subfigures in array

Question

How do I create a figure using subfigures with this alignment?:

|figure 1 | figure 3 | figure 4 |
|figure 2 |          |          |

Note that I want figure 3 to be in both rows and figure 4 to be in both rows as well. I have seen that the multirow package is necessary, however if I use it I am getting a wrong ordering (horizontal instead of vertical). Is there anyway to bypass this?

This is a followup question to this one: how to put subfigures in several rows

Note that the solution is essentially the same, but I am having trouble labelling the order of the subfigures.

EDIT: Code seems to work this way! *I'm using the subfigure package instead.

\begin{figure}[t]
\setlength{\abovecaptionskip}{-5pt}
\setlength{\belowcaptionskip}{-5pt}
\addtolength{\subfigcapskip}{3pt}

\centering
\begin{tabular}{ccc}
\subfigure[car image pair]{\includegraphics[scale=0.17]{car_example.jpg}
\label{fig:img_pair_1}} & 
\multirow{-4}[2.5]{*}{\subfigure[car image set]{\includegraphics[scale=0.136]{car_total.jpg}    
\label{fig:img_complete_1}}} &
\multirow{-4}[2.5]{*}{\subfigure[animal image set]{\includegraphics[scale=0.136]{aww_total.jpg}
\label{fig:img_complete_2}}} \\
\subfigure[animal image pair]{\includegraphics[scale=0.17]{aww_example.jpg}
\label{fig:img_pair_2}}\\
\end{tabular}
\vspace{10pt}
\caption[]{Caption}
\label{fig:affinity}
\vspace{-10pt}
\end{figure}

Answer 1

You can modify the answers in the linked question accordingly by using either a minipage or tabular or tabularx. I have used minipage:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}
\usepackage{subfig}

\begin{document}

\begin{figure}
\begin{minipage}[b][6cm]{0.3\linewidth}
\subfloat[A]{\includegraphics[width=3cm,height=2cm]{logo}}

\vfill
\subfloat[B]{\includegraphics[width=3cm,height=2cm]{logo}}
\end{minipage}%
\begin{minipage}[t][6cm]{0.3\linewidth}
\subfloat[D]{\includegraphics[width=3cm,height=6cm]{logo}}
\end{minipage}%
\begin{minipage}[t][6cm]{0.3\linewidth}
\subfloat[D]{\includegraphics[width=3cm,height=6cm]{logo}}
\end{minipage}
\caption{Many figures}\label{foo}
\end{figure}

\end{document}

Answer 2

One option using floatrow and subfig:

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}
\usepackage{floatrow}
\usepackage{subcaption}

\begin{document}

\begin{figure}
\ffigbox[][7.8cm]{%
\begin{subfloatrow}
  \hsize0.54\hsize
  \vbox to 6.35cm{%
  \ffigbox[\FBwidth]
    {\caption{subfigure-a}}
    {\includegraphics[width=3cm,height=2cm]{smallpicture1}}\vss
  \ffigbox[\FBwidth]
    {\caption{subfigure-b}}
    {\includegraphics[width=3cm,height=2cm]{smallpicture2}}
  }%
\end{subfloatrow}
\begin{subfloatrow}
  \ffigbox[\FBwidth][]
    {\caption{subfigure-c}}
    {\includegraphics[width=3cm,height=6cm]{bigpicture1}}
  \ffigbox[\FBwidth][]
    {\caption{subfigure-d}}
    {\includegraphics[width=3cm,height=6cm]{bigpicture2}}
\end{subfloatrow}\hspace*{\columnsep}%
}{\caption{four subfigures}}
\end{figure}

\end{document}

Depending on the actual size of your figures, you might need to adjust the settings in the first subfloatrow.

The demo option for graphicx simply replaces actual figures with black rectangles; do not use that option in your actual document.

Answer 3

An alternative where varwidth package and a dummy frame are used, to achieve the desired layout given by the OP.

Code

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{subfigure}
\usepackage{varwidth,xcolor}
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}
\usepackage[margin=1cm]{geometry}

\begin{document}

\begin{figure}[!h]
\centering
\begin{varwidth}{0.5\linewidth}  % this is a must
\subfigure[Frame 1]{\includegraphics[width=4cm]{im1.png}}\\
\subfigure[Frame 2]{\includegraphics[width=4cm]{im2.png}}
\end{varwidth}
\begin{varwidth}{0.5\linewidth}  % this is a must
\subfigure[Frame 3]{\includegraphics[width=4cm]{im1.png}}
\subfigure[Frame 4]{\includegraphics[width=4cm]{im2.png}}\\
\color{white}
\subfigure[Dummy Frame]{\includegraphics[draft,width=4cm]{dummy}}
\color{black}
\end{varwidth}
\caption{caption.} 
\label{farraypicture}
\end{figure}

\end{document}

Edit: Suggested by Harish Kumar due to depreciated package, here subcaption along with caption packages are used.

and this is the code for the image above. (Both subcaptonbox command and subfigure environments are presented.)

\documentclass{article}
\usepackage{subcaption}
\usepackage{caption}
\usepackage{varwidth,xcolor}
\usepackage[demo]{graphicx}
\usepackage[margin=1cm]{geometry}

\captionsetup[figure]{labelfont=it,textfont={bf,it},labelsep=none}
\renewcommand{\thesubfigure}{(\alph{subfigure})~}
\renewcommand{\thefigure}{\arabic{figure}: }

\begin{document}

Use of subfloat command

\begin{figure}[!h]
\centering
\begin{varwidth}{0.33\linewidth}  % this is a must
\subcaptionbox{Frame 1}{\includegraphics[width=4cm]{im1.png}}
\subcaptionbox{Frame 2}{\includegraphics[width=4cm]{im2.png}}\\
\end{varwidth}\quad\quad
\begin{varwidth}{0.66\linewidth}  % this is a must
\subcaptionbox{Frame 3}{\includegraphics[width=4cm]{im3.png}}\quad\quad
\subcaptionbox{Frame 4}{\includegraphics[width=4cm]{im4.png}}\\
\begin{subfigure}{1in}
\color{white}
\includegraphics[width=1in]{dummy}
\caption*{}
\color{black}
\end{subfigure}
\end{varwidth}
\caption{caption} 
\label{arraypicture}
\end{figure}

Use of subfigure environment

\begin{figure}[!h]
\centering
\begin{varwidth}{0.33\linewidth}  % this is a must
\begin{subfigure}{4cm}
\includegraphics[width=4cm]{im1.png}
\caption{Frame 1}
\end{subfigure}\\
\begin{subfigure}{4cm}
{\includegraphics[width=4cm]{im2.png}}
\caption{Frame 2}
\end{subfigure}
\end{varwidth}\quad\quad
\begin{varwidth}{0.66\linewidth}  % this is a must
\begin{subfigure}{4cm}
\includegraphics[width=4cm]{im3.png}
\caption{Frame 3}
\end{subfigure}\quad\quad
\begin{subfigure}{4cm}
{\includegraphics[width=4cm]{im4.png}}
\caption{Frame 4}
\end{subfigure}\\
\begin{subfigure}{1in}
\color{white}
\includegraphics[width=1in]{dummy}
\caption*{}
\color{black}
\end{subfigure}
\end{varwidth}
\caption{caption} 
\label{arraypicture}
\end{figure}
\end{document}