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I need help pricing my art?

• hello! my name is stacy, and i am a growing artist/currently studying illustration in college. Basically i have never sold art before, but i am really eager to get my art out there into the world; but i have no idea how i should go about making sales or what i can do to advertise my art better. I do however have a DA, Pixiv and a Blog (though my blog is private as i fear that some images i have on there could be stolen by thieves) I have been drawing since i was a baby and now ever since ive been in college, my style has changed drastically and for the better; i am very versatile in both digital and traditional :) Sooo.. basically i want to know how i can better advertise my art online and locally? i am some what of a wall flower and I dont speak to people unless spoken too, and i am terrible at keeping conversation or even talking to people in general :( I really love to draw and i would love to start getting in some commissions or freelancing before i graduate college; so i need help from you guys to help price my art? (i have made a price sheet a year ago, but it needs a alot of fixing) Here are samples of my art/styles ------------------------ These are styles i currently draw in... for digital *(Japanese mix style)* http://fawnbirth.deviantart.com/art/My-dream-260945842?q=gallery%3Afawnbirth%2F31661772&qo=6 *(chibi)* http://fawnbirth.deviantart.com/art/Heart-Breaker-261426473?q=gallery%3Afawnbirth%2F31661772&qo=4 http://sakissnow.deviantart.com/art/Betty-boop-202103091?q=gallery%3Asakissnow%2F7613298&qo=7 *(Semi-realism)* http://fawnbirth.deviantart.com/art/Nurse-Miku-257788406?q=gallery%3Afawnbirth%2F33185751&qo=0 http://sakissnow.deviantart.com/art/Cold-Sunshine-209512256?q=gallery%3Asakissnow%2F7613298&qo=3 http://desertinaoasis.blogspot.com/2011/10/seeu-progress-for-kitz.html *(Doll style)* http://desertinaoasis.blogspot.com/2011/09/letter-doll-colored-progress.html http://desertinaoasis.blogspot.com/2011/09/mujra-dancerinspired-dolls-from-doll.html *(Traditional acrylic and sketch)* http://desertinaoasis.blogspot.com/2011/12/acrylic-paintings.html http://desertinaoasis.blogspot.com/2012/02/sketches.html ------------------------ sorry if its too much, but i guess the more you see what i can do the better i can get help to price my art >.< Additional Information: I live in south Florida (around the fort Lauderdale area) I also wanted to know how i can go about finding and contacting? local galleries in my area (im seriously new to all this, so any help would be appreciated) >.< im in the process of making my own business card, and still in the working stages of making my own site (because i have a creative webdesign class and making a site is our finals/midterms) Aslo I doubt i will be able to have a friend come with me if i ever wanted to get my art into a local gallery...because i am shy and I hate going places alone so that could be a problem later on i don't know.. >: oh but i no longer work digitally because last year my tablet broke, so now i can only do traditional art; in acrylic paints, color pencils and pencil. I usually work on canvas pad paper sized 9x12 and also on cold press illustration board between the sizes of 10x10 and 15x20 (i can go bigger and or smaller)

• Answer:

  well if you want to gt it sold then you need to get it out there. research some art buyers and contact them. put them on sites that you buy from at first like Ebay, until your work gets more noticed. you cant be worried about thieves because they dont know where you keep them and also they wouldnt be worth very much money at the moment. as for pricing maybe search some other peopes work and see what they price theirs at. hope i helped:)