Earning Money From Oil Paintings If you like paintings and drawings you may have thought of trying to make some money from your participation in the art world. Most people like paintings and drawings of one kind or another, because there are such a lot of different styles of painting and so many different media to paint on. There are even plenty of media to paint with. You would need to be quite hard to please if you did not like at least one of ancient, modern, Gothic, Celtic, cartoon or Victorian styles, using a brush or crayons on canvas, paper, or a wall. The combinations possible are almost endless. And whatever style you prefer, you will find examples of. Of course some will be very costly, but you could sell imitations of these old masters and earn money from them in that manner. Copying is not illegal as long as you do not endeavour to pass the copy off as the original. Copies of old masters are very well-liked and there are thousands of them to pick from. It is a good notion to begin by having a few of your own favourite old masters done for your self. This has two benefits: 1] it permits you to find a good artist/supplier and 2] they serve as examples of the quality of the work that you will provide to potential clients. After you have your samples, you can photograph them and scan the photographs. These can be used as graphics in your artwork and marketing and on your web site. Now you have to let people know what you are able to do. As your business expands, you will find artists who can copy old masters and others who can copy any image - that is scenery, people, cats, dogs, holiday snaps. Anything. You will have a list of artists and a list of their abilities and prices of each one. You could organize to pay the artist 50% on commissioning the painting and 50% on approval with the guarantee of a complete refund if the article is unsatisfactory. You can charge double the money that the artist wants: 50% up front and 50% on handover. In that fashion, you are just investing in the promoting. This system works very well, if you get word out to enough people. Have a go at putting B5 flyers in newspapers or paying someone to deliver them. You could try taverns and restaurants and reception areas like hotel foyers, office waiting rooms, dentists' and doctors' surgeries. When you have built up a few pieces, you could hire them out. You could change 50% of the artwork in a hotel foyer two times a year. Taverns and offices love this arrangement. If you hang them in restaurants, you could add price tags and give the owner 25% commission. Many restaurants will go for that. Particularly new ones which require decor anyway. . People mostly prefer oil paintings of dead relatives and pets. However, if you could persuade people that it is a colossal compliment to give someone an oil painting of themselves before they passed away, you would make a lot of money.
Owen Jones, the writer of this piece, writes on numerous subjects, but is at present concerned with buying art as an amateur. If you are interested, please visit our website now at As An Amateur