An AI bridge scene, painted by hand
The client supplied an AI-generated reference and prioritized similarity and physical paint texture on a 27 × 54 inch canvas.
Read the commission story →PALETTEMOMENTO · HAND-PAINTED TO ORDER
Your Design Hand-Painted on Canvas
Turn your illustration, sketch or digital artwork into a hand-painted canvas. Share the file, palette and dimensions for a single piece or a coordinated run.
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Your reference · Your dimensions · Your destination
A real customer commission
Lettering, color and composition translated into a hand-painted canvas. Explore more real reference-to-painting examples →
Turn Your Design File into a Clear Painting Brief
Identify the approved master
Send one labeled final design. If you supply revisions, explain which replaces the earlier file so superseded colors or elements do not reappear.
Separate exact elements from artistic freedom
Mark fixed proportions, lettering and alignment. Then identify areas where the painter can interpret texture, transitions or brushwork.
Plan the canvas edges
State whether the design stops at the front, continues around the sides or will be framed. Keep important text and shapes inside the visible front area.
You made the design. We paint it. Send us your illustration, digital art, sketch, render or brand artwork and our studio in Dafen Art Village, Shenzhen, hand-paints it on canvas in oil or acrylic, at any size, as one piece or a matched run. Nothing is printed. There is no minimum order. Trade pricing starts from one piece. You see photos of every finished canvas before anything ships, and your artwork stays yours.
Custom Design Paintings Options
A boutique with campaign art
You want your campaign illustration on the wall of every store, painted, not printed. The pieces need to match, and you need a date.
An interior designer with a render
You drew the piece for the room. You need it at the exact size on the elevation, in the scheme’s colors, and you may need us to stay in the background.
A homeowner with one file
You sketched something, or made digital art you love, and you want one real canvas of it. One piece is a normal order for us.
Individuals and businesses use the same quote form. WhatsApp replies are usually immediate; email replies usually arrive within 12 hours.
Popular starting points
- Your own illustration, digital painting, vector art, sketch or 3D render.
- Brand artwork you own or hold a license to use.
- One canvas, or a run of 5, 20 or 100, of one design or several mixed.
- Any size, including a size cut to a specific wall or store fixture.
Let’s discuss the details
- An artwork, photograph or branded reference. Share the source, intended use and any permission you have. We can discuss reproduction, adaptation or another approach before confirming the brief.
- An artwork, photograph or branded reference. Share the source, intended use and any permission you have. We can discuss reproduction, adaptation or another approach before confirming the brief.
What to Send for Your Custom Design Paintings
- Your file. PNG, JPG, PDF or a vector file. A phone screenshot can work for a simple design with big shapes, but the bigger and cleaner the file, the more detail we can paint. We review every file and tell you what we can and cannot paint before we quote. If your design came from an image generator, see AI image to painting.
- The size. Width and height, in inches or centimeters. We keep 60 standard sizes from 24 by 20 inches up to 80 by 60 inches, and any other size is painted to your measurements at the same rate.
- Oil or acrylic. Both are available and you choose. If you are not sure, tell us the look you want and we will recommend one.
- The finish. Rolled in a tube, stretched on solid wood bars, or framed in black, white, wood, silver or gold.
- The quantity. One piece or a run. Mixed designs count together for pricing.
- Color notes. Paint codes, fabric swatches or a photo of the room. Screens differ, so a physical reference beats a hex value.
| What we paint from | Illustration, digital art, vector file, sketch, render, AI image, Pinterest board, or a photo of a piece you already own |
|---|---|
| Medium and canvas | Oil or acrylic, your choice. Premium linen |
| Sizes | 60 standard sizes from 24 by 20 up to 80 by 60 inches, plus any custom size at the same rate |
| Minimum order | None. Trade pricing from one piece, better at 6 pieces and again at 21 |
| Production | 7 to 10 business days for 1 to 5 pieces, 10 to 15 for 6 to 20, 15 to 20 for 21 to 50 |
| Before shipping | Photos of every finished canvas for your approval |
What changes when pixels become paint
A painting is not a print, and that is the point. Still, it helps to know what shifts before we start. If your design is built from grids, arches or color blocks, our page on custom geometric paintings shows how those shapes look once they are painted.
- Flat color. A flat fill becomes a flat area of paint. Up close you see brush marks. From across the room it reads as one color. If you want it as smooth as possible, say so and we keep the texture low.
- Clean edges. Hand-painted edges are crisp, but they are made by a hand, not cut by a machine. A very slight softness is normal.
- Gradients. Smooth fades are blended in wet paint. They work best at larger sizes, where the painter has room to blend.
- Lettering and fine lines. We can paint text and thin lines. The smaller the letters, the more they show the hand. Tell us if lettering must be exact.
- Screen glow. A screen is backlit. Paint is not. Bright neon colors look a little deeper on canvas, so for a critical color send a physical reference.
How we agree what counts as close enough
Before we start, we confirm the points that matter most to you: exact colors, proportions, the level of texture, and anything that must not change. Commissions get progress photos during painting. When the piece is finished, we photograph it and send you the photos. Nothing leaves the studio until you approve. If a defect is our fault, we repaint it at our cost. One painter takes your canvas from start to finish, and you can read how we paint if you want the order of the work.
For color-critical work, we match a paint code or a fabric sample and send you a photo of the mixed color under daylight for approval before we paint. See color-matched paintings.
Oil or acrylic for a graphic design
Both are available, and you choose. Oil has to dry between layers, which is why large or heavily layered oil pieces sit at the top of their production band. Tell us whether you want a flat, matte look or a richer, deeper one, and we will recommend a medium before we quote. Our contemporary minimalist collection shows flat color and clean shapes painted by hand.
One piece or a series
No two hand-painted canvases are identical down to the brushstroke. They can, and should, look the same from across the room. Here is how we keep a run consistent.
- Every piece in the run is painted from the same file and the same color notes.
- For a first order or a large project we paint a sample first. You approve it, then the run follows the same file and notes. The sample is a separate single-piece order, and the larger order is quoted on its own.
- We photograph every finished canvas, so you can compare the whole run side by side before you approve.
Mixed designs count together toward the price breaks. Eight of one design and four of another are 12 pieces for pricing. If you paint murals, ink tattoos or play in a band, we walk through how your own artwork scales up to wall size on a page written for you.
Production time by quantity
1 to 5 pieces take 7 to 10 business days. 6 to 20 pieces take 10 to 15. 21 to 50 take 15 to 20. 51 up to about 1,400 take about 20 when the project is booked at least one week ahead. Pieces 36 by 48 inches and larger, heavy texture and multi-panel sets sit at the top of their band because thick paint has to dry between layers, and oil takes longer still.
Custom Design Paintings Sizes & Placement
Yes, we can make it big from a small file. A painter does not enlarge pixels. They read the shapes and colors in your design and paint them at the new size. A small clean file with simple shapes scales up well. A small blurry file with fine detail does not, because the detail is not there to paint. Single canvases larger than 80 by 60 inches, up to 5 meters (about 16 feet), are quoted case by case; see extra-large paintings.
Rolled in a tube
The cheapest to ship, especially over about 20 pieces. Your framer stretches it locally. Not recommended for heavy texture.
Stretched
Ready to hang on solid wood bars. The usual choice for one piece or a small run.
Framed
Black, white, wood, silver or gold. All five frame colors cost the same.
Your artwork stays yours
When you send us a design, you confirm that you own it or hold a license to use it. We paint your design for you, and we do not reuse it for other buyers.
Confirm which parts of the design you created and identify any licensed images, fonts or third-party elements, with the intended use and relevant permissions.
Many designers and store owners need us to stay in the background with their client. Tell us in your enquiry what you need on packing, paperwork and communication, and we confirm the arrangement in writing before you order.
We can also change your design before it becomes paint: resize it to a new ratio, swap a color for your brand color, or add a personal or brand element. Send the change with the file and we quote the whole job together.
Shipping, duty and payment
For most countries you can choose duties included in the delivery quote (DDP), or pay the duties yourself on arrival. Freight is quoted separately at cost, and we do not add to it. Express by FedEx or DHL takes 5 to 10 business days. Air and sea freight are available, and sea takes 25 to 40 days. CIF and DDP on request.
Confirm the applicable requirements for your reference or destination before ordering. Other China-origin measures can apply, so confirm with your customs broker.
Payment is usually a 50 percent deposit with the balance before the goods are released. We take wire transfer, PayPal or card. Terms are confirmed on the invoice. Full trade terms are on our trade page.
A few designs are not painted on canvas at all. Where the technique is a watercolor wash, the piece is made on pure cotton watercolor paper, because that surface is what lets the color bleed the way it should. We tell you which surface a design uses when we quote it.
Custom Design Paintings Sizes & Quote Planning
Your dimensions, in cm or inches
Give the design’s aspect ratio and the finished painting width and height. If they differ, choose cropping, extra background or a redesigned layout before work begins.
What changes this commission’s quote
Painting detail
Design complexity, exact lettering and required edge precision.
Surface & presentation
Interpretive brushwork, dimensional texture, side treatment and finish.
Delivery planning
Piece count, canvas dimensions and the delivery plan for the finished work.
Custom Design Paintings Questions Answered
Can you paint a vector design without making it look like a print?
Yes, if visible brushwork is part of the agreed brief. Keep essential geometry or lettering marked as fixed while allowing surface variation elsewhere. Discuss edge precision so the handmade character is intentional.
What should I send if my design is not finished?
Share the current sketch and list the unresolved decisions, such as palette, background or placement. We can discuss what development is needed before quoting the painting; an unfinished sketch should not be mistaken for an approved final layout.
Can you hand paint my own digital illustration on canvas instead of printing it?
Yes. Every piece is painted by hand, to order, in our studio in Dafen Art Village, Shenzhen. Nothing is printed. You send the file, we review it, and we paint it in oil or acrylic on canvas at the size you choose. One piece is a normal order, and so is a run of the same design for several locations.
What file do you need from me? Is a phone screenshot or a PNG good enough?
Send the largest, cleanest version you have. PNG, JPG, PDF and vector files all work. A phone screenshot can be enough for a simple design with big shapes. It is usually not enough for fine detail or small lettering. We review every file and tell you what we can and cannot paint before we quote, so there are no surprises later.
My design has flat colors and clean edges. Will it still look like that when it is painted?
Yes, from normal viewing distance. Flat areas are painted flat, and edges are painted crisp. Up close you will see brush marks and a slight hand-painted softness at the edges. That is what makes it a painting rather than a print. Tell us if you want texture kept to a minimum and we plan for it from the start.
I need 8 pieces of the same artwork for my stores. Will they all look the same?
They will read as the same design in the same colors. Because each one is hand-painted, they will not be identical brushstroke for brushstroke. We paint all of them from the same file and color notes, and we photograph every finished canvas so you can compare them side by side before you approve. For a run we suggest a sample first. It is a separate single-piece order, and the larger order is quoted on its own.
Can you make it huge, like 6 feet wide, from a small file?
Often, yes. A painter does not enlarge pixels. They read your shapes and colors and paint them at the new size, so a clean file with simple shapes scales up well. A 6-foot wide canvas sits within our standard range, which runs up to 80 by 60 inches. Anything larger than that is quoted case by case. A small blurry file with fine detail is the one case that does not scale.
Do you keep or resell my artwork after you paint it, and can you work behind my brand?
No. You confirm you own the design or hold a license, and we paint it for you. We do not reuse your design for other buyers. If you need us to stay in the background with your client, tell us in your enquiry what you need on packing, paperwork and communication, and we confirm the arrangement in writing before you order.
How long does it take for one piece versus a run of 20?
One piece takes 7 to 10 business days to paint. A run of 20 pieces takes 10 to 15 business days. Pieces 36 by 48 inches and larger, and heavy texture, sit at the top of their band because thick paint has to dry between layers, and oil takes longer still. Then add shipping: express by FedEx or DHL is 5 to 10 business days, and sea freight is 25 to 40 days.
How do I get a quote and how much do I pay upfront?
Use the quote form with your file, the size, oil or acrylic, the finish and the quantity. Individuals and businesses use the same form. WhatsApp replies are usually immediate; email replies usually arrive within 12 hours. Payment is usually a 50 percent deposit with the balance before the goods are released, by wire transfer, PayPal or card. Terms are confirmed on the invoice.
Oil or acrylic?
We paint in acrylic unless you ask for oil. Oil is available on request. Because oil dries slowly between layers, oil pieces take longer.
From a supplied design to a real painting
A second AI design for the same client
The golden dome and boats commission shows how the same priorities carried into a second painting.
Read the commission story →Discuss Your Custom Design Paintings
Send the approved design file, fixed-versus-flexible notes, finished dimensions, side treatment and destination.
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