Short answer: start from the job, not the type name. If the customer wants a finished piece on the wall, there are framed and mounted types. If the customer will frame it locally, rolled unframed canvas is made for that. For a big wall space such as a lobby, vinyl on thick sunboard is made for large frames. Sets, posters and mirrors cover layouts and other rooms.
The ten types by use
| Type | What the live page says it is | The job it fits |
|---|---|---|
| Wooden framed paintings | Solid natural wood frame, lacquer coat over the print, canvas, zig-zag hanging fittings in place. | Finished framed piece |
| Synthetic framed paintings | A 0.75 inch wide polystyrene-fibre frame, pure-white enhanced canvas, high-definition print. | Finished framed piece |
| Engineered wood-mounted paintings | Canvas wrapped on 6 mm engineered wood, lacquer coat, canvas-texture look, frameless, zig-zag hanging fitting. | Finished frameless piece |
| Gallery-wrapped canvas | High-definition canvas on wooden stretcher bars, the print wrapped round the edge; hanging fitting of your choice; optional floater frame. | Finished piece, with or without a floater frame |
| Floater, deep and metallic frames | Floater, deep wooden, metallic and shadow box styles; profile and depth agreed at sampling. | Finished piece in a chosen frame style |
| Rolled unframed canvas | Canvas with a lacquer coat and an extra margin on all sides, supplied rolled so the customer can frame it locally. | A piece the customer frames |
| Vinyl on thick sunboard | Vinyl pasted on thick sunboard, made for large frames in lobbies and other big wall spaces. | A big wall space |
| Multi-panel sets | Pairs, triptychs and wall sets cut from one artwork. | A layout across a wall |
| Framed posters | A poster print in a clean frame, in any size. | Finished poster piece |
| Framed mirrors | Decorative framed wall mirrors in wooden, polystyrene or metallic frames, in standard sizes; wood, gold, silver and dark finishes. | Mirrors for homes, offices and hotels |
Every type except framed mirrors can be made to your size; framed mirrors come in standard sizes. The exact sizes are confirmed in your quote. See the brief template in the wall art order brief and every type as data in wall art types (data).
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Sources: wall art and paintings [S6]. As of 2026-11-12. Terms are typical and are confirmed in your written quote.