Clean, spacious layout with fewer images and generous white space. Luxury feel.
Build with Canvas — freeSometimes less is more. A minimal scatter layout uses fewer images — typically three to five — with generous white space between them. The result is quiet, confident, and unmistakably premium. This works for luxury brands, minimalist aesthetics, and any store that wants to let individual images breathe rather than competing for attention.
Create a new canvas
Open Canvas in your Shopify admin. Click Create canvas, name it, and choose the canvas mode that matches this layout type.
Add your images
Upload images or pull from your Shopify Files library. Drag them onto the canvas to start building your layout.
Arrange and scatter
Drag images to position them. Use rotation, sizing, and opacity controls to create depth. Overlap images intentionally for an editorial feel.
Set hover effects and links
Select each image block and choose a hover mode (Ghost, Lift, Shop, or Reveal). Add link destinations to make images clickable.
Publish to your store
Click Publish to push the layout live. Add the Canvas app block to your theme once — all future updates publish instantly.
Ghost is the only hover effect you need. Its subtle overlay matches the minimalist philosophy. Lift can work for a single hero image, but use it sparingly.
Want to see what a Canvas layout looks like on a real Shopify store? All The Horses is a DTC equestrian brand that uses Canvas to build editorial scatter layouts on their homepage.
Read the case study →Install Canvas on your Shopify store. Drag, scatter, and publish in minutes.