How do you sell a painting?

Answer 1

The "easy" way is to find a site which caters to photographers and create your own portfolio and advertise the link, although this method comes with higher transaction fees. Another alternative is to find a stock Photography site and allow your photos to be used in the public domain, but your photos may be lost in the sea of other similar photos - and you'll make less money. If you have time and patience, registering your own domain and hosting a site may be preferable if you want the ability to control all aspects of your photography business.

Answer 2

Have a look at this link - it is a great piece on how to sell paintings. Also the site is a free art gallery where you can create a free account and sell your paintings free of charge http://www.oilpaintingsonline.com/how-to-sell-art-online

Answer 3

That depends on whether you are selling something you already drew, or are trying to get someone to pay you to draw something.

Selling a finished piece is relatively easy if you have good images. In this particular case, you can use social media like Craigslist, twitter, facebook, or even youtube to draw attention to the fact that you are selling a piece of art.

Depending on what you have drawn, finding a fan community maybe your best bet for a quick sale. (if you draw puppies, find a dog enthusiast forum. If you draw Star Trek fan art, find a star trek community.) You /can/ sell finished artwork through a generic artist community, but it is not the quickest method for doing so.

If you are trying to get someone to commission your services (i.e. pay you to draw something), that is a little bit harder. That usually starts with an artist community site. Create a profile, put some artwork in your gallery, then start networking. Joining groups, commenting on other people's artwork, etc. Most of these websites give you a journal. Use it to post details like a price table, what kind of things you will and won't draw, etc. It also helps to have a work queue journal, so you -and your clients- can keep track of progress.

some art community sites:

deviantart.com

storm-artists.net

newgrounds.com

sheezyart.com

furaffinity.net

(there are many other art websites out there, google "art community" or "art site" and you should find plenty.)

things to keep in mind:

-No one should phone number or address publicly over the internet! Trade personal information like that privately via email or instant messenger.

-the only way to guarantee a sale is to have something people are tripping over themselves to buy. This means you will have to do a lot of self-promotion, networking, and advertising.

Answer 4

You can get your pictures displayed in a gallery, or contact a professional photo publishing Institution.