Every fresh and sparkling artist faces the same problems when starting out: where to start? what to do?–who to schmooze? The only place to start is in your studio creating art, doing whatever you want to do. But artists need people who will pay money for their stuff.
Art Tutorials
Marketing & Promotion
Learn the ins and outs of art marketing and art promotion.
In the last issue, Socar covered the the process of listing your fantasy art for auction on eBay. That’s not the end of the story, though!
The prospect of selling art on eBay can seem very daunting to a beginner: is it a good idea to set a Buy It Now price? What about a reserve? Is it better to open an eBay store and run long-term fixed-price auctions, or avoid the monthly shop fee in favour of individual listings? And what sells best–originals or prints? Socar Myles presents a walk-through aimed at fantasy artists.
It sounds innocuous, but the term ‘Work For Hire’ is one that every artist should know backwards and forwards before they sign any contract.
So, you want to take shot at working full time as a freelance artist or designer? Ellen Million walks you through the basics of getting started down the road of the self-employed.
Part two of Ellen Million’s guide to making art stuff yourself focuses on cards, transfers (t-shirts and mousepads), screen printing, bookmarks, and more.
“You aren’t telling those people how to make things like you do, are you?” my husband asked in near-horror when I told him I was putting together some articles on printing and making products. “You’ll put yourself out of business!”
Not so! As with many things in the art world, learning to make products with [...]
