And if you re hanging art above a sofa allow for 8 10 inches above the sofa back even if this breaks the 57 rule.
Paintings to hang on the wall.
Figure out where you want your painting to go and mark it with a pencil.
Take the time to find a configuration that balances works color palettes proportions and other visual elements.
There are a few exceptions to this rule.
Then measure and mark a spot on your wall where the painting will be at eye level.
The painting has several layers of color and has lots of movement and brush strokes on it.
To hang a heavy painting start by attaching d rings to it and stringing picture hanging wire through the hooks.
How to hang heavy artwork.
However a salon style arrangement is more complicated than randomly hanging artworks wall to wall and floor to ceiling.
If you have really low ceilings less than 8 9 divide the vertical length of your wall into quarters and hang your art in the third quadrant up from the floor.
Use your nail to secure your picture hanging hook to the wall in the correct spot.
This is a 100 hand painted original wall art made with oil paints on canvas stretched over a 1 5 thick wooden frame.
How to hang a medium weight painting.
Next press a curved hook into the wall that braces against the inside of it.