Artist Gallery Site Reviews

I plan to review 3 websites that have free artist galleries, and allow comments, contests, prints, etc. for artists. These reviews will be posted under the Articles and Reviews section of my website. I have personally joined each of these websites, and so I hope to offer information for artists who may be looking to promote their work using these sites.

These are the 3 sites that will be reviewed, in order:

1. Fine Art America (Premier online marketplace for buying, selling, and creating fine art prints.)

FAA (my personal favorite for selling prints) offers many features for the aspiring artist. There are free accounts, and paid "Print on Demand" accounts with a $30 yearly fee for selling prints and cards of your art. You set print prices, and they pay 10% commission on materials.

2. Red Bubble (Imagine your local café, but with more artists and less coffee.)

Red Bubble is user friendly and offers attractive artists galleries, and a thriving art community. Membership is free, prints can be offered by using a percentage mark-up on your work.

3. Taltopia (Catch Phrase: Claim Your Fame!)

Taltopia is geared toward all arts including performing arts, music, and visual arts such as painting and photography. This site offers a gallery and some interaction with other artists, but is not a printmaking website. (I just recently joined this site, so I will leave it till last so I can use more of the features.)

Reviews of these sites will be in depth, include pros and cons,

and an overview of all their features!

Watch for the first review, Coming Soon!

Customizing Portraits

Pencil portraits from photos make great gifts, but let's face it, not every photo is perfect. Sometimes the wind blows hair around, the person doesn't look right at the camera, or bad lighting emphasizes flaws.

Everyone likes to look their best, and this is especially true for a hand drawn portrait, since it will be a lasting memento. I offer customizing of portraits and can work with you to ensure flaws seen in the photo are not found in the portrait.

Here is a list of a few portrait adjustments I have made by request:

• Leave out wind blown hair
• Smooth frizzy hair
• Align eyes to look straight out
• Straighten teeth
• Adjust Clothing
• Remove Double Chin
• Smooth/Remove Blemishes from Skin

Other customizations include drawing people from different photos together and adding a hand drawn background.

Contact me and let me customize a portrait for you!


Check out my recently completed portrait!