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by Natasha Wescoat
SO SEXY…
You could say being an artist is provocative, risque, adventurous and I’d have to agree with you. Those flash in the pan successes, feast or famine moments and a fly by the seat of your pants lifestyle tends to be a part of the whole being an artist thing. One moment, you [...]
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We’ve posted photography tutorials in the past, usually geared toward photographing 2D art. But we couldn’t resist sharing this great tutorial on photographing your 3D work, whether it’s dolls, jewelry, or other objects, found via Digital Photography School. We know your art is awesome, so why all this fuss over how you photograph it? Writer Natalie [...]
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by Natasha Wescoat
I hear this all too often from artists and others who want to start a business. They want to know how the successful artists/crafters do it. Why? Why else?
They want to be able to execute the same process in hopes of having the same success.
We all think that if we can put [...]
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by EBSQ Guest Author Aja Trier
Ok. Since my Quit Your Day Job article was published on the Etsy Storque I’ve had a number of inquiries on how to ship paintings from new sellers. I’m going to post this here (mostly so it’s easy to find as I get more inquiries) but maybe someone will come [...]
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by Natasha Wescoat
One of the best inventions of the internet being used today is live streaming video. The viewer can watch as the broadcaster does things live over the net, and chat with them via the chat interface offered on the particular channel.
Sites like Justin.tv, Ustream.tv, and Mogulus offer free streaming video channels to people [...]
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5 How-tos for Artists
If you take a gander at the Learn section of EBSQ, you’ll find several years worth of how-to articles on specific art-related projects like Cigar Box Purses and Felt Making. But did you know we also have how-to articles that address the business of art as well? Here are five of our most popular how-to articles:
How to [...]
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by guest contributor Torrie Smiley
First, let me warn you~ I have had no formal computer training. There is no computer lingo in the instructions and lots of pictures!
Listing from EBSQart.com Gallery
Upload/Edit Art Case
You can add a PayPal button through editing your item or when you initially add your item to your Art Case.
Fill in the [...]
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by Natasha Wescoat
Alot of the time, we talk about finding our target audience, about finding the perfect agent/business manager, or maybe getting those galleries/shops to hold our art. So when we do in fact get a nibble on that line – we’re all going bananas. You start to think everything is going to turn around [...]
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I’ve long been a fan of CRAFT Magazine, the sister of O’Reilly’s MAKE Magazine. So I was saddened to receive the following in my inbox this afternoon:
Lately you’ve been telling us something that we’ve found increasingly true: Do-It-Yourself interests – from tech to fashion, science to crafts – are increasingly converging on the web. Our [...]
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The following is a guest post from EBSQ Artist Shannon Fogl:
Tax time is upon us again. Time to get all your sales records together, collect invoices and calculate fees! However, if you’ve been using eBay this just got a lot easier.
EBay offers a free application you can add to your MyEbay section. Simply go to: http://pages.ebay.com/salesreports/welcome.htmland [...]
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