Offline Marketing Ideas for Artists
Carrie shares a few ideas on offline marketing for artists that she used to get started painting portraits. Update them for today, and they can still be effective.
Are you interested in turning your colored pencil work into a business. Articles on marketing portraits and fine art, teaching, publishing, and other aspects of starting, running, and promoting your own art business.
Those Dreaded Deadlines
Today I’d like to talk about something many artists see as a curse, or at least an undesirable thing. Those dreaded deadlines! I don’t know how many of my current readers know that I also enjoy writing fiction. More specifically, novels. I haven’t done much of that in the last …
How to Sell Art – The Basics
It’s doesn’t happen often, but every once in a while, someone wants to know how to sell art. For most of us, making art is fun, even when it challenges us. But marketing? Not so much. I know all about that! Art doesn’t sell itself, after all (sad to say.) …
Art Selling Myths (And Why not to Believe Them)
Time to talk about a few art selling myths, and why you shouldn’t believe them. A few weeks ago, a reader asked me about selling art. She wanted to know specifically if I’d noticed oil paintings selling better than colored pencil pieces or vice versa. That post got me thinking …
Making Reproductions of Your Art
For many artists, making reproductions of their work is an important way to generate income. Bob asks some very important questions on that topic. I need some advice. I am new at CP. As I get going, I would like to be able to save my drawings so I can …
Getting Started As a Portrait Artist
So you want to be an equine artist. How can you get get started?
How to Set Art Prices (And Stick to Them)
One of the most frightening things facing most artists isn’t learning their medium: It’s figuring out how to set art prices for art.
