by Carolyn Edlund
Want to help potential buyers visualize your art in their homes? These five online tools let you display your artwork in realistic room settings, making it easier to present and market your work.
Artist Marion Griese shares her art in a room setting using the ArtRooms app
When collectors shop for art online, they often wonder how a painting, photograph or print will look on their walls. How large will it appear? Will it complement their furniture and décor? Seeing artwork in a room setting can help answer those questions.
Artists can use room visualization tools to create realistic images of their work displayed in living rooms, bedrooms, offices and other interiors. These images are useful for websites, online shops, social media posts and marketing materials.
Some services also let buyers preview artwork on photographs of their own walls. Here are five tools that offer different features and pricing options, including free plans.
ArtPlacer
ArtPlacer offers room mockups, virtual exhibitions and presentation tools for artists and galleries. Upload an image of your artwork, enter its dimensions and choose from thousands of furnished interiors to create a realistic display.
Artists can use ArtPlacer to create images for marketing and sales presentations. Higher-level plans also offer virtual exhibitions and the ability to place artwork into photographs of a customer’s actual room.
Pricing: ArtPlacer offers a 14-day free trial. The Basic plan costs $9 per month, or $8 per month billed annually, and includes room mockups for up to 50 artworks. Virtual exhibitions require the Plus plan, starting at $27 per month.
ArtRooms
ArtRooms is an app designed to help artists present their work in attractive interior settings. Upload an image of your artwork, select a room and adjust its appearance to create a realistic presentation.
The app includes options for frames, mats and artwork positioning. Artists can save their room images for use on websites, social media and online sales listings. New interior settings are added regularly.
Pricing: Free to download and try, with limitations on content and exports. Full access costs $7.99 per month or $59.99 annually, according to the US Apple App Store. Available for Apple and Android devices.
iArtView
iArtView allows artists to display their work in furnished interiors or against photographs of actual walls. This is especially useful when a potential buyer wants to see how a piece will look in a particular location.
Artists can enter artwork dimensions, select framing options and create presentations that help buyers judge size and placement. The ability to photograph a wall and view artwork to scale is particularly useful when discussing a potential purchase.
Pricing: The free plan allows two artworks, two interior room images and two framing options. The Basic plan costs $6.99 per month or $47.99 annually and includes up to 16 artworks and 21 interiors.
Canvy
Canvy is an online tool that helps artists create room mockups and manage images of their work. Upload your artwork and place it into professionally styled interiors to produce images for your website, online shop or social media.
Canvy also includes portfolio and presentation features. Artists who regularly introduce new work may find it convenient to organize their artwork and create room images in one place.
Pricing: A free plan is available. Canvy Plus costs $19 per month, while Canvy Pro costs $39 per month when billed monthly. Paid plans provide access to additional features and premium content.
InsituArtRoom
InsituArtRoom offers an extensive collection of interiors where artists can display paintings, photography and other wall art. Upload your artwork, choose a room and adjust the presentation, including framing and wall settings.
The service also offers tools for creating promotional images and short videos. Artists can use these to introduce new work or share their portfolios online. An augmented reality feature allows buyers to visualize artwork in their own spaces.
Pricing: Free access includes nine room settings with customization options. Premium membership costs $5.99 per month or $47.99 annually and provides access to more than 1,500 interiors and additional features.
Using Room Images to Market Your Art
Room visualization images can be useful in several ways. Add them to product listings so shoppers can picture your work in a home or office. Share them on social media when introducing a new collection. Include them in presentations to interior designers, art consultants and prospective collectors.
Pay attention to scale. A large painting displayed above a sofa can make a strong impression, but the image should accurately represent its dimensions. An unrealistic mockup may give buyers the wrong expectations.
Keep in mind that a staged room image is a visual reference. Colors and proportions may appear different on a buyer’s screen, and an actual room may have different lighting.
These tools can help customers imagine living with your art and give you additional ways to present your work professionally.
Prices and features were reviewed in October 2026 and are subject to change. Check each service’s website for current plans and availability.
Artist credit: Marion Griese
I have about 5 years of experience in art. I do art pretty well but I couldn’t find any good website or tools to sell my art. Thank you so much for sharing the tools with us. I think lots of artists benefited from these tools.
I’m glad that this article could be a resource for you as you prepare to present your art portfolio, Naim!
Thank you so much for this great list of resources, I had been thinking this must exist on the internet, and here I found this article with tons of information!! I appreciate your time!
Thanks for this. It’s great. I am wondering if there is something similar for sculpture. I cannot seem to find anything for that
Hi Marijo, You have hit on one of the limitations of in situ providers, in that sculpture is 3D. A solution for that could be placing your work in a 3D virtual gallery. See our article here https://www.artsyshark.com/2021/03/17/create-a-3d-online-exhibition-of-your-art/. The provider http://www.OnlineViewingRoom.com has a software program where the visitor can literally walk 360 degrees around the sculpture, which is the most useful one I’ve found to date.
is there any app that could display my handmade ceramic lights in the same way???
Kathryn, see my reply to Marijo about 3D sculpture. If your ceramic lights are not hung on a wall and need to be seen from different angles, you may want to check out the provider I recommended to her.
Hi
Do you know of any programme that will place sculpture in a landscape/on a photograph that isnt 3D? I need to place maquettes in lanscapes so they look bigger!
Thanks