Hi, how would you compare an art in the park show to a community type festival and a more prestigious art festival? I've been selling my non objective/astract canvases at mostly community type shows and sometimes do pretty well, but I try to keep my prices reasonable, say from twenty dollars for a small watercolor or pastel piece to up to a hundred twenty-five dollars for say a 24 x 36 acrylic canvas. So, I'm hoping that the customer base at the art in the park might be more serious as far as art buying goes. If that is the case (not trying to hold your feet to the fire) Then, I would like to use the opportunity to raise my prices a bit, especially with some 48 x 30 pieces I've recently done. Thinking of maybe two fifty to maybe three fifty. What is your opinion if any? Thank you and I very much enjoy the video. Btw: not sure if this matters, but I've been selling this type of art for a good seven years and I'll soon be turning sixty-seven years old. Thanks again, John
Hi John great question and congrats on selling art. It means you’re doing something right. I would recommend raising your prices 25% across the board. You may notice a little less sales ( but I doubt it) but this increase is well over due. You can also charge more for the larger pieces as they take more time and they will be more of a statement piece in someone’s home, which they will be able to afford a little more. Also when you raise your prices you can add prints to your line and sell those for 20$ allowing your originals to be priced higher. Hope this helps. Any questions just ask. This topic is hard for a lot of artists, but this is a safe place for these tough questions. Stay inspired. Aloha 🤙🏼
Really great video and to be honest I have been struggling to figure out where my art falls for price. I've also just been accepted into my first market, so I had better figure it out quickly. I've been lucky enough to sell some pieces locally and have support that way but am really unsure of how the general public will see my prices. I've also invested in acrylic prints which I can sell forever now as a plus and an extra option for consumers. Just a ton to think about!
Im stoked the video helped and congrats on getting into your first market. Just remember you can always raise your prices at the next market. Better to sell everything and have to make more. You’ll learn so much from the market. Also if you’ve already had some sells I’m sure the market will go great. Prints are a great way to offer more affordable pieces and easy for collectors to purchase. Good luck and let me know how it goes. I have a video on tips for first time art fairs. It’s worth a watch. Stay inspired 🤙🏼
@@WelzieArt I appreciate it, and I'm really glad a stumbled across your channel. This started as a bit of a hobby for me and quickly turned into an unintentional business of mine, and your tips and videos are great!
Thanks so much! It’s crazy how fast it goes from hobby to business. Once you start doing art markets it will turn into a full blown art business! Keep me posted on how it goes 🤙🏼
Hi, there! I already checked like a lot of videos about this topic and yours help me a lot. However, I’ve been struggling about prices and values for a bit since I do quite a “unique” artwork. Basically, I do framed art pieces based on Simone’s and it is hard to find others to compare a little bit about how other artists make the approach with this kind of artworks.
It was hard for me in the beginning pricing my art. I just sold my art the most affordable I could. Start your pricing off at a level someone will actually buy it. Sell before raising prices.
I’m so glad I found your channel! I have my second art show tonight and this was helpful. I think I will lower my prices to sell out and GET MY ART OUT THERE. thanks again ❤
I just discovered this video and have a question concerning what you have said. I am looking into selling my artwork. I have not sold a piece since being in an 8th grade art show about 60 years ago. As an adult I’ve yet to attend an art show as a selling artist, but I have been to several shows, cafes, galleries, etc. Most of my work is in pen and ink, some with watercolor washes. Not to brag or anything like that but many of the pictures I have seen for sale are not really that good, are priced far more than I would ever pay for them, and I honestly believe my work is better. Several times I have been asked if my works are for sale and I have said they are not, and at the time that was an honest answer. My question revolves around prints of originals that do sell. What is your thought on selling prints after one sells the original? Is there an ethical issue if someone bought the original and then sees prints of it for sale? I have heard stories from artists who state they had photos of the original and after the original sold they started selling prints of it only to have the buyer of the original get quite upset, even threatening a lawsuit, over the sale of the prints. Just asking for me not with that fictitious ‘friend’ everyone claims to have. -OkieSketcher1949
Stoked you’re getting into pursuing selling your art. A lot to unpack here. I think I talk a bit about prints and reproductions in my podcast on RUclips and I just made a little video on how to price art. Check them out it may help. There is nothing unethical about selling prints. Every artist does it in one form or another. The friend who was threatened by a lawsuit might have just had a crazy collector. Prints raise the value of the original artwork. Hope this helps. Stay inspired 🤙🏼
@@WelzieArt - Yes it does help. I need to track down that friend and see what else may have happened. I am about to go look for your earlier RUclips videos. I am trying to look for as many artists on RUclips, as well as other places, on how to start an art selling business. I am retired so I have a bit more time than most getting this done. I am also looking for the best places to get prints made and perhaps a service that will handle the taxes, shipping, etc. If you have suggestions, I am all eyes and ears. Stay healthy and safe. Have a great year and thank you for the advice. -OkieSketcher1949
I do sell pieces in frame and it is a headache. If you can avoid them I would. Frames are expensive so it’s best to stick to one style that looks best on your art. Pricing wise our pieces include frame and we don’t sell them without them. ( though my new work is all frameless) Sometimes you won’t make money on the frame because they are already expensive and to add more on top of that for your profit can be difficult. I made all our frames until I had a local wood shop guy make them. They were custom to my needs but I had to buy in bulk which not everyone can do. Hope this helps. Any more questions just ask. Aloha
Great content. I'm hoping to start selling some of my art so I'm new to all of this. What do you mean by reproductions?
Reproductions is a nicer way of saying prints. Sounds more valuable. A reproduction can be a different mediums printed, aluminum, canvas, paper
@@WelzieArt Okay, thank you. I thought you might mean your interpretation of another work.
Hi, how would you compare an art in the park show to a community type festival and a more prestigious art festival? I've been selling my non objective/astract canvases at mostly community type shows and sometimes do pretty well, but I try to keep my prices reasonable, say from twenty dollars for a small watercolor or pastel piece to up to a hundred twenty-five dollars for say a 24 x 36 acrylic canvas. So, I'm hoping that the customer base at the art in the park might be more serious as far as art buying goes. If that is the case (not trying to hold your feet to the fire) Then, I would like to use the opportunity to raise my prices a bit, especially with some 48 x 30 pieces I've recently done. Thinking of maybe two fifty to maybe three fifty. What is your opinion if any? Thank you and I very much enjoy the video. Btw: not sure if this matters, but I've been selling this type of art for a good seven years and I'll soon be turning sixty-seven years old. Thanks again,
John
Hi John great question and congrats on selling art. It means you’re doing something right. I would recommend raising your prices 25% across the board. You may notice a little less sales ( but I doubt it) but this increase is well over due. You can also charge more for the larger pieces as they take more time and they will be more of a statement piece in someone’s home, which they will be able to afford a little more. Also when you raise your prices you can add prints to your line and sell those for 20$ allowing your originals to be priced higher. Hope this helps. Any questions just ask. This topic is hard for a lot of artists, but this is a safe place for these tough questions. Stay inspired. Aloha 🤙🏼
Really great video and to be honest I have been struggling to figure out where my art falls for price. I've also just been accepted into my first market, so I had better figure it out quickly. I've been lucky enough to sell some pieces locally and have support that way but am really unsure of how the general public will see my prices. I've also invested in acrylic prints which I can sell forever now as a plus and an extra option for consumers. Just a ton to think about!
Im stoked the video helped and congrats on getting into your first market. Just remember you can always raise your prices at the next market. Better to sell everything and have to make more. You’ll learn so much from the market. Also if you’ve already had some sells I’m sure the market will go great. Prints are a great way to offer more affordable pieces and easy for collectors to purchase. Good luck and let me know how it goes. I have a video on tips for first time art fairs. It’s worth a watch.
Stay inspired 🤙🏼
@@WelzieArt I appreciate it, and I'm really glad a stumbled across your channel. This started as a bit of a hobby for me and quickly turned into an unintentional business of mine, and your tips and videos are great!
Thanks so much! It’s crazy how fast it goes from hobby to business. Once you start doing art markets it will turn into a full blown art business! Keep me posted on how it goes 🤙🏼
@@WelzieArt Will do, thanks again!
Hi, there! I already checked like a lot of videos about this topic and yours help me a lot. However, I’ve been struggling about prices and values for a bit since I do quite a “unique” artwork. Basically, I do framed art pieces based on Simone’s and it is hard to find others to compare a little bit about how other artists make the approach with this kind of artworks.
It was hard for me in the beginning pricing my art. I just sold my art the most affordable I could. Start your pricing off at a level someone will actually buy it. Sell before raising prices.
I’m so glad I found your channel! I have my second art show tonight and this was helpful. I think I will lower my prices to sell out and GET MY ART OUT THERE. thanks again ❤
Awesome! Hope it went well. No matter what keep creating and doing more shows. It’s the only way to get better and takes time. Stay inspired 🤙🏼
I just discovered this video and have a question concerning what you have said. I am looking into selling my artwork. I have not sold a piece since being in an 8th grade art show about 60 years ago. As an adult I’ve yet to attend an art show as a selling artist, but I have been to several shows, cafes, galleries, etc. Most of my work is in pen and ink, some with watercolor washes. Not to brag or anything like that but many of the pictures I have seen for sale are not really that good, are priced far more than I would ever pay for them, and I honestly believe my work is better. Several times I have been asked if my works are for sale and I have said they are not, and at the time that was an honest answer. My question revolves around prints of originals that do sell. What is your thought on selling prints after one sells the original? Is there an ethical issue if someone bought the original and then sees prints of it for sale? I have heard stories from artists who state they had photos of the original and after the original sold they started selling prints of it only to have the buyer of the original get quite upset, even threatening a lawsuit, over the sale of the prints. Just asking for me not with that fictitious ‘friend’ everyone claims to have. -OkieSketcher1949
Stoked you’re getting into pursuing selling your art. A lot to unpack here. I think I talk a bit about prints and reproductions in my podcast on RUclips and I just made a little video on how to price art. Check them out it may help. There is nothing unethical about selling prints. Every artist does it in one form or another. The friend who was threatened by a lawsuit might have just had a crazy collector. Prints raise the value of the original artwork. Hope this helps. Stay inspired 🤙🏼
@@WelzieArt - Yes it does help. I need to track down that friend and see what else may have happened. I am about to go look for your earlier RUclips videos. I am trying to look for as many artists on RUclips, as well as other places, on how to start an art selling business. I am retired so I have a bit more time than most getting this done. I am also looking for the best places to get prints made and perhaps a service that will handle the taxes, shipping, etc. If you have suggestions, I am all eyes and ears. Stay healthy and safe. Have a great year and thank you for the advice. -OkieSketcher1949
Best of luck! Subscribe to my Chanel. I’ll have a video out soon about selling reproductions 🤙🏼
@@WelzieArt - I am subscribed. I’m going through your portfolio one by one.
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Do you sell your work framed? What about gallery depth canvases? How do you price that out?
I do sell pieces in frame and it is a headache. If you can avoid them I would.
Frames are expensive so it’s best to stick to one style that looks best on your art. Pricing wise our pieces include frame and we don’t sell them without them. ( though my new work is all frameless)
Sometimes you won’t make money on the frame because they are already expensive and to add more on top of that for your profit can be difficult.
I made all our frames until I had a local wood shop guy make them. They were custom to my needs but I had to buy in bulk which not everyone can do.
Hope this helps. Any more questions just ask.
Aloha
@@WelzieArt thank you!! I'll keep it simple! I like that.
Greetings from Texas!
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Do you ever "say make me an offer" on an art piece?
I have in the beginning for sure. But it does devalue your work. Best to say “ how much is your budget so I can give you the best deal”