drawings: good enough to sell? *pics*

[Mary Of Exeter]

Good work! I think you could

 

[brahmakid11]

i would buy those

 

[Mattemma]

I think they are really nice. I think my mom paid $100 or more for a large drawing of my dd. The lady did it using a photo,so there was no sitting or anything.Watermark everything.

 

[Moonlight Piano]

Those are very god pieces!!

. But to sale you have several things going against you

. The biggest set-back is your prob. not known. I wouls join a place like deviant art, just to network and meet fellow artists. you can also sale prints and giclee's off there. Etsy is the best place to sale your art. Right now I would try and sale the originals for 20$ to $30 each. The more you sale the more you can charge. I would also encourage you to begin painting. Acrylic is the best medium for a beginner. I have seen so many people try and sale their works for too much to start off with. And they wonder why they cant sale anything.

. I have been in this business over half my life (12 years) and i know what will sale and what will not sale. And your's will sale !!!

. I would also advise you visit C. E. Harrison's facebook fan page and see some of her folk art. Folk art is big right now. Best of luck to you

, Tyler.

 

[hlf1996]

I would buy your art. Especially if you did custom paintings/drawings for people.

 

[guinea fowl galore]

I personally wouldn't buy those. I wouldn't buy any drawing. Ever.
I would however, buy cards that had those drawings on them.

Cards are great because everybody buys them. Think of all the parties, birthdays, engagments, weddings, aniversaries, births, graduations etc etc. EVERYBODY buys cards.
They're not that expensive to have printed either.

 

[RaZ]

Very nice work.

If I was in your circle of friends and family, I would much rather have one of your art pieces than any store-bought present. It would be much more treasured.

 

[Fierlin1182]

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Yep, that's a good point!

77, I think your drawings are very good. I'm working on my own sketches too, and am thinking cards if I decide they're good enough to sell.

 

[verthandi]

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I think your art is very good, but I was also thinking the same thing as RaZ. Use your art work as Christmas gifts. Some of my family members still have art that I did for them from over 30 years ago. They still treasure the pieces that they have. It surprises me when they mention that they still have them in their homes.

 

[MarissaC]

It really depends...I've worked with a few galleries and even galleries are struggling to sell right now. Online selling is even harder! I saw that commissions were mentioned. Commissions are the way to go! Join a website like DeviantART.com and start networking on there.
If you're wanting to sell your drawings, the paper you use also matters. Sketch paper is OK, but Bristol is even better. It costs more, but your drawings will last longer (wont tear as easy).

I think you're VERY talented, but alas...the art world is a bit of a pain when it comes to making money. I know some pencil artists do whole portfolios of work and then sell all the sketches as one item. Bodies of work make for easier selling than individual pieces.