When you set up a piece of artwork to offer it as a print, a link appears in the sidebar of the DeviantArt page for the work that takes visitors to the print order form. Depending on the options you chose when setting up the print offering, visitors may also be able to order magnets, puzzles, coffee mugs or other merchandise with your work printed on it, in addition to ordering prints or postcards.
You have the option to change the print offerings at any time and can upload higher-resolution versions of your artwork to make larger prints as well.
Not all works that you can host on DeviantArt are eligible for the print program. Only pieces in the "Digital Art," "Traditional Art," "Photography," "Wallpapers" and "Literature" categories qualify for the program; other works are not eligible for inclusion.
Additionally, you must own all rights for pieces you submit to the print program and must be the sole creator of the work. Collaborations and works that utilize a portion of pieces owned by someone else are not eligible.
The price of prints and merchandise sold through the DeviantArt prints program is based on a combination of DeviantArt's base price for the merchandise and your royalty percentage.
By default, the royalty is 20 percent of the base price, though members with a premium membership can adjust this to receive a higher or lower royalty. And each account comes with a customizable profile that lets you update personal information and tailor your user settings. You can upload a deviantID a picture that's displayed next to your user name and input personal details, such as your favorite band or favorite artists, in your Devious Info section.
You can also write in your Journal, which is basically a blog where you can discuss your art or anything else that's on your mind. Your profile also features a Newest section that highlights the most recent pictures you've uploaded.
Anyone who browses your profile will immediately see these works. People who watch your work are listed in your Watchers list, and they'll receive updates each time you upload new work. You can watch other users, as well, and add particularly interesting works to your Favorites section.
When you're browsing artwork throughout the site, you can simply click and drag an image into your Favorites. Those favorites appear in your personal profile so you can remember the artist and their work at a later date, and so other users can see what sort of art you prefer. Your profile is totally customizable thanks to oodles of so-called modules that you can swap in and out of your page.
You can add a Collections module that helps you organize work by projects, News, Polls, Webcams, Twitter, and Visitor modules, among others, thus tweaking the breadth and depth of information you share. Just like other online social networking sites, you can pay for a monthly or yearly subscription that gives you access to extra features and capabilities. Because artists evolve through feedback from their peers, perhaps the most vital paid feature is Critiques, which lets you solicit in-depth observations on a specific piece of work you created.
In addition, you can write critiques for other artists and help them hone their craft. The tremendous volume of digitized artwork flowing into deviantART's services requires a lot of hard disk space and bandwidth, meaning the site incurs substantial infrastructure bills. To offset those expenses, deviantART posts banner ads on many of its pages. Although a basic membership is free, deviants with paid subscriptions can browse the site ad-free.
There are other benefits for paying members, too. You can apply journal skins to your blog to personalize its appearance, access your gallery's visitor statistics, participate in the beta testing of unreleased features, start polls and more. You can also sell prints of your work through deviantART's online store, although the site does take a percentage of your earnings.
Of course, one of the biggest benefits of deviantART is that you become part of an online community that provides exposure for its members. Each day, site administrators post Daily Deviations, which are hand-selected works from artists who create unique works and who actively participate in the community.
And simply having a gallery of your best work online is important, too, letting you show off your creative skills to potential employers or fans with deep pockets and a love of interesting art. DA is one more way to connect with artists from around the world. Love those emoticons!
I also like that it is about the art, very little typing. I want to know if I can use dA to direct people to my blog, etsy, etc. The biggest broblem is that artist on Deviantart devalue their art, or think that no one would want expensive commisssions, but I disagree. I have all my work and art there, all in one place, neatly organized into sections.
The icing on the cake is that, if someone wants to order a print, DeviantArt has it ready to package and ship out. I have used DA and have not really gotten sales from it for prints, but have been able to fundraise through it! Your email address will not be published. Legacy In an article from January of last year, Entrepreneur. Have you used deviantArt in your career? Tell us about your experience in the comments!
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