How to become a famous artist. - Other Crafts

M MauiTiki Member A rock in the middle of the Ocean Joined: Jan 20, 2003 Posts: 716	M MauiTiki Posted posted on Mon, Nov 28, 2011 7:58 PM You need to come up with a unique style that is all your own and stick to it. Your art needs to be recognizable. You can tell a SHAG or Little Lost Tiki print at one glance. This can take years. My art teacher always said "art feeds on Art". People borrow other styles on the way to developing their own. He also said "true Artists create for themselves, commercial artists and designers create for others". Be friendly and get to know your customers, people like to buy from friends and have artists know them by name, even if it's only a artist/customer relationship. That's my 2 cents... Oh yeah, put photos of your art in your "Signature" so people can relate your art to your name and contact you if they like it! New Artists love to be contacted about creating custom pieces for their clients! (hint, hint)

You need to come up with a unique style that is all your own and stick to it. Your art needs to be recognizable. You can tell a SHAG or Little Lost Tiki print at one glance.

This can take years. My art teacher always said "art feeds on Art". People borrow other styles on the way to developing their own. He also said "true Artists create for themselves, commercial artists and designers create for others".

Be friendly and get to know your customers, people like to buy from friends and have artists know them by name, even if it's only a artist/customer relationship.

That's my 2 cents...

Oh yeah, put photos of your art in your "Signature" so people can relate your art to your name and contact you if they like it! New Artists love to be contacted about creating custom pieces for their clients! (hint, hint)

Post #615580 by MauiTiki on Mon, Nov 28, 2011 7:58 PM