Hey everybody, I'm thinking of starting to sell art prints but i have now idea where to start! First of all, where do you guys get art prints made and how much is it?
Oh and the way...i jot my AP Art Score!! I Got a 5!!!!! I'm so happy!
when on your front page click "print submission" an that's one way to get it. another way is to go to the desired deaviation and click "enable prints" hope this helped
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To do my own prints I go to a copy place, on their colour copier depending if I get colored prints, or black and white. But i get it on heavier paper. It turns out great, the place I go to is. Copy city. Look around your town/city. Phone book is always good. And look for print shops. or copy shops and take one of your semi/least/favorite drawings so it doesnt really matter if it gets damaged along the way and play with the photocopy machine with some help of someone that works there... that is what i did... i donno... good luck... lol
Well, you can always set up a DA print store, but those are kinda high-priced. I do my own prints, but I also work at a printing company.
The best thing to do is buy a nice pack of paper. I'd get tabloid (11X17) size. Make sure it's acid free and a decent weight (on the heavier side). Then start calling printing stores. Places like Kinko's, UPS Copy Centers, Alphagraphics, stuff like that (if you're in the U.S.) or look in a phone directory under printers. Tell them you want high-quality color prints on a laser printer and that you provide your own paper (most places have crappy, cheap paper). Kinko's in my area charges $0.59 per sheet if you have them print it, so it's not too bad.
As for pricing, it's really all up to you. You can see my print prices here if you want a pricing idea. I like to keep mine cheap, but you still want to make some profit on it. You want to make sure you cover your time and travel involved in getting the print, supplies, and stuff like that. If you sell through stores (which I am looking into myself now), make sure they're priced high enough you make something after the store takes their cut.
Hope that helps you out a bit! Getting started in this is the hardest part. Seriously. You are making a move to turn your hobby into a business. Maybe reading a few books on art business might help you out a bit too, who knows! Good luck to you. You've got the talent.
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another way is to go to the desired deaviation and click "enable prints"
hope this helped
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The best thing to do is buy a nice pack of paper. I'd get tabloid (11X17) size. Make sure it's acid free and a decent weight (on the heavier side). Then start calling printing stores. Places like Kinko's, UPS Copy Centers, Alphagraphics, stuff like that (if you're in the U.S.) or look in a phone directory under printers. Tell them you want high-quality color prints on a laser printer and that you provide your own paper (most places have crappy, cheap paper). Kinko's in my area charges $0.59 per sheet if you have them print it, so it's not too bad.
As for pricing, it's really all up to you. You can see my print prices here if you want a pricing idea. I like to keep mine cheap, but you still want to make some profit on it. You want to make sure you cover your time and travel involved in getting the print, supplies, and stuff like that. If you sell through stores (which I am looking into myself now), make sure they're priced high enough you make something after the store takes their cut.
Hope that helps you out a bit! Getting started in this is the hardest part. Seriously. You are making a move to turn your hobby into a business. Maybe reading a few books on art business might help you out a bit too, who knows! Good luck to you. You've got the talent.
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“Great works of art are never finished, they are abandoned.” ~ Michelangelo
Visit my stock account! ~Aryenne-stock-XX
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~@pollo22~
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“Great works of art are never finished, they are abandoned.” ~ Michelangelo
Visit my stock account! ~Aryenne-stock-XX
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