Get Paid to Learn to Make Great Art - 9-30-2016

Get Paid to Learn to Make Great Art and Market It 

All art consists of simple subjects - great art consists of the original use of color, light and shadows.

Get paid by the experts to learn the ropes - by the people already in the art business, as long as you don't give them the impression you are a competitor for their jobs.

You are not abandoning an art career if you are smart enough to gain employment that will provide you with on the job training you can't get in art school.

There are many ways to get your art seen and get feedback. Not all opportunities will produce sales because most people are not in the market for art and/or they have their own personal preferences for what they want to see on their walls.

One of the best ways to learn to make irresistible art is to work as an entry level employee for a company that will utilize your existing skills, teach you new skills or at least let you talk to people in the art department to pick up insider tips from the older employees.

It may take a little more time to get your game up to pro level. You have to find the right song for you. You have to make it your own.

Look at Nolan, a competitor on "The Voice". All four judges turned their chairs for him this season and wanted him on their teams. It was revealed that Adam had told him after not being selected in the last season to try again with another song at a later date.

Almost all companies have either an art department, a marketing department that pays for art from an outsider, or one employee who wears multiple hats. You can learn the business, get paid and probably get training that will take you to a higher level either in that company or one like it, or to your own freelancing business - all of which can provide you with a good living and retirement.

Most people will share in a private setting many things they won't share with strangers.

Here are suggestions for fields that use art and marketing skills.

Advertising
Advocate for funding - public, private
Animator - Video, Special Effects, Digital
Architect
Antique Dealer
Artist's Agent
Art Appraiser
Art Auctioneer
Art - encourage happiness, peace
Art Critic
Art Dealer
Art Director
Art Historian
Art Licensing
Art memorializes families in permanent forms
Art - reveals things not usually seen or noticed
Art - ridicules the powerful
Art tells stories
Blog about art
Books - Illustration, Cartoonists, Page layout
Brand designer and illustrator
Calendar artist
Calligrapher
Cars - Interior and Exterior Design
Christmas ornament designer
Cityscape artist
Clip art designer
Commercial director, stylist, fonts (tv ads)
Computer generation
Court sketch artist
Costume designer (movies, plays, etc)
Craft Artists
Dance
Date planner book artist
Designer - Appliances
Desktop Publisher
Doodling
Dressmaker
Embroidery
Engraver
Exhibitions - Sets. Posters
Fabric Designer - Clothes, Rugs, Quilts, Furniture
Fashion Designer - Clothes, Accessories, Purses, Shoes
Fine Art Painter
Floral Design (live or silk flowers) - Weddings, Funerals, Decor
Floral Patterns - clothing, furniture, wallpaper, etc.
Font designer
Food - Cakes, Recipes
Freelance Artist
Glam squad (special makeup)
Game Designer
Gifts
Glass blower
Graphic  Designer
Greeting Card artist
Hair styling
Halloween costume designer
Hobbies
Home Decor - Interior Decorator, Home, Office
House painting
Illustrator
Illustrate past events
Industrial Designer
Jewelry
Kitchen tile art
Knitting, Crocheting
Landscaper
Landscape painter
Lettering for photography, sales, display, ads
Licensing of art for merchandise, publishing, etc
Lighting assistant for a photographer
Lithographer
Logo Artist
Magazines, Newspapers  - Page layout
Makeup
Marketing art -
Medical art sketches
Merchandising, Marketing, Advertising
Movie - Sets, Advertisements, Costumes, Posters, Makeup, Hair
Multimedia Artists and Animators
Mural artist
Musician Assistants - Sets, Clothes, Hair, Makeup
Occupational therapist
Office meeting presentation slides
NASA space art - technology and imagination
Painter - watercolor, acrylics, oils
Painting Restorers
Pattern maker designer/illustrator
Penmanship as art
Personal Stylist
Phone cases
Photo journalist
Photographers - Weddings, Portraits, Pets, Advertising, Stock Sales, Online Gallery
Picture Framer
Paper Designer - Posters,  Calendars, Packaging, Stationery, Wallpaper, Wrapping Paper
Portrait artist
Postage stamp artist
Pottery Maker
Presentation slides - sales
Product Designer
Rug weaving
Science illustrator
Sculptor
Seascape artist
Self-publishing
Sell art to collectors
Sell art at a gallery
Sell art online
Seamstress
Sign Painter - Images, Fonts
Silversmith
Sketch Artists - Police
Software designers for artists, photographers
Special effects
Store Display
Stained glass art
Surface Pattern Designer - Clothes, Furniture, Wallpaper
Teacher - School (children), Adult Ed
Textile Designer
Tatoo Artist
T-shirt designer
Topiary designer/trimmer
Toy Designer - Dolls and accessories, Action figures, Toy cars, Sports, etc
Tie Dyeing
Utensils - Plates, Bowls, Glassware, Cooking
Video game designer
Videographer
Wall Art
Website design
Website personal gallery
Wood Carving, Burning
Writer


Marketing your art.

Research and contact blogs to find people who would feature a giveaway from you - items you can produce yourself or purchase through a account at print on demand site, such as prints, sets of your greeting cards, coffee mugs, etc.

Take photographs in the late afternoon or early morning of a nature scene or a still life of a bowl of fruit when you will have attractive shadows so you will have some reference photos to show with your paintings

Paint from your reference photos and take a dozen pictures of your work in progress to accompany an article on your painting technique.

Submit your reference photo, pictures of your work in progress and your article on technique to digital magazines, blogs, etc.

You might want to include a giveaway offer of some kind for a print of the subject painting or a more detailed article of how you completed your painting.

People want to learn to paint and you know more about it than the average person. Taking the time to create a teaching model will actually improve your art.

It's easier to create your own art than to copy someone else's and you will own the work plus all the proceeds from your marketing efforts. It's not worth it to use someone else's work hoping forever you don't get too successful and get caught.

Create a unique series of new and original artwork.

Create a series of "call to action" for special, seasonal promotions. 

Create shots of work in progress that illustrate simple and attractive educational techniques.

Create upselling strategies to increase sales - start with a loss leader - inexpensive art -graduating upwards in price to more expensive art, then add bonus freebies or special low priced items available with the purchase of art - such as a free set of your greeting cards, prints, coffee mug, etc.

Create videos or slides of you creating art, which include instructions of something simple.

Post some samples of your work online and any places that will display your art, such as libraries, restaurants, stores, etc.

Research strategies for online and offline promotion - giveaways, contests, etc.

Giveaway tip - don't provide frames for prints, it is unlikely the winner will want the frame you chose, and they will want you to pay for a replacement frame and/or print.  


Copyright 9/30/2016

Falling-Star.com   beautiful nature art

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Irresistible Art equals Good Pay - September 21, 2016

Irresistible Art equals Good Pay

Part Five.

As with most things, the true value of art is in the "eye of the beholder".

One person will pay a million dollars for a painting. His next door neighbor will not pay one dollar for it.

We often see art selling for high prices that seems to be lacking in skill and artistry, but people think it is "brilliant."   It could even be"ugly."  The artist may have been discouraged by his/her previous efforts to create beautiful, traditional styled art and decided to make something "different and ugly." Doing something you have never done before may open doors for you also.

Why?  Mostly because it is "original,"

Several things are factors in the "eye of the beholder" that create the "perceived value" of art.

The perceived value of art can be one or a combination of:
Clever design - complexity of elements
Clever design - simplification of lines or shapes
Clever design - symbolic
Clever color - unexpected choices
Clever color - pleasing color - harmonious
Clever color - traditional colors - color chart choices
Clever color - dynamic color - extremely discordant
First to market - a style not known to be for sale anywhere else
Originality - a style that is ahead of its time
Uniqueness - a surprising, clever variation of a style
Revelation - revealing something in the subject not seen before
Scarcity - limited availability
Motion - illusion of movement
Details - photographic realism

Studying art is a good way to develop technique.  To create a new style of art - that is your own - look at other forms of art, listen to music, watch movies and study photography.  Study nature, culture, dance, humanity, wildlife, animal life, farming, picturesque locations, beautiful light, unusual geography and architecture.  Admire the work of others and then see what you can do that is original, unique and that will command the respect of the marketplace.  You can create a market for your original work, but you can almost never create a market for work that runs with the crowd - the crowd will soon be changing direction anyway.  Monet's paintings are enchanting, but he got there first and it's too late to just copy him.  Copying someone else's work means you are always following and always running behind - you also can find yourself as the star of a social media backlash or even more serious legal trouble.  The copyright laws are currently be revised to provide more protection for artists.

Consider this - great art is sold every day for pennies because the artists have no other income. You should also consider that you probably have many skills that could provide you with a steady income and that will allow you to create original art and sell it at a professional level price.  Salaried work enhances your interpersonal skills and provides valuable experience.  It can provide you with contacts that will love and support your art career.  There are many entry level jobs in the "arts" where you can learn the business from the inside...selling art is a business.  And you might be surprised, there are often many rewards in other forms of work, which give you personal satisfaction beyond just making money, as well as a current and retirement income that will enable to create the art you love.

You should learn to create original art every day and you should learn the business of selling art - both are essential to creating and marketing irresistible art.

 More to come.

Copyright 9/21/2016


Fine Art
Falling-Star.com  beautiful nature art


More blogs by Dee Deroll at Falling-Star.com
http://deederollart.blogspot.com/?view=classic 
http://thosethatlovehim.blogspot.com

Irresistible Art equals Good Pay - September 21, 2016

Irresistible Art equals Good Pay

Part Five.

As with most things, the true value of art is in the "eye of the beholder".

One person will pay a million dollars for a painting. His next door neighbor will not pay one dollar for it.

We often see art selling for high prices that seems to be lacking in skill and artistry, but people think it is "brilliant."   It could even be"ugly."  The artist may have been discouraged by his/her previous efforts to create beautiful, traditional styled art and decided to make something "different and ugly." Doing something you have never done before may open doors for you also.

Why?  Mostly because it is "original,"

Several things are factors in the "eye of the beholder" that create the "perceived value" of art.

The perceived value of art can be one or a combination of:
Clever design - complexity of elements
Clever design - simplification of lines or shapes
Clever design - symbolic
Clever color - unexpected choices
Clever color - pleasing color - harmonious
Clever color - traditional colors - color chart choices
Clever color - dynamic color - extremely discordant
First to market - a style not known to be for sale anywhere else
Originality - a style that is ahead of its time
Uniqueness - a surprising, clever variation of a style
Revelation - revealing something in the subject not seen before
Scarcity - limited availability
Motion - illusion of movement
Details - photographic realism

Studying art is a good way to develop technique.  To create a new style of art - that is your own - look at other forms of art, listen to music, watch movies and study photography.  Study nature, culture, dance, humanity, wildlife, animal life, farming, picturesque locations, beautiful light, unusual geography and architecture.  Admire the work of others and then see what you can do that is original, unique and that will command the respect of the marketplace.  You can create a market for your original work, but you can almost never create a market for work that runs with the crowd - the crowd will soon be changing direction anyway.  Monet's paintings are enchanting, but he got there first and it's too late to just copy him.  Copying someone else's work means you are always following and always running behind - you also can find yourself as the star of a social media backlash or even more serious legal trouble.  The copyright laws are currently be revised to provide more protection for artists.

Consider this - great art is sold every day for pennies because the artists have no other income. You should also consider that you probably have many skills that could provide you with a steady income and that will allow you to create original art and sell it at a professional level price.  Salaried work enhances your interpersonal skills and provides valuable experience.  It can provide you with contacts that will love and support your art career.  There are many entry level jobs in the "arts" where you can learn the business from the inside...selling art is a business.  And you might be surprised, there are often many rewards in other forms of work, which give you personal satisfaction beyond just making money, as well as a current and retirement income that will enable to create the art you love.

You should learn to create original art every day and you should learn the business of selling art - both are essential to creating and marketing irresistible art.

 More to come.

Copyright 9/21/2016

Art - Unforgettable and Irresistible - September 3, 2016

Unforgettable and Irresistible Art

Part four.

Art - It's not just pretty, but we love it when it's beautiful.

• It can be incredibly ugly
• Or highly stylized

What does "successful, commercial, income-producing art" have that my art does not have?  Probably the acquired skills of mastering color, composition, originality and an emotional message.

Emotion.

• Emotion in art speaks to emotion in the viewer.
• Emotion is expressed through subject matter and color.
• Emotions are where we really live.
• Emotion in art can be joyful or painful,

Career tip - It's what they want to buy, not what you want to paint (unless you are very fortunate and you found your niche early).

Buyer - wants/needs/buys

• Love the subject.
• Love the colors.
• Love the originality.
• Love the message.
• Love how the colors make you feel.

It's highly advised for aspiring artists in all fields to get work experience and reliable income which will provide retirement income, while they are perfecting their artistic skills.  Nobody starts out in the arts with income sufficient to live on. It takes time, study and practice to make "great art."  However, many people sell "art" because they spend long hours dedicated to the business of "selling and marketing." It's a business that requires long hours.  You're not giving up on your art by taking a job that will pay your bills.  You are being responsible.

Pet portraits are very popular - dogs, cats and horses - rich in emotion

• Pet portraits or cute animal drawings
• Nobody wants paintings of skunks, porcupines, spiders
• Study photographs and drawings of popular animals
• Study a book on drawing dogs, cats and horses - anatomy, eyes, fur, hair
• Practice realistic drawings and stylized images
• Practice a variety of shapes and poses
• Practice a variety of facial expressions
• Should have a recognizable form
• Stylized images don't require accurate proportions, can be exaggerated
• It's what the customer wants, not what you like
• Extremely good fortune for you if you like to paint what they want to buy

Landscapes

• Local
• Rural
• Woodland
• Rivers
• Lakes
• Nature
• Personally significant
• Cityscapes
• Other countries

Illustration - publication - merchandising

• Animals - all kinds
• Nature
• Food
• Coffee
• Wine
• Lifestyle
• Kitchens
• Restaurants
• Cityscapes
• Landscapes
• Figures
• Products
• Accessories
• Clothes
• Don't require accurate proportions, can be exaggerated 
• Comic book and mythical illustration -  limited commercial opportunities

Colors

• Happy
• Light and medium shades
• Yellow
• Orange
• Red
• Pink

Colors

• Peaceful
• Light and medium shades
• Blue
• Lavender
• Pink
• Green
• Gray
• Brown

Colors

• Sad
• Dark
• Blue
• Purple
• Green
• Gray
• Brown
• Black

More to come.

Copyright 9/3/2016

Fine Art
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