Comments on: How to Find Overnight Success in Art: The Clark Little Story http://mariabrophy.com/art-marketing/how-to-find-overnight-success-in-art-the-clark-little-story.html Live the life of your dreams Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:53:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: The Domino Effect and The Path of an Artist | Philosophy - Maria Brophy http://mariabrophy.com/art-marketing/how-to-find-overnight-success-in-art-the-clark-little-story.html/comment-page-1#comment-153 The Domino Effect and The Path of an Artist | Philosophy - Maria Brophy Fri, 01 Jan 2010 08:10:25 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=292#comment-153 [...] There’s no such thing as an overnight success or a lucky break.  (I’ve found one exception – read it here.) [...] [...] There’s no such thing as an overnight success or a lucky break.  (I’ve found one exception – read it here.) [...]

]]> By: Maria Brophy http://mariabrophy.com/art-marketing/how-to-find-overnight-success-in-art-the-clark-little-story.html/comment-page-1#comment-135 Maria Brophy Sun, 20 Dec 2009 16:24:23 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=292#comment-135 Dennis, you've convinced me on this - I see that for photographers, it could be easy for someone to take your image and call it yours. So, maybe a watermark is a good idea in your case. A tool that many artists and writers use on their websites is a Creative Commons license (I have one at the bottom of my site) where you make notice on your website that your images or your content is owned by you, but you give permission for it to to be used online for non-commercial use, and that you must be given credit and links back. (The benefit to me is if someone wants to quote me or use some part of what I've written, then they credit me in their blog post and link back to my site.) With the Creative Commons license, you are encouraging people to share your content with others for non-commercial use (they can't make money off of it, but they can share your content because they think it's cool, interesting, wonderful, etc.), and at the same time, traffic is driven to your site from theirs. I think I'll write a post on this soon. Thanks, again, for your passionate comments! Dennis, you’ve convinced me on this – I see that for photographers, it could be easy for someone to take your image and call it yours. So, maybe a watermark is a good idea in your case.

A tool that many artists and writers use on their websites is a Creative Commons license (I have one at the bottom of my site) where you make notice on your website that your images or your content is owned by you, but you give permission for it to to be used online for non-commercial use, and that you must be given credit and links back. (The benefit to me is if someone wants to quote me or use some part of what I’ve written, then they credit me in their blog post and link back to my site.)

With the Creative Commons license, you are encouraging people to share your content with others for non-commercial use (they can’t make money off of it, but they can share your content because they think it’s cool, interesting, wonderful, etc.), and at the same time, traffic is driven to your site from theirs.

I think I’ll write a post on this soon. Thanks, again, for your passionate comments!

]]> By: Dennis Panzik http://mariabrophy.com/art-marketing/how-to-find-overnight-success-in-art-the-clark-little-story.html/comment-page-1#comment-133 Dennis Panzik Sat, 19 Dec 2009 22:05:09 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=292#comment-133 As for watermarking your art, I think it is a good idea cuz everyone wants to borrow it. I’ve already seen where others steal someone’s work and claim it as their own. Why, I don’t know. But it’s kind of like locking your doors. It may only keep the people more honest. It seems often enough that when someone borrows it, they crop off the artist name at the bottom. That’s why I put it right on it. My clients can take pictures and post where they like, (hopefully giving me credit), but from my advertising standpoint, I want my name seen. So I say YES. As for watermarking your art, I think it is a good idea cuz everyone wants to borrow it. I’ve already seen where others steal someone’s work and claim it as their own. Why, I don’t know. But it’s kind of like locking your doors. It may only keep the people more honest.
It seems often enough that when someone borrows it, they crop off the artist name at the bottom. That’s why I put it right on it. My clients can take pictures and post where they like, (hopefully giving me credit), but from my advertising standpoint, I want my name seen. So I say YES.

]]> By: Maria Brophy http://mariabrophy.com/art-marketing/how-to-find-overnight-success-in-art-the-clark-little-story.html/comment-page-1#comment-126 Maria Brophy Sat, 19 Dec 2009 17:28:57 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=292#comment-126 Dennis, thanks for your thoughts on this. With regards to the watermark - I don't feel this is necessary. I think if you're a photographer, it's a good idea to include your name somewhere on it, at the bottom. It's not a bad thing to have people love your work so much that they "borrow" it and pass it around to others. Particularly bloggers, who like to "grab" images for their blogs (like I do) and they give photo credit and links to the artist/photographer. This only gets you free marketing and new fans. So don't make it hard for people to share your images and your name. It'll work out in your favor! Good luck on the Costa Rica thing. I would only suggest that you get travel covered by them in advance, as well as deposits upfront before doing any work. That way, there's nothing to worry about. Thanks for reading! Dennis, thanks for your thoughts on this.

With regards to the watermark – I don’t feel this is necessary. I think if you’re a photographer, it’s a good idea to include your name somewhere on it, at the bottom. It’s not a bad thing to have people love your work so much that they “borrow” it and pass it around to others.

Particularly bloggers, who like to “grab” images for their blogs (like I do) and they give photo credit and links to the artist/photographer. This only gets you free marketing and new fans.

So don’t make it hard for people to share your images and your name. It’ll work out in your favor!

Good luck on the Costa Rica thing. I would only suggest that you get travel covered by them in advance, as well as deposits upfront before doing any work. That way, there’s nothing to worry about.

Thanks for reading!

]]> By: Dennis Panzik http://mariabrophy.com/art-marketing/how-to-find-overnight-success-in-art-the-clark-little-story.html/comment-page-1#comment-124 Dennis Panzik Sat, 19 Dec 2009 03:30:21 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=292#comment-124 While I too am quite skeptical about doing things, mostly in regards to others stealing my art etc. I suppose I do hold back sometimes and perhaps missed out on a good opportunity. Tho usually if it seems a really good market, why not go for it. Sometimes too, what seems too good to be true often is. However for instance, I’m supposed to do work for a mega rock star in Costa Rica! How cool is that. Still skeptical but, hey that’s a chance worth taking. At least I think. Plus I’ll make sure I get things established to make sure it’s gonna go smoothly. I’d also like to mention that I like to always watermark my art with my name/ website across it. Yet it’s gaudy perhaps and, there’ ways one may get around it. Which is certainly why a lower resolution is best. However one good advantage is that if people copy and paste my art, my name is gonna be seen that much more. Being seen is the name of the game. DennisPanzik.com While I too am quite skeptical about doing things, mostly in regards to others stealing my art etc. I suppose I do hold back sometimes and perhaps missed out on a good opportunity. Tho usually if it seems a really good market, why not go for it. Sometimes too, what seems too good to be true often is.

However for instance, I’m supposed to do work for a mega rock star in Costa Rica! How cool is that. Still skeptical but, hey that’s a chance worth taking. At least I think. Plus I’ll make sure I get things established to make sure it’s gonna go smoothly.
I’d also like to mention that I like to always watermark my art with my name/ website across it. Yet it’s gaudy perhaps and, there’ ways one may get around it. Which is certainly why a lower resolution is best. However one good advantage is that if people copy and paste my art, my name is gonna be seen that much more. Being seen is the name of the game.
DennisPanzik.com

]]> By: Maria Brophy http://mariabrophy.com/art-marketing/how-to-find-overnight-success-in-art-the-clark-little-story.html/comment-page-1#comment-107 Maria Brophy Sat, 12 Dec 2009 23:25:07 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=292#comment-107 Ronnie, congratulations on getting into a gallery in Waikiki! That's awesome. I hear that art is moving better in Hawaii than just about anywhere else, so you're in a good place. Thanks for commenting on my blog posts and I'm glad that you are enjoying them! Ronnie, congratulations on getting into a gallery in Waikiki! That’s awesome. I hear that art is moving better in Hawaii than just about anywhere else, so you’re in a good place.

Thanks for commenting on my blog posts and I’m glad that you are enjoying them!

]]> By: ronnie http://mariabrophy.com/art-marketing/how-to-find-overnight-success-in-art-the-clark-little-story.html/comment-page-1#comment-103 ronnie Sat, 12 Dec 2009 15:10:14 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=292#comment-103 hey jaygood luck out west!!!thanks for the good word!geta couple waves for me!!!keeping it positive! ronnie hey jaygood luck out west!!!thanks for the good word!geta couple waves for me!!!keeping it positive!
ronnie

]]> By: Jay Alders http://mariabrophy.com/art-marketing/how-to-find-overnight-success-in-art-the-clark-little-story.html/comment-page-1#comment-101 Jay Alders Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:37:36 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=292#comment-101 Ronnie! Whats up man!! Stoked you're vibed in with Maria's blog!! Hope to se you at the Costa Mesa Event on Dec 18th? Drew,Maria and I will be there... Maria- you should check out Ronnie's work if you dont know it...it's siiick-->http://carvinart.com/ Ronnie! Whats up man!! Stoked you’re vibed in with Maria’s blog!! Hope to se you at the Costa Mesa Event on Dec 18th? Drew,Maria and I will be there…
Maria- you should check out Ronnie’s work if you dont know it…it’s siiick–>http://carvinart.com/

]]> By: ronnie j http://mariabrophy.com/art-marketing/how-to-find-overnight-success-in-art-the-clark-little-story.html/comment-page-1#comment-100 ronnie j Fri, 11 Dec 2009 22:55:02 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=292#comment-100 this story is awesome!!!!i took your insight and just put it to work!a friend of mine got me a spot in a waikiki gallery.i just said "yes".hours of work on a monolithic aquatic beach scene.3 d hand carved old board.and put ii into a box and wave goodbye.put it out there!!!YES thanks again hey jay.whats up!!! this story is awesome!!!!i took your insight and just put it to work!a friend of mine got me a spot in a waikiki gallery.i just said “yes”.hours of work on a monolithic aquatic beach scene.3 d hand carved old board.and put ii into a box and wave goodbye.put it out there!!!YES
thanks again

hey jay.whats up!!!

]]> By: Al McWhite http://mariabrophy.com/art-marketing/how-to-find-overnight-success-in-art-the-clark-little-story.html/comment-page-1#comment-66 Al McWhite Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:23:43 +0000 http://mariabrophy.com/?p=292#comment-66 Yes, yes and YES! Keep it coming M. :) Yes, yes and YES! Keep it coming M. :)

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