The top 9 canvas sizes are as follows: 8×10, 9×12, 11×14, 12×12, 12×16, 16×20, 18×24, 24×24, 24×30.
Here's the link to my post that contains a list of canvas sizes and aspect ratios drawandpaintforfun.com/most-c...
THE ART SUPPLIES THAT I USE I THIS VIDEO
The links below that lead to Amazon some Blick art materials are affiliate links. This means if you click on a link and make a purchase, I earn a commission at no cost to you.
WOOD FRAME
These come in pairs so you need to buy two to make a frame
Blick shrsl.com/37cty
Amazon amzn.to/2YPEkzg (they have each size as a separate listing)
FLOATER FRAME
Blick shrsl.com/37cu0
Amazon amzn.to/3FO9E1N
PRE-CUT MAT BOARDS
Blick shrsl.com/37cu6
Amazon amzn.to/3FNTB48
BAGS FOR PRINTS
Blick shrsl.com/37cu9
Amazon amzn.to/3DNot33
MY FAVORITE CANVASES AND PANELS
BLICK STUDIO CANVASES
shrsl.com/37cuc
BLICK PREMIERE CANVASES
shrsl.com/37cue
RAY MAR CANVAS PANELS
Blick shrsl.com/37cuf
Amazon amzn.to/3mTr5Ft
GESSOBORD
Blick shrsl.com/37cui
Amazon amzn.to/3j2Qiwg
I determined that these were the most common canvas sizes by analyzing the canvases that are carried by online art supply stores. I could have surveyed artists and asked them which canvas sizes they use most often, but I think the sample size would be too small to be accurate.
I figure the most common canvas sizes will be available from the different brands and art supply stores. While he odd, less popular sizes were only carried by a handful of brands.
There are many benefits to using standard canvas sizes. It makes things easier and saves you a lot of time and money.
If you use a common canvas size you can use frames that are already assembled. That's much more affordable than having to pay for custom framing.
You can even buy wood strips that you can easily assemble with very few tools. Floater frames are a cheap way to frame wood panels that are cradled, plus they work with traditional canvases.
When you work within the common sizes like 8x10 it's also much easier to sell prints. You won't have to crop your work in order to get it to fit in the standard print sizes. This is true if you make your own prints or use a print on demand service.
There are matboards that are pre-cut for the most common print sizes. It's so much faster to just be able to assemble the print package. There are bags, matboards, and frames for those sizes.