Art licensing is an opportunity for an artist to allow a manufacturer to use their art without reassigning all rights of the art. There are a number of directions an artist can license their are as well as many variations in what a licensing agreement might include. Art might be licensed for a flat fee [...]
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The artist mentality doesn’t always agree or feel comfortable with the mindset of a marketer, nor does it like to play nice with the money making side of art business. Often times artists struggle with figuring out what their talent is worth, not to mention trying to come to terms with the idea that art [...]
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In today’s world there are so many resources and opportunities right as our finger tips. If you have a computer, new knowledge, information, insight and tools are merely a few clicks away – if you know where to look. As artists we need to be grasping as much of these tools as we can to [...]
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Graphic design, online advertising and MySpace personalizing has enabled Ashley Qualls to become a self-made millionaire at 17 years old. Success doesn’t have to cost a huge sum of money. Nor do you need years of experience as an artist before you can earn a living creating the art that you love. Success in the [...]
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written by NEMO from Art by Nemo For an artist, commission work could really pay some bills and if done right you can find yourself doing a lot of interesting pieces that you may have never thought of on your own. I didn’t go to school for art so I never had assignments or a [...]
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To put it bluntly: We have forgotten that the only reason we have the joy of living our dreams is because someone else helped us do so. Think about it. The only reason you receive an income from your goods and services is because of customers decided to purchase from you. In addition, friends, family [...]
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Have you ever read Small is the New Big by Seth Godin? It’s full of half page blurbs on a variety of topics, some just random thoughts, some conversation starters, each quite thought are thought provoking. One thought in particular that inspired me by this book is packaging and what it all means, especially in [...]
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Successful artists always need to have some kind of sense of what their particular buyers want. Although each artist has their own unique style, technique and approach to creating their art, being aware of the potential market interests is important. Creating art that is “hot” with today’s trends and popular public interests is a good [...]
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How do we do it? How do we protect our art when user based content is a real live concept exploding all over the web? Consumers can now post their own creations all over the internet from Facebook photos to products on Cafepress. They can create cards to send to friends or share digital stamps [...]
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