If you do have a digital camera you can order your canvas prints online from home or go to a photo-processing centre in shops, where you can have it done for you.

You can reproduce onto canvas various media, including old photos, negatives, slides and digital pics from your memory cards and CDs.

Top tips:

1 Because digital imaging allows you to edit your shot, you get to play with the colours and control the final look of your canvas art. For example, you can create an Andy Warhol-style pop art canvas, as shown above.

2. If your image has a low resolution or isn't sharp, have it reproduced in a sepia tone or black and white to help disguise the graininess of your enlarged image.

3. The higher the quality of your photo, the bigger you can have your canvas. If your pic is not high quality you run the risk of losing too much detail once the image is enlarged. The average digital camera takes photos that are five megapixels, and that's fine for canvases up to 122 x 122 cm.

4. If you can't avoid hanging a picture in direct sunlight, rest assured the ink used for printing on the canvas is UV resistant, so your image won't fade.