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| Originally Posted by vintage_surf21 here is a pastel i did a few years back for my aunt who often travels to Arfica.
I have been doing art since highschool, but only took a few classes in architecture out of highschool. I haven't explored fine arts yet, but have played around with pastels and pencils. i have also painted a few murals...
i am 25. |
I would love to see the pastel. Maybe you could post it again?
Clough let me know about your post. There are so many ways to handle the selling or even showing of your art. I would first suggest that you find someone in your area that does "Giclee" prints. That person will scan your art work, save it to their computer so they can make any size prints you might want to sell. Keeps you from having to have a lot of prints you have to store until you sell them. That way if you sell the original, you have a way to make prints to sell later or you can retain the original and sell the prints only, have them made into greeting cards, book marks, etc. Giclee is the closest to the original I have found in prints. archival inks are used on acid free paper. The person who scans my work, always makes a CD for me and keeps my work on his hard drive so I can place an order at anytime.
I won't go into a lot of detail here until you let me know what direction you would like to go with your work. As suggested by another poster, you can take your work to local shops, ask them if they would allow you to show your work there and generally you will just let them know how much you need for each piece and then the store owner will tack on their commission they need to make to the price shown.
Do you have a web page designed? I have gotten orders from people viewing my work on my site. The commission work I do is usually by word of mouth after a show or friends of family or friends. I always tell them I retain the copyright on any piece. I always have the finished piece scanned as I mentioned above before delivering the piece to the customer.
After you have pieces scanned, the person can print out a portfolio (small thumbnail prints like about 2 inches each or so, of all your work on one or two large sheets of paper so if there is an art show you would like to apply to show your work in, you can present your portfolio rather than carry a lot of your originals or prints to be looked at to see if you are accepted to show your work. Art Shows aren't mandatory for an artist but it sure helps in getting your name out there to the public and the more your name is known, the better your art will sell, generally.
Once your pieces are scanned, you can also go to lulu.com and self-publish books of your works which can also be a great way to show your work on a smaller scale and also local book stores might agree to sell some of those for you with their commission attached also.
Well, I got carried away as usual. A few more things, always spray your pastels and pencil drawings with a sealer before having them scanned. Also, always spray your prints with a sealer. If you view the art thread that Clough suggested, you will see an array of different mediums being used. I am in awe every time I view this thread. I have posted some of my work there but not sure what page to direct you to. I have posted pencil drawings but also some crafts. If you have time, you won't want to miss a page. The artists there just WOW me every time I view their work. I could be easily intimidated by their talent but I just continue on doing the best I can and allow them, with their sweet spirits and gracious gifts of friendship, to encourage me in my art and appreciate them so much. I hope I can be an encourager also.
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