Breaking into the Art World: How to Start Making a Living As an Artist
Written by: Brian Marshall White
Editorial Reviews:
Have you ever wanted to be a full-time artist and make a living at it? Have you ever wanted to know how to get started selling your art? Then this book is for you! "Breaking into the Art World" is filled with practical information on "how to get started making a living as an artist." The author, Marshall White, lives in Kona, Hawaii and works as a full-time artist. His paintings and prints of Hawaii are wonderfully detailed and popular with local art buyers and tourists who visit the island. At this writing, his works of art are displayed in various galleries in Hawaii and in Thailand and are collected by people from all over the world. This book is the first of his writings to be published and was written to help other artists who often ask him, "Do you make a living with your art how did you make the jump to being a full-time artist?" It has been written for people who, like himself when he began, have no clue what to do to get started marketing and selling their art.
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Summary: Good Basics
Comment: For someone starting to sell or interested in how to start out, this is a good book. It is easy to understand and follow, with basic starting suggestions. For an artist already in the market, it is a good reminder of basics. I would suggest anyone that is interested in taking the next step, from making your art to selling your art should read it. If you are already being represented, there is not much new information, just a reminder of the basics.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Know What to Expect
Comment: This book looks to have been self published by the artist. I really appreciate the fact that he seems to have written it purely to help other artists get started accomplishing their dreams. If you need help figuring out how to budget, how much to expect to spend, and different printing options, this book is for you. If you aren't as interested in the technical side of selling art as you are in navigating the art world, this book will not be of much help. The author has made a sincere attempt to help us get started selling art on our own.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Some good information but somewhat shallow
Comment: This book had some good information but it was not very in-depth and covered a fairly narrow range of topics. It was very specific to drawing and painting with a lot of information on being a street artist, making prints, how to sign your prints, and the like. As an aspiring glass artist, I found large portions of the book irrelevant to my chosen medium. That said, I found the chapter on galleries and consignment to be interesting and informative, but at only 15 pages it didn't do much to make up for the rest of the material that I didn't find useful. I was also slightly annoyed by the many spelling and grammar errors, but I realize this isn't an issue for many people, I think I just had too many spelling tests in elementary school.
I bought "How to Survive and Prosper As an Artist" by Caroll Michels at the same time and plan to read it next. White recommends it for a more in-depth treatment in his chapter on galleries so I think it will probably offer me the meat I am thirsting for.
Customer Rating:
Summary: NOT AT ALL A BOOK TO ENTER THE REAL ART WORLD
Comment: This is not at all a book that will give you hints or help you to Break into the Real Art World ( I am talking: real galleries and the Real Art world out there: The Contemporary art world). This is only a book to help you sell your stuff in the streets which is what you should avoid at all costs if you want to break into the real thing. Not a helpful book at all. Its about selling Epson prints for $30 in the streets. Great if it is what you want to do but not great if you have a bit more ambition than that. Some people are fine with it, great art does not sell in the streets. Sorry, but its true.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Got me enthusiastic about making art
Comment: I have worked as a street artist for years doing quick sketch portraiture but this book really sparked my interest in creating my own artwork and selling it in the same way. The book mostly focuses on selling work without going through galleries. If you are interested in doing gallery work, I would recommend another book, Taking the Leap, by Cay Lang. Breaking Into the Art World is great if you are just starting out as an artist and makes the process of selling your artwork on a smaller scale seem a lot easier with step by step information.
Dewey Decimal Number: 700
EAN: 9781589397620
ISBN: 1589397622
Label: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
Manufacturer: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 148
Publication Date: 2005-07-31
Publisher: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
Studio: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
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Editorial Reviews:
Have you ever wanted to be a full-time artist and make a living at it? Have you ever wanted to know how to get started selling your art? Then this book is for you! "Breaking into the Art World" is filled with practical information on "how to get started making a living as an artist." The author, Marshall White, lives in Kona, Hawaii and works as a full-time artist. His paintings and prints of Hawaii are wonderfully detailed and popular with local art buyers and tourists who visit the island. At this writing, his works of art are displayed in various galleries in Hawaii and in Thailand and are collected by people from all over the world. This book is the first of his writings to be published and was written to help other artists who often ask him, "Do you make a living with your art how did you make the jump to being a full-time artist?" It has been written for people who, like himself when he began, have no clue what to do to get started marketing and selling their art.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
Customer Rating:
Summary: Good Basics
Comment: For someone starting to sell or interested in how to start out, this is a good book. It is easy to understand and follow, with basic starting suggestions. For an artist already in the market, it is a good reminder of basics. I would suggest anyone that is interested in taking the next step, from making your art to selling your art should read it. If you are already being represented, there is not much new information, just a reminder of the basics.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Know What to Expect
Comment: This book looks to have been self published by the artist. I really appreciate the fact that he seems to have written it purely to help other artists get started accomplishing their dreams. If you need help figuring out how to budget, how much to expect to spend, and different printing options, this book is for you. If you aren't as interested in the technical side of selling art as you are in navigating the art world, this book will not be of much help. The author has made a sincere attempt to help us get started selling art on our own.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Some good information but somewhat shallow
Comment: This book had some good information but it was not very in-depth and covered a fairly narrow range of topics. It was very specific to drawing and painting with a lot of information on being a street artist, making prints, how to sign your prints, and the like. As an aspiring glass artist, I found large portions of the book irrelevant to my chosen medium. That said, I found the chapter on galleries and consignment to be interesting and informative, but at only 15 pages it didn't do much to make up for the rest of the material that I didn't find useful. I was also slightly annoyed by the many spelling and grammar errors, but I realize this isn't an issue for many people, I think I just had too many spelling tests in elementary school.
I bought "How to Survive and Prosper As an Artist" by Caroll Michels at the same time and plan to read it next. White recommends it for a more in-depth treatment in his chapter on galleries so I think it will probably offer me the meat I am thirsting for.
Customer Rating:
Summary: NOT AT ALL A BOOK TO ENTER THE REAL ART WORLD
Comment: This is not at all a book that will give you hints or help you to Break into the Real Art World ( I am talking: real galleries and the Real Art world out there: The Contemporary art world). This is only a book to help you sell your stuff in the streets which is what you should avoid at all costs if you want to break into the real thing. Not a helpful book at all. Its about selling Epson prints for $30 in the streets. Great if it is what you want to do but not great if you have a bit more ambition than that. Some people are fine with it, great art does not sell in the streets. Sorry, but its true.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Got me enthusiastic about making art
Comment: I have worked as a street artist for years doing quick sketch portraiture but this book really sparked my interest in creating my own artwork and selling it in the same way. The book mostly focuses on selling work without going through galleries. If you are interested in doing gallery work, I would recommend another book, Taking the Leap, by Cay Lang. Breaking Into the Art World is great if you are just starting out as an artist and makes the process of selling your artwork on a smaller scale seem a lot easier with step by step information.
Technical Details
Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 700
EAN: 9781589397620
ISBN: 1589397622
Label: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
Manufacturer: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 148
Publication Date: 2005-07-31
Publisher: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
Studio: Virtualbookworm.com Publishing
