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Canvas, print, or framed?

Four ways to print the same portrait, at €29.95, €54.95, €64.95 and €89.95. They are not four quality tiers — they are four different objects, and the right one depends on the wall, the room and whether it is a gift.

The short version

  • Print (€29.95) — cheapest, most flexible, needs a frame you buy separately.
  • Canvas (€54.95) — no glass, no glare, hangs as it comes. Best in bright rooms.
  • Framed print (€64.95) — the formal one. Wood frame, mat board, ready to hang.
  • Framed canvas (€89.95) — the heaviest and the most "piece of furniture" of the four.
FormatPrice fromGlareReady to hangSuits
Print, cotton paper€29.95Depends on your frameNoGallery walls, people who own frames
Canvas€54.95NoneYesBright rooms, large sizes, memorials
Framed print€64.95Some, from the glazingYesGifts, hallways, formal rooms
Framed canvas€89.95NoneYesOne large statement piece

Print on cotton paper — €29.95

A flat sheet, no frame, no mounting. It is the cheapest way to see the portrait as a physical object, and the most flexible: you can frame it in whatever suits the room, clip it to a wall, or slide it into a frame you already own.

The catch is the frame you have not bought yet. A decent off-the-shelf frame in a standard size costs €20 to €50, which puts the total in the same territory as ordering it framed — and framing shops charge considerably more for a custom size. Buy the bare print if you already have a frame or genuinely enjoy choosing them. If it is a gift, be aware that an unframed print often waits months on a shelf.

Cotton paper has a slight texture and holds fine detail well: whiskers, individual hairs, catchlights in the eyes.

Canvas — €54.95

Printed on canvas and stretched over a wooden bar. It arrives ready to hang and needs no frame to look finished.

The two real advantages are physical. No glass means no reflection — a canvas opposite a window still reads as a portrait, where a glazed frame becomes a mirror of the window. And the weave gives the surface a matte, slightly woven texture at a distance.

The tradeoff: canvas texture very slightly softens the finest detail. On a portrait it is not something anyone notices, and it is the most common choice for larger sizes and for memorial pieces, where the absence of glass matters.

Framed print — €64.95

The print, a mat board and a wooden frame, assembled, with the hanger already fitted. This is the formal object of the four, and the one that looks deliberate in a hallway or above a desk.

Glazing is the thing to think about: it protects the paper and gives depth, but it reflects. Put a framed print on a wall facing a window and you will see the window. On a side wall or in a hallway, it is the best-looking option here.

As a gift it is the safest choice — it is complete on arrival, and there is nothing left for the recipient to organize.

Framed canvas — €89.95

A canvas set inside a frame with a narrow gap around the edge. It is the most substantial of the four: no glare, real depth, and it holds its own on a large empty wall where a small framed print would look lost.

It is also the most expensive and the heaviest, so check what your wall can take at bigger sizes. If you are buying one large piece rather than a set, this is usually the one.

How to choose in thirty seconds

  • Facing a window? Canvas or framed canvas.
  • Is it a gift? Framed print or framed canvas — arrives finished.
  • Building a wall of several? Prints, framed consistently later.
  • Want one big piece? Framed canvas at a large size.
  • Tightest budget? Print, and check the frame prices before you commit.

What is identical across all four

The portrait itself. All four print the same generated file, so the format changes the object, not the image. Sizes run to eighty-eight options across the four supports, and everything prints at the workshop nearest the delivery address — no border crossing, no customs charges, and 4 to 6 days to most addresses in the United States.

And in all four cases the image is generated with artificial intelligence from the photo you upload, which we disclose here, on the result screen and in the file's metadata under Article 50 of the EU AI Act.

How it arrives

The four, side by side.

€29.95

Print

Cotton paper, no frame. Frame it yourself or clip it to the wall.

€54.95

Canvas

Stretched over a wooden bar. Hangs as it comes, no glass in the way.

€64.95

Framed print

Wooden frame and mat board. Arrives ready to hang, hanger fitted.

€89.95

Framed canvas

Canvas in a floater frame. The heaviest of the four, and the one that reads as a piece.

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Questions about formats and printing

Which is the cheapest option?

The bare print on cotton paper, at €29.95. It is also the one that needs something else — a frame — before it can go on a wall.

Does canvas reflect light?

Barely. Canvas is matte and has no glass, so it does not bounce a window or a lamp back at you. That is the main practical reason people choose it for a bright room.

Is a framed print better quality than a canvas?

Neither is better; they are different objects. A framed print looks formal and shows fine detail on smooth paper behind glazing. A canvas has visible weave, no glass and more physical presence.

Which is best as a gift?

A framed option, because it arrives finished with the hanger fitted. A bare print asks the recipient to go and buy a frame, which many never get around to.

Do prices change by country?

Prices are shown in euros and the site adjusts them by delivery country. Orders print at the workshop nearest the delivery address, so there are no customs charges; most US addresses receive the parcel in 4 to 6 days.

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