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 ❤

@WelzieArt

16 күн бұрын

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 🤙🏼

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.

@WelzieArt

Ай бұрын

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 am retired from the film industry. I was a Set Decorator for years and then an Art Director for some more years on studio level films. I have hired thousands of artists, have created, commissioned, rented and purchased SO MUCH art, and I still don’t know how to price my own work. 😂 I have a LOT of experience, but the Film Industry paid me on a negotiated weekly rate plus any hotel, per diem, car rental, kit rental and health benefits. I’ve never sold any of my work outside of the Film Industry. Never had gallery representation, never participated in an art show, none of that. I know my work is on a very professional level and don’t want to start too low, but I’m not sure if my past experience makes any difference in this adjacent but very different path. I know this is an older video and I’m not sure you’ll see this comment, but I would love to hear your opinion about that type of experience. Does it translate? Would make a difference in the starting price? I’m not sure I could get myself motivated to put much effort into selling anything for a very low price.

@WelzieArt

5 ай бұрын

Hi great question! Pricing really depends on the amount people want to pay so it helps to get out there and show your work at an art fair so you can see first hand how your prices are. If you’re financially able to not need the money from selling your art you’re in a better position to have higher prices. If you don’t have a following for your art then you are starting from scratch. Check out the gallery you would like your art in and see the prices. Go to an art fair and ask for pricing and see how and where your work will fit in to a realistic price structure. Good luck! Stay inspired 🤙🏼

@juliasugarbaker9032

5 ай бұрын

Thanks. Appreciate your comment. I don’t even have an Instagram account. And you are right, I don’t need to sell anything which probably does help. And I’m not willing to put a lot of effort into things like an Instagram account because I’m too old for that and social media in general stresses me out. I think I’ll just start out at an emerging artist sort of price level not really beginner, but not high either. Then I’ll go to a few art shows and see what happens!

@WelzieArt

5 ай бұрын

@juliasugarbaker9032 that’s a great start! You should sign up for a local art festival. They are a great way to start establishing yourself among collectors without having to do social media. Best of luck!

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!

@WelzieArt

Жыл бұрын

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 🤙🏼

@tonysfluidart

Жыл бұрын

@@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!

@WelzieArt

Жыл бұрын

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 🤙🏼

@tonysfluidart

Жыл бұрын

@@WelzieArt Will do, thanks again!

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

@WelzieArt

Жыл бұрын

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 🤙🏼

Do you sell your work framed? What about gallery depth canvases? How do you price that out?

@WelzieArt

Жыл бұрын

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

@a.humphries8678

Жыл бұрын

@@WelzieArt thank you!! I'll keep it simple! I like that. Greetings from Texas!

@WelzieArt

Жыл бұрын

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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

@WelzieArt

Жыл бұрын

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 KZread 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 🤙🏼

@OkieSketcher1949

Жыл бұрын

@@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 KZread videos. I am trying to look for as many artists on KZread, 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

@WelzieArt

Жыл бұрын

Best of luck! Subscribe to my Chanel. I’ll have a video out soon about selling reproductions 🤙🏼

@OkieSketcher1949

Жыл бұрын

@@WelzieArt - I am subscribed. I’m going through your portfolio one by one.

@WelzieArt

Жыл бұрын

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