The First Step in Building Your Art Licensing Brand

You may find this hard to believe, but most of the artwork that’s sent to me for review could have been painted by anyone. If the art hadn’t come in a package or attached to an email from a particular artist, I wouldn’t have a clue who the artist was who created the images that […]

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Why Mailed Art Submissions Just Don’t Work

Before the rise of the internet, if an artist wanted to submit artwork to a publisher, agent or manufacturer, the artist either had to do it personally in a face-to-face meeting or else send the art submission through the mail. Back then, artists were told that mailed submissions had to have a self-addressed stamped envelope […]

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A New International Resource for Artists

If you want to make yourself and your artwork known, not just in the United States but internationally, you might want to consider getting a listing in one of the major international art directories or sourcebooks. The good news today is the announcement that there’s a brand-new art licensing directory that will be published for […]

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