Well, I certainly learned something about marketing and shipping! Disappointing how Owen seems to think so little of what he creates to sell. Those put down remarks about "touchy feely" rub me the wrong way. I get the sense he prefers his sports car and speed boat to spending a day in his studio drawing. To each their own. Thank you for taking the time to do this interview - sincerely! Many types of people create many types of art, and it takes all kinds of people to make the world go around.
I applaud Owen for his marketing plan to successfully sell his art. As an artist, you must be a business man or woman if you want to sell what you create and make money. We all need money. Money is the life blood of the world. The goal, or even fantasy of many artists is to earn a living strictly from the creation of their work. No day job. No employee. But self employed. And sustaining that success. It usually happens that a less successful person will heavily criticize the more successful person. The one who is doing what it takes to earn a living. Successful people applaud the success of others, and learn from each other.
Absolutely astonishing Owen most insightful thank you so much I really admire your openess. Look to learn much more from you soon. Your standardised method of production on limited edition prints is most attractive. Wishing you a great day and a very Merry Christmas.
He IS right about things being given away- the largest piece I've ever sold was for a birthday present for the customer's wife. There's definitely something to selling art for family and friends of your fans.
39:56 I liked it when he said, "Who cares?! You're not a child anymore!...." so true. There are some people who love being, what my friend and I call, 'an artiste' (someone more in love with being an artist than making art).
That interview was very practical and helpful! I can guarantee you that I would watch every one of your videos if you find more people like Owen- people who make art and have a business mindset- rather than all of these other touchy-feely (and oftentimes broke) artists.
Hey Danny - thanks for the feedback. We certainly appreciate it. I will point out that all of the artists on the Creative Insurgents show make a living from their art. None of them are broke. As for the touchy-feeliness...well, art is often a touchy-feely kind of business. Artists have strong emotions attached to what they do.
@@howtosellartonline Hello Cory I'm from Tanzania and I have been looking for someone who can take me to the online marketing so that I may sell my work. Thanks
Thank you for these videos - I needed that ! :) These have been very helpful for me as I am figuring this subject out :) This is one of my personal favorites. :)
+Michael Thomas Limited edition is something that you put a number to it and not produce them forever. Eg. You could have a number 10 or 25 or even 125 another example is for cars, they do have limited edition models, usually they have number of up to 3000 or 5000 in the market (may be a certain geographical area)
This guy isn't really making art, he's selling gas station/walmart prints in expensive frames to people who don't give a shit about it because he doesn't give a shit about it. He's a businessman not an artist. There's a huge difference. Sure, his illustrations are good in terms of technique, but there's no depth or meaning behind them. Nothing about his work is unique, it's just commercial crap. He could save himself a lot more time by just running a photo through some filters in photoshop and get the same results in a matter of minutes. And none of his clients would be any wiser because as he said himself, they don't buy it to hang on their own walls, because they don't give a shit about it. It's great that he's making a fortune selling it, but will it be remembered in 50 years? 100 years? No, because it's indistinguishable from exactly the same kind of stuff you can buy at walmart for $15 - junk to break up the empty space on a large wall. If that's the kind of work I'd have to produce to make "nearly $1mil" a year then I'd rather just be working at walmart or mcdonalds. The example of the American Idol band that shows up for work every day and produces the canned tunes their contract requires - those aren't artists. It's just a job at that point, indistinguishable from a job at any department store or manufacturing plant aside from the pay grade, and that is a perfect example of how this guy doesn't have the mind of an artist. It's not about being a "starving artist" - it's about producing work that actually means something to people, or at the very least means something to the artist creating it. There are a lot of artists who make very good livings creating meaningful art.
Kilnmaster I'd rather make $5 or $10K a month creating real art - like several artists do right here on youtube and patreon - than $1million creating crap that no one actually wants or cares about. $5 - $10K a month is perfectly healthy income for anyone and still allows the freedom to do just about anything.
Well, I certainly learned something about marketing and shipping! Disappointing how Owen seems to think so little of what he creates to sell. Those put down remarks about "touchy feely" rub me the wrong way. I get the sense he prefers his sports car and speed boat to spending a day in his studio drawing. To each their own. Thank you for taking the time to do this interview - sincerely! Many types of people create many types of art, and it takes all kinds of people to make the world go around.
I applaud Owen for his marketing plan to successfully sell his art. As an artist, you must be a business man or woman if you want to sell what you create and make money. We all need money. Money is the life blood of the world. The goal, or even fantasy of many artists is to earn a living strictly from the creation of their work. No day job. No employee. But self employed. And sustaining that success.
It usually happens that a less successful person will heavily criticize the more successful person. The one who is doing what it takes to earn a living. Successful people applaud the success of others, and learn from each other.
Enjoyed this one a lot. Owen's look on life is refreshing and worth sharing. Thanks for doing this.
Absolutely astonishing Owen most insightful thank you so much I really admire your openess. Look to learn much more from you soon. Your standardised method of production on limited edition prints is most attractive. Wishing you a great day and a very Merry Christmas.
He IS right about things being given away- the largest piece I've ever sold was for a birthday present for the customer's wife. There's definitely something to selling art for family and friends of your fans.
39:56 I liked it when he said, "Who cares?! You're not a child anymore!...." so true. There are some people who love being, what my friend and I call, 'an artiste' (someone more in love with being an artist than making art).
Thank you so much for this - really enjoyed watching!
Thank you for sharing your experiences and knowledge about the industry. I really found it helpful and encouraging.
That interview was very practical and helpful!
I can guarantee you that I would watch every one of your videos if you find more people like Owen- people who make art and have a business mindset- rather than all of these other touchy-feely (and oftentimes broke) artists.
Hey Danny - thanks for the feedback. We certainly appreciate it.
I will point out that all of the artists on the Creative Insurgents show make a living from their art. None of them are broke.
As for the touchy-feeliness...well, art is often a touchy-feely kind of business. Artists have strong emotions attached to what they do.
@@howtosellartonline Hello Cory I'm from Tanzania and I have been looking for someone who can take me to the online marketing so that I may sell my work. Thanks
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Thank you for these videos - I needed that ! :) These have been very helpful for me as I am figuring this subject out :) This is one of my personal favorites. :)
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How many is "limited edition?"
+Michael Thomas Limited edition is something that you put a number to it and not produce them forever.
Eg. You could have a number 10 or 25 or even 125 another example is for cars, they do have limited edition models, usually they have number of up to 3000 or 5000 in the market (may be a certain geographical area)
how long is a piece of string
about the money
This guy isn't really making art, he's selling gas station/walmart prints in expensive frames to people who don't give a shit about it because he doesn't give a shit about it. He's a businessman not an artist. There's a huge difference. Sure, his illustrations are good in terms of technique, but there's no depth or meaning behind them. Nothing about his work is unique, it's just commercial crap. He could save himself a lot more time by just running a photo through some filters in photoshop and get the same results in a matter of minutes. And none of his clients would be any wiser because as he said himself, they don't buy it to hang on their own walls, because they don't give a shit about it. It's great that he's making a fortune selling it, but will it be remembered in 50 years? 100 years? No, because it's indistinguishable from exactly the same kind of stuff you can buy at walmart for $15 - junk to break up the empty space on a large wall. If that's the kind of work I'd have to produce to make "nearly $1mil" a year then I'd rather just be working at walmart or mcdonalds.
The example of the American Idol band that shows up for work every day and produces the canned tunes their contract requires - those aren't artists. It's just a job at that point, indistinguishable from a job at any department store or manufacturing plant aside from the pay grade, and that is a perfect example of how this guy doesn't have the mind of an artist.
It's not about being a "starving artist" - it's about producing work that actually means something to people, or at the very least means something to the artist creating it. There are a lot of artists who make very good livings creating meaningful art.
+shane kaylor Whether you like his art or not is not the point. What can you learn from the way that he sells?
Virtue doesn't pay the bills.
Kilnmaster I'd rather make $5 or $10K a month creating real art - like several artists do right here on youtube and patreon - than $1million creating crap that no one actually wants or cares about. $5 - $10K a month is perfectly healthy income for anyone and still allows the freedom to do just about anything.