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Enterprising Ways for Artists to Increase Art Sales

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One of the main ways to make more sales is to increase your name recognition. Better known artists sell plenty of art because they consistently keep their names out in front of the public, make their art visible and accessible to potential buyers whenever and wherever possible, and regularly produce enough new work to convince all those viewers that they're serious and in this...

To copy or not to copy – copyright law

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To copy or not to copy? That is a question many new artists may ask. Lets talk about copyright law in South Africa.

10 tips for painting with acrylic paint.

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Brushes and a variety of objects may be used to apply these paints to any surface. But, as with any product you can achieve better quality, longevity, and refinement by preparing surfaces before paint application, adding fixing agents for thickening or texture, and applying protective agents after the project is completed.Tip #1 Will this project be an indoor or outdoor product? Acrylics are water...

Selling your art? Mike Smith shares his views...

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I hope this doesn’t turn out to be hubris, but I’ve had a good week of art sales. It reinforces, once again, that the phenomenon of online sales using social media platforms as connecting and marketing tools, far outweighs the value of the traditional gallery for us artists selling below the R10 000 price point. If you’re in this segment, you really should consider...