A2 canvas prints

Think in groups.

Hung alone, an A2 canvas belongs on a narrow stretch of wall: an alcove beside a chimney breast, the space above a bedside table, a landing. Hung together, several can do the job of a much larger piece, and they are easier to carry, post and rearrange. That makes A2 a favourite for meeting rooms, restaurants with long banquette walls and artists showing a series.

Sum the width before you commit

Add the canvas widths, then add the gaps. As a rough guide, gaps of 50mm to 80mm keep a group reading as one piece.

So three portrait canvases, at 1380mm across, sit nicely over a two-metre sofa, where one on its own would be lost. A long dining bench might take three landscape.

Stretched or rolled?

This choice often comes up at A2, because it is a size artists like to post to buyers. A stretched canvas arrives ready to hang. A rolled canvas print goes in a tube and is stretched or framed at the other end, which can suit overseas sales.

Guide prices from our price list. They exclude VAT and delivery and assume print-ready artwork.

Sets from different images

A row only works if the pictures belong together. Three photographs with similar tones and a similar horizon height will look planned; three unrelated favourites will look like a noticeboard. Try them side by side as thumbnails on screen before you order. Different pictures at one size can still count towards a volume price when you order them together, so ask about a set.

Is the file large enough?

Longest side in pixels divided by 23.4 gives your pixels per inch. Around 3,500 pixels gets you to 150, which suits canvas nicely, and most modern phones and cameras clear that with room to spare. Old web images are the usual problem. If the picture came from a website or messaging app, find the original instead. See viewing distance and print quality for how close is too close.