--- type: product title: "Large Format Posters" description: "Posters from 11 x 17 to 48 x 96 or custom on photo paper, canvas, vinyl, backlit film or polypropylene, with optional lamination, in 2 business days." resource: https://www.4over4.com/product/online-large-format-posters tags: ["Large Format Printing", "product"] generated: by: "process:4over4-mapp-build" at: 2026-10-30T18:31:47.196Z timestamp: 2026-10-30T18:31:47.196Z sources: - resource: https://www.4over4.com/product/online-large-format-posters title: "Large Format Posters" status: stable --- # Large Format Posters Posters from 11 x 17 to 48 x 96 or custom on photo paper, canvas, vinyl, backlit film or polypropylene, with optional lamination, in 2 business days. ## Price and options - Starting price: From $25.00 - Rating: 4.8 from 86 reviews - Sizes (13): 11" x 17", 12" x 18", 16" x 20", 18" x 24", 22" x 28", 24" x 36", 24" x 48", 24" x 60", 24" x 72", 30" x 40", 36" x 48", 36" x 72", 48" x 96" - Paper types (10): 10mil Semi Gloss, 10mil Hi Gloss, 32# Bright White Uncoated, Semi Gloss Canvas, Gloss Canvas, 13oz. Smooth Blockout Vinyl, White Adhesive Backed Vinyl (permanent), White Adhesive Backed Vinyl (removable), 10 mil Backlit Film, 7mil Polypropylene - Weatherproof - Configurator options: Paper Types (10), Lamination (5), Proof Options (2) ## See Large Format Posters in action Large format posters in print: 13 sizes from 11" x 17" to 48" x 96" plus a custom size, 10 materials from photo paper to backlit film, and optional 3 mil gloss or matte lamination. Large Format Posters: Key Facts - From $25, priced by the finished square inch, so the total tracks the exact size and material you pick instead of a quantity tier. - 13 sizes, from 11" x 17" up to a wall-filling 48" x 96", plus an Any Size option for custom dimensions up to 59.5" wide and 100" tall. - 10 materials: semi gloss and hi gloss photo paper, bright white uncoated, gloss and semi gloss canvas, blockout vinyl, permanent and removable adhesive vinyl, backlit film, and weatherproof polypropylene. - 5 finishes: leave it uncoated, or add a 3 mil gloss or matte lamination on one or both sides for scuff resistance. - 2 business day standard turnaround, with Next-Day and Same-Day rush, rated 4.8 out of 5 across 86 reviews. ## Print Your Message Big Enough to Read Across a Room Order 1 to 100 posters at any of 13 sizes or a custom size, upload one print-ready file at the finished size, and the job prints in 2 business days on the material you pick. A large format poster is a single big sheet that carries an image, a headline, or a promotion at a size that reads from a distance, whether you are filling a shop window, backing a trade show booth, hanging gallery canvas, or lighting up a backlit sign. Large format posters start at $25 and hold a 4.8 out of 5 rating across 86 reviews. These posters are priced by area, not by the box. A small print sits near the $25 floor, and a wall-sized piece costs more because there is far more surface to cover, so a big statement print really comes down to the size and material you choose. The material is half the decision: a gallery wall wants canvas, a window wants blockout vinyl, a lightbox wants backlit film, and an outdoor spot wants weatherproof polypropylene. Pick the surface first, then size to fit. ### What Are Large Format Posters Large format posters are oversized single sheets printed full color for walls, windows, trade shows, and retail displays. People reach for them when a standard print would be too small to land: window graphics, event and concert promotion, booth backdrops, gallery canvas, lobby decor, backlit lightbox signs, and outdoor advertising. Because you set both the size and the material, one product covers a surprising range of jobs. If you want the print bonded to a rigid board so it stands on an easel, the [Mounted Posters](https://www.4over4.com/product/mounted-posters) build that in, and this large format print sits right beside them as the flexible, roll-and-ship option. ### What counts as a large poster Large posters, or big posters, are prints too big to drop into a frame off the shelf. In practice 18" x 24" is the usual threshold: below it you are in flyer and small poster territory, above it the sheet is meant to be read standing back rather than held. Sizes here run to 48" x 96". The word large is doing two jobs. It describes the sheet, and it describes the press: a big poster is printed on wide format equipment from a single file, so there is no seam down the middle and no tiling of smaller sheets together. ### What Size Should a Large Format Poster Be The right size comes down to the wall or window you are dressing. 18" x 24" and 24" x 36" are the classic retail poster shapes for windows, easels, and frames. Step up to 22" x 28" or 30" x 40" for a bigger statement piece, or run the long shapes like 24" x 72" and 36" x 72" for a hallway or a booth backdrop. When you need to fill a wall, 48" x 96" is the largest set size, and if none of the 13 presets fits, Any Size lets you dial in custom dimensions up to 59.5 inches wide by 100 inches tall. All 13 sizes, every material, and the lamination options are grouped below exactly the way the live configurator presents them, so you know what you can change before you change it. ### Large Format Posters , Configured Your Way 3 option groups, 17 choices, defaults: 10mil Semi Gloss Here are a few easy ways to make a large format poster land the way you want. Pick the size by reading distance, not by taste. Large posters are chosen backwards from where the reader stands: a counter card is read at arm's length, a shop window from the pavement, a trade show wall from across the aisle. These are the thirteen sizes in the configurator, plus Any Size. | Size (inches) | What it suits | Reads from | | --- | --- | --- | | 11 x 17 | Counter cards, door notices, till-side offers | Arm's length to a few steps | | 12 x 18 | Window cards, gig and event bills | A few steps | | 16 x 20 | Framed photo prints, wall menus | A few steps | | 18 x 24 | The standard shop, campus and campaign poster | Across a room | | 22 x 28 | Retail promo poster in a window or lightbox | Across a room, or from the pavement | | 24 x 36 | The classic film poster size, lobby and gallery prints | Across a room or a shopfront | | 24 x 48 | Aisle and corridor panels, menu boards | Down a corridor | | 24 x 60 | Tall column, stairwell and doorway prints | The far end of a room | | 24 x 72 | Full height panels beside a door or lift | Across a hall | | 30 x 40 | Trade show boards, lobby art, poster sessions | Across a booth | | 36 x 48 | Feature wall and exhibition prints | Across a large room | | 36 x 72 | Near life size figures, standees, window backdrops | Across a hall or forecourt | | 48 x 96 | Wall filling backdrops and stage panels | Across the street | | Any Size | Made to order up to 59.5" wide and 100" tall | Set by the space, not the catalogue | Two rules save most reprints. Scale the headline to the distance, then stand back from your screen at the same relative distance to check it. And keep the poster's shape close to the shape of your image, because a 24 x 72 built from a square photo is mostly background. ### Which stock should a large poster print on Ten materials print at these sizes, and they fall into four groups. - Paper, for indoor posters that hang or frame: 10mil Semi Gloss for even color under shop lighting, 10mil Hi Gloss for the deepest photographic punch, and 32# Bright White Uncoated for a flat, glare free sheet you can write on. - Canvas, for art you want to look hung rather than posted: Semi Gloss Canvas and Gloss Canvas both carry a woven texture, with the gloss holding more contrast. - Vinyl, for anything that gets handled, moved or stuck down: 13oz. Smooth Blockout Vinyl blocks light through the back so nothing shows through from behind, and White Adhesive Backed Vinyl comes permanent for a long run or removable for a wall you have to hand back clean. - Backlit and outdoor: 10 mil Backlit Film is made to be lit from behind in a lightbox, and 7mil weatherproof Polypropylene is the one to pick when the poster meets rain. #### Match the material to the spot The material decides where a poster can live. The default 10mil Semi Gloss paper is the clean, affordable pick for indoor display. Canvas reads like art on a wall, blockout vinyl stops daylight and backgrounds from bleeding through a window, adhesive backed vinyl sticks straight to a fixture, backlit film glows in a lightbox, and weatherproof polypropylene holds up outdoors. When the whole job belongs on one stock, the [Canvas Posters](https://www.4over4.com/product/canvas-posters) and the [Vinyl Posters](https://www.4over4.com/product/vinyl-posters) center on exactly those materials. #### Add lamination when it needs armor A 3 mil lamination, in gloss or matte, protects a poster that will be handled, wiped, or left up for a while. You can coat one side or both, and matte cuts glare under bright store lighting while gloss makes a photo snap. Skip it entirely on a short-run window print, or add it double sided on a hard-working display. Just build in one extra business day, since the film goes on after the print comes off the press. #### Design it without a designer A poster read from across a room needs one headline and one image. Start from a free layout in our [design templates](https://www.4over4.com/design-templates), set it to the size you ordered, and swap in your own copy and photo in the online editor. Size the headline for the reading distance in the table above. ### How Much Do Large Format Posters Cost Large format posters start at $25 for a single print. There is no setup fee, so the price scales with the size, the stock and how many you order, and the per-poster cost keeps easing as the run climbs, anywhere from 1 up to 100. Large format posters start at $25, and unlike a stack of cards they are priced by the finished square inch against that $25 minimum. Pick your size and material, and the configurator multiplies the finished area by that material's rate, then holds the $25 floor on the smallest jobs. A modest 11" x 17" sits close to the floor, and a 48" x 96" wall piece costs more simply because there is far more surface to print. Premium materials raise the rate too: gallery canvas, adhesive vinyl, and backlit film all cost more per square inch than the standard 10mil semi gloss paper, and lamination adds a set percentage. Every choice updates the price in real time, so you see the exact number before you commit. #### What lamination adds to a big poster Price here is set by the finished square inch, so the size and the material move the total, and so does the finish. Leave the poster uncoated, or add a 3 mil lamination in Gloss or Matte, on one side or on both. Gloss deepens color and makes photographs snap, at the cost of reflections under a spotlight. Matte kills the glare, which is what you want on a poster read at close range or under strong ceiling lights. Double sided lamination costs more than single, and is the choice when the poster hangs free in a window and both faces are seen, or when it will be rolled, carried and re-hung. The other thing lamination buys is handling life. A bare paper poster at 36" x 48" creases where a hand grabs it and scuffs on the way to the venue. The laminated version survives a season of being taken down and put back up, which is the real difference between one print and four. ### How Do Large Format Posters Compare to the Rest of the Range Large format posters are the flexible pick when you want to set your own size and material, but they are not your only move. If you are weighing gallery canvas, a window-ready vinyl, or a board-mounted print, it helps to see the trade-off in plain numbers. The chart below lines up large format posters against their closest siblings so you can compare the starting price on each before you choose. ## Wally prints your message wall-sized From $25, in 13 sizes up to 48 by 96 inch, on the right material for the spot. A large format poster starts at $25 and scales up to a 48 by 96 inch wall piece, priced by the square inch so you only pay for the size you set. Pick canvas for art, blockout vinyl for windows, or backlit film for a lightbox, add lamination if it needs armor, and Wally can ship it Same Day from NYC. ### The smart pick in large format Large Format Posters beside Aluminum Floor Graphics, Backlit Film Printing, Clear Window Clings, out of 72 large format styles - Lowest entry price in the category, $25.00, [Yard Signs](https://www.4over4.com/product/yard-signs), and 11 more at this price, the cheapest way into the category - Most-reviewed style in the category, 86 reviews, Large Format Posters, the category's top-reviewed pick at 4.8★ - Style Min price Paper / stock Finish Default qty Turnaround Rating, Large Format Posters $25.00 10mil Semi Gloss · 1 2 business days ★ 4.8 (86), Aluminum Floor Graphics $29.00 8mil Textured Aluminum Foil Vinyl · 1 4 business days ★ 5.0 (2), Backlit Film Printing $29.20 10 mil Backlit Film · 1 2 business days ★ 4.9 (61), Clear Window Clings $30.00 Clear WIndow Cling · 1 3 business days ★ 4.9 (64) #### A big wall print, a banner, or a canvas Three products cover the same wall for different jobs. A large poster is a single flat sheet, cheapest per square inch, best indoors, and made to be replaced when the message changes. A [vinyl banner](https://www.4over4.com/product/vinyl-banners) is built to be hung by its edges outdoors, taking wind, rain and repeated transport, which a paper poster will not survive. A canvas print on Semi Gloss Canvas or Gloss Canvas is the one you keep, with a woven surface that reads as artwork on a wall rather than as a notice. Rule of thumb: printed for a month indoors, order the poster. Hung outside or moved between venues, order the banner. Meant to stay on the wall for years, order it on canvas. ### See How a Finished Poster Lands The gallery below collects posters our own customers printed in-house on paper, canvas and vinyl. Look at how large each headline runs against the sheet before you size your own. Tap any print to see it larger. ### Real Posters Our Customers Printed 8 customer prints from the posters styles and finishes gallery [Browse more showcase](https://www.4over4.com/showcase/custom-poster-printing-design-ideas-and-options) ### How Fast Can You Get Large Format Posters Large format posters print on a 2 business day standard turnaround, and when a date sneaks up you can move that to a Next-Day or even Same-Day production. A faster speed adds a set percentage to the base price, so a poster ordered the week before the event can stay on the standard 2 days. Same Day orders need to be approved by noon EST to ship that day, and choosing lamination adds one more business day since the film is applied after printing. Compare every turnaround tier in the configurator and see exactly what the rush adds before you pick. ### See the Rest of Our Posters Large format posters are one stop in a much larger lineup, and you can scan every option on [posters printing](https://www.4over4.com/posters-printing) or the full [print product range](https://www.4over4.com/products) any time. If gallery canvas, a window vinyl, or a board-mounted print would serve you better, the rest of the family is one tap away. Each option shows its own starting price and links straight to its product page, so finding the right fit takes seconds. ### More From Online Large Format Print - Fast Turnaround 72 products in the Online Large Format Print - Fast Turnaround range, including Indoor Banners, Outdoor Banners, Car Magnets - [Indoor Banners From $25.00](https://www.4over4.com/product/indoor-banners) - [Outdoor Banners From $79.00](https://www.4over4.com/product/printing-outdoor-banners) - [Car Magnets From $47.50](https://www.4over4.com/product/car-magnets) - [Fabric Banners From $57.20](https://www.4over4.com/product/fabric-banners) - [Mesh Banners From $75.00](https://www.4over4.com/product/mesh-banners) - [Perforated Window Vinyl From $30.00](https://www.4over4.com/product/perforated-window-vinyl) - [Coroplast From $25.00](https://www.4over4.com/product/coroplast) - [Clear Window Clings From $30.00](https://www.4over4.com/product/clear-window-clings) [Browse all of Online Large Format Print - Fast Turnaround](https://www.4over4.com/large-format-printing) ### Print Your Large Format Posters Today At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it's backed by five guarantees and 25+ years of printing since 1999. Whatever size, material, or finish you pick, these large format posters are built to hang, stick, or stand exactly where you need them. Need them before an event? Our Same-Day production keeps you covered. Print your large format posters today. ### Large Format Prints of a Photograph When the file is a photograph rather than a poster layout, two of the 10 materials do most of the work. 10mil Hi Gloss photo paper gives the deepest blacks and the most contrast, the pick for a print that hangs behind glass or in a lightbox. 10mil Semi Gloss holds the same color with less reflection, which suits a print under shop or gallery lighting where a glossy surface would mirror the room. Size the print from the file, not the wall. A photograph enlarged past what the file holds goes soft at the edges first, so check it at full size on screen before you pick 24" x 36" over 16" x 20". Keep the print close to the shape of the picture: the 13 set sizes run from 11" x 17" up to 48" x 96", and Any Size takes custom dimensions up to 59.5" wide and 100" tall when the photograph is an odd proportion. Add a 3 mil matte lamination when the print will be handled or lit hard, and a gloss lamination when you want the photograph to snap. ### Large Format Prints on Canvas For the print you keep rather than the one you replace, order it on canvas. Semi Gloss Canvas and Gloss Canvas both carry a woven texture that reads as artwork on a wall, with the gloss holding more contrast and the semi gloss cutting glare in a bright room. Canvas prints at the same sizes as paper, from 11" x 17" through 24" x 36" and 36" x 48" up to 48" x 96", and it is priced by the finished square inch like every other material here, at a higher rate than the standard 10mil paper. The canvas ships as a flat or rolled print for your own stretching or framing. When you want the print already bonded to a rigid board, the [mounted posters](https://www.4over4.com/product/mounted-posters) are the product built for that, and the [canvas posters](https://www.4over4.com/product/canvas-posters) page centers on the canvas stocks alone. ## Large Format Posters: Frequently Asked Questions ### What can large format posters be printed on? You get 10 stocks: 10mil semi gloss and hi gloss, 32# bright white uncoated, semi gloss and gloss canvas, 13oz smooth blockout vinyl, permanent or removable white adhesive vinyl, 10 mil backlit film, and 7mil weatherproof polypropylene. Match the material to where the poster hangs. ### What sizes do large format posters come in? There are 14 sizes, from a compact 11" x 17" up to a wall-filling 48" x 96". When none of the fixed sizes fit, the custom Any Size option builds your print from 8" up to 59.5" wide and 100" tall in half-inch steps. ### Can large format posters be used outdoors? Yes. 7mil weatherproof polypropylene and white adhesive vinyl hold full color through rain and sun, 13oz blockout vinyl stops light bleed on two-sided hangs, and 10 mil backlit film lights up in a lightbox. Adding 3 mil gloss or matte lamination seals the print against scuffs and glare. ### Can I see a proof before the poster prints? Yes. There are 2 proof options. Pick Free Online Proof to review a digital proof before anything prints, or choose Straight To Production to move ahead once your print-ready file is uploaded. ### How fast can I get large format posters? Standard turnaround is 2 business days. You can step it up to Next-Day for 25% more or Same-Day for 100% more. Same-Day orders need to be approved by noon EST to ship that same day. ### Is a large format print the same as a poster? In print shops the two words cover the same product: a single big sheet printed on a wide format press from one file, with no seams. Large format starts at about 18" x 24" here and runs to 48" x 96". What changes is the material, from photo paper and canvas to vinyl and backlit film. ### Can a large format print be laminated? Yes. Add a 3 mil lamination in gloss or matte, on one side or both. Matte cuts glare under strong lighting and gloss deepens a photograph. Lamination adds one business day to the 2 business day standard turnaround because the film goes on after printing. Questions about Large Format Posters? [See answers](https://www.4over4.com/help/posters)