I totally agree about ego, especially on this site. I've had to deal with that myself and my own art, but I didn't have any guideline of what people would be interested in. TYVM for some hints and examples, I could probably do some like those.

thanks again mere, great insights for me, as I am just beginning in this crazy world of art... all of your posts are really appreciated , so thanks for sharing your insight and experience .. Love ya K...

With a team of lawyers backing you, you best be selling Fine Art! ;)

Thanks for the wonderful links you have mentioned above! Oh yes and many thanks for sharing your know how with us! We all can learn a lot from you! You should once make a posting from A - Z! Including everything! LOL Take care you future pilot!

WOOHOO !!! now I got a whole lot more reading to do about the copyright laws, but it's a definite must !! I better go and do some modelling and lose some creepy bitz ! :o( otherwise the Fine Art Dept., that I would like to sell in...won't sell ! You are a real wealth of information...are you sure you are a REAL Blond(e) ? and not a dark-haired professor of Art and Business ? Well done once more Meredith, thanx !...now back to those space shuttle lessons ! ~Cheers~

Oh yes, thanks for this links and I'm agree with Argon !!! Good day my lady !!!!!!!! hugsssssssssss

Judge Meredith has just hit her gavel, with a resounding crash on her computer desk! lol This is fascinating reading Meredith, I'm just way behind, after chilling at the weekend. Thank you so much for your fascinating research. Steve :o)

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Some of this stuff is pure nonsense like putting "sold out" or "back ordered" on a digital image. Give me a break! It's lmost infinitely copiable and can be refreshed from the original when it "wears out" after 100,000 accesses. Also the idea of "returning" something is rediculous. The armature or model has more uses than the one image or scene it is in and can easily be used in others so it is a different entity than just some brush strokes or pencil gestures in a specific scene. It is this non-specific character that makes digital so different and so hard for the public to understand. You could buy an image and never own anything that is in it so bringing in lawyers to bind the items to a particular point of view is onerous. I don't share the legal professions point of view that everything is subject to the opinion of a court of law as to what is true. Blue is blue because the sky is blue and someone made a word to describe it. That word maybe subject to copyright but the sky's blueness is not. The biggest obstacle to selling digital art right now is not theft. The biggest obstacle is lack of ability to totally control possession. Digital art is volatile and does not even exist when the current is off. This in someways is no different than a darkened room but is different if the format changes or the hardware no longer recognizes the storage media. I hear your cry. I understand your frustration. Look at my gallery today to see my first step in tearing up the "paper it is printed on." People who don't want computers and don't want to boot up should be able to see digital art. They should not however be left without light and have to depend on windows and sun to see it.

Wow, an artist rejected your suggestions to change his peace of art into something you like more and now he is condemned to keep his day job forever? Do you really have the power to organise this black future for him? And whose ego is at issue here? Nevertheless, because I don't want to risk you come flying over here to ruin my future too I greet you with the most respect.

Although I am made a little difficult to translate the whole text. - my English is very precarious -, I recognize that this it is an excellent work carried out with a lot of genius and creativity. Excelene realization Meredith...!!!

Excellent points again. I too saw the nonsense in the forum. Very good advice about the mirror and stand. If people will develop a style of their own without straying too far the mainstream gallery offering, they stand a chance. But I agree thatthey need to carefully manage their egos as that will kill a deal quicker than anything. Very excellent advice about everything. I think I'll let everyone else guess about the successful artist, but I'll bet the initials are "TK." I'm not an artist but I can recognize good business when I see it.

I had to laugh about you photographing yourself to get the pose right. I constantly talk to myself and make faces when I am drawing. I don't use a mirror though. That would be too depressing.

i'm into making that money...

cool, I will read this when the boss is out of the office!!!! thanks www.jodyraney.com

defintiley things to be thought of while selling art. I have not tried to sell any digital art.actually the only art I sold was my first oil painting and it was to a restaurant. when it comes to selling anything,you must create the demand and locate your target audience

Thanks once more...too bad we can't sell Lara though. She'd sell like hotcakes. LOL (ok, maybe not, but it'd be fun to do anyway)

Wonderful points and interesting reading Meredith..great job!!

Medredith, thanks so much for all the hard work learning the above and for taking your time to write such a clear explaination with examples!!!

Great hon. Thank you so much for this incredible tips. I will not comment each page, but i read them all. Stunning. Hugs and kisses Love ya.

Nice tips great!!!!!!!!!

Printing all these and reading ovr and over.. a lot to learn.. a lot to change.. a hell lot to do!!!! Thanks sweetie!

You nail a lot of subject on this one. You are exactly right about ego being the biggest cause of failure in the art business. I attend a number of art opening each year and while I sometimes like the works I usually find the artists insufferable. At a recent show in Santa Fe, we left after ten minutes because out of three artists there, I wouldn't let a one of them in my home, and would call the police if they showed up on my doorstep. I buy art because I like it and not because of the what some jackass thinks I should like. Most galleries would do better to not invite the artist to the opening. If you watch carefully, the people that fawn over meeting such a celebrity never buy anything. Often as in the case in Santa Fe, the artist drives away the real buyers. You are also right about the subject matter. I buy what will look good on my walls. That is my only criteria. I particularly like Eureka. IM me and let's talk.

Tentacles are just misunderstood! (LOL!) Thanks for laying it all out here, i've studied, a bit of trademarks stuff, but no copyright stuff yet, it's nice to have a sketch laid out here.

i've attended a few art shows here in germany. most of the artists were mainstream artists whose work has been published as book and comic covers or featured as art for rpg games. there were very few inflated egos as i recall. in fact they went out of their way to offer tips and advice to newbie "artists" like me. one thing i did learn from all of them was be to humble .anything else will overshadow any "name brand masterpiece" nearly instantly.negating any chance of being one of the greats. that and peserverance. unless one is extra lucky nothing happens overnight. mer, you're doing a fab job teaching us .for that you have my utmost respect. you're a rare breed sweetie. hugs