Canvas Size Chart
Choosing the right canvas size for your painting is essential. You don’t want your painting to look too small or too big once it’s up on the wall.
In fact, the size of the canvas also depends on the number of characters you want us to include in your handmade painting.
Use our canvas size chart to find the size that best suits your imagination and the walls.
Small Canvas Sizes
12″x12″
This canvas size falls under the small portrait paintings category. It is ideal for one-character portraits and can be a great addition to tabletops and mantelpieces.
12″x16″
This canvas size falls under the semi-medium portrait paintings category. It is ideal for two-character paintings and looks best hung in transition spaces or a foyer.
16″x20″
PopularThis canvas portrait size falls under the medium portrait paintings category.
It is ideal if you are looking to include three subjects in your painting. It can be placed in the kitchen or your home office.
This is also one of our most popular sizes.
Medium Canvas Sizes
18″x24″
PopularThis portrait canvas size falls under semi-large paintings.
It is a perfect size for painting four characters and can ideally be placed in the dining room or hung in your guest room.
This is also one of our most popular sizes.
20″x30″
This is a large portrait canvas size.
If you are looking to paint five characters, this would be the recommended size. It looks perfect hung in the bedroom or kid’s room.
24″x36″
This canvas size falls under the large portrait category. This portrait size can accommodate six to seven characters and is ideally suited for the family room or living room.
Large Canvas Sizes
30″x40″
This large canvas size is ideal for paintings that have seven to nine characters. Most of our customers who want to paint a family portrait go for this size. Ideal placement for canvas portraits this size is the living room.
36″x48″
This canvas size falls under the huge portrait paintings category. It can include up to ten characters and looks great in a living room or a big office space.
48″x72″
This is a huge portrait size that you can choose if you want a painting of 10 or more characters.
It is ideal for master bedrooms, big living rooms, or huge office spaces.
Looking for a Custom Size?
You can request a custom canvas size to suit your preferences. Just place the order by selecting the next closest size and adding your requirements in the suggestions box. The rest is ours to deal with!
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, but not after the painting process starts. It generally takes 4-5 days after you place the order for the artist to start working on your artwork.
Please drop an email in your email thread or at support@portraitflip.com, and we will get back to you.
You can get a custom size by simply requesting your desired size in the notes section and checking out by selecting the next closest size possible.
You will be charged for the next-closest size you selected when ordering, but the artwork will be made according to the custom dimensions you provided in the order notes.
No, that measurement is just the canvas or paper. The frame adds a bit of extra space around it.
While you can get a frame for all of the above-mentioned sizes, we do not provide framing service for charcoal and pencil portraits. Here are the framing options for all mediums:
A. Oil and Acrylic Portraits – Gallery Wrap and Framing are available.
B. Colored Pencil, Pastel and Watercolor Portraits – Only Framing is available.
C. Pencil and Charcoal Portraits – Only rolled or no finishing option is available.
For more details on Finishing Options, please click here.
Our smallest size is 12″ x 12″ for most mediums. For Pencil and Charcoal, we also offer an 8″ x 8″ option.
Yes, pets count as a character, just like people, when you’re picking your canvas size.
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