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ORIGINAL FOR SALE unframed – $250 / watercolour, acrylic & ink on paper / 100cm x 70cm, unframed / © 2009 braidy hughes
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Yes, You Can Sell Your Art
by sellingThe Selling articles detail tactics and marketing channels that you can use to sell your art an…
The Selling articles detail tactics and marketing channels that you can use to sell your art and design. And while we’ve received great feedback about these practical tips and tricks, this is a good juncture to step back and discuss the mindset and culture of selling art. As a photographer and printmaker, I wish that people would simply see and buy my work. And sometimes this happens. However, an impulse purchase is counter to how many art sales happen. Most enthusiasts and collectors want the same emotion from the art buying experience that they get from from the viewing experience—a connection, a feeling, a memory, an aspiration, etc. After all, relationships sell art. So, what does it take to sell your art? A sampling of RedBubble members that have demonstrated a dedication to this pursuit shared these thoughts. 1. Have confidence and a hint of modesty. You created the artwork or the design and that’s amazing—embrace it. A simple “thank you” can address a compliment. Janis Zroback publishes some very good journal articles about art and selling theory. 2. Talk the talk. Buyers are interested in your background and the story behind the artwork. Feel confident in chatting about your work. Also, ask the viewer questions; get them invested in the work in order to further their interest. If you’re uncomfortable at first, practice your 10-second pitch with a friend or family member. It also helps to have supportive ‘agents.’ Karin Taylor has friends and family members that act as her representatives. Says Karen, “My family members are my biggest advocates. They run out of my business cards all the time and ask for replenishment. They have the guts to go where I am afraid to go and put my case forward, and they do it in a great way, very conversational, without all the nerves.” Karin does a great job herself here on RedBubble, and offers a live chat link from her profile page. This reminded me of a comment last week by Tom Baumker. Tom hands out dozens of business cards per day. Tom meets many sales leads where he photographs “on location.” 3. Join customers on common ground. It’s worthwhile to “join your audience.” Scott Robinson recommends, “I’m a member of a lot of different sites based around things I love. Namely skateboarding and comics – two things that a lot of my work consists of and revolves around. I don’t use these places as somewhere to promote myself, but as an active part of those communities, I do build up relationships there and can make posts of my art (and links back to RB) wherever appropriate. Using discretion of course—no-one likes spam. You have to respect the communities you’re a part of.” 4. Walk the walk. Scott Robinson and Diesel Laws wear their work constantly. For print artists, use greeting cards or printouts to advertise your work. You can print your work on ink jet sticker, label, perforated business card, or photo paper. Pass along these samples at parties or other public events. Marketing doesn’t need to be expensive. Or, simply hang the work on your wall. Bruce Watson noted, “I have actually sold it – Cell Phone – as an RB framed print also, but not on RedBubble. A visitor to my home liked it so much they bought it off the wall!” And finally, 5. Challenge yourself. Entering challenges not only improves your exposure on RedBubble – which encourages feedback and interaction with others – but it also says that you believe in your work. Winning a challenge would be nice, but entering is the first step. As I stated before, selling is a marathon and not a sprint—just like the creative process. Matt Simner captured this best when he said, “Self-promotion is a constant voyage of discovery. I believe a fair percentage of exposure I’ve got (which has overall increased views, etc.) has been a by-product of me just doing what I do naturally (sharing information, giving encouragement, trying to help), rather than explicitly ‘trying’ to get more exposure. Of course when you realise that’s the result, it gives you more ideas…” Please add your thoughts on selling below. Selling isn’t easy for everyone (for most people really), so I hope that this article makes you feel in good company and gives you some inspiration to keep going with it. And one last thing. Thanks to the members that contributed above. I reached out to many other artists whose feedback I’ll note in future posts. I welcome any other thoughts, case studies, tips, tricks – anything you want to share as related to selling. Thank you. Regards, / Jason p.s. If you’ve lost your mojo and need some encouragement, click for my Frustration and Anxiety Release Tool for Artists.
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Not sure if this isn’t a bit too Imaginary Foundation, but I think the message is important. We need to wear more hats, and I don’t mean baseball caps and beanies, I mean trilbys, fedoras, panamas, boaters, bowlers and toppers. Even a flat cap would do, as long as it’s on the right way round and doesn’t have ‘Kangol’ written on it. It would solve a lot of world issues I think.
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dearest, / my every thought is you… / we’ll see each other in our dream tonight… . created on o6.o6.2oo9 / for Drawing Day . o6.o6.2oo9 / acrylic on canvas / 9”x 12” .
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memories dance / withered daisy / tinged white / parched and transparent lies / song she remembers no longer her heart hears no tune / it holds no shape she’s once carved / only a secret or two her eyes remember a journey / back 200 years past / and the skin that kept her warm she wears winter in her heart / autumn in her eyes / and spring in her hair… . o2.23.2oo9 / colored pencil (prismacolor) / in/on moleskine® leaves stolen from my neighbor’s beautiful peach tree / layered and airbrushed cast shadows in photoshop .
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Thank you so much to everyone for the amazing comments and Thank you Redbubble for featureing me!!!..Im honored!!
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EDIT 10/08: Fixed the kerning and position. More tee-shirt colours available. Bigger type. You know, one day I was thinking… Pastors and anyone in ministry definitely have a divine job. I mean, that’s what Jesus was/is when He came down 2K years ago… He was/is the Good Shephard. But what about me? what about a little ol’ designer. Then, like a revelation from heaven, I thought “but wait, God IS a designer. He is THEE Designer.” Think about it, Genesis chp1, what did He do, He created. He used His creativity to design all that we know now to be true. He used colors, textures, sizes, scents, flavors to design everything. All we did was name stuff afterwards (ask Adam). In conclusion, the Graphic Design occupation is the closest thing to divinity as are the Cherubins in Heaven. So designers, don’t fret, we get our creativity from the Big Boss. — / Angel A. Acevedo / Dj Soundwav BeauCoupApparel.com by swäv | design studio Studio | Personal | Music
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Take what you need while there’s time / The city will be earth in a short while / If I’m not mistaken it’s been in flames / You and I will escape to the seaside There is a storm in the distance / The wind breathing warning of its imminence / There is a lighthouse five hundred yards down / You and I will be safe there There is a girl who haunts that lighthouse / She saved me, I was swimming / So young I almost drowned / Under the water she sang a story / Of losing her lover / She calls a warning Love, you are foolish, you’re tired / Your sleeplessness makes you a liar / The city is burning / The ocean is turning / Our only chance is the lighthouse Her lover was a sailor / She went and she waited there / The door locked from the outside / Lover never arrived so she sings there / Soft as a siren luring the ships off their course, how alarming We went in, we climbed up and looked out / The door locked from the outside / Three ghosts in a lighthouse. Nikon D300 / Sigma 24-70mm Featured in – North East England – January 2009 Featured in – Live Love Dream – January 2009 Featured in – Your Magic Place – January 2009 Featured in – Country Bumpkin – January 2009 Featured in – Going Coastal – March 2009
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The first of a range of Musashi Wear designs. More coming soon
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this is a cross that stands in a graveyard a few miles from Headford in co,Galway called / Killursa,, The patron saint of Perrone in France st.fursa came from this parish
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RedBubble calendars are printed on an HP Indigo 5000 (for those who haven’t heard, this is the digital press). Each page is a matte coated print on 170gsm pages. The cover shows your choice of image on heavier 300gsm paper. Your calendars have a hanger and white wire binding. RedBubble calendars are satin-coated prints on high quality art paper. They’re A3 size (that’s 297×420mm, or 11.69×16.54”) Other Christmas cards and art by Karin / Sales of this Calendar? – 1 sale so far :) .....exactly what the title says ….. lol / / Be sure to check out My Other Calendars too / Migaloomagic Calendar / The Two of Us / Boats and Beach Babes Calendar / Asia Fun Calendar / Classics Calendar / Bums & Boobs Down Under Calendar / Asia Calendar / Brown Paper Creations Calendar / Love is a Big Hug Calendar
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...pants… Thank you to all who commented and added this to their favorites! it used to say “i sometimes wear pants” but i thought just “Pants” would be better *
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Last but not least, Musashi Wear number five. This one took a while to draw, but I think I got the posture captured pretty well. Now to eat…
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The Denim I Wear On a pale, washed out road I stand / Stranger in a wide dry land / Only part of me survives / Were I a cat, I’d have used my lives By Chris51 Model: Sarah Louise / Location: Napoleons
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yes, sophie scholl distributed leaflets that day but did you see what she was wearing?
by scott allisonUS$4.66–US$106.40
mixed media on watercolor paper. facing an environment where speaking out can bring your ultimate demise, people spoke of justice. / i an environment where the right to speak out is honored, people speak of nothing important. /
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This work was featured by RedBubble on home page on 02/01/09, Thank you very much:0)))) / and thank you dear friends for your lovely comments and favorites ,very much appretiate it :0)))
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Number three of the Musashi Wear designs.
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St. Mary’s Lighthouse, Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear, UK
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Spanish City is in Whitley Bay (UK) and was a place where tourist would flock too. It has the most beautiful beaches but unfortunately there has been a decline in the urban side – however, saying that there is apparently a commitment for regeneration. What makes me sad is that we allow things to fall into this kind of disrepair in the first place – beautiful places like this are blighted by closed down hotels, pubs, amusement parks and cafes. This is part of my college project.
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Sales of this Design? – 2 sales so far :) / / For a larger view – click here / Karin Taylor with her winning entry in the Creative Mums Mum=Mum2 Competition, to be hung in the Manly Arts Festival during Sept 2008, you can view the winning entries at the Creative Mums website! / / Card / Mounted Print / Framed Print / TShirt available in lots of different colours and styles including white Madonna and Child Welcome / Cards and Prints by Karin Taylor Created on brown paper with white acrylic gesso / pastels and felt pen, and a little photoshopping I thought this would be a nice design for to give as a welcome to newborn babies and their parents :D I have also created another design for cards and prints in a variation with a fresh white background that would look wonderful in the baby’s nursery
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Chuck Tayler shoes are the longest running shoes in history and every generation wears them. They never go out of style!
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