Your paper should also have a quality feel. It’s especially important to use archival drawing paper that does not yellow or get brittle with age. There really is a difference in the results between low-quality and high-quality supplies. Use the best drawing materials you can afford How long is long enough? That differs artist to artist, but a good rule of thumb is to have at least half a dozen or more quality drawings finished before you start selling. You also want to give yourself time to discover whether or not you can create a consistent body of work. Give yourself time to learn what a medium is capable of (and what you’re capable of!) before you start selling. Yes, I did sell drawings from those early years, including the one shown here, but I really wish I had waited a little longer to start selling. The two drawings below show my skill level in 1999 (left) and 2013.
Actually, it’s not that difficult to do offline, either. It’s so easy to start selling on the internet that many artists rush into sales too soon. Nothing hurts sales more than pieces that don’t look finished, or that look amateurish. You should only expect to sell your drawings if you create well-rendered, professional-looking artwork.
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That includes charcoal, graphite, colored pencils, even ink. My expertise is in colored pencils, specifically, but these techniques will help you sell any type of two-dimensional drawing on paper. Today, however, I want to narrow my focus, and talk about how to sell drawings. I recently wrote an article describing how to get started selling art, no matter what kind of art you create. By Carrie Lewis in Art Business Advice > General Art Advice
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