Why and What and How and Huh?
I recently decided to open an Etsy shop of printable downloads. You can go see it here.
Why?
Many reasons!
- It opens up my art to be seen by more people around the world.
- It is an easy experience for listing new products.
- It keeps me invested in creating new work and promoting only the best art I can make.
- It offers customers access to high quality files of my art, so that they can make whatever print they would like
What?
An Etsy shop is a place people can go to purchase work from small business artists. This is a place that isn’t like going to Walmart for your decor, but is a way to support artisans like me! Think of it like a street fair online that you can peruse any sort of wares you want.
My Etsy shop consists of downloadable art that can be printed by customers. Because the files are digital, they can also be set as wallpapers for devices and computers. They can also be put on digital frames, just like you would with family photos.
How?
First, I create a set of five high-quality images based on a specific work of art I’ve created. These images are sized to fit most standard ratios. They are also all set to 300 ppi (pixels per inch), which guarantees high quality printing, and are edited to the highest sharpness and clarity I can manage.
The customer chooses an artwork they like, the proceed to make their purchase. They receive a text file that comes with the purchase, then follow the link in the text file to a page that allows for the downloading of the art files.
Each art file is pretty huge, so they can be safely downsized to smaller frames, if needed. Making them larger than the file size specifies will unfortunately lower the overall quality and resolution of the final print. So, I advise against doing that.
Huh?
That’s it!
You should go check out Etsy, especially if there is some sort of special thing you might be looking for that will supplement a need for you house or hobbies. You may find exactly the thing you are looking for!