If you like paintings and drawings you may have thought of trying to earn some money from your involvement in the art world. Most people like paintings and drawings of one form or another, because there are so many different styles of painting and so many different media to paint on. There are even plenty of media to paint with.
You would need to be quite hard to please if you did not like at least one of ancient, modern, Gothic, Celtic, cartoon or Victorian styles, using a brush or crayons on canvas, paper, or a wall. The combinations available are almost endless. And whatever style you prefer, you will find examples of.
Of course some will be very costly, but you could sell imitations of these old masters and make money from them in that manner. Copying is not illegal as long as you do not try to pass the copy off as the original. Imitations of old masters are very popular and there are thousands of them to choose from.
It is a good notion to start by having a few of your own favourite old masters painted for your self. This has two advantages: 1] it allows you to find a good painter/supplier and 2] they serve as samples of the quality of the art that you will provide to potential clients.
After you have your samples, you can take photos of them and scan the photos. These can be used as images in your artwork and marketing and on your website. Now you have to let people know what you can do.
As your business expands, you will find artists who can copy old masters and others who can copy any photo - that is scenery, people, cats, dogs, vacation snaps. Anything.
You will have a list of artists and a list of their capabilities and prices of every one. You could organize to pay the artist 50% on commissioning the painting and 50% on approval with the guarantee of a complete refund if the piece is unacceptable. You could charge double the price that the artist wants: 50% up front and 50% on handover.
In that manner, you are merely investing in the advertising. This system works very well, if you get word out to enough people. Have a go at putting B5 flyers in newspapers or paying someone to deliver them. You can try taverns and restaurants and reception areas like hotel foyers, office waiting rooms, dentists' and doctors' surgeries.
Once you have built up a couple of articles, you could hire them out. You could change 50% of the artwork in a hotel foyer two times a year. Taverns and offices love this arrangement. If you hang them in restaurants, you could add price tags and give the owner 25% commission. Many restaurants will go for that. Particularly new ones which need decor anyway. . People mostly prefer oil paintings of dead relatives and pets. However, if you could persuade people that it is a colossal compliment to give someone an oil painting of themselves before they died, you would make tons of money.
You would need to be quite hard to please if you did not like at least one of ancient, modern, Gothic, Celtic, cartoon or Victorian styles, using a brush or crayons on canvas, paper, or a wall. The combinations available are almost endless. And whatever style you prefer, you will find examples of.
Of course some will be very costly, but you could sell imitations of these old masters and make money from them in that manner. Copying is not illegal as long as you do not try to pass the copy off as the original. Imitations of old masters are very popular and there are thousands of them to choose from.
It is a good notion to start by having a few of your own favourite old masters painted for your self. This has two advantages: 1] it allows you to find a good painter/supplier and 2] they serve as samples of the quality of the art that you will provide to potential clients.
After you have your samples, you can take photos of them and scan the photos. These can be used as images in your artwork and marketing and on your website. Now you have to let people know what you can do.
As your business expands, you will find artists who can copy old masters and others who can copy any photo - that is scenery, people, cats, dogs, vacation snaps. Anything.
You will have a list of artists and a list of their capabilities and prices of every one. You could organize to pay the artist 50% on commissioning the painting and 50% on approval with the guarantee of a complete refund if the piece is unacceptable. You could charge double the price that the artist wants: 50% up front and 50% on handover.
In that manner, you are merely investing in the advertising. This system works very well, if you get word out to enough people. Have a go at putting B5 flyers in newspapers or paying someone to deliver them. You can try taverns and restaurants and reception areas like hotel foyers, office waiting rooms, dentists' and doctors' surgeries.
Once you have built up a couple of articles, you could hire them out. You could change 50% of the artwork in a hotel foyer two times a year. Taverns and offices love this arrangement. If you hang them in restaurants, you could add price tags and give the owner 25% commission. Many restaurants will go for that. Particularly new ones which need decor anyway. . People mostly prefer oil paintings of dead relatives and pets. However, if you could persuade people that it is a colossal compliment to give someone an oil painting of themselves before they died, you would make tons of money.
About the Author:
Owen Jones, the writer of this piece, writes on many topics, but is at present involved with buying art. If you are interested, please go over to our website now at As An Amateur?
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