![]() ![]() If you are even a wee bit able to use the computer, I recommend starting with Etsy. They handle all the logins, payments, file delivery and even have marketing tools built in that help you get the word out about your products. I am a total Etsy fangirl for selling digital files (I sell planners) because of the ease of using it as a seller. This could be a little kerfuffly and hard to track but it is totally possible and if that is all you are capable of now, start there! The very easiest thing you could do to sell your Digital Artwork would be to put a picture of it up on your website or social media and have a link to a PayPal payment then email the file to the customer. Okay, now that you have a file to sell, let's talk about how you can sell them! The problem with smaller files is that to give a customer a file that will print at larger sizes clearly, you need a file with a minimum of 300 dpi for a home computer and even higher for professional printers.Īdditional Resource :: Creative Live Course, File Formats Explained: Everything You Need to Know Selling Digital Downloads of Your Artwork ![]() Your cell phone camera has a smaller display that for most phones is set at 72 dpi (dots per inch) for digital displays. No matter how good you think your cell phone camera may be, using it to make the digital file is not a good idea. This will require the use of DSLR or SLR camera… not your iPhone! Last but not least you can have a photograph taken of your artwork at a really high resolution. Their scanner is better than one I could reasonably afford and since they do scans all the time, theirs are just frankly better than mine are! I use my local UPS store for all my digital scans. You will want to bring a flash drive with you that you can have them transfer the file to or ask them about emailing it to you directly. (I did a search for “print scan shop trinity fl” and found a bunch!) If you artwork is larger than letter sized then you will want to take it to a local printing shop to get it scanned. The main thing to look out for in a scanner is that it is designed to make photo quality files. It will produce up to a 4800X4800 dpi (dots per inch) file that you can send to your buyers. Here is one to see an example… Canon CanoScan LiDE220 Photo and Document Scanner In this case you would place the artwork down on the panel, click scan and the scanner will make a digital file of your art.įor this you will probably want to find a scanner that allows you to control the artwork by laying it flat rather than pulling it roughly through a business style scanner. If your artwork is 8.5″ X 11″ or smaller, you can simply use a high quality scanner that hooks to your computer. There are many different ways you can “digitize” your artwork. YES, you can keep selling your artwork that way, but why not add a totally free, hands free additional revenue stream to your art business? No more printing out prints yourself, putting them in envelopes and mailing them OR ordering online and having them sent OR ordering giclees and hoping you sell them all. ![]()
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