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Ok so I found some of my old drawings. I posted earlier asking how one with no computer knowledge would go about selling them. Or if anyone would even buy them. And if so, how much would you charge? Anyhow here they are. I may have to post a few times cuz I don't think I can add that many photos to one post.

Byrd 7 May 29
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Fantastic!!

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Not quite sure what you are asking. If you're asking where to sell them, you could go multiple routes:

Ebay
Amazon
Etsy

Etsy is an artisan site where you register yourself and post any art you have for sale. Another avenue you could consider is to take a look at Redbubble.com. They will transfer your artwork to T-shirts and other keepsakes/items. It will take a little investigating on the site, but it's probably pretty painless. On Redbubble, the items sell for established prices, so you don't really get to set pricing for your art. Also, I'm not sure how much you'd get, but I imagine you would get paid based on sales volume of your artwork.

With regard to pricing, I suppose I would base that on the effort you put into each piece of work, and how elaborate/detailed it is.

Hope this helps.

I apologize. I explained my questions a bit better in a previous post. I'm completely dumb as a box of rocks when it comes to computers. But everyone keeps telling me if I want to sell anything to do it on the internet. I have no money to pay to sell them. I literally have 3 cents. I don't own any credit cards (not sure if that matters but a lot of computer stuff they seem to want one) and I basically have no idea what I'm doing. As far as the detail, it varies. Some I would say are moderately elaborate, others took 6 months to draw and from what I have been told, are quite elaborate. But honestly I used to sell little drawings for 50 cents a piece, to make enough to get snacks or smokes or whatever. I have no idea how much a person would charge, but I have been told multiple times that I was ripping myself off. I've just seen so many great things out there that to me, mine just looks ok.

@Byrd Well, you're now living in the 21st Century where Internet commerce is king. I think it is well worth your time to begin learning how to leverage that. I think spending some time investigating Etsy.com would be wise. For receiving payment, you wouldn't need a credit card, you would just provide your banking information to the hosting site (which would be part of setting yourself up as a merchant or artist on a site like Amazon or Etsy.). Is every item you would sell an original? Will you offer framing, wrapping? These are things you need to consider and price accordingly. You will also need to designate a shipping fee and consider insuring your items (these costs would all be passed on to your buyer).

There is a man who advertises himself as a "Disney Celebrity Artist." He's quite talented and has carved out a nice niche for himself on Facebook via the many Disney fan groups there. Here is his website: [kevinjohnstudio.com] He is obviously leveraging Disney fan love to move artwork. You are selling original works. If you have the ability to reproduce "prints" of your originals, you could sell them for a lot less, but if each one is an original piece of art, I would definitely take that into consideration when you price it out. Remember, the value of artwork is largely in the eye of the beholder and you have some control over that in how you present it, and yourself. Again, I hope this is helpful.

@IAMGROOT well crikey! That's a lot more than I ever thought of! I don't have a bank account so I'm not sure about that part, but the rest I will look into. Thank you kindly.

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Beautiful work! One rule is to never under value what you create. Look at your work, give it a value, then add on 25%.

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One method is starting up an online store and sell them that way. It's very easy to do. Open a Wix account, set up a store, advertise.

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