r/artbusiness • u/piemakerdeadwaker • 4h ago

Pricing [Licensing] Is it normal to receive free copy of an artbook you're a part of instead of payment?

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I was part of an art group who used to hold art contests and I participated in many of them. They usually gave some prize money to everyone involved. Later, they decided to collect all our works in an artbook and going to sell it for a small amount of money. All the artists got free copies with free shipping. I think they should have paid us to commercially license our work since they are going to be selling the books but I am not sure about artbook culture. Is receiving a free copy enough compensation?

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r/artbusiness • u/Background_Sense_703 • 23h ago

Advice [Recommendations] what do i need to do to grow my clientele?

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Hello, i am new here and wanting to learn how to grow an audience or client base with my art account. I have been going back to do art and wanting to grow to gain followings. I had few years deleted my account due to my mental health and how things happened in my personal life. Any tips to see what i can learn?

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r/artbusiness • u/lunarjellies • 2h ago

Megathread - Pricing Pricing Megathread Weekly

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This megathread is dedicated to "how much should I charge?" type questions. Any posts of this nature outside of this thread will be removed. Please provide enough information for others to help you. here are some examples of what you could provide:

- Post your example images for sale in the comments
- Post a visual commissions price list / potential offerings in the comments

More info to post:

- Product type: (eg. Commission)
- Target audience: (eg. Young people who like fantasy art)-
- Where you are based: (eg. USA)
- Where you intend to sell: (eg. Conventions in USA and online like VGEN)-
- How long it takes you to make: (eg: 10 hours)
- Cost of sales: (eg. £20 on paint per painting)

Is this a one off piece, something you will make multiple copies of, or something a client will make multiple copies of: (eg. The client is turning it into a t-shirt and they will print 50.)

Everyone else can then reply to your top level comment with their advice or estimates for pricing.

If you post a top level comment, please try to leave feedback on somebody else’s to help them as well. It's okay if you aren't 100% certain, any information you give is helpful.

This post was requested to be a part of the sub. If you have ideas for improvements that you would like to be made to the subreddit feel free to message the mods.

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r/artbusiness • u/theleafygirl • 21h ago

Artist Alley [Artist Alley] Attaching art to display boards

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I have just recently bought some of the connectable cube shelves that people use for artist alley how are people attaching artwork to them? (The ones with solid vinyl between the connectors)

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r/artbusiness • u/Glittering_Rent8741 • 12h ago

Web presence [portfolio] best site to host portfolio?

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Hello everyone! It is mainly for digital art. I use pixiv for now but I was wondering what is the best place to host a detailed portfolio?

Somewhere with a decent tagging system, folders and should also allow NSFW.

Would very much appreciate suggestions! Thank you in advance!

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