Walking the Same Path
If you're like me and have an interest in selling your artwork online, navigating the vast array of resources for artists can be overwhelming. I created this lens to assist other artists like myself.
It seems like each day there is a new site offering free artist galleries and the option to sell prints of your work, an artist directory offering free listings, a traffic booster that promises to send swarms of visitors to your website and draw in customers, a link exhange program, a networking forum, and various other services.
I've been working at selling my art online since December of 2006, have tried several resources, and continue to explore and research new options.
B.Y. Penman
Table of Contents
Articles for Artists
Helpful Links
- Online Art Magazine - Archive - Pricing your work
- Suggestions for pricing your artwork.
- How to Add a Copyright to Your Image
- Copyright for Photographers - Image Protection
- Art Alarm: Suspect & Faux Art Venues
- L'ATELIER ROBERT COANE: Warning artists against fraudulent offers, false claims and scams.
- Paul Dorrell's Blog Friday Tips: Establishing Prices for Your Work
- Art Blog by Gallery Owner and Author of Seminal Art Guide book Living The Artist's Life. "How do you go about establishing fair prices for the works you create?meaning fair to you as well as to potential collectors?"
- How to Protect Your Digital Art from Online Thieves - By Regina Paul
- "It's a pretty sad world we live in that you can't even post your artwork online without having to worry that someone is going to steal it and then make money by selling either the picture itself, or the picture on things like t-shirts and coffee mugs. Unfortunately that is the world we live in."
- U.S. Copyright Office
- U.S. Copyright Office is an office of public record for copyright registration and deposit of copyright material.
- Coroflot - Coroflot's Creative Seeds Blog
- Building Your Portfolio Website: Six Things to Never Do
- Building Your Portfolio Website: Six Things to Always Do
- So by now perhaps you've read through last week's advice column on how to keep from making the most common mistakes when creating your online portfolio (and perhaps you've written in to say how horrified you are that coroflot would suggest using a template, rather than building the whole thing from scratch -- that's fair, there are some good arguments on both sides).
Places to Display & Sell Your Work
Online Galleries & Related Resources for Artists
Add a link to your favorite free or pay-for-use online artist's gallery site, custom gift storefront, quality poster print service, fine art print service, etc. Be sure to vote for the sites that you've had success with and share your knowledge with other self representing artists.
Imagekind.com
Imagekind.com is one of the fastest growing online more...1 point
PrintPop.com
For the artist, Printpop.com is the online destina more...1 point
CafePress.com
CafePress.com is an online marketplace that offers more...1 point
Artist Rising
Artist Rising: A new place to showcase your artwor more...0 points
Zazzle.com
Sell your designs. Are you an artist, photographer more...0 points
Etsy :: Your place to buy and sell all things handmade
Set up your shop. Every seller on Etsy gets their more...0 points
deviantART: where ART meets application!
Art - community of artists and those devoted to ar more...0 points
ArtWanted.com
"ArtWanted.com is a large artist more...0 points
Finer Works
"Did you know that you can now le more...0 points
EBSQ - Self Representing Artists
Pay for use artist's galleries.<br /&am more...0 points
Renderosity Digital Art Community
Renderosity is the leading online art community fo more...0 points
Buy Art Online - Art Gallery - Emerging Artwork at Ugallery.com
Very cool View Wall feature where you can change f more...0 points
Artshow.com - original fine art for sale & resources for artists
Original fine art for sale, juried art exhibitions more...0 points
The Digital Artist
Created by a professional designer, Carol Pentleto more...0 points
ArtPromote: Artists: Image Galleries
Living artists online portfolios, image galleries, more...0 points
Sell Art - Buy Art : fine-art.com
Within 15 minutes your art can be seen by the mor more...0 points
Favorite Artist's Resources Online
Everything from interactive artist's forums & groups to great places to buy art supplies online.
If you're an artist selling your artwork online and have an online resource, article, or site to share please feel free to add it to the list. Be sure to vote for your favorite.
LinkTiles - Expose Yourself
Free service for the Independent Artist, Writer, B more...2 points
Art Marketing Workshops, Classes and Consulting
Artists: Are you tired of waiting for success?& more...1 point
Worldwide Women Artists - Quality Art on the Internet
An international collective of women artists showi more...1 point
WetCanvas!: Cyber Living for Artists
"From our humble grass-roots beginnin more...1 point
Foto 1 Imaging
Make any room a work of art by filling a wall with more...0 points
Artist Help Network
A free information service designed to help artist more...0 points
Marcormedia - Full Service Visual Solutions Studio
Full Service Visual Solutions Studio in Toronto. G more...0 points
CARCC - Canadian Artists Representation Copyright Collective
Canadian Artists Representation Copyright Collecti more...0 points
Indiepublic
Indiepublic is an independent art and design commu more...0 points
Art Biz Blog
Art business blog for marketing, promotions, and general business help for artists.
Copyright 2007 Alyson B. Stanfield. Alyson takes the mystery out of marketing your art and making more money as an artist. Visit http://www.ArtBizCoach.com to get articles just like this one delivered to your inbox.
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Reference Books for Self Representing Artists
The Artist's Guide to New Markets: Opportunities to Show and Sell Art Beyond Galleries
Amazon Price: $14.21 (as of 07/13/2009) 
List Price: $18.95
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The Artist's Marketing and Action Plan Workbook
Amazon Price: $16.61 (as of 07/13/2009)
List Price: $16.95
Usually ships in 24 hours
Internet 101 for Artists, Second Edition: With a Special Guide to Selling Art on eBay
Amazon Price: $10.85 (as of 07/13/2009)
List Price: $15.95
Usually ships in 24 hours
Producing and Marketing Prints: The Artist's Complete Guide to Publishing and Selling Reproductions
Amazon Price: (as of 07/13/2009)
List Price: $14.95
Getting the Word Out: The Artist's Guide to Self-Promotion
Amazon Price: (as of 07/13/2009)
List Price: $17.95
Wordwide Women Artists
View the art from members of WWAO available on eBay
Self representing artists selling their work online.
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The Good, The Bad & The Scams
Share the bad along with the good. Have you had a great or bad experience with an artist's resource site? Have your say and write a review. Are you aware of a new online scam targetting artists selling their work online? Please share and get the word out.
Austin of Sundrip wrote
I had to put this on Stumble Upon because this list is incredible. Wonderful information here.
http://www.Sundrip.com
Posted July 12, 2008
LGReps wrote
LG Reps mission is to represent photographers and illustrators within the world's highly competitive professional market. Come on in, start your search.
Posted October 01, 2007
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BuffaloKid wrote...
Great resource. I'm favoriting this lens to refer to again.
Posted March 24, 2009
ARTforCancer wrote...
Very informative and helpful .. I'm just starting out and feeling overwelmed by all the different sites avaialble.
Posted March 22, 2009
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