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How To Price Artwork

Pricing Artwork

by Daric Gill

If you’re an artist with a pulse you’ve probably struggled with applying a price to your artwork. It’s the most common concern for beginners & advanced artists alike. Sure, pricing can seem like a pretty intimidating thing. Especially if you’re starting from scratch.

 “Wouldn’t it be just the greatest if there was a simple solution, something easy to remember, that could be used across the board to price our work?”

…. is the question you’re probably thinking in your head. Right?

The answer is No. That’s actually the worst way to price artwork if you hope to benefit yourself as a professional artist. There’s good news though: this article will explain why that system doesn’t work and hopefully shed light on an actual process that is unique to each artist while still being relatively easy to grasp. After speaking at great lengths with other professional artists, I’ve combined their knowledge with my own into what I hope is a comprehensive collection of information — for artists, by artists. Read on for more.

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“Think. Do. Everyday”: My Creative Process

Pictorial Guide To My Creative Process

by Daric Gill

I’m often asked how I come up with new ideas. There are long answers and there are short answers to that question. Here’s the short answer:

-My Process-

Creation is the cyclical momentum of ‘thinking and doing‘. Yesterday’s work helped create today’s ideas. Today’s ideas will help create tomorrow’s work. 

Think. Do. Everyday.

How I create ideas
How I create ideas

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ToeHeads + SnackHacks  At McGraw-Hill Education

Exclusive Exhibition At McGraw-Hill Education

by Daric Gill

LoliPigWaits (detail)
LoliPigWaits (detail)

If you’ve purchased an educational textbook in the past  100+ years, you’ve most likely heard of the publishing company where my latest exhibition is held. McGraw-Hill Education Companies specializes in developing adapted learning practices and educational resources for students, teachers, administrators, and parents.

This week marks the first exhibition of the SnackHacks and ToeHeads together in one showing of selected works. While the current show is held exclusively for the employees at the McGraw-Hill headquarters, I’ve been given special permission to document the show for my online galleries. 

Image Gallery Following Article
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Selling Art & Separation Anxiety

Giving Up The Goods

Many artists feel a certain amount of separation anxiety when it comes to selling off their most precious work. After talking in-depth with a group of artists who feel this way, I’ve put together a list of the most common anxieties and the roots that make them so darn frustrating. If you’re that artist who wants to overcome this anxiousness, this blog is for you.

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