It’s really cool to see how artists are seizing opportunities to help promote their artwork for sale. Two of our Imagekind artists got some great press this last week in their local newspaper and I wanted to pass it on. In the article titled Connecting with Cameras, Notley Hawkins and Chris Wolters share some helpful tips on how to use Flickr to promote their art print sales on Imagekind.
How do you use Flickr to help promote your artwork?
Checkout the article below to read how some artists on Imagekind use Flickr to help promote their artwork. Not only are they seeing an increase in art print sales, but they also share some helpful tips and advice on how they get their work published and recognized. Imagekind’s strategic partnership with Flickr not only gives artists a great way to help promote their work, it’s really just as easy as a few simple clicks to get started.
Wikipedia defines an illustration as, “a visualization such as a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that stresses subject more than form.” Here are 20 of some of the coolest illustration artists I recently came across when browsing the site.
Should you or another artist be added? Post the Imagekind URL in the comments. Lets get a list of the best illustrators on Imagekind going.
Awhile ago, Travis shared some helpful ways artists can use YouTube to sell their artwork. I wanted to point out one such artist in particular he mentioned. Hall Groat II has put together a series of instructional video clips on oil painting that are great for learning some of the fundamental oil painting techniques.
If this is a medium you currently work with, or want to start working with, take a look at all of his instructional videos:
Hal Groat also gives an example of how artists can use YouTube to help sell their artwork. In addition to his oil painting tips, he also promotes his Imagekind gallery right from YouTube. This is a great way for artists to help increase their art print sales.
Making instructional or other videos of your work is an excellent way for people to find and buy your art. Just make sure to include your unique Imagekind URL in the info box (and better, in the video itself) so people can easily find your artwork for sale.
What other ways have you found success marketing your art on YouTube?
If you are a lover of Polaroid photos, then you have probably heard the sad, awful news: Polaroid has decided to discontinue the production of all its instant films to make room for new technologies. I am an artist of many mediums, and one of my favorites is Polaroid. Amateurs and professional photographers alike have embraced the instant gratification that a Polaroid gives us. Some well known artists who loved the medium include such names as Ansel Adams, Chuck Close, Walker Evans, Andy Warhol… the list goes on and on.
Father’s Day is quickly approaching, so now is the time to start collecting father’s day gift ideas.
Every dad is different. Whether he loves sailing, hiking, cycling, fishing, golfing, baseball, football, soccer, cars, trains, planes, or just a day at the tracks, you can find framed artwork at Imagekind that is sure to highlight his uniqueness.
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The portrait is one of the most striking forms of art. The ability to successfully represent such a complex subject has always astounded me. The portrait predominantly emphasizes a subject’s face and their expressions but is not limited to simply that. The portrait allows the artist to depict visually, what a person is experiencing in any given situation or moment in time.
“Squidoo is the world’s most popular site for building free, single pages about your passions.”
If you haven’t heard of Squidoo yet, listen up because it could help you increase your art print sales. One of the best ways to understand Squidoo is as DailyCandy advises: “Think Friendster meets Wikipedia.” It is essentially a network of pages (lenses, ala Squidoo) about specific topics that users who love those topics create.
So, how can using Squidoo help you sell? Well, what is it you’re passionate about? Several Imagekind artists have already tapped into this excellent resource. Check these out to get some ideas on how you can utilize Squidoo:
If you have yet to create a lens about your artwork, I would encourage you to check it out and start one. If you have started one, I’d love to see it. Throw a link in the comment section and I’d be happy to take a look.
If you have any questions or further ideas on how to use Squidoo more effectively, share them.
Some things we shouldn’t take too seriously. Other things we can’t take seriously enough.
Thanks to Edward Kinnally for sharing this funny little video on the eternal question of “What is Art?” I hope it sheds some light on this perplexing subject and helps start your week off right.
Have Some insight into what art is? Let’s hear it.
This little blog post has pretty much exploded on Digg and I thought I would pass it on. There are some fantastic sites on here that all artists should check out, whether your medium is photography or not.
Stuck In Customs, the photo blog of our own Trey Ratcliff, gets a nice mention as being “probably the best known HDR artist out there. He creates amazing, artistic HDR creations.”
And surprise, the authors love Flickr and share some sick Flickr tools and widgets.
- Nate
Have a missing link that should be there? Leave a comment and add it below. Let’s aggregate our own list to share.
