareness, he took his portable gallery of painted Victorian reproductions and exhibited them in a variety of locations around London, whilst demonstrating his painting ability and working in front of an a audience that constant of UK and International spectators. A high interest and appreciation of the quality of the art he was producing started to grow, but he was aware that the financial climate was not in favour for most people as the purchasing of art is a luxury item that not everybody can afford. This brought him to the conclusion that he needed to find a way to make his art more affordable, whilst keeping the final product on canvas. So, the move to printing canvas, as well as painting canvas, was made and a 44” large format inkjet Epson 9880 printer was then purchased. The use of the large format printer opened up further creative art print options including digitally design imagery (CGI), photographic art, photographic portraits, printed reproductions from painted canvases and the ability to provide the service of printing photographs on canvas. Much research and comparisons were undertaken with other companies who created printed canvas and used the same or similar large format printer. With the move to any new format or media there’s always teething problems whilst learning the best ways to improve the final product. Cut N Paste Graphics found that it was impossible to print and assemble a printed canvas within one hour, as it did not allow sufficient time for the ink to dry and that the minimum of four hours was needed otherwise the ink would still smudge or run with moisture. Also, Cut N Paste Graphics became aware that once the canvas had dried and assembled the edges and corners where susceptible to bangs to the final printed canvas. With the realization that for the ink becoming vulnerable to damage due to the dry surface caused by the porosity of the canvas, a variety of spray and liquid vanishes and lacquers where explored and tested, some more expensive and hazardous then others. Hence why Cut N Paste Graphics now use several coats of a thin clear vanish, that is absorbed through the ink into the canvas and re-enforcing the bonding between the coat of ink with the cotton of the canvas and adding protection from future bangs and scratches. This also strengthens the ink colour and helps maintain flexibility to the canvas when it’s assembled onto the stretcher bars. Our printed canvas was nearly complete, except that Cut N Paste Graphics soon realised that not everybody was capable, able or had the time to add hanging fixtures to their newly purchased printed canvas and to stop this inconveniences, hanging fixtures are now added to all of our printed canvas making them affordable ready-to-hang wall art.		TMNT comic - 2007 Pavement Art, London - 2009 Pavement Art, London - 2010 RE_Spect 'em - CGI design BEAN FLICK - CGI design

	Available services from Cut N Paste Graphics…
Darth Punked! By Stu MacKay	Original fine art painting. Fine art Fictional Portrait painting by Stu Mackay. These fine art paintings are hand produced with acrylic paint on self-assembled, 37 mm deep, box canvas in a verity of sizes. All the finished paintings are coated with clear lacquer to help protect from bangs and scratches, whilst enhance the paint pigments and colour. On completion of each painting, hanging fixtures are attached making them ready-to-hang wall art. Printed versions are available in frames, mounts and tubes; prices start at £17 including FREE UK delivery.
St. Cecelia (after John William Waterhouse) by Stu MacKay	Painted fine art reproductions. Cut N Paste Graphics specialise in painted Fine Art reproductions from the Pre-Raphaelite & romantic-classicalist movements of the Victorian era, including paintings from artists such as John William Waterhouse, Dante Gabriella Rosette, John Everett Millais and many others. Cut N Paste Graphics are more then capable of reproducing painting from any other art period with acrylic paint on canvas and the final painting is coated in clear satin varnish to help protect from bangs and scratches, whilst enhance the paint pigments and colour.
InterLock By Stu MacKay	Commission a fine art painting. Either had an idea or concept for a piece of art and neither had the skills or time to create the final piece, then let us, Cut N Paste Graphics can produce to your needs, taste and environment.
Example of Mural Art	Mural art. Commission a mural that can be produced to your needs and be installed as a finish printed or painted mural. Any theme can be created to meet your individual needs, but Cut N Paste Graphics especially enjoy being challenged to creating Trompe L’Oeil and other optical illusions that work with your environment. Great for your business, leisure or relaxation and can be created for almost anywhere including nightclubs, leisure and activity centres, restaurants, nurseries, living rooms and bedrooms.
AquaSpace By Stu MacKay	Installation art. Installation art that enhances your environment, creating atmosphere, moods and emotions through the use of colours, shapes and icons, sounds and interaction. Installation art allows the spectator to manipulate the environment though a verity of interactive devises that changes the audio-visual elements of they surroundings. This is great for displaying interactive information at key stages, entertainment, added value and surprises to your audience and enables the viewer to have some control of the changes with in their audio-visual experience.
Example of Painted Portrait	Painted Portraits. Have your portrait captured by digital photography and then reproduced as a painted portrait on canvas in the rich colours of acrylic and coated in clear satin varnish. This can be arranged by private appointment and is subject to location. Also available is the option to supply your own high quality image to be produced as a painted portrait on canvas. Our painted portraits on canvas are coated in clear satin varnish to help protect from bangs and scratches, whilst enhance the paint pigments and colour and come complete with hanging fixtures - making them ready to hang wall art.
Example of Photographic Portrait	Photographic Portraits. Have your portrait captured by digital photography and printed onto canvas. This can be arranged by private appointment and is subject to location. All photographic portraits on canvas are printed onto a cotton box canvas (37 mm depth) and coated in clear satin varnish, which protects and strengthens the ink and enhances the colour. Each finished canvas is fitted with D-ring brackets making them ready to hang wall art.
Have your photo on canvas	Have your digital image / photo printed on canvas. Maybe you would like that special memory that's been captured by camera enlarged and printed onto canvas; Cut N Paste Graphics can print photos on canvas. Have your images, designs or photographs printed on canvas. Prices start at £35 including FREE UK delivery for all photos printed on canvas. Select sizes and prices from portrait, landscape or panoramic canvases, sizes start at 10”x10” and a range sizes and formats up to 40”x40”. All printed canvases are produced on cotton box canvas (37 mm depth) and coated in clear satin varnish, which protects and strengthens the ink and enhances the colour. Each finished canvas comes complete with hanging fixture attached, making them ready to hang wall art.
Logo design for Green Star Project	Graphic design for printed media. Cut N Paste Graphics are able to bring quality design with the knowledge gained from many years of commercial publishing experience to any printed graphics you require. May the final printed design be a photo-montage, retouched photograph, illustration, brochure, catalogue, supplement, flyer, menu, company logo, business card, letterhead or a design for company stationary - let us Cut N Paste your graphic needs.
BPS health care wedsite design	Graphic design for screen base media. Not only can Cut N Paste Graphics produce graphics for printed formats, but we can use our knowledge of commercial design to create spectacular graphics for web-sites, animations, DVD’s and presentations.
Art & Design Consultancy	Art and design consultancy. Cut N Paste Graphics offer Art and Design Consultancy to help develop your themes or ideas and give advise on improving any visual graphics used in the branding, marketing and spatial environment of your business or even your home.

We literally love to Cut N Paste Graphics of any size, shape or form and if the final product is on canvas,  then we love it that little bit more.