Posted by resonanteye on 04/12/2013
Apparently, you can launder money by buying art. I have never had dirty money, so I wasn’t aware of this. (All three of my dollars have been squeaky-clean.) I’m just putting it out there- if anyone has a few millions laying around in torn cardboard boxes behind their drywall, mucky as hell, I’m willing to let you buy my work, then use it to explain where all that cash came from.
I mean, someone’s got to help the needy cash hoarders, right?
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Posted by resonanteye on 03/12/2013
a reminder tattoo for a tattoo artist friend of mine. he wanted to remember to slow down, and do more focused work, instead of hurrying up and rushing himself. He is the kind of artist who feels a lot of pressure from his clients, he tends to feel so glad to be tattooing that he forgets that his work is valuable, that his BEST work is worthwhile…that people who want really good tattoos are willing to pay for them, and that he is capable of doing great tattoos, and therefore shouldn’t undervalue his time…
If you undercharge people, you start to feel rushed. it’s inevitable- you end up booked solid for months but barely making ends meet. hurrying up to get that tattoo done in time, in the small amount of time you quoted them for. it’s far better to quote high, to take your time, take that extra hour to do your VERY BEST work on people.
any rate- I love fucking sloths. And this one is particularly classy, too.
also,
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Posted by resonanteye on 02/10/2013
Since etsy has begun openly allowing un ethical factory and mass-produced goods, I’ve been casting around for alternative sites to sell through. Since I link here from my etsy shop I won’t be selling the art pieces I sell on etsy elsewhere (yet another way they like to fuck artists over…) but those I am not listing on etsy are available here for now: http://www.freewebstore.org/resonanteye
Unlike etsy, they take no fees, and pay me direct. Also, you can pay with paypal OR google wallet there. So that’s another bonus. Depending on how well it goes I might list more there, I’ll have to see if it’s worth the effort.
Let me know what you think.
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Posted by resonanteye on 07/31/2012
Short answer? Yes.
Long, realistic answer?
I show you my heart.
Putting your art up online is kind of like showing it in a gallery. You may not be the best at your particular art style, but if you want to improve, showing the internet what you are doing is a good way to get better. There are so many skill levels, so many ways of expressing yourself; the internet is home to them all.
If you’re really timid, start slow. Use deviantart, and request critiques. Once you feel like you can handle more harsh views, try some art forums, and ask for opinions.
Or, alternately, you can dive right in. We all start where we are. Try to get very good pictures of your work. never upload giant files; upload files that are just big enough to look good on a monitor, no larger. Image theft is common, and sometimes unintentional. If you watermark unobtrusively, and only upload smaller files, you’ll find more people credit you when reposting or sharing your work. You want people to do that, because that is how you will sell your art online.
Etsy is a good starter for artists. It’s not the best venue for fine art, but it can be a good way to get your feet wet. Be cautious, though, as most of the advice on using etsy is not written with art in mind, but easily-reproducible craft. Your painting can’t be tagged and posted the same way a t-shirt can. This is why etsy is only a starter site.
The Craftstar has a decent art section, but you will have to have a paypal and pay for listing in advance.
You could also opt for one of the other sites geared for art sales- originals are harder to sell most places than prints, but it IS possible to sell just originals online.
If you are just starting out, keep your prices as low as possible. Once you are selling your work on a regular basis, then you can raise your prices. At first, it’s unknown if you will succeed or not. Most people not only buy art for its look, for how it grabs the eye, but also for the artist’s longevity, their name, their history. Build your history a little!
It’s the internet. You should maintain privacy for your own comfort and safety of course-but letting people get to know you, talking about deep or personal things, lets the viewer understand the origin of your works, and become more invested in them. Give them a chance to find out where the art came from. You can be a cantankerous bitch hermit like me and STILL be capable of showing your inner self online. You don’t have to be outgoing to do it; you can talk as if the site was your own art journal, your own notes about each piece.
So- yeah. Your art is good enough to sell online- at etsy or anywhere else. Keep your expectations of sales low at first, and your prices the same, and then as time passes you will see how your work can fit into the greater whole of online art.
And if you need encouragement, ask for it. And if you need a slap on the wrist, or a sound drubbing, you should ask for that too. All the help you could ever want from other artists lives inside your computer, but it can only do you good if you put your own work in there too.
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Posted by resonanteye on 11/10/2011
I’ve got three secret projects going on- so I can’t post pictures of what I worked on today.
Instead, I’ll post an older photo or two, and ask you all for a little leg up. I’ve been trying to make and sell more non-tattoo art lately, and I need more exposure. If you know of an art site that takes links, add me there, submit my work. If you’re on facebook, add my fan page there. If you twitter, tweet a link to me. Stumble me. Pinterest me. Deviantart post me. Do every kind of dirty internet thing to me and my page. Spread me around…I’m not made of soap, I will NOT wear out.
If you want to buy my stuff, make me an offer. If you’re broke, pimp me out! Share my page and my stuff around- someone’s grandma may want to buy something…and that will keep me going and paying the rent.
If you have a tattoo or picture from me, post a picture of it to your pages and tag or link me. Say my name. I need the leg up, and you guys are my heroes and stalkers and saviors, so I turn to you. Make me famous, children.
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Posted by resonanteye on 10/20/2011
last night I did a little drawing, then today I built some more skull mounts.
I like working in a lot of different mediums. It’s odd though, because the work I do in colored pencil is different, very different than my tattoo art, which differs a great deal from my sculputures, which are far far different than my pencil or pen and ink drawings. and of course when I get out the camera my photography is different from all of those.
I sometimes think I might be more successful (or find promoting and selling my work) a lot easier if I narrowed down to just one thing. But then i realize that I really, really like variety. I like doing something different all the time.
I might need help organizing things at times but the work itself is rewarding. So it all comes out even in my mind.
(the pencil art here is up super cheap on etsy; the bone sculptures will be at the speakeasy art show in eugene, in november.)
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