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spheris

Posts:19
08/25/2007 3:47 PM Alert 

I was wondering if anyone knows of a place where I can have some of my paintings mass produced.I'm looking to produce a minimum 20,000 to 25,000 dollars worth at its total wholesale cost.

I also need to know how to go about having copyrights on my work.
brightwater03
Posts:9
08/25/2007 6:52 PM Alert 
Hello Spheris,
You need to provide more information if you want help:
1. How many paintings are you talking about "mass producucing" - many copies of a single painting, a number of copies of many paintings? How big are the originals and how large do you want the copies?
2. Mass produced on what - canvas, paper, panels of some sort, metal? The substrate you choose will dictate to some extent the reproduction method - lithographs, giclees, serigraphs, "hand painted" original copies?
3. How do you intend to sell these and to whom? Do you have a commitment for a specific number from a qualified buyer? Have they specified a price point which must be met, or do you have a price point in mind? If so, do you have a written contract?
4. Will these be posters, limited editions, canvas transfers of one kind or another, or copies by other artists or copyists?
5. Are you working to meet a delivery schedule? Are you willing to have them done outside the US?
6. Will the cost travel to oversee the work, packaging and shipping costs, insurance, damaged or spoiled pieces, come out of the figure you are willing to pay or are these in addition?
Without careful planning, much research in advance, someone is sure to take advantage of you, particularly if you start the negotiation by saying how many dollars you are willing to spend.
Please take the time to check in on my website: www.salestipsfor artists.com. The information I learned in 20+ years as an artist and art rep for hundreds of artists and many fine art publishers is there, and it's all free.
Dick Harrison
spheris

Posts:19
08/25/2007 11:15 PM Alert 
hello,
At the moment I'm not obligated to anything:
The original is a 24" x 30" , I'd actually like the copies to be the same size, as for what it is reproduced on, I would think some kind of canvas or canvas board would be sufficient.I'm not too sure about having them reproduced outside of the US, it seems to me that would cost way more to ship than if it were produced in the country.
I would prefer to produce anywhere from 500-1000 copies($100 per unit), limited edition, and sell them at $50,000-$100,000 wholesale to a certain shopping network.
The only shipping I would have to pay would be to ship it to the main warehouse.

I would like to thank you though for posing these questions,I suppose at the age of 18 I'm really not all that business savy yet.
brightwater03
Posts:9
08/26/2007 2:22 PM Alert 

Hello again,

We all have to start somewhere, and "student" is the best place.  Before you get to the point in your art career where selling 500 to 1,000 limited edition prints on the Shopping Network is realistic, a lot of study, hard work, experience and reputation will have to come into play.  Have you sold any of your art work at this point?  Do you know if your work is salable? 

A good first step would be to post a digital image of the painting here and ask other artists to critique and make suggestions.  You haven't said if the original is an oil, an acrylic, a watercolor or pastel, which also makes a difference in the best way to have it reproduced. 

Do you have any idea how the Shopping Network chooses products to sell - or how many people or companies approach them every day?  Why do you think that audience is the best place to sell your work?  It has been sometime since I've contacted the Shopping Network, but unless they have suddenly had a severe corporate breakdown they won't be BUYING anything wholesale or any other way.  They are in the business of SELLING, and they don't have to BUY anything to have their pick of thousands of products.

Don't give up your dream of selling thousands of images, but learning to sell a few would be a great start.  Have you listened to all of the podcasts on www.salestipsforartists.com to learn as many of the basics as possible?  How many books on art marketing have you read?  One of the best is HOW TO PROFIT FROM THE ART PRINT MARKET by Barney Davey available on his excellent website; www.artprintissues.com where you will find loads of other excellent information and resources.

Keep painting and share some of your work here on the forum.

Dick Harrison
spheris

Posts:19
08/26/2007 3:25 PM Alert 
here are some examples, they're not the best examples, but they are the only ones I have pictures of at the moment.








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