Comments on: How To Price Art Prints http://www.theabundantartist.com/how-to-price-art-prints/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 17:58:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: How to Sell Art Online — The Abundant Artist http://www.theabundantartist.com/how-to-price-art-prints/comment-page-1/#comment-3029 How to Sell Art Online — The Abundant Artist Fri, 24 Sep 2010 21:30:21 +0000 http://www.theabundantartist.com/?p=1072#comment-3029 [...] Put up prices. This is especially true if you are selling reproductions. Everywhere you display a piece of art you should display a price. Even if your shopping cart lists a price after someone clicks through you’ll find that you get more sales by helping customers know everything they need to know before they click. Here’s a guide for pricing art prints. [...] [...] Put up prices. This is especially true if you are selling reproductions. Everywhere you display a piece of art you should display a price. Even if your shopping cart lists a price after someone clicks through you’ll find that you get more sales by helping customers know everything they need to know before they click. Here’s a guide for pricing art prints. [...]

]]> By: Artpreneur, Artrepreneur, Entrepreneur – What Are You? — The Abundant Artist http://www.theabundantartist.com/how-to-price-art-prints/comment-page-1/#comment-2205 Artpreneur, Artrepreneur, Entrepreneur – What Are You? — The Abundant Artist Wed, 30 Jun 2010 16:00:15 +0000 http://www.theabundantartist.com/?p=1072#comment-2205 [...] product. There are things that every business has to do in order to succeed. You have to figure out pricing, you have to figure out who you are selling your stuff to and what makes your product different [...] [...] product. There are things that every business has to do in order to succeed. You have to figure out pricing, you have to figure out who you are selling your stuff to and what makes your product different [...]

]]> By: Nine Myths Artists Believe About Business — The Abundant Artist http://www.theabundantartist.com/how-to-price-art-prints/comment-page-1/#comment-2055 Nine Myths Artists Believe About Business — The Abundant Artist Tue, 15 Jun 2010 14:05:08 +0000 http://www.theabundantartist.com/?p=1072#comment-2055 [...] Money is Evil. Pretty hard to bust this myth if it’s something you believe, but I’ll try. How much art could you be making if you didn’t have to worry about money? What kind of art would you be making if you didn’t have to worry about money? Yeah, sit and think about that one for a while. Now, how much money do you need to have to meet your wants? How much time are you willing to give to make that kind of money? Figure out the hours there and you’re on your way to figuring out how much you need to charge for your art. [...] [...] Money is Evil. Pretty hard to bust this myth if it’s something you believe, but I’ll try. How much art could you be making if you didn’t have to worry about money? What kind of art would you be making if you didn’t have to worry about money? Yeah, sit and think about that one for a while. Now, how much money do you need to have to meet your wants? How much time are you willing to give to make that kind of money? Figure out the hours there and you’re on your way to figuring out how much you need to charge for your art. [...]

]]> By: Lizzy D http://www.theabundantartist.com/how-to-price-art-prints/comment-page-1/#comment-1792 Lizzy D Thu, 13 May 2010 00:05:34 +0000 http://www.theabundantartist.com/?p=1072#comment-1792 Thanks for the great tips! I find pricing my art (be it prints or originals) the hardest part of being an artist. I don't want to rip myself off, but I also don't want to scare off potential buyers from my works. As an artist that is just getting into print sales, the upfront cost of the higher end prints can be staggering, especially if you don't sell a lot of them. I currently print them out myself on the best photo paper I can get and sell them at a fairly low price. This at least gives me some cash to put into saving up for the nicer stuff down the road. Thanks for the great tips! I find pricing my art (be it prints or originals) the hardest part of being an artist. I don’t want to rip myself off, but I also don’t want to scare off potential buyers from my works.

As an artist that is just getting into print sales, the upfront cost of the higher end prints can be staggering, especially if you don’t sell a lot of them. I currently print them out myself on the best photo paper I can get and sell them at a fairly low price. This at least gives me some cash to put into saving up for the nicer stuff down the road.

]]> By: Angela Baumgartner http://www.theabundantartist.com/how-to-price-art-prints/comment-page-1/#comment-1645 Angela Baumgartner Fri, 09 Apr 2010 01:27:33 +0000 http://www.theabundantartist.com/?p=1072#comment-1645 High quality printing is important, and so is the paper or canvas that you use. There are a lot of differences in how ink is absorbed and the way the image will appear on the paper- so work with a printer to learn some of the language and terms you need to know. Weights- paper comes in 'pounds' like 60, 80or 120 lb. and there are differences in thickness and finishes. Card stock is a different weight than standard reams of paper. All of it has a bearing on the look and feel of the finished product. Figure out what you like best and what you can afford. If you are doing large sized work, find what companies carry which sizes and how easy they are to run through a press, how they handle wrinkles, being cut, smudges or scoring and so on. Ask people who have work similar to yours or that you admire how their art looks what they use, who they use and what they found out the hard way. Hope some of this adds to the mix of consideration for good decisions regarding art and it's presentation! High quality printing is important, and so is the paper or canvas that you use. There are a lot of differences in how ink is absorbed and the way the image will appear on the paper- so work with a printer to learn some of the language and terms you need to know.

Weights- paper comes in ‘pounds’ like 60, 80or 120 lb. and there are differences in thickness and finishes. Card stock is a different weight than standard reams of paper. All of it has a bearing on the look and feel of the finished product. Figure out what you like best and what you can afford.

If you are doing large sized work, find what companies carry which sizes and how easy they are to run through a press, how they handle wrinkles, being cut, smudges or scoring and so on. Ask people who have work similar to yours or that you admire how their art looks what they use, who they use and what they found out the hard way.
Hope some of this adds to the mix of consideration for good decisions regarding art and it’s presentation!

]]> By: Chris Horner http://www.theabundantartist.com/how-to-price-art-prints/comment-page-1/#comment-1167 Chris Horner Thu, 25 Feb 2010 03:34:51 +0000 http://www.theabundantartist.com/?p=1072#comment-1167 I might humbly argue to look for the best quality printing that you can. That in turn allows you to charge an even higher price for your work as it will stand out from the dozens of other people printing at home/Rite Aid/Kinkos - as long as you educate people on what exactly they're getting and paying for. I might humbly argue to look for the best quality printing that you can. That in turn allows you to charge an even higher price for your work as it will stand out from the dozens of other people printing at home/Rite Aid/Kinkos – as long as you educate people on what exactly they’re getting and paying for.

]]> By: theabundantartist http://www.theabundantartist.com/how-to-price-art-prints/comment-page-1/#comment-1153 theabundantartist Wed, 24 Feb 2010 04:21:53 +0000 http://www.theabundantartist.com/?p=1072#comment-1153 Great question Lesley. Obviously you'll want to take that into consideration as well. Remember to shop around and get the best deal you can on printing services. Great question Lesley. Obviously you’ll want to take that into consideration as well. Remember to shop around and get the best deal you can on printing services.

]]> By: Lesley http://www.theabundantartist.com/how-to-price-art-prints/comment-page-1/#comment-1152 Lesley Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:56:34 +0000 http://www.theabundantartist.com/?p=1072#comment-1152 How about the cost of getting the print made? Giclee vs. other types? How about the cost of getting the print made? Giclee vs. other types?

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