how do sell your own art?

Question

well, i want to sell my art work,and i want to make copies of it so i can sell them,how do i do that?

Answer 1

1. Sell them on ebay.
2. Develop a website with pictures and advertise on google.
3. Have them displayed at the local art galleries.

Answer 2

Well, I got some great advice on how to sell art for profit (not just making your material cost back) from a book called "How to survive and prosper as an artist without selling your soul"...you might find it useful, especially if you want to make a "name" for yourself in you local community & beyond.

As for making copies, try a scanner or local copy/print shop

Answer 3

This depends on what kind of "art" you're talking about. If you're an illustrator, and you want to market your work to businesses or designers who need drawings for print (posters, brochures, etc.) and/or websites, then you could try submitting your work to a stock photo/illustration website.

The first thing you'll need to do is assemble a "portfolio". You should have at least 10 samples of your work. Next you'll need to "scan" it all. You can either buy your own scanner, or have the images scanned by somebody else. (I believe you could have this done for you at Kinkos, for example.)

The scans should be at least 300 dpi, however you will also need to save smaller (lower resolution) versions for emailing purposes. If you're emailing an image sample to a prospective client, you won't need to send an image any larger than about 120 dpi. You could go as low as 72 dpi. The file should be compressed (typically in "jpeg" format) to keep the file size as small as possible. If you do not own or are not familiar with Photoshop (or similar image editing software), you should seek assistance with this process.

Once you've got your images scanned and saved in suitable file formats, you send out your samples. There are tons of websites you could check out... here is a google search result for "stock illustration" that you could explore:

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=stock+illustration&btnG=Search

Here are two examples of websites that specialize in illustration (these links take you to their "submission" pages where you can send samples of your work):

http://www.illustrationworks.com/submissions.php

http://www.illustrationweb.com/submit.asp

The main idea is to find a website that you "relate to". In other words, the artwork they sell should be something you respect and feel compliments or makes sense with your own work. You'll need to shop around and decide for yourself which site is best.

There are other alternatives. Many freelancers (people who illustrate on their own, and don't work for a company) simply create business cards or flyers to advertise their work. In addition, you probably would want to have a website (the url for the website should be on the business card). This might give you a bit more control over the process, although it does require more work and responsibility.

On the other hand, if you are producing "fine art" rather than "illustration", then you've got a much bigger challenge ahead of you. It's highly unlikely that an inexperienced artist (I'm assuming you're inexperienced because of the nature of this question) will benefit from simply "making copies" of their work and attempting to sell it that way. In fact, it completely depends on the medium and subject matter, as to how you should be proceeding at this point.

Perhaps you could add some more details to your question, to explain what kind of art you make.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

scan and post on ebay and devolop a beautiful website which contains all ur paintings and arts otherwise u can print them and sell them in any mueseum or artshop

Answer 6

if you sell fine art prints, have them printed by a reputable art reproducer who can produce "giclee" prints for you, so that you can be assured the colors and paper won't change or fade over time.

Answer 7

sell them on ebay

Answer 8

take photocopies and sit on the roadside.

Answer 9

scanner and post on internet or e-bay