The Art Business

Run the studio like a business — bookkeeping and cash flow, overhead and self-employment, marketing, personal branding, and print-on-demand.

The business side of making art — free calculators to price your work, quote commissions, set an honest hourly rate, split gallery sales, and run the numbers on a print run, plus plain-English guides to earning a living from your craft.

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The Art Business

Small business

Sole proprietorship

Marketing

Print on demand