If you want to make your selling art prints profitable, you have to display your prints in an appealing way. You have to show potential customers what your artwork looks like when hung on a wall, in different settings, and from different angles.
The better your customers can imagine what the piece looks like in their own surroundings, the more likely they are to make a purchase.
But don’t worry. Displaying your art prints for sale isn’t as difficult as it may sound right now. You don’t have to print out every single piece, hang it on different walls, in different rooms, and take multiple photos from different perspectives.
The only thing you need to have is a high-quality image of your artwork (from a straight angle) and the rest will pretty much take care of itself.
How’s that?
Well, the answer is mockups. Mockups let you display your art prints in a variety of real-life settings and even from multiple angles at a couple of clicks with the mouse.
Mockups usually come as PSD files that you can edit in Photoshop or any other app capable of handling PSD files (→ TOP 4 FREE Alternatives To Photoshop). To put your own artwork into the premade scene, all you need to do is double-click on the Smart Object layer, paste your own image, hit save—and there you are!
If the mockup displays your print from an angle, the procedure is the same: you don’t need to worry about the perspective, because it will be adjusted automatically.
You can find ready-made mockups online to display your prints in various sizes, framed, unframed, under different lighting conditions and in different places.
Related: The Best Size For Art Prints That Sells The Most
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This guide is so thorough! I’ve been wanting to make prints of my work for a while now, and your tips on choosing the right materials and understanding print sizes have given me the confidence to finally get started.
Hi Mia, art prints are genuinely a great way to monetize your art. I think you should just take the plunge and start offering prints. Glad that the article was helpful ʕᴖᴥᴖʔ