This video had to have been influenced by a mixture of Steven Wright and Monty Python. I would love to see a new one with a little bit of coffee and Red Bull mixed in with the acrylics and pastels. Wearing hmmm let's see a Salvidor Dali mustache, along with a mohawk for a hairdoo, a bright neon lime green suit, and some women in microkini's walking the paintings around in circles. Like your art work and hope to see more.
@psychobudz - Hmmm, I'll take that comment in good humor. I do like Stephen Wright but I'm not that influenced by him. The way I talk is just the way I am and no amount of coffee or Red bull would help to 'speed me up'. Monty Python on the other hand is a big influence on my humor... and yes, I agree, my videos definitely could use more women walking around in micro bikini's ;-)
lol you are funny, DO seem like you're half asleep or stoned..but your art is very interesting. Great job :-) btw--I know these videos are old, but in the Ebay one, you said NOT to sell works online if one wants to be a serious artist...Any ideas on how to go about selling art, then, & getting a gallery to sign you on?
@AudreyStarJ17 - I say you shouldn't sell works on ebay if you want to be considered a serious artist by galleries. There's a certain stigma to ebay that's almost like telling a gallery you sell your art at flea markets or Garage Sales. People associate ebay with cheap prices. Galleries can't make a profit selling art at cheap prices. You'll get plenty of good advice at artbusiness (dot) com
this is hilarious this guy is very funny. not sure anything was serious in this but if so the first two were rather cheap for decent original artworks by a talented artist
HAHAHA!!! Love this! You could have sold #1 for higher, I think. Also excellent use of acrylics -- the pic is a little too pixelated but do you layer over with gel medium? Also like the cleanliness of your work (esp. #3 hahaha).
@RubiconXing - both of the artworks in this piece (excluding that last one) were created with an acrylic under painting layered over with soft chalk pastels. I then apply a spray varnish to 'fix' the work. If you watch some of my earlier art videos, prior to when I stopped using chalk pastels, you'll see exactly how works like these were made.
yep by the time china gets it on Ebay its will only be worth about 5.00 they copy everything but QUALITY you want quality you gotta pay for that of course. but most of the people just want cheap.. anyway i love your paintings great video..
Hi, The comments are funnier and stiff-serious than the actual video. So British, your humor is so dry. I love it. Though for the serious viewer, this is not how you price your work. Check out Alan Bamberger's site. (Just Google it, I don't have the site on me.)
@art1show I'm very familiar with Alan's site. Some of the points I make in this video are genuine considerations for pricing your own art. That said there is no 'one' way to price your art. It's more a matter of looking at all the options and finding what works for you in your market.
Found myself writing down your criteria...all of which is truth. Was almost relieved to end the clip laughing...thought to myself "my god hes so friggin' stiff" for such a talented guy! Funny or not though, you clearly made the point that art is to be priced at the artists discretion. I've priced both high and low and happy to announce that I'm learning.Thank you much. would love to to visit the more serious articles that you noted to previous comment.
I try as much as possible not to script my videos too much because it makes me even more 'wooden' (if that's possible). I'm not a natural in front of a camera. I've yet to work out how to film myself acting natural LOL Glad you found the information useful.
Sorry man but you are not thinking like a pro. Commercial illustration pays 10 times that much. You also have not factored in Rent, Shipping, storage marketing, transportation ect. Print should sell for a lower price, But never an original. You need to stop devaluing your work. the 3 peice cannot be seen. You sound like a loser and a nut case. $63 for a blank canvas?
Keep in mind this is a semi serious look at pricing art. The last artwork is included as a joke which pokes fun at minimalism (a common theme in some of my past videos). This video is also targeted at new artists - which I state right at the beginning. These artists don't have nearly the same overheads as a professional artist. It's also not intended to be a detailed discussion - just a starting point. Commercial illustration pays more but is not a fair comparison to selling original art.
thank you i am going to be soon selling some of my art for the first time and have NO IDEA how to price it.... i have moved from clay and beadwork to painting and... well it's totally different to me.
Glad you could get some use out of this video. I do have more in depth and serious articles about pricing. If you'd like a link to them just send me a message.
Thankyou Ive looked at some of ur videos. I want to sell some work, I went somewhere today and showed them a coupled of my canvas's but they said my work is not what they're looking for. I think i might have the capability to do sellable work but how can I work out what people want to buy? thanks
I also like the blank canvas, very humourous. and to think people get away with that.
In the long run it's better to paint what you like to paint, then find the market for it (not easy I know). If you're wanting to sell in galleries then look for galleries selling work with similar themes/styles to yours. Those galleries are more likely to give you a try because they're selling to your market. Same goes for any retail outlet that sells art. Look at what they're already selling and ask is it similar to what your art is about.
i too thought that you had under priced the first two pieces. not my cup of tea, but way underpriced. however if you were to try to sell a blank canvas where i come from, i think you would be considered a joke and run out of town with a blank canvas protruding from your butt....now that 'would' be worth $1300 to some people.
It would be nice if all blank canvas artworks were considered a joke but unfortunately some galleries take them seriously and give them credibility. I've seen them time and time again. My other works were certainly under priced but that's the reality of being an unknown artist.
I totally agree artists that are "famous" for example Martin Creed (waste of space) he is getting credibility for scrunching up a ball of paper and gets 5,000 for it. Modern art is such a sham at times
Did you know you could get your own scrunched up, reproduction ball of paper via Martin's web site for just 150 pounds? Comes complete with protective cardboard box and shredded paper packing. Awesome! If you don't think about it, don't engage with it, and fail to notice it maybe people wouldn't call it art?
The last one is a joke artwork - it's a swipe at minimalist art. However the points I make relating to that artwork are quite valid pricing considerations. If I could sell a blank canvas for $1300 dollars I'd quit painting and just sell blanks!
The points I make in the third step are actually quite valid considerations that you might factor into pricing if you feel a particular work is a 'landmark' piece that could be of some importance in relation to your overall artistic development. Glad you found this helpful :)
It can be, especially in that it gives you a consistent formula to calculate your prices. However, the question then is; how much is a square inch worth and how do you arrive at that figure? If your art is highly detailed it'll take you a lot longer to paint a square inch than someone who just throws the paint on. Even if you charge by the square inch there still will be a time component factored in there somewhere otherwise you're just pulling numbers out of the air.
Thanks. I know I do actually undervalue my work but I'd rather sell it than hold out for higher prices. That said - there's no way I'm going to lower the price on the last one. The self control required not to blemish the surface of that canvas is worth every cent of its value. ;-)
too much or you would have known your last joke reveals a large gap in your education. Art is like music those who participate get it. Otherwise you are just an outsider.
Technically you never stop learning as an artist so this factor is really only a consideration when determining the cost of your time. In most professions the time cost is based on how much experience and knowledge you have as well as what the market will bare. Your comment makes an incorrect assumption about my education and experience. Art is like music - highly subjective. You're allowed to like what you like. I understand minimalism but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
funny but with some sad truths about the modern art world. I went to the art galliery the other day and was astonished at the price if this one painting. It was $600 which isnt exspensive for art but the work was a 10x10 inch canvas and had a line drawn through the middle. WOW amazing huh.
Overall conceptual art is great for exploring ideas but I do have a problem when conceptual art and minimalism combine to create...well...not very much of anything beyond an initial thought. This video response of mine expands on my thinking: watch?v=zY6AiYX6BBE
You're right, it played when I came back to read your reply. (I posted this message yesterday, but it didn't appear, even though I did the usual things of refreshing the page and closing the window and opening it again)
To comment on the video. Shucks - I can't afford that 3rd painting - and I've got a special place to put it too! ;-) LOL!
I can't get this video to play, it just stays frozen after it has loaded. I missed this one for some reason, in that it wasn't sent to me automatically. I have just played your latest one, so it can't be my comp. Any ideas.
I get that problem sometimes too. Could be you hit youtube at a busy time or something. The cure seems to be just to come back later and try again. I have no trouble getting this video to play.
Haha there was a moment I thought you were serious on that last "piece of artwork"!
SilverStar40 1 week ago
@SilverStar40 - Yeah a few people miss that this video is categorized as 'Comedy'. Glad you got the joke :-)
etourist2 1 week ago
This video had to have been influenced by a mixture of Steven Wright and Monty Python. I would love to see a new one with a little bit of coffee and Red Bull mixed in with the acrylics and pastels. Wearing hmmm let's see a Salvidor Dali mustache, along with a mohawk for a hairdoo, a bright neon lime green suit, and some women in microkini's walking the paintings around in circles. Like your art work and hope to see more.
psychobudz 1 month ago
@psychobudz - Hmmm, I'll take that comment in good humor. I do like Stephen Wright but I'm not that influenced by him. The way I talk is just the way I am and no amount of coffee or Red bull would help to 'speed me up'. Monty Python on the other hand is a big influence on my humor... and yes, I agree, my videos definitely could use more women walking around in micro bikini's ;-)
etourist2 1 month ago
lol you are funny, DO seem like you're half asleep or stoned..but your art is very interesting. Great job :-) btw--I know these videos are old, but in the Ebay one, you said NOT to sell works online if one wants to be a serious artist...Any ideas on how to go about selling art, then, & getting a gallery to sign you on?
AudreyStarJ17 7 months ago
@AudreyStarJ17 - I say you shouldn't sell works on ebay if you want to be considered a serious artist by galleries. There's a certain stigma to ebay that's almost like telling a gallery you sell your art at flea markets or Garage Sales. People associate ebay with cheap prices. Galleries can't make a profit selling art at cheap prices. You'll get plenty of good advice at artbusiness (dot) com
etourist2 7 months ago
this is hilarious this guy is very funny. not sure anything was serious in this but if so the first two were rather cheap for decent original artworks by a talented artist
AJTTTT 8 months ago
3rd one was dumb
renigadegi 9 months ago
HAHAHA!!! Love this! You could have sold #1 for higher, I think. Also excellent use of acrylics -- the pic is a little too pixelated but do you layer over with gel medium? Also like the cleanliness of your work (esp. #3 hahaha).
Long live a strong illustrator's work ethic!
RubiconXing 1 year ago
@RubiconXing - both of the artworks in this piece (excluding that last one) were created with an acrylic under painting layered over with soft chalk pastels. I then apply a spray varnish to 'fix' the work. If you watch some of my earlier art videos, prior to when I stopped using chalk pastels, you'll see exactly how works like these were made.
etourist2 1 year ago
@Beforeidi - at least my art is good enough to suck ;-)
etourist2 1 year ago
HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHHHAAAAHAHAHAHAHHAH!!!!!!!!!!!
JADYONE 1 year ago
the problem with your art is that i has about 30% of actual creativity and though and 70% of nonsense you create by trying to price it.
plus your funny presentation your art is worth less that the actual investment you did there with the canvas.
seomoz 1 year ago
@seomoz - I don't suppose you could elaborate?
etourist2 1 year ago
Humorous! But helpful. I am a new artist in terms of pricing my work and I thank you for your words of wisdom.
leroybrownno2 1 year ago
yep by the time china gets it on Ebay its will only be worth about 5.00 they copy everything but QUALITY you want quality you gotta pay for that of course. but most of the people just want cheap.. anyway i love your paintings great video..
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regina4968 1 year ago
Very helpful! Now, off to Ebay!!!
RTistikQT 1 year ago
Hi, The comments are funnier and stiff-serious than the actual video. So British, your humor is so dry. I love it. Though for the serious viewer, this is not how you price your work. Check out Alan Bamberger's site. (Just Google it, I don't have the site on me.)
art1show 1 year ago
@art1show I'm very familiar with Alan's site. Some of the points I make in this video are genuine considerations for pricing your own art. That said there is no 'one' way to price your art. It's more a matter of looking at all the options and finding what works for you in your market.
etourist2 1 year ago
The piece at 5:20 is absolutely genius! Thanks for making me smile ;P
skullgame 1 year ago
Overhead and other considerations...
mariekazalia 1 year ago
Great tips and I agree that you appear to have made quite a breakthrough on that third piece. But what color mat?
LordFancourt 1 year ago
I'd make an instructional video teaching that particular style but I'm not sure it's something you can just learn.
It takes years and a lot of paint to realize that an unblemished surface is the most purest form of art. ;-)
etourist2 2 years ago
thank you this is helpful. one artist to another
RugerBooger 2 years ago
Found myself writing down your criteria...all of which is truth. Was almost relieved to end the clip laughing...thought to myself "my god hes so friggin' stiff" for such a talented guy! Funny or not though, you clearly made the point that art is to be priced at the artists discretion. I've priced both high and low and happy to announce that I'm learning.Thank you much. would love to to visit the more serious articles that you noted to previous comment.
AdamLambertLover456 2 years ago
I try as much as possible not to script my videos too much because it makes me even more 'wooden' (if that's possible). I'm not a natural in front of a camera. I've yet to work out how to film myself acting natural LOL Glad you found the information useful.
etourist2 2 years ago
Some to the British humor is too dry and subtile for my American -in your face- taste: but I do like Eddie Izzard.
monty
bigheadrascal 2 years ago
hes clearly australian not british
ohgoshdirector 1 year ago
Sorry man but you are not thinking like a pro. Commercial illustration pays 10 times that much. You also have not factored in Rent, Shipping, storage marketing, transportation ect. Print should sell for a lower price, But never an original. You need to stop devaluing your work. the 3 peice cannot be seen. You sound like a loser and a nut case. $63 for a blank canvas?
bigheadrascal 2 years ago
Keep in mind this is a semi serious look at pricing art. The last artwork is included as a joke which pokes fun at minimalism (a common theme in some of my past videos). This video is also targeted at new artists - which I state right at the beginning. These artists don't have nearly the same overheads as a professional artist. It's also not intended to be a detailed discussion - just a starting point. Commercial illustration pays more but is not a fair comparison to selling original art.
etourist2 2 years ago
this is a dry British style sense of humor and I think he's very witty and hilarious!
valeagrl1 2 years ago
@bigheadrascal ...wow....uptight much???
artbycarlgookins 1 year ago
Smaller expanse #3 lol!
Migslayer101 2 years ago 3
YOU LOOK LIKE THE NEW GUY
radicalevolutions 2 years ago
Thank you so much for putting this up. I've been trying to decide if i should put my art out there and now im feeling more confident selling.
By the way, have you had any buyers for smaller expanse #3
yusufer5000 2 years ago
No, not at all... I've no idea why ;-)
Best of luck selling your art. I hope it goes well for you.
etourist2 2 years ago
thank you i am going to be soon selling some of my art for the first time and have NO IDEA how to price it.... i have moved from clay and beadwork to painting and... well it's totally different to me.
Dovelet1967 2 years ago
Glad you could get some use out of this video. I do have more in depth and serious articles about pricing. If you'd like a link to them just send me a message.
etourist2 2 years ago
would love to have those links at your convienience.
Dovelet1967 2 years ago
I thaught you were an artist! You forgot " The Golden Point"
12345asdfg12345zxcvb 2 years ago
I have no idea what the Golden point is in relation to pricing? Care to clarify?
etourist2 2 years ago
u did give me something to think about,
thanxs a million:)
zeelove8 3 years ago
Your funny, I thought you were serious!
You must be a fast worker being able to produce such good Art in a few hours like that. Thank you, Jasmin :-)
cartoonprofessor 3 years ago
Well I was partly serious... the considerations I raised are all valid but I couldn't help but add in some humor. :-)
etourist2 3 years ago
Thankyou Ive looked at some of ur videos. I want to sell some work, I went somewhere today and showed them a coupled of my canvas's but they said my work is not what they're looking for. I think i might have the capability to do sellable work but how can I work out what people want to buy? thanks
I also like the blank canvas, very humourous. and to think people get away with that.
Florencethomas405 3 years ago
In the long run it's better to paint what you like to paint, then find the market for it (not easy I know). If you're wanting to sell in galleries then look for galleries selling work with similar themes/styles to yours. Those galleries are more likely to give you a try because they're selling to your market. Same goes for any retail outlet that sells art. Look at what they're already selling and ask is it similar to what your art is about.
etourist2 3 years ago
i find it incredibile that a gallery with an ounce credibility would give any credibility to the sale of a blank canvas (on credible credit). hehe
if you can find people silly enough to buy a blank canvas then good luck to you. cheers
kinkytwista 3 years ago
i too thought that you had under priced the first two pieces. not my cup of tea, but way underpriced. however if you were to try to sell a blank canvas where i come from, i think you would be considered a joke and run out of town with a blank canvas protruding from your butt....now that 'would' be worth $1300 to some people.
kinkytwista 3 years ago
It would be nice if all blank canvas artworks were considered a joke but unfortunately some galleries take them seriously and give them credibility. I've seen them time and time again. My other works were certainly under priced but that's the reality of being an unknown artist.
etourist2 3 years ago
I totally agree artists that are "famous" for example Martin Creed (waste of space) he is getting credibility for scrunching up a ball of paper and gets 5,000 for it. Modern art is such a sham at times
neilss1 3 years ago
Did you know you could get your own scrunched up, reproduction ball of paper via Martin's web site for just 150 pounds? Comes complete with protective cardboard box and shredded paper packing. Awesome! If you don't think about it, don't engage with it, and fail to notice it maybe people wouldn't call it art?
etourist2 3 years ago
I know its a sham lol i do and am continuing to not notice these so called "artists" hopefully like a bad smell theyll eventually dissapear :)
neilss1 3 years ago
You didn't do anything! What the heck?! That's a blank canvas! What's with $1300?! Did anyone pay for it??? You're nuts!
dublbz 3 years ago
The last one is a joke artwork - it's a swipe at minimalist art. However the points I make relating to that artwork are quite valid pricing considerations. If I could sell a blank canvas for $1300 dollars I'd quit painting and just sell blanks!
etourist2 3 years ago
This has been very helpful so thanks. I especially found the 3rd pricing step on thought and importance interesting.
5o2 3 years ago
The points I make in the third step are actually quite valid considerations that you might factor into pricing if you feel a particular work is a 'landmark' piece that could be of some importance in relation to your overall artistic development. Glad you found this helpful :)
etourist2 3 years ago
I have been told the best way to charge is by square inch...not hours spent...?
zebrapanties 3 years ago
It can be, especially in that it gives you a consistent formula to calculate your prices. However, the question then is; how much is a square inch worth and how do you arrive at that figure? If your art is highly detailed it'll take you a lot longer to paint a square inch than someone who just throws the paint on. Even if you charge by the square inch there still will be a time component factored in there somewhere otherwise you're just pulling numbers out of the air.
etourist2 3 years ago
that was quite humerous !
i must say, you certainly under valued the first two artworks....they should be valued @ $650.00 & $475.00 respectively.
further, the last one, ie snow blizzard or alike i concur it is an important work of art & 1.3k is quite reasonable.
XJayX7 3 years ago
Thanks. I know I do actually undervalue my work but I'd rather sell it than hold out for higher prices. That said - there's no way I'm going to lower the price on the last one. The self control required not to blemish the surface of that canvas is worth every cent of its value. ;-)
etourist2 3 years ago
You never put in the amount of education one
spends becoming an artist. You must not have
too much or you would have known your last joke reveals a large gap in your education. Art is like music those who participate get it. Otherwise you are just an outsider.
pakarpis 3 years ago
Technically you never stop learning as an artist so this factor is really only a consideration when determining the cost of your time. In most professions the time cost is based on how much experience and knowledge you have as well as what the market will bare. Your comment makes an incorrect assumption about my education and experience. Art is like music - highly subjective. You're allowed to like what you like. I understand minimalism but that doesn't mean I have to like it.
etourist2 3 years ago
Love the video!
erbackfineart 4 years ago
THANKS FOR WASTING MY TIME.
jonalisa64 4 years ago
It was a pleasure. Whenever you need your time wasted - I'm here for you ;)
etourist2 4 years ago
your taking the piss out of modern art right? lol well i hope so lol the last one cracked me up.
Kurturmis 4 years ago
That was the idea - glad you found it funny :)
etourist2 4 years ago
funny but with some sad truths about the modern art world. I went to the art galliery the other day and was astonished at the price if this one painting. It was $600 which isnt exspensive for art but the work was a 10x10 inch canvas and had a line drawn through the middle. WOW amazing huh.
Kurturmis 4 years ago
What are your thoughts on conceptual art?
Kurturmis 4 years ago
Overall conceptual art is great for exploring ideas but I do have a problem when conceptual art and minimalism combine to create...well...not very much of anything beyond an initial thought. This video response of mine expands on my thinking: watch?v=zY6AiYX6BBE
etourist2 4 years ago
WOW! GIGGLE I have a whole pile of 1300.00 art works! Thanks for the tip!;-)
Thanks so much for this video! Great advice!
sherriwestfall 4 years ago
You're right, it played when I came back to read your reply. (I posted this message yesterday, but it didn't appear, even though I did the usual things of refreshing the page and closing the window and opening it again)
To comment on the video. Shucks - I can't afford that 3rd painting - and I've got a special place to put it too! ;-) LOL!
Mum60 4 years ago
I can't get this video to play, it just stays frozen after it has loaded. I missed this one for some reason, in that it wasn't sent to me automatically. I have just played your latest one, so it can't be my comp. Any ideas.
Mum60 5 years ago
I get that problem sometimes too. Could be you hit youtube at a busy time or something. The cure seems to be just to come back later and try again. I have no trouble getting this video to play.
etourist2 5 years ago
I'll take the last one but for no more then 1299.99$, lol, love the vid went in my favs,neway later take it easy.
Darkshodopan 5 years ago
lol. Loved it. And thank you for the tips in pricing. :)
I have about 30 blank paintings in a series called "Memoirs of a blocked artist" that I'm selling for $2000. Bidding is ready to begin! :) haha.
paperphoenix 5 years ago