Canvas prints - giclee vs bonded print

I normally sell my photos printed on metal, as it tends to suit my high contrast, highly-saturated landscapes, but have recently been asked about printing on canvas.

As far as I'm aware, canvas has the disadvantage of losing fine details in the print (although this is mitigated when making huge, 40"x120" prints) and having less shadow detail and more muted colours than other mediums.

I've also noticed that there are two different methods of printing on canvas - direct giclee prints (using a large-format inkjet printer) and making a normal print on photographic paper (including metallic), then bonding the print to canvas or transferring it across otherwise.

Which is the better method? What are the advantages and disadvantages of each?

Anyone?

Shadowblade wrote in post #13239443
Anyone?

From my own experience I found that the giclee prints are fairly low contrast and have lots of texture. The bonded prints have larger contrast but lose a bit of the texture.

I personally will probably be going with bonded prints in the future.

Sdiver2489 wrote in post #13239517
From my own experience I found that the giclee prints are fairly low contrast and have lots of texture. The bonded prints have larger contrast but lose a bit of the texture.

I personally will probably be going with bonded prints in the future.

Would metallic paper with glossy laminate spray work well on canvas with my photographic style (look at the gallery in my signature for examples)? Or metallic with matte laminate spray?

Shadowblade wrote in post #13239536
Would metallic paper with glossy laminate spray work well on canvas with my photographic style (look at the gallery in my signature for examples)? Or metallic with matte laminate spray?

I'd probably mostly go with metallic with matte laminate spray with your images as a personal preference.

Any idea which is preferable, from an archival/durability point of view?

Probably I always been using CanvasTouch.com and it's the best quality for me because it's all made by a durable and Created with the best quality manufacturer inks.