This page is the main reference-starting off point, if you want to see all my pages regarding starting and maintaining a pencil portrait art business.
On this page I have included all the links to the pages I have created on Squidoo that relate to having a pencil portrait art business. You'll find pages for promoting your art online, some for advertising your art without spending much money, some are for communicating well with your clients, and how to find your first clients. I hope you will find this information useful.
Portrait Art Business Series
- How To Start a Pencil Portrait Art Business
- I have written a series of informational pages on this topic because I often receive email from artists, asking how they can market their artwork more effectively. I love to hear from other artists and share information, but unfortunately it does take a lot of time, and I don't have a lot of time to
- Promoting Your Pencil Portrait Art Online
- With the Internet, there's a world of opportunity for artists to show what they do best! But where and how can you promote your art without spending a lot of money at membership sites? You don't have to pay a lot of money to see results. Here are some ideas on how to promote your art business online
- Art Promotion Materials
- On this page, I give some advice for places to have printing done, why it's important for artists to have promotional materials, and some unique ways to use promotional and printed materials to bring attention to your art business.
- How To Advertise Your Pencil Portrait Art Business Without Money
- When you are starting out in your art business, you need customers and you don't have a lot of money to throw around. Here are some free or low cost ideas.
- Dealing With Difficulties in your Pencil Portrait Business
- We often identify with our art so when a customer criticizes it, it can be very hurtful. Work to separate your art from your feelings of worth.
Take client criticisms of our art as an opportunity to improve your skills and grow as an artist. - What to Charge for Pencil Portraits - Determining Pencil Portrait Prices
- and Marketing your Pencil Portrait Art Business Letters to Darla Dixon. What to charge for pencil portraits? This can vary by where you live, but here are some general prices...
- Contact Management for Artists
- This page is about how to maintain a contact system of your art clients, so you can send promotional mailings and do follow up. I have also included advice about how to organize your email account to maximize sales, and how to send art previews to clients, how to organize your computer files so you
- Affiliate Income Opportunities for Artists
- Artists tend to think that the only way they can make money is by selling their art. Additional income can be earned through affiliate marketing.
- Scams Targeting Artists - Avoid Being Victimized by Scams Aimed at Artists
- I have been hearing about different versions of the 'Nigerian scam' and 'advance payment scam' that target artists.Today, I heard from an aspiring artist friend who was very excited that someone had seen his artwork online and wanted to buy it! This would be wonderful, except...
How To Choose Supplies and How To Draw
- How to Draw Human Hair or Animal Fur in Graphite Pencil
- Tips from a professional pencil artist on how to draw realistic look of human hair or animal fur in pencil. This article assumes that you already have the basic form of the head and face in place, and just focuses on drawing hair.
- Drawing Tips for Beginning Artists
- Drawing Tips for Beginning Artists Art questions from site visitors - These are from Richie in California...
- Pencil Portraits Video Showcase
- The great thing about portrait art videos is that they show that there is no ONE "right" way to do something. I might find a technique I like better than what I am doing now, or I might be even more convinced that the way I draw is right for me. In any case...
- Psychology of Drawing
- Yes, you can draw! Getting rid of negative self talk can allow you to create.
- Best Drawing Paper for Realistic Portraits Drawn from Photos
- This page is to recommend papers to other pencil artists and beginning artists, and to explain the difference between different drawing paper types.Strathmore paper is my favorite drawing paper, and I have tried many brands.
- Art Supplies for Pencil Drawing
- A basic list of what you need in order to create pencil portraits.
- Tombow Mono Homograph Pencils
- All about Tombow Mono Homograph pencils, why I think they are so good, and where you can purchase them.
- Pencil Sharpeners
- You'll be amazed by the range of pencil sharpeners - there's a pencil sharpener for every type of pencil and every type of need! Check out the new iSharp.
- Art Instruction DVDs
- Art instructional DVDs.
- How to Protect Works of Art on Paper
- Tips for framing it yourself versus custom framing, what to look for in framing materials, how to increase the longevity of your art by protecting it from light and moisture.
Other Pages of Interest to Artists
- Portraits Created in Ink Dots - Stipple Portraits - Pointillism - Hedcuts
- Portraits and general subject drawings made out of many ink dots laid carefully side by side are often called pointillism or stipple. Pointillism is the color version of a stipple portrait. As colored dots are placed adjacent to each other, when the viewer moves further away, the colors seem to blend...
- HR 1524 The Artist's Deduction Bill
- The Artist-Museum Partnership Act would amend the current income tax code and establish another itemized deduction for individuals who donate literary, musical, artistic, or scholarly compositions at fair market value to tax-exempt organizations, provided that certain other conditions are satisfied....
- Biography of Norman Rockwell, American Artist
- Norman Rockwell and I never met. He had better things to do..lol...but his art had a lot to do with me becoming an artist. My parents had two Norman Rockwell art books in the house when I was growing up, and I loved to pour over all the illustrations when I was young...
- Village of the Arts Artist's Community in Bradenton Florida
- The City of Bradenton Florida and the Downtown Development Authority have joined forces and formed the non-profit organization called the Artist's Guild of Manatee - to create an artist's colony called The Village of the Arts in an 18-block area south of downtown Bradenton, Florida....
- Richard Scarry, Children's Book Illustrator
- Richard Scarry was the talented writer and illustrator of at least 300 books. Worldwide sales of over 300 million copies.I have searched the Internet and compiled, in chronological order, the major events in Richard Scarry's life.
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