Choose the image without losing the frame decision
A customer may prefer raised floral paint but already own a shallow tray frame. Resolve that combination before approving the commission, rather than assuming the frame will accept it.
Paris / Framing shop commissions
Custom Hand-Painted Canvas for Paris Framing Shops
Turn your customer’s chosen image into a painted canvas with a clear fit for the frame.
Paris framing shops can commission one customer painting or a small selection from approved references. We quote the actual canvas specification, including any fitting requirements agreed before painting.
Send the measured frame opening. We hand-paint to that specification in Dafen Art Village, Shenzhen, China.
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Email: usually within 12 hours. Monday–Sunday.
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01 / Translate the format
A format number needs its letter and dimensions
Paris frame catalogs can list three shapes under the same format number. One local table gives 15F as 65 × 54 cm, 15P as 65 × 50 cm, and 15M as 65 × 46 cm.
For your customer’s commission, keep the chosen reference beside the full format. We paint to your confirmed image dimensions, rather than treating “15” as a size.
| Customer request | Painting decision |
|---|---|
| A 15F frame already selected | Confirm its actual fitting dimensions before ordering a canvas for it. |
| A picture chosen before a frame | Choose the composition’s width and height, then select a matching frame family. |
| A custom format outside the catalog | Use the framer’s written dimensions instead of the nearest numbered label. |
02 / Agree the fitting method
Keep the framer’s allowance out of the painted image
A Paris tray-frame supplier asks buyers to measure the stretched canvas on all four sides, including folded edges. Its instructions use the greatest width and height, then add 2 mm for the recess.
That allowance belongs to that supplier’s frame order. It is not an instruction to enlarge every painted image by 2 mm. Your own framer should confirm the fitting method.
If we supply a stretched painting, share the frame specification before production. If you stretch it in Paris, take the final outside measurement after that work.
The frame-shop guide covers image area and loose-canvas margins. Here, the important handoff is who measures the finished object for its outer frame.
03 / Look beyond the front
A matching width can still need a different frame profile
The same Paris supplier lists a 2.40 cm recess depth and asks customers with thicker canvases to contact the shop. A front-view photograph cannot settle that fit.
You are welcome to send a section drawing or the selected frame’s profile with your reference. We can discuss the requested presentation and confirm what the painting quote includes.
04 / Quote the complete commission
Is the customer keeping a frame or choosing a new one?
An existing frame makes the fitting specification part of the painting brief. A new frame can be selected after the painted format is settled. Tell us which job you are pricing.
One Paris supplier estimates 3 to 10 working days for its frame work, excluding delivery. Its three-day headline should not become your customer’s collection promise.
We quote the painting separately from work booked with your Paris framer. You approve daylight photos of every finished canvas before it ships.
- Customer reference and whether the frame is already owned.
- Image width and height, format letter if used, and number of canvases.
- Written fitting dimensions, frame depth and who will stretch the canvas.
- Paris delivery address and the local finishing date your shop has confirmed.
Studio order & delivery terms
- Made by hand
- Painted directly on premium linen, with no printed base. Acrylic is standard; oil is available on request. One painter takes each canvas from the first marks to the last.
- One piece or a collection
- Orders start at one painting, with quantity tiers from 6 and 21 pieces. Mixed designs count together. A sample is a separate single-piece order, priced on its own and not credited against a later order.
- Rolled, stretched or framed
- You choose the image width and height. Suitable rolled work includes an extra 5 cm of blank canvas on every side for stretching or framing. Please mention a larger allowance before production. Heavy texture should travel stretched or framed.
- A complete delivery quote
- Your quote sets out the artwork, presentation and delivery charges. We work with more than 200 logistics partners to compare express and sea options. Most destinations are served on DDP terms, with exceptions where local customs rules require another arrangement. The quote states the delivery terms for France.
- Time for each stage
- Painting, your review, transport and any local framing are separate stages. Rush production can be requested, and we confirm a feasible date for the actual order.
- Payment
- Usually a 50% deposit, with the balance after final approval and before shipping.
05 / Customer details
When a frame-shop customer changes the brief
The reference has a face close to the edge. Can it fit the customer’s narrower M-format frame?
Mark the face and any other features that must remain whole. Send the complete reference with the frame specification so we can discuss moving the subject within the composition or using a different crop before quoting. A narrower format should not quietly cut away the feature the customer chose.
Can a Paris shop offer the same subject in F and M formats?
Request each shape with its own reference crop. For example, keep the figure at a similar visual scale while changing the surrounding space. Label which parts may be recomposed; widening the image is a different instruction from including more background.
We are replacing a faded picture but keeping its frame. Which image should control the colors?
Send the customer’s preferred source as the color reference and label photographs of the old picture as fit or placement references. If the customer wants the faded appearance retained, say so explicitly. An old framed photograph alone leaves that choice unclear.
The customer wants a signature visible beside the frame edge. What should we mark?
Identify the signature’s intended position within the visible image and send the framer’s drawing of any edge coverage. We can discuss the requested mark and placement before painting. Do not assume a signature visible on the loose canvas will remain visible after fitting.
Can our shop show two reference options before ordering one painting?
Yes. Mark them as alternatives and ask for the work involved in each. Once your customer selects one, identify that reference clearly in the order. Two possible compositions should not become two commissioned canvases by accident.
Your next painted commission
Bring the Paris frame specification into the painting quote
Share the customer’s image and the frame information you already hold. We can help clarify the painted format before you commit to the commission.
Discuss your painting on WhatsApp
Our fastest way to discuss your schedule and price. The written quote follows by email for your records.
WhatsApp: usually an immediate reply.
Email: usually within 12 hours. Monday–Sunday.
support@palettemomento.comOr send your brief through our quote form.