Being a wildlife artist, adding great detail to the landscape helps. I have a lot of out of towners and also people that bought my work from years of growth.
😊I’m leaving my hell hole job soon. Moving and start my career as an artist. Postponed for almost 40 years. Taking care of everyone and everything. Now or never!!!
I have recently started watching your business oriented videos and find them very interesting. I myself am a beginner in watercolor, of a “certain age,” and have no expectation of ever selling anything. In addition I anticipate that in the end whatever remains of my work will go in the trash. My husband, however, is an accomplished artist. His chosen medium is wood, and his chosen technique is jokingly referred to as “turning and burning.” He also sometimes adds color to his pieces. His signature work is recognized by big name professionals around the world, as well as hobbyists. His work has been featured in on-line galleries and sites and in magazines devoted to woodturning. However, he really hates parting with his pieces and we only have so much shelf space. I asked him what he thought would happen to all of them “in the end” when uncaring and unknowledgeable people come in to clear the house. He then relented and did sell many pieces, some of which he still wishes he had. The collection is growing again to the point of again having crowded shelves. This is a medium that is not widely known to the general public. The collectors market dried up at the time of the big recession and still has not fully recovered. I try not to think about it but sometimes do despair of his work ending up in the landfill. Sorry-just needed to vent today to someone who might understand.
It is hard to let things go, but I find taking clear photos is the best way of feeling you still have access to the memories. Once you let them go they may be treasured, or they may be unloved, we have no control over this. I feel your pain, I hate a cluttered house!
I live in a lake beach resort in southern Ontario Canada. We have a small local gallery &hub. Most of the artist have paintings there. I’ve found a niche and am able to exclusively display and sell mty painted glassware and small furniture pieces, along with some greetings cards. Glassware is a tough one but I do sell some from time to time but my painted side tables have been a huge hit. Being a beach community I sell a lot of tables with seascapes and boats as our cottage owners seem to love them.
I would recommend an art show that is for charity, this encourages all sorts of people and some of the money goes to a good cause and people feel good about that. I sold an original picture that was simple, a local theme and it wasn't overpriced ie it was good value, I had profit and for me, someone could afford it, not everyone has a high budget. I sold my picture to an OAP and I am pleased he was able to buy a picture, when a lot of paintings there were not local and very expensive, but then they may have a different market. It was my target audience. He told me he was going to hang it up in his kitchen. Locally, I love local themes.
Thank you so much Michele. Your 8 minute video worth years of experince...that would make an artists life so much easier. It gave me all the information i need so much. Thank you
Really good video, sound advice, it all rings true with me. Forty years ago, two of us were angry young men, my pal Nael painting the American flag on fire and me with collages about death. Nael now paints fishing boats and has a very good lifestyle and I produce Fauvist landscapes. My paintings all look the same and enough people like them so I keep doing them. As you say, it is good to do other things for yourself (or the soul?) and this week I have been in a 1940s St.Ives frame of mind but these will not be for sale. Tomorrow I am taking two friends to see six pieces I have in an excellent gallery. It will cost me lunch and they won't buy any art but the social aspect to what we do is one of its many attractions. So yes, yours is a proper lesson in How It IS in the UK. Keep posting!
Thank you ☺️ I myself have a fondness for the Gothic, and horror movies. I did paint Whitby Abbey, with a crow in the front (and sold it) but not the most saleable of subjects...
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber My pal Nael is very successful and I suggested he painted two crows in the foreground of a huge seascape and title it 'Twa Corbies' after a Scottish medieval poem. It sat for two years before he painted them out and sold it for £15,000. Crows are a symbol of death in many cultures and nobody should ever take my advice.
@@heraldeventsandfilms5970 😆😆😆 I adore crows. My daughter has a tattoo of one. I think after I had painted Dracula's Abbey it was in for a penny, in for a pound 😏😁
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber I live on a tiny farm next to the coast. Lots of crows here (I feed everything!) and recently the local kestrel was being pursued by four of them. Kes was going full pelt and did a snap one hundred and eighty degree turn. The crows knew this but struggled to turn and by the time they had altered course, Kes was half a mile away. The crows consoled themselves by chasing a buzzard, a more cumbersome bird that can also outmanoeuvre them. This is the entertainment I see from the studio. If it snows, it looks like a Bruegel without the peasants. During 'Open Studios' when the public arrive to waste my time, it is very tidy but inside my home is not. I am going to the studio now, sideways to the easel, a tiny space in which to work. The public won't be here until September. I will put my natural belligerence on hold that weekend.
There's a nugget of truth, once something is work it's less exciting and more of a chore, but oncologists aren't experts on art business, do what you need to do :-)
You won’t like your art hobby, after you’ve failed to become a paid professional artist. And you’ll definitely fail, just like 99.99% of all artists, even with fine arts degree. Self-disappointment will hold you back from enjoying art after that. It’s just reality, dear.
Thank you for this video! I've just left uni and I'm trying to decide what type of work to focus on, which isn't easy as I have completely different styles depending on the media. I painted in oil for uni work but I have more experience with graphite drawing... but then I won a competition using fine liner and watercolour! I can't decide on a clear direction but at least you've confirmed my thoughts/ fears about which medias are more popular. I think that, going on what you said and my favourite subjects, commissions are the way forward. Thank you!
Wait, what?! Don’t tell me, you actually went to uni to study art hobby?! 🙄 How are you planning to get a real job to pay for art supplies? If you don’t have another degree, you gotta consider that the minimum wage doesn’t pay much…
In your survey(?), I’ve stated not too interested in Acrylics, as I’ve many materials still waiting to be used don’t want to invest money in anything more Just wish to better Aquarells, drawing & lettering, but, you say to try everything. Obviously if we want to sell, I mayn’t be able to part with my works, at least the successful ones.( in my eyes ). Thanks
My cousins wants to become doctors and engineers because they have pretty good salaries and I'm the only one who wants to be an artist even though salary is not to be expected. My parents and my cousins are the only one who knows that I will be an artist and my parents support me but my aunts still didn't know and I'm not really ready to tell them yet cos I'm afraid that they will belittle me. Thanks to this video now I'm really sure in what I really want
Go for it Trina, like any other field, you need to plan for business, however good you are at art money doesn't just arrive. But it can be a good career, with good money. I wish you much luck!
"I feel more of an artist if I sell work" NOT TRUE at all. Validation of your art should not come from external sources. Especially from those buyers (public) who are not qualified to appreciate certain art types.
Whilst I agree with the sentiment, Van Gogh sold almost nothing, validation is a personal thing. For me it's tied to coming from a family of commercial artists and having something to prove. So whilst sales are no proof of artistic ability, for me it's important. I have always been interested in business. Success in this area is important to me.
I simply can't paint for no reason. Without commercial validation It's pointless to me, especially if you actually want to make a living as an artist. You need to compromise by finding a subject that both sells and one that you like to paint. With all due respect anyone can be anything by name but at some point you have to be judged for your ability and mastery of craft. I have met lots of people who think they can sing, but they can't.
It is a challenge to get the balance. I am lucky enough to have sold stuff I love that is really ME, but I don't always sell all as some people 'just don't get it' I think you end up having a 'General' topic, but you can choose your own wonderful technique. I think a lot of people love beauty and local themes, oh cats and dogs. Some of the commercial stuff I have seen I don't like it at all. I went to the Royal Academy and there was not a lot I liked, yet I liked more work by our local village artist, who painted the Northern Lights and I bought her picture in her house as part of Open Studios. It was also nice to meet the artist and have a chat, rather than go to an anonymous gallery and you never meet the artist and you aren't allowed to go to the preview. There is no way I can do commercial work as my watercolour is just at a beginner stage, but I have sold embroidered local pictures.
Real galleries or fake ones (aka vanity galleries, where YOU are the customer and YOU pay to display)… If you were successful, you’d not take “breaks”.
Thank God for you. Very informative and straightforward. Detailed on what material sells, what subjects sells and where the top selling work aim to place itself/tend to go. (eg. Cafes, galleries etc). Its just my goal as an amateur knowing theres a pandemic alert I want to sell work online and alot of prints of my amount of handmade work. No graphic work. Yet would you say that's a good idea or should I attempt to sell multiple handmade work slowly but surely?
Real venues are very challenging at the moment. Be careful of getting multiple prints etc made if you are not sure they will sell. Online is working best for me currently!
The reality is that art is a hobby. Not a profession. Even Michelle is not a professional artist, she does NOT make a living with creating artwork. She makes very low wage as a “teacher”. Not an artist though.
Thanks for sharing this with us. I am still working with various mediums and attempting to study the various styles of art to figure out what my style would be labeled as. I know that my style will find me, but will I know how to label it when it does.
@@mikenoneofyourbusiness7122 So sorry to hear that you’ve not got any of supportive encouragement with your art as I am blessed with. I am rooting for you to succeed with your Art journey whether it’s a hobby or professionally. 🥰🫶🏻
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber.....Ms. Michelle If you should ever come to central Florida in my neck of the woods, I would love to show you around. Maybe we could do some plein air together and I would love to take ya to lunch. Some of us ladies get together and go different places to draw or paint. I have started a group called Ladies Fresh Air Art on Facebook. Would it be ok to share some of your tutorials on that page?
Collage can be hard to sell, although I love making it. I think it's important to let people know that the art may change and fade over time, at least that's what I do, as you tend to have less control over the elements you add. Depends what you use of course.
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebberAnd, when you use really good framers, you stand out with your work. You elevate yourself above so many, only because of the richness of your product. You also attract people that can and will return many times for your work so do not refuse to pay $500 for an expensive frame for good working art. It is worth it!
Thank you! Very informative and to the point. Just one question, I am a digital artist, which means I draw and paint with a graphics tablet, do you have any experience with this medium? How would you price printed and framed digital paintings? Thanks!
Probably around the same space as watercolours, although it's not my area of expertise, they may be less popular. Of course if it's your medium and you do them really well that makes all the difference!
I do half and half, what sells and what i like to do. I don't mind making the pieces that sell. They are much faster to make. I'll do like one that i want to then two smaller, simpler ones that i know will sell. Dogs and cats sell for me, mushrooms sell, frogs sell. ETs sell too. We are in rural Texas. Farm Animals and bluebonnets sell, but everyone paints those, so i don't. I'm not a professional. I'm self taught. I try different things and see what sells, the rest go in my house. I have a shop that exclusively carries my art. I use acrylics.
You don't need an arts degree, I don't have one. You only need an art degree if you want to teach in a school. Drawing should underpin everything, and although certain pieces are worth more than others... the one that suits you best is the one that will sell the best, so just explore until you find what you are best at!
Do you always paint what you photograph yourself or from life itself? What if you can’t sit outside and paint? And what if you want to paint a wolf or any other animal or a landscape you have no access to to take your own picture? This is a huge block for me which I need to get past, I’d really appreciate your view on this 🤍
Yes I do, because I am working commercially I cannot infringe other peoples copyright. There are free sites however that you can access to gain photos of things like wolves copyright free. Please do be careful though, make sure you use one of the larger reputable sites. Sometimes there's a small fee to pay. Another option is to team up with a local photographer, there are some brilliant amateurs who are probably happy to sell images for a small fee. And you are allowed to include source images in a larger painting. For example if you have a large landscape with buildings (from your own photo) and you want to add a sheep from a photo you find online, it probably won't be a problem. If the painting was just the sheep though you would be on shaky ground.
Oh come on now. Don’t be a complete idiоt. Get a photo online and paint from that reference. How else do ya think we all paint?! 🙄 Plenty of royalty free places!
Hello 🙂 I don't know exactly what type of work you produce with string, but I can tell you my experience of showing textile artists: I found that framed textile work, however beautiful, did not sell. But once made into useful items; scarves, jewellery, bags, wine holders, bowls it became much more saleable. I hope that helps?
Well actually my work doesnt not comes under textile , it does comes in the form of art , where i nail a specific design or pattern and connect the nails with steings of thread and make a art so that i refered as steing art but anyways i learned a lot , from knowing what is art and how to exhibit.Thank you!
I think coloured pencils can be a tough sell, however I know people who do photorealistic animals/botanicals and they do well. Looser subjects tend not to translate well into coloured pencils.
Not sure but probably Watercolor simply because the public are more accustomed to it. But all things are relative, if you are amazing at Gouache and awful at Watercolor then of course Gouache will sell better for you. But in general terms Watercolor. That said, a combination of both often wouldn't even be noticed as a different medium.
Sounds a tough sell, but specific things can work, if you can find a niche and people who want that. There's a buyer for everything if you can just find them.
I would say level with watercolours. Although the recent trend for acrylic paint pouring may be a bit less saleable. But good quality mixed media art is probably the same as watercolours :-)
Ah, printmaking. From personal experience it's pretty popular but a lot can depend on price. I found (as I have done some printmaking) that when I exhibited it alongside my watercolours it didn't sell. But at printmakers exhibitions it was well received and sold often. The issue with printmaking is that sometimes purchasers don't really understand what they are buying, because the word print is also used for reproductions. Selling with other printmakers can really help, as buyers are more receptive.
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Thank you! This is so helpful and I'd love to see more on this topic. It's rare to find professional artists being this candid about the market. People like to ignore the commerical side, but art is like any other career!
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber kool I send mine to a western Auction in Wyoming. And other style paintings to park west gallery they said they said they could sell them first they have to look at them hope they sell. Thanks
One aspect is where you live. Anywhere you can have people around seems to be a good spot for selling your work. Do not second guess the public! They will fool you every time.
Printing stickers only makes profit if you’re doing it in a 3rd world country, meaning poor country. If you print in the West, it will cost you more to print, than to buy brand new.
when you realize abstract sells more than realism then you think of the amount of hours you spent on it hehehe. What do you think of realism, do you also think it is technical and not creative?
The thing that suits you best is what will sell best at the end of the day. Realism absolutely can be creative too, there are many creative choices even when painting what you see.
I haven’t watched this video yet so not sure how or why I commented 😳 sorry Michelle I think I meant to put this on painting backgrounds which I do find really scary 😂!
I love the way you can talk about it and talk about it and talk to th hilt and say that same thing as you just said over and over again and again and saying it in different ways and different arrangements of words it's so much talk about the common sense already have that one down ,talk and you just talk so much about talking to put words in a sentence then different words to talk about the same thing on the title then you go on these tangents so good at that time and time and time and time and time and time again that was a brilliant idea to take the time to talk about it in 9 different ways so you can hear yourself ""!? Guess ?? THATS A RIMMER ! RIGHTO ! TALK ...! WE SIMPS WE SO GLAD YOU TALK TALL TALK TALK. AND IT IS SO COMPREHENSIVE JUST LIKE MY EX WIFE WHO USE TO TALK AND TALK AND EXPLAIN AND SAY IM GOING HERE AND HERE AND HERE AND HERE AND OH SILLY SILLY ME IM STILL LISTENING BUT FROM A DIFFERENT KIND OF TUNING OUT ,I MEAN I SAY IN MY MINDS NOT TALK TALK TALK /THEN ,WHAT ARE U.WE KNOW EVERY ASPECT . I ME WE JUST FIND OUT LOCALLY THAT ART SELLS OH YES IT SALES & SAILS AND SELLS AND CELLS TO BELLS TO WHALES.THEY TALK TO HAHAHAHAHAHA HAHAHAHAHAHA.
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What sort of art sells where you live? Are your local buyers modern or traditional!
Being a wildlife artist, adding great detail to the landscape helps. I have a lot of out of towners and also people that bought my work from years of growth.
😊I’m leaving my hell hole job soon. Moving and start my career as an artist. Postponed for almost 40 years. Taking care of everyone and everything. Now or never!!!
Oh, good luck!
Beat luck! 😊❤
*best luck!
I have recently started watching your business oriented videos and find them very interesting. I myself am a beginner in watercolor, of a “certain age,” and have no expectation of ever selling anything. In addition I anticipate that in the end whatever remains of my work will go in the trash. My husband, however, is an accomplished artist. His chosen medium is wood, and his chosen technique is jokingly referred to as “turning and burning.” He also sometimes adds color to his pieces. His signature work is recognized by big name professionals around the world, as well as hobbyists. His work has been featured in on-line galleries and sites and in magazines devoted to woodturning. However, he really hates parting with his pieces and we only have so much shelf space. I asked him what he thought would happen to all of them “in the end” when uncaring and unknowledgeable people come in to clear the house. He then relented and did sell many pieces, some of which he still wishes he had. The collection is growing again to the point of again having crowded shelves. This is a medium that is not widely known to the general public. The collectors market dried up at the time of the big recession and still has not fully recovered. I try not to think about it but sometimes do despair of his work ending up in the landfill. Sorry-just needed to vent today to someone who might understand.
It is hard to let things go, but I find taking clear photos is the best way of feeling you still have access to the memories. Once you let them go they may be treasured, or they may be unloved, we have no control over this. I feel your pain, I hate a cluttered house!
I live in a lake beach resort in southern Ontario Canada. We have a small local gallery &hub. Most of the artist have paintings there. I’ve found a niche and am able to exclusively display and sell mty painted glassware and small furniture pieces, along with some greetings cards. Glassware is a tough one but I do sell some from time to time but my painted side tables have been a huge hit. Being a beach community I sell a lot of tables with seascapes and boats as our cottage owners seem to love them.
Sounds perfect!
I would recommend an art show that is for charity, this encourages all sorts of people and some of the money goes to a good cause and people feel good about that. I sold an original picture that was simple, a local theme and it wasn't overpriced ie it was good value, I had profit and for me, someone could afford it, not everyone has a high budget. I sold my picture to an OAP and I am pleased he was able to buy a picture, when a lot of paintings there were not local and very expensive, but then they may have a different market. It was my target audience. He told me he was going to hang it up in his kitchen. Locally, I love local themes.
Thank you so much Michele. Your 8 minute video worth years of experince...that would make an artists life so much easier. It gave me all the information i need so much. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Really good video, sound advice, it all rings true with me. Forty years ago, two of us were angry young men, my pal Nael painting the American flag on fire and me with collages about death. Nael now paints fishing boats and has a very good lifestyle and I produce Fauvist landscapes. My paintings all look the same and enough people like them so I keep doing them. As you say, it is good to do other things for yourself (or the soul?) and this week I have been in a 1940s St.Ives frame of mind but these will not be for sale. Tomorrow I am taking two friends to see six pieces I have in an excellent gallery. It will cost me lunch and they won't buy any art but the social aspect to what we do is one of its many attractions. So yes, yours is a proper lesson in How It IS in the UK. Keep posting!
Thank you ☺️ I myself have a fondness for the Gothic, and horror movies. I did paint Whitby Abbey, with a crow in the front (and sold it) but not the most saleable of subjects...
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber My pal Nael is very successful and I suggested he painted two crows in the foreground of a huge seascape and title it 'Twa Corbies' after a Scottish medieval poem. It sat for two years before he painted them out and sold it for £15,000. Crows are a symbol of death in many cultures and nobody should ever take my advice.
@@heraldeventsandfilms5970 😆😆😆 I adore crows. My daughter has a tattoo of one. I think after I had painted Dracula's Abbey it was in for a penny, in for a pound 😏😁
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber I live on a tiny farm next to the coast. Lots of crows here (I feed everything!) and recently the local kestrel was being pursued by four of them. Kes was going full pelt and did a snap one hundred and eighty degree turn. The crows knew this but struggled to turn and by the time they had altered course, Kes was half a mile away. The crows consoled themselves by chasing a buzzard, a more cumbersome bird that can also outmanoeuvre them. This is the entertainment I see from the studio. If it snows, it looks like a Bruegel without the peasants. During 'Open Studios' when the public arrive to waste my time, it is very tidy but inside my home is not. I am going to the studio now, sideways to the easel, a tiny space in which to work. The public won't be here until September. I will put my natural belligerence on hold that weekend.
@@heraldeventsandfilms5970 sounds like to me a perfect setting. I love watching the birds in their aerial warfare
Much needed wisdom. My oncologist told me I won’t like painting if I sell it. He didn’t elaborate. But your remarks help in this area
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There's a nugget of truth, once something is work it's less exciting and more of a chore, but oncologists aren't experts on art business, do what you need to do :-)
You won’t like your art hobby, after you’ve failed to become a paid professional artist. And you’ll definitely fail, just like 99.99% of all artists, even with fine arts degree. Self-disappointment will hold you back from enjoying art after that. It’s just reality, dear.
Thank you for this video! I've just left uni and I'm trying to decide what type of work to focus on, which isn't easy as I have completely different styles depending on the media. I painted in oil for uni work but I have more experience with graphite drawing... but then I won a competition using fine liner and watercolour! I can't decide on a clear direction but at least you've confirmed my thoughts/ fears about which medias are more popular. I think that, going on what you said and my favourite subjects, commissions are the way forward. Thank you!
You are welcome. But you also have to do what you love, commissions are great if you like those subjects!
Wait, what?! Don’t tell me, you actually went to uni to study art hobby?! 🙄 How are you planning to get a real job to pay for art supplies? If you don’t have another degree, you gotta consider that the minimum wage doesn’t pay much…
In your survey(?), I’ve stated not too interested in Acrylics, as I’ve many materials still waiting to be used don’t want to invest money in anything more Just wish to better Aquarells, drawing & lettering, but, you say to try everything. Obviously if we want to sell, I mayn’t be able to part with my works, at least the successful ones.( in my eyes ). Thanks
You are right, it is ok to go commercial, so you can make money from your art. Yes, it is all about balance. I love landscapes.
Me too!
Thank you very much. You inspired me. I have been considering in pursuing my art than doing something hate and this is very helpful
Always choose what you love. You may have to do something else alongside it for a while, but don't give up on your dreams!
Great video. I used to do silversmithing and people often used to want commissions for cufflinks. I prefer watercolours than oils.
I totally agree!
My cousins wants to become doctors and engineers because they have pretty good salaries and I'm the only one who wants to be an artist even though salary is not to be expected. My parents and my cousins are the only one who knows that I will be an artist and my parents support me but my aunts still didn't know and I'm not really ready to tell them yet cos I'm afraid that they will belittle me. Thanks to this video now I'm really sure in what I really want
Go for it Trina, like any other field, you need to plan for business, however good you are at art money doesn't just arrive. But it can be a good career, with good money. I wish you much luck!
Thank you so much ma'am you are so nice now you're another reason for me to really be an artist
Art is a hobby dear. How are you planning to pay your bills though?
"I feel more of an artist if I sell work"
NOT TRUE at all. Validation of your art should not come from external sources. Especially from those buyers (public) who are not qualified to appreciate certain art types.
Whilst I agree with the sentiment, Van Gogh sold almost nothing, validation is a personal thing. For me it's tied to coming from a family of commercial artists and having something to prove. So whilst sales are no proof of artistic ability, for me it's important. I have always been interested in business. Success in this area is important to me.
I simply can't paint for no reason. Without commercial validation It's pointless to me, especially if you actually want to make a living as an artist. You need to compromise by finding a subject that both sells and one that you like to paint. With all due respect anyone can be anything by name but at some point you have to be judged for your ability and mastery of craft. I have met lots of people who think they can sing, but they can't.
It is a challenge to get the balance. I am lucky enough to have sold stuff I love that is really ME, but I don't always sell all as some people 'just don't get it' I think you end up having a 'General' topic, but you can choose your own wonderful technique. I think a lot of people love beauty and local themes, oh cats and dogs. Some of the commercial stuff I have seen I don't like it at all. I went to the Royal Academy and there was not a lot I liked, yet I liked more work by our local village artist, who painted the Northern Lights and I bought her picture in her house as part of Open Studios. It was also nice to meet the artist and have a chat, rather than go to an anonymous gallery and you never meet the artist and you aren't allowed to go to the preview. There is no way I can do commercial work as my watercolour is just at a beginner stage, but I have sold embroidered local pictures.
Embroidered art is still art, so well done :-)
@@mikenoneofyourbusiness7122 shut the fuck up. thank u
To balance arts, which is a hobby, you need a real profession that pays the bills and gives you funds to buy art supplies for your hobby.
I've been in galleries for years. I'm taking a break now. I am glad to have your video.
Real galleries or fake ones (aka vanity galleries, where YOU are the customer and YOU pay to display)… If you were successful, you’d not take “breaks”.
fantastic and straight to the point. excellent info. thank u so, so much!
You have described me to a T. But you have also shown how to do it differently. Thank you so much!!
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you for your time and kindness to share your advice.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank God for you. Very informative and straightforward. Detailed on what material sells, what subjects sells and where the top selling work aim to place itself/tend to go. (eg. Cafes, galleries etc). Its just my goal as an amateur knowing theres a pandemic alert I want to sell work online and alot of prints of my amount of handmade work. No graphic work. Yet would you say that's a good idea or should I attempt to sell multiple handmade work slowly but surely?
Real venues are very challenging at the moment. Be careful of getting multiple prints etc made if you are not sure they will sell. Online is working best for me currently!
The reality is that art is a hobby. Not a profession. Even Michelle is not a professional artist, she does NOT make a living with creating artwork. She makes very low wage as a “teacher”. Not an artist though.
Thanks for sharing this with us. I am still working with various mediums and attempting to study the various styles of art to figure out what my style would be labeled as. I know that my style will find me, but will I know how to label it when it does.
@@mikenoneofyourbusiness7122 So sorry to hear that you’ve not got any of supportive encouragement with your art as I am blessed with. I am rooting for you to succeed with your Art journey whether it’s a hobby or professionally. 🥰🫶🏻
Don’t forget to get a real job to pay for your art hobby!
I live in Florida so anything with beaches, tropical essence or southern style sells... Thats what I am gearing for.
I would love to visit Florida 🙂 ☀️
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber.....Ms. Michelle If you should ever come to central Florida in my neck of the woods, I would love to show you around. Maybe we could do some plein air together and I would love to take ya to lunch. Some of us ladies get together and go different places to draw or paint. I have started a group called Ladies Fresh Air Art on Facebook. Would it be ok to share some of your tutorials on that page?
@@tracyheath6076 sounds great 🙂 If I ever make that trip we shall paint 🎨 Share away, it really helps my little channel to grow ☺️🙏 thank you!
Florida has no people with taste. You live there, so you’re one of them. It’s the most rеtаrded state!
Where does Fine Art Collage fit into your heirarchy? Lovely video. Gave me new ideas!
Collage can be hard to sell, although I love making it. I think it's important to let people know that the art may change and fade over time, at least that's what I do, as you tend to have less control over the elements you add. Depends what you use of course.
Who studies a hobby at a uni?! Don’t be silly… 😂🙄
Framing/mounting is important, too.
Absolutely correct, it is!
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebberAnd, when you use really good framers, you stand out with your work. You elevate yourself above so many, only because of the richness of your product. You also attract people that can and will return many times for your work so do not refuse to pay $500 for an expensive frame for good working art. It is worth it!
Not really. Clients like to use their own frames most of the time! Plus it eats up your profits. Framing is dead.
I just love your channel! Thank you so much. Xx
So glad!
Thank you!
Very informative and to the point.
Just one question, I am a digital artist, which means I draw and paint with a graphics tablet, do you have any experience with this medium? How would you price printed and framed digital paintings?
Thanks!
I haven't got any experience with digital drawing, so I'm not sure I could comment.
I've never heard of digital art taking seriously in the world of art and crafts >
@@SephirothWaifu i agree, thanks a lot!
You can get a job as a graphic designer, which is an actual profession. Fine Arts isn’t. Fine Arts is a HOBBY.
@@ELENAOttawa lmao
Fair
I really enjoy your common sense approach. Where do pastel artists fit in?
Probably around the same space as watercolours, although it's not my area of expertise, they may be less popular. Of course if it's your medium and you do them really well that makes all the difference!
I have sold several pieces to friends and family.
@@mikenoneofyourbusiness7122 aren't you just a lovely ray of sunshine?
They fall into a category of hobby, of course! Just like all fine arts.
Beautiful!! I loved every part of the video
I do half and half, what sells and what i like to do. I don't mind making the pieces that sell. They are much faster to make. I'll do like one that i want to then two smaller, simpler ones that i know will sell. Dogs and cats sell for me, mushrooms sell, frogs sell. ETs sell too. We are in rural Texas. Farm Animals and bluebonnets sell, but everyone paints those, so i don't.
I'm not a professional. I'm self taught. I try different things and see what sells, the rest go in my house. I have a shop that exclusively carries my art. I use acrylics.
I love frogs. Not sure what a bluebonnet is. Flower?
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber flowers native to Texas
I wish you had given examples with visuals so it would be easier to understand for everyone..
Loved your advice. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you, great information. I am an alcohol ink artist and starting to sell quite a bit.
Fantastic!
Thank you!
Well thankyou for the info, the video was informative.
You are very welcome John ☺️
Hello, where would you put soft pastel artists?
Probably along with watercolourists, but can be a little higher particularly those who do the realistic wildlife animals, very saleable!
Hobby. Just like any other fine arts.
I want to get started with art but I don't have arts degree. I am not sure what to start with which type of painting or drawing.
You don't need an arts degree, I don't have one. You only need an art degree if you want to teach in a school. Drawing should underpin everything, and although certain pieces are worth more than others... the one that suits you best is the one that will sell the best, so just explore until you find what you are best at!
No degree is needed, since art is just a hobby. It’s not a profession.
Do you always paint what you photograph yourself or from life itself? What if you can’t sit outside and paint? And what if you want to paint a wolf or any other animal or a landscape you have no access to to take your own picture? This is a huge block for me which I need to get past, I’d really appreciate your view on this 🤍
Yes I do, because I am working commercially I cannot infringe other peoples copyright. There are free sites however that you can access to gain photos of things like wolves copyright free. Please do be careful though, make sure you use one of the larger reputable sites. Sometimes there's a small fee to pay. Another option is to team up with a local photographer, there are some brilliant amateurs who are probably happy to sell images for a small fee. And you are allowed to include source images in a larger painting. For example if you have a large landscape with buildings (from your own photo) and you want to add a sheep from a photo you find online, it probably won't be a problem. If the painting was just the sheep though you would be on shaky ground.
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber thank you for your reply 🙏
Oh come on now. Don’t be a complete idiоt. Get a photo online and paint from that reference. How else do ya think we all paint?! 🙄 Plenty of royalty free places!
Great advice. Thanks.
You're welcome!
Im a string art artist at basic level , and i would like to know more about how to sell my artworks and price them
Hello 🙂 I don't know exactly what type of work you produce with string, but I can tell you my experience of showing textile artists: I found that framed textile work, however beautiful, did not sell. But once made into useful items; scarves, jewellery, bags, wine holders, bowls it became much more saleable. I hope that helps?
Well actually my work doesnt not comes under textile , it does comes in the form of art , where i nail a specific design or pattern and connect the nails with steings of thread and make a art so that i refered as steing art but anyways i learned a lot , from knowing what is art and how to exhibit.Thank you!
@@yogalakshminaidu2937 sounds amazing, and you are very welcome!
You have a hobby! You need a real job to pay the bills and to buy art supplies.
Why are botanical pictures always done without backgrounds ?
They aren't always, but it is traditional. The definition is looser in modern times. I think it started with illustrations for scientific journals.
Where would you put prismacolor pencil art?
I think coloured pencils can be a tough sell, however I know people who do photorealistic animals/botanicals and they do well. Looser subjects tend not to translate well into coloured pencils.
Kindergarten hobby.
What sells best, Gouache or watercolor?
Not sure but probably Watercolor simply because the public are more accustomed to it. But all things are relative, if you are amazing at Gouache and awful at Watercolor then of course Gouache will sell better for you. But in general terms Watercolor. That said, a combination of both often wouldn't even be noticed as a different medium.
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Thanks
Both are not selling much. It’s a hobby, basically.
Thanks, that was very informative... you may like to know that your instagram link above is not working
Ah, links are tricky but thank you 🙏
What about spray paint artist doing cosmic and landscapes
Sounds a tough sell, but specific things can work, if you can find a niche and people who want that. There's a buyer for everything if you can just find them.
No difference. It’s still just a hobby, dear. Get a real job to pay for your food, roof over your head and even art supplies!
wow❤
What about non objective drawing and painting
@@mikenoneofyourbusiness7122 I’d have to disagree with you on that. I have been selling my artwork for decades….
It’s a hobby dear. You can’t make real money with it. You need a real job to sustain yourself and your art hobby, dear. Get real!
Where do mixed media artists & fluid acrylic artists fall on this spectrum?
I would say level with watercolours. Although the recent trend for acrylic paint pouring may be a bit less saleable. But good quality mixed media art is probably the same as watercolours :-)
They fall into uggly “karen art” category, dear. Learn actual Fine Arts!
You forgot to mention printmaking! Where does that fall?
Ah, printmaking. From personal experience it's pretty popular but a lot can depend on price. I found (as I have done some printmaking) that when I exhibited it alongside my watercolours it didn't sell. But at printmakers exhibitions it was well received and sold often. The issue with printmaking is that sometimes purchasers don't really understand what they are buying, because the word print is also used for reproductions. Selling with other printmakers can really help, as buyers are more receptive.
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber is there a difference between the types of printmaking as well?
In terms of sellability
@@MicheleMei1 I wouldn't say so, although I see reduction lino prints are always popular.
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber Thank you! This is so helpful and I'd love to see more on this topic. It's rare to find professional artists being this candid about the market. People like to ignore the commerical side, but art is like any other career!
You lost me at dogs and horses 😂
“Proper artist”. Ha ha ha. Good one but seriously I know I know how you feel.
She’s not a proper artist. She’s just an art teacher. NOT artist!
What about realistic western art.
There's always a market for realism, although many galleries prefer more modern pieces.
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber kool I send mine to a western Auction in Wyoming. And other style paintings to park west gallery they said they said they could sell them first they have to look at them hope they sell. Thanks
People don’t even buy art prints at ikea, ‘coz they’re broke! Art is not a profession, it is a HOBBY.
One aspect is where you live. Anywhere you can have people around seems to be a good spot for selling your work. Do not second guess the public! They will fool you every time.
Hey, what do you have against cats?? Cats are AWESOME animals! xD jk, thank you for this video!
Cats for the win
Ma'am i am an Artist how i can sell my paintings please give me advice and support me please thank you
I have lots of videos on this channel about selling art!
Start with stickers, the goal is to learn how to sell.
Printing stickers only makes profit if you’re doing it in a 3rd world country, meaning poor country. If you print in the West, it will cost you more to print, than to buy brand new.
@@ELENAOttawa that damn west
when you realize abstract sells more than realism then you think of the amount of hours you spent on it hehehe. What do you think of realism, do you also think it is technical and not creative?
The thing that suits you best is what will sell best at the end of the day. Realism absolutely can be creative too, there are many creative choices even when painting what you see.
Abstract art is harder than realism, unless you are just smearing сrар on pages. Think again!
Truly scary 😳
Oh dear!
I haven’t watched this video yet so not sure how or why I commented 😳 sorry Michelle I think I meant to put this on painting backgrounds which I do find really scary 😂!
@@juliedavies3481 Ha ha I did wonder what was scaring you... As long as it's not me! X
I would never ever ever contemplate or consider what art to make so that it might sell ....that's gross 🤢
Really? It's no different to any other profession, and I don't have a fairy godmother paying my rent and electric :-)
PAY ME!
Why? Nobody buys arts. It’s a bloody hobby, dear! 🙄
@@ELENAOttawa You can't be serious🤦♂
I love the way you can talk about it and talk about it and talk to th hilt and say that same thing as you just said over and over again and again and saying it in different ways and different arrangements of words it's so much talk about the common sense already have that one down ,talk and you just talk so much about talking to put words in a sentence then different words to talk about the same thing on the title then you go on these tangents so good at that time and time and time and time and time and time again that was a brilliant idea to take the time to talk about it in 9 different ways so you can hear yourself ""!?
Guess ?? THATS A RIMMER ! RIGHTO ! TALK ...! WE SIMPS WE SO GLAD YOU TALK TALL TALK TALK.
AND IT IS SO COMPREHENSIVE JUST LIKE MY EX WIFE WHO USE TO TALK AND TALK AND EXPLAIN AND SAY IM GOING HERE AND HERE AND HERE AND HERE AND OH SILLY SILLY ME IM STILL LISTENING BUT FROM A DIFFERENT KIND OF TUNING OUT ,I MEAN I SAY IN MY MINDS NOT TALK TALK TALK /THEN ,WHAT ARE U.WE KNOW EVERY ASPECT . I ME WE JUST FIND OUT LOCALLY THAT ART SELLS OH YES IT SALES & SAILS AND SELLS AND CELLS TO BELLS TO WHALES.THEY TALK TO
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I have no idea what you are talking about, but pretty sure my video was more concise than your comment...
@@IntheStudiowithMicheleWebber I didn't understand why he was so mad, till he said "ex wife," then I got it.
@@Preservestlandry 🤣
Art is a hobby, not profession. She’s not an artist. She’s an art TEACHER. She’s talking out of her a$$.