Unfortunately, the canvas is covered with a cheap glossy plastic coating, and is further slathered with several sloppy streaks of clear plastic laquer which give the appearance of smeared hot glue. I'm guessing this was intended to give the illusion of real paint streaks to the print? But this just produces a plasticky glare and makes to picture look awful at most lightning conditions and angles. Kudos to the product photographer for their skill in making this item look so much better in the product photos than it does in real life.