How to get a custom painting made for your wall in Bengaluru
You'll look at it every day for years. So we asked a painter on mytribe how a commission really goes, down to the advance, got prices and timing from two more, and read what shops, an artist and a report on Bengaluru's art fair say. Here's what each size costs, why two painters charge so differently for the same size, and what to settle before you pay.
What does a custom canvas painting cost in Bengaluru?
A 10x12 in painting made for you costs ₹5,000 from Karishma Nain, who paints in Delhi and ships here, and ₹13,000 from Sumana M in Bengaluru (her quote doesn't say which paint). Karishma charges ₹22,000 to ₹32,000 for 2x3 to 3x4 ft.
₹1,290 to ₹2,990
A ready print of a famous painting, on canvas
A big furniture store, 50x70 cm to 118x78 cm, read 29 Oct 2026. Flat, no paint on it. Frame and delivery extra
₹500 to ₹3,000
A small painting at Chitra Santhe, the January street fair
What one artist there told a reporter in 2025. Paintings already made. Once a year
₹5,000
A small painting made for you, 10x12 in, from Delhi
Karishma Nain's card, September 2026, oil, shipping to Bengaluru included
₹13,000 to ₹16,000
A Bengaluru painter's quotes, 10x12 to 12x16 in
Sumana M's quotes, October 2026. They don't say which paint or how many people. The photo is her 16x20 in Shiva, a size bigger
₹22,000 to ₹32,000
A big painting for a living-room wall, 2x3 to 3x4 ft
Karishma Nain's card, September 2026, oil, shipping included. The photo is her 2x3 ft Durga
How do I know a painting I've ordered is hand painted, and not a print?
Ask for a short video of your canvas half done, with your reference picture in the shot. A print has no half-done stage, so a print with paint dabbed on top has a much harder time passing this.
What size painting suits my wall, and how much more is a bigger one?
Measure the wall, then mark the canvas size on it with masking tape. On Karishma Nain's card a 2x3 ft oil is ₹22,000 and a 3x4 ft, twice the canvas, ₹32,000.
One wall above a 7 ft sofa, at four sizes
A bare off-white wall above a 7 ft grey sofa.
₹5,000
About an eighth of the sofa's width. Lost on a wall this size. It suits a shelf, a desk or a narrow wall.
Karishma Nain's card
₹10,000
Twice the price of 10x12 in, for over two and a half times the canvas. Still small above a sofa.
Karishma Nain's card
₹22,000
About two fifths of the sofa's width. The size where a painting starts to hold the wall.
Karishma Nain's card
₹32,000
Twice the canvas of 2x3 ft for ₹10,000 more, and over half the sofa's width.
Karishma Nain's card
Send us a photo of your wall with the sofa in it, and the sofa's width, and we'll tell you which sizes fit.
Why does one painter charge ₹5,000 for a 10x12 in canvas and another ₹13,000?
Karishma Nain charges ₹5,000 for a 10x12 in oil, sent from Delhi. Sumana M in Bengaluru quotes ₹13,000 for 10x12 in, but her quote doesn't say which paint or how many people, so these may not be the same painting. Neither painter has said why their price is what it is, so ask both what it covers before you compare.
Karishma Nain, 10x12 in
₹5,000
Sumana M, 10x12 in
₹13,000
Paint: oil
Paint: her quote doesn't say, so ask
What's in it: her card prices by size alone
How many people: her quote doesn't say, so ask
Painted in Delhi. The courier to Bengaluru is in the price
Painted in Bengaluru. Delivery: ask
Stretched or framed, and GST: her card doesn't say, so ask
Stretched or framed, and GST: ask
I want a Madhubani, Gond or Pichwai. How do I know it's the real thing, and what does it cost?
Ask who painted it, where they learnt the style, whether the colours are natural or acrylic, and whether the gold is real leaf. A GI tag only names the place a style comes from. A folk painting is usually priced by its size, how full the picture is and the gold on it. We found no folk painter's own price to print.
Does a painter's price include the frame, delivery and hanging?
Karishma Nain's prices include the courier to Bengaluru. A frame and the hanging are usually extra, and a framer usually charges by the size and the wood you pick, so get both quoted before you order.
How much advance does a painter take, and what if I don't like the painting?
Karishma Nain takes 50% to book and 50% when it's done. That's how it usually goes with a painter: part before, the rest at the end, and the advance isn't returned once the paint is on. Agree the sketch or mock-up, the colours and the size in writing, on WhatsApp, before work starts.
How long does a custom painting take, and will it be ready for the griha pravesh?
Karishma Nain says two to three days for her smallest pieces and up to two weeks for her biggest, from Delhi. Doodle Trouble asks for at least a couple of weeks. Our advice: ask a month before the date.
Before you pay the advance, settle these six
- The canvas size, without the frame, marked on your wall
- The sketch, the colours and how many changes, in writing
- A video of your canvas half done
- The frame, the delivery and the hanging, each in or out
- How it's packed, and who pays if it's damaged
- The date, and that it fits your lift
What people in Bengaluru asked us for
Requests to mytribe for a painting or a raised piece for a wall, from what each one wrote.
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Decide these before you ask
Each one changes the price or who fits.
The painters in this guide
All 3 are on mytribe and tribe approved.
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By the mytribe curation team
Updated 29 October 2026
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