Custom Metal prints
The Half Hull Print, Reimagined in Metal.
The same detailed half hull illustration you know — now on a 30"x20" aluminum panel. Luminous, scratch-resistant, and ready to hang the moment it arrives.
Contemporary printed aluminum panels
Art That Shines Just Like Your Boat
Any Boat. Power or Sail.
Authenticity matters at Dogwatch Art Co. We're the only service on the internet to offer yacht illustrations with this level of detail — now on metal. We can illustrate and print any type of hull from a photo of your boat and a few details from you. From Alerion Yachts to Zeelander Sport Cruisers, your boat will shine on metal. Each 30" × 20" aluminum print ships ready to hang, no frame required. Struggling to find a photo? No worries. Upload any reference image and we'll be in touch for the details.
How This Works
Step 1
Upload photos of your boat and provide us with a few details.
Upload one or more photos of your boat, so we can match the colors and configuration in your print. We'll ask you for the boat name, model, and build year, so we can get the details of your particular boat just right.
Step 2
We illustrate your boat, design your print, and send you a proof.
We'll create a detailed illustration of your boat, with a printed aluminum background, and provide you with a high-resolution digital proof for your review and approval. With unlimited revisions, we'll keep working until your print is just the way you want it.
Step 3
We make any changes you'd like and then print and deliver, ready to hang.
We'll professionally print your illustration on a coated aluminum panel and install a french cleat hanging system on the back. Then, we'll box it up and ship it directly to any doorstep.
Step 4
Order matching products anytime. Your design stays on file.
Return to our Made To Match collection and order from our growing selection of products featuring your boat, your colors, your graphics. Choose from any of your half hull print orders, and we'll use the art to deliver a product that matches.
Start Your Custom Half Hull Metal Print
Fill out the product form below and click add to cart. We'll handle the rest.
About the Design
Each metal print is designed specifically for the medium. We incorporate a brushed aluminum texture as part of the artwork itself — an intentional aesthetic choice that gives the piece a raw, industrial elegance. The panel has a white base coat, which allows the colors to reproduce with exceptional clarity and depth.
Each piece is printed via dye-sublimation on an aluminum panel, your print becomes one with the surface. The result is a luminous, scratch-resistant print that needs no frame and looks equally at home in a yacht club or a study.
High-Quality Illustration and Graphics
Airbrush-Quality Illustration
We create each half hull illustration to order through a disciplined and precise process designed to produce an uncommon, highly detailed print.
Custom Graphics
From yacht club burgees to logos and crew signatures, we can add just about any custom graphic to your print.
Uncommon Print Detail
Flush Deck or With Deck Details
Flush Deck
Much like a traditional half hull model, our Flush Deck print style includes everything below the sheerline. This means you won't see on-deck features like the center console, pilot house, deck chairs, mast, stanchions, or cleats in your print. Your print will be a celebration of lines rather than features.
With Deck Details
Our With Deck Details print style includes everything below and above the sheerline. Your print will include all of the on-deck features like the cabin, mast, stanchions, and pulpits for the most complete illustration of your boat from stem to stern.
Frequently Asked Questions
The photo of your hull is the most important part of your order. Please follow the guidelines below, so we can represent your yacht authentically.
Take a photo or choose an existing photo that is taken in daylight.
Use a smartphone or high quality camera.
Be sure the photo of your boat is taken from the side and includes as much of the keel and rudder as possible.
Do not use filters on the photos, so that we can be sure we see the correct paint colors.
A Flush Deck half hull print includes everything from the sheerline down. Much like a tradtiional half hull mode, a Flush Deck won't include the cabin top, pilot house, winches, mast, stanchions, cleats, etc. To add those details, and for the most complete illustration of your boat, choose With Deck Details.
Yes. Typically within 3 business days, you will receive an email asking you to review and approve your proof. We give you 24 hours to approve or request changes. After 24 hours have passed, we proceed to printing to ensure a speedy delivery.
In many cases we can find a complete set of lines from our archive or online and proceed with your order. Place your order with the best photo you can find, and we will take it from there. If for some reason we get stumped, we'll refund your order immediately with our apologies. Or, we'll create a print down to the waterline. The choice is yours.
Depending on your order, multiple items could ship separately. Framed prints need to ship individually, however prints can often be bundled together. We do our best to minimize shipping costs.
The custom art fee covers our cost to produce the custom art for your print. The fee is automatically added to cart when you order a print. This is a one-time fee per boat. These means you can order more than one print without being charged again for the artwork.
Yes. If you've ordered with us before, we can reprint your order. We save all of the artwork we produce. We'll simply need your original order number to track it down. And, you guessed it, we won't need to charge you for the custom art. If you're interested in a reprint, email us at mike@dogwatchart.com to get the ball rolling.