Sell Physical Artwork

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  • microkorg

    I'm looking to start selling my art as prints or canvases.
    I'd like it be a print-on-demand service that delivers worldwide.

    I've found https://www.whitewall.com/ which seems to be a really good quality product. It's not cheap, but at the same time it's not ridiculous pricing.
    They also have a spotify plugin so I could easily sell all their range of solutions from my own website and it all be print-on-demand.

    Wondering if there's any other solutions out there like this?
    Anyone any experience with them?

    I've got experience with threadless framed prints, whilst OK for what they are, they are not high quality like whitewall seems to be.

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  • utopian0

    I few friends of mine use: www.gelato.com and www.printful.com These websites also seamless link into multiple selling platforms like: Etsy, Big Cartel, Shopify, etc...

    11 Best Print on Demand Companies and Sites (2025)
    https://www.shopify.com/blog/pri…

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    • monNom0

      I've used society6 in the past, it seemed like a popular option at the time (not sure how it compares to today). I made 1 sale early on, then zero after that.

      I think any of these print-on-demand marketplaces are going to be a challenge to find buyers on-site. You'll need to create your own audience on social-media and send buyers to your storefront. That can be a pretty low-return full-time occupation.

      Once you have an audience, then you're going to struggle to understand what your buyers are looking at, where they are coming from, how many place your work in their cart but back-out for X reason. Your audience might be redirected to other artists on-site as well. Really you are better off having your own storefront with shopify or something. You could do a print-on-demand drop-ship type arrangement, but that's putting a lot of trust in a 3rd party to represent your product quality and customer service.

      I like the idea of printing things myself until I know what the business looks like, and have enough clout to work with higher-end suppliers. It's an investment though, and a tough business to get a toe-hold.

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      • _niko1

        Don’t bother, maybe go the download digital prints route, I know a few people that are making 30-40k/year selling crappy digital artwork in downloadable form on Etsy.

        I don’t understand it myself or why people would download a shitty derivative unoriginal crappy piece of art or design but for $5-$10 a pop enough people are making those purchases I guess.

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        • Do you have any links to the stuff theyre selling?mantrakid
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      • pr20

        I use inprnt.
        The prints are great. Blacks are dark like black hole. Paper is superb.
        The only negative is that it takes around 8-10 days to get your prints.

        https://www.inprnt.com/gallery/p…

        And yes, as was mentioned before, unless you have your won audience - you are not gonna be magically discovered.

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