Making Money with Your Art

One of the first considerations that you will need to focus on to make money with your art online is to know who your purchasing client will be. As you are aware, there are many different types of artwork, and probably just as many different types of buyers for your art.

Here is a list of a few of your possible buyers:

• Clip-art companies who purchase line drawings and illustrations for their collections.

• Websites that focus on selling illustrations, artwork and photos for website content pages. Later in this e-book, you will find a list of some of these websites that you may wish to contact to sell your artwork to.

• Print Advertisers – such as newspapers, magazines, billboards, flyers, business cards, advertisements, or any other related artwork a business may require.

• Identity Artwork – such as logos, mascot illustrations, brand graphics, signatures, or product illustrations. Many companies hire full-time graphic designers for this type of work and it is possible to make a lot of money in this field. Often the individual artist working on a commission basis can earn $1,000 or more per project.

• Freelance work – there are many websites that offer artists opportunities to obtain freelance work on projects listed by people interested in buying artwork, anything from personal portraits or business work, to book illustrating assignments. You can use the websites listed further on in this e-book to find freelance work you may be interested in.

• Home owners or Businesses that wish to purchase art for their home or office. If you are a painter or sculptor, this is your niche. You can sell your beautiful paintings, abstract or a defined subject matter, to this market.

• Fabric and pattern companies. Have you ever thought of your designs as being made into a beautiful fabric? You can sell your designs, whether they are a floral pattern or even a computer generated design, to companies that create and sell fabrics or surface designs (like countertops or decorative wallpaper) or even background computer wallpaper designs. You patterns may be sown, printed or engraved onto surfaces for their use.

• Portraiture. If you have a good eye for creating images of people, you can make a good living in supplying portraits. Even if you have a limited amount of talent in drawing people, this e-book will show you how you can create wonderful portraits that you can sell for big bucks!

• Magazines, tabloids, and books. There are a great deal of opportunities for selling your artwork to this industry by complementing the articles they print by providing related art, drawing or illustrations.

• Stores and art galleries. You can also choose to sell your artwork at stores that specifically sell art. Some stores will purchase your artwork in bulk or as a package deal. You can also offer your work to display in art galleries, with a view to obtaining sales at the end of the gallery showing.

• Trade shows. One good way to get your name known as an artist and to make private sales of your artwork is to obtain space at various trade shows. More about this later.

• Your Own Website – you may wish to sell your artwork from your own personal website using a gallery style method. In this manner you can make money selling your actual pieces as well as making money using advertising (possibly by Google Adsense), reselling, or other affiliate programs.

The picture at right is one of my best selling art pieces, entitled "Baby Angel"

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