Non-american small business artists list

Hi everyone! Canadian here, with the trariffs coming in i've been seeing a lot of buy Canadian lists but if you're like me and can't get enough of small art business you might be wanting to apply that to the artist you buy from to. Well I started this list yesterday that keeps track of a bunch of non-american artists you can buy products from! While this is mostly Canadian focused there's definetly a variety of countries present. If you know or are a non-american artist with products you that they share to the world please comment below so I can add them to the list.

A few rules for qaulification

• No AI images
• No stolen or tracked artwork
• No resellers

Hope this resource can be helpful for people outside the US!

I am a self-publishing author with zero fans. I am curious just what kind of general ballpark are prices should I anticipate to pay? I really want to support artists, but I have zero income for this and will seldom if ever sell more than a few hundred bucks worth of books. AI would be preferred, but I'm tired of being called out.

EDIT: I prefer AI because I don't draw income on my books to afford artists

AI Generated Concept:
https://i.imgur.com/RCaMggW.png

hi there! i was just wondering if anyone has experience with the dhl shipping from melodycharms. my roomate got into his first art market very last minute so he didn’t have much time to prepare for keychains. he contacted them about the order and they said that the charms wouldn’t be shipped until feb 6, and the market is on feb 8. dhl shipping says it may take 3-14 days, and it would be an extra $40. i’ve had good experience with dhl shipping times in the past, im wondering if i should bite the bullet and secretly buy the fast shipping for him to see if they could arrive in two days. i’m just sad to see him so disappointed lol. i think this is a silly idea but it was worth an ask!

I can understand a buyer paying tariffs on a piece of artwork that they buy but what about artwork that is sold through a US gallery or POD? There’s so many grey areas. I wish there was more information.

My Etsy shop has just been closed down because I’m not 18 (had to wait until after I spent hours on listings and advertising my shop!) so I’m looking for a different platform I can sell my prints on for a fundraiser I’m doing.

I know most platforms require you to be 18+ but don’t think Ko-fi does so I was looking into it as an alternative to starting another Etsy shop entirely controlled by my parents (which is crazy as I’m 17 and it just wouldn’t work).

I only started my Etsy shop to be able to sell my prints for this fundraiser which are made through the POD service Gelato. Would it be possible to manually put in every order that I get on Ko-fi into Gelato? It was much easier having it connect to my etsy shop but I’d be fine doing it manually if it were possible.

Also, have people generally found ko-fi to be easy to use and access for buyers? And reliable enough?

I’d really appreciate any help! I’m rushing to get my fundraiser started again but I’m clueless about what to do next!

Winter is always slow and in an attempt to drum up some extra income my friend encouraged me to put on a paint and sip with a local bottle shop.

First one i made $440 profit for 2 hours of teaching. Second one i made $490 and the third one will be 45 students and I will walk away with $900 for a two hour class!!

I made $20 profit per student, $5 goes to supplies and then $10-$20 goes to the bottle shop depending on what they offer. So $35-$45 tickets. They’ve been selling out!

I used to kinda scoff at paint and sips but as a way to make a chunk of change with fairly low effort, they are amazing! Highly recommend.

Hey good morning! My name is Bobby and I currently have 8 or more years of experience in different fields of construction however the main one I’m focused on is Log home restoration! I’m looking for advice on the advantages of starting a LLC to possibly start this business in the next 6 months or so! I would also be greatly appreciative of anyone had any advice on getting the most out starting a LLC and if there are any type of benefits I can use to help me Get started with a LLC. I have some capital to start the business but any advice on dealing with banks and such. I know that success and advice isn’t free but I’m just a guy trying to turn his life around and make Something of it! So thank you to those who have read this far and continue!

A little about me and the business is I currently live in southeast unfortunately and pine log homes are not a huge thing lol however my experience consist of log home restoration from brand new builds usually well mainly custom built homes from British Columbia which range in the millions to Turk key log homes that were bought with the owners intention to give the home some new life! A old home would consist of a complete spray down with a eco-safe proprietary blend of cleaner to power wash the home from top to bottom. Afterwards extreme care is given to check every inch of the home for any rot or sun burnout. We would then give the home a less intense type of sanding like procedure and then respray the home with a maintenance coat of the original homes tint and product done every few years to maintain the homes integrity. We also (which I enjoy the much) is apply a chinking to the home per the customers specifications which usually is for giving the home a more attractive look while some homes it’s needed to keep out dirt or sand that may blow in through separations in certain spots between logs.

New builds the multimillion dollar homes are usually in the 8-50 million range before they even start anything else due to quality of wood chose from British Columbia lumbar yards usually extremely unique cedar type logs. After these logs sit so long and the company comes and puts the cabin together usually my Jon would be to fly out and they sand or (Osborn) the entire building every square inch of wood to remove a outer layer capable of absorbing the stain and giving it a amazing look! However most of this work is done throughout the country but the southeast is notorious for not being able to handle the humidity without rotting the logs and sourcing cedar and quality. But I apologize the purpose of this post is I want to get back into this work with even possibly starting a small business focused just on those aspects of the business. I’m just looking for advice or guidance from anyone who may be experienced in the occupation or just in running a business in general! Thank u everyone!

TL:DR-wanting to start a small business or get back into loghome restoration business with starting my own company in the near future and needing some guidance and advice from experienced and successful business owners! Thank u guys! Also feel free to PM or Email me MdsurfMb@gmail.com

New to this thread and wondering if anyone can assist with licensing rights for iconic Hollywood legends. We wish to obtain image rights of Hollywood legends which we wish to retail as artworks adorned with embroidery / diamonds.

Any tips on how to go about connecting w a photographer who can take pictures of paintings and drawings? (As opposed to a purveyor of ‘artistic’ photos, which is who I get when searching online.)

I'm looking to get off Squarespace because of a big price hike coming my way. I only do a limited amount of online sales so I thought I might switch to a cheaper website and use Etsy for storefront needs (not relying on Etsy to get me traffic though). I feel like I need a little more than a free Carrd one pager, but not MUCH more than that, and I'm wondering what's out there and what it's costing these days. Googling is just all ads, I don't feel like I'm getting any information and I'm not specifically tech savvy.

Basically, what I need is:

1. Landing page/about me

2. Page to view my portfolio:

---a. illustration work (to give out to try to get jobs)

---b. other stuff

3. Events/blog/something I can frequently update

4. Way to get in touch

5. Place to sell a limited amount of stuff (so maybe external link to Etsy).

I'm passionate about papercraft, but I'm finding it challenging to turn my passion into a sustainable income. I make 3D Papercrafts. Also try to teach papercrafting on YT. Is anyone here successfully selling their papercraft creations? I'd love to hear about your experiences, especially when it comes to pricing, marketing, and finding customers. Any tips or advice would be a huge help!

Sorry if this is obvious, but I’m twitter illiterate, never used the site and only considering it now cause of the following. For a couple of months I have had a side hobby of doing nsfw art for friends in fan discords, and several people have suggested that I could do well with requests/patreon over there. I’m considering it, as I have fun with it and any extra cash would help, but I’m also very paranoid about my personal information getting out in anyway. I’ve heard dumb stuff happens over there and I don’t want people to be nosy or to get my name and location doxxed because I posted a ship someone didn’t like or something. I am trying to break into graphic design professionally too and I don’t want there to be any crossover at all with the account and my career. Besides obvious stuff like using a pseudonym, is there anything I can do to be as anonymous as possible? Would stuff like vpns help? (To be honest I’m not sure what they really do, I’ve just seen it suggested). Sorry again if this is too obvious or doesn’t fit this sub.

Im teaching a paint and sip with a local book club and we are planning on having 45 students. I used to get .99 cent hogs hair brushes from a local shop and they were actually good enough to decent for the paint and sips. Now they dont carry them.

Curious if anyone has any leads on inexpensive but decent 1” brushes?

I recently commissioned art on pixiv. Only later did I notice that, on the artist's Twitter/X account, they posted their email address and directed users to email them for a request. They link their pixiv ofc but no "you can go to my pixiv instead of emailing me." What I'm worried about is that they may prioritize email inquiries and not requests through pixiv, one reason for this being that email allows for more open discussion between client and artist without pixiv's terms interfering. On the other hand, why accept requests over pixiv if they'll be ignored? I know I'm thinking irrationally. However, I feel I wouldn't have used pixiv if I was aware the artist advertised their email instead. That's on me for not doing my due diligence, but I still have options.

The question is: should I cancel the pixiv request and contact the artist through email instead? Or would I just be spamming them for no reason? Am I anxious over nothing?

(The artist I'm talking about is a Japanese artist that actively posts and shares art on their socials. Despite Reddit's warnings, I'm pretty sure it's not a scam)

Is social media the only way these days to put yourself out there? I want to put my stuff online, maybe start a website to display my portfolio, but its not just intimidating but also annoying to start a social media account for art. Filming myself painting, taking pictures, im more conservative that way and i have a thing about social media so im not too excited about it. I was thinking of making a simple website, going to exhibitions and other events where i can network with other artists and like minded people. What do you think?

Hi! I'm desperately looking for yellow cube storage for my artist alley stand !!

I found one from SONGMICS on Amazon but they've been unavailable for a while and now they completely disappeared from Amazon... I know some of them are available for shipment in the US but i'm from France so it doesnt work 🥲

Do any of you know how to find them?

If it's impossible I've thought about putting some yellow vinyl on it but I dont know anything about vynil, where to order it, what size?

Thank you so much for your help!

Hi there! I’m thinking of starting my business, nothing too fancy, just a A3 printer and maybe a Silhouette at first. All art will be done by me (kinda excited to start this)

I already have a list of packing products i’ll test over the next few days, same with the supplies. I’ll buy the machinery in a few weeks. Website will be done with Shopify to make things easier at first. Courier service will be tested soon

What else am i missing? Appreciate any comment. Thank you

My art isn't great to be frank, but it is decent enough to share on the internet. At least that's what I'd like to think, while studying. My art style leans into gothic, vampiric, VKei aesthetics.

I have an 80 page manga project I'm planning to start publishing online but so far, whenever I share my art it gets no traction. I have no audience, nobody even sees my art. Wherever I post either hashtags don't work, (Instagram, Twitter) I'm region locked(Tiktok) or my art style suffers from not being mainstream(Webtoon and perhaps everywhere else.)

So how can I even grow an audience? I don't live in the US. How can I find a community? It's quite discouraging to see your art not reaching anyone and any care to be honest. I desire to be a successful artist but I'm lost.

I don't want to be a content creator. I want a decent audience so I don't share my mangas and comics into a void.

Where do you order your prints and buissness cards from? I looked around online but I could not find a good shop so far. I also live in germany and don't want to pay alot on shipping.

I've been wanting to start making stickers, and I think I have a good audience (or at least I hope so). However, as a broke college student, I have little to no money to invest upfront. My biggest challenge is understanding how to start a Print-on-Demand (POD) service while managing all the transactions involved. How does someone keep track of everything and plan ahead? Specifically:

1. How much money should I have upfront to ensure the POD service has a buffer and never can’t charge me for an order?

2. How do I track all the fees from the POD service, Etsy, or Shopify so I know exactly how much I would take home if I sold X number of orders?

Basically I want to know how much it’s gonna cost me after I have everything up and running and make no sales. Is it even realistic for someone in college to manage?

Hello! I’ve been doing custom art for a few years now, usually just a character drawing for personal use. However I want to start making bigger projects but I’m not really sure what’s the best place to start looking for work like that. In the past I would have immediately made a profile on art station, but now with all the AI I’m not sure if art station is still worth it? Maybe there are other alternative platforms? Or maybe I should just stick to my social media and maybe create a website? Any advice would help me a lot!

I am submitting my work to art licensing companies and wondering if any fellow artists can offer some pointers- 1. did you submit collections or images? 2. how do you organize your (jpeg/pdf) files? -which program works best? Thanks!

Recently got back into painting, definitely 100% not a business (but possibly will look into selling or giving away art in the future), however for everyone in the business side who probably have a massive inventory of paintings all different sizes and mediums, how do you store your art?

at the moment I've got paintings lying all over every flat surface i can get in the back room, years ago i used to store works sandwhiched in between sketchbooks with seemingly no issue but they were mostly pretty tough linoprints done with block ink, no idea how goache, watercolour and acrylics would hold up with that method? 😅

Any ideas much appreciated 😀

Hi! I recently created an online art shop on Squarespace to sell my prints and painted clay items. I've been on Etsy for a while and not had much luck so I wanted to see how having my own website would do. I'm looking for advice and feedback on my store.

https://www.priyavignetta.com/store

Thanks!

Hey everyone. I'm after some pricing advice. I've unexpectedly got some potential working coming up (I'm pitching next week). It's my first job and in all honesty, slightly unplanned. I've recently done some designs for a community project that I volunteer with and a cocktail bar got in touch saying they loved it and want me to do some work for them. I've been half debating whether to start doing some freelance work on the side, but not seriously. I'm trying to figure out fees, but don't know how to charge for usage. The bar is an independent business, so would only be used locally. It's for a new logo, plus a few small designs to be included on their menus. It's nothing major, and I know what I'm charging time wise, but the usage thing I haven't a clue about. Any advice would be appreciated!

im revamping my cv after some time and I was looking for some sort of guide regarding how to format things since I think my current one is pretty outdated.

TL;DR: Should I make prints at home, outsource them, do print on demand?

I've been doing art for a while and sold some pieces here and there, and I'm wanting to make it into an actual business. My plan is to sell primarily prints, and the occasional original. I've been reading up here and watching a lot of videos about the pros and cons of printing at home, producing, and drop shipping, and I'm still stumped.

Print on demand is appealing to me for the hands off aspect--I can be on vacation or abroad and still make and ship sales. But then there are the concerns about lack of control over quality, as well as paying a chunk to whatever company does the printing and shipping.

Printing at home appeals to me because of the ability to control quality and hopefully higher profit margins? But a big drawback is the time, effort, and money that go in to printing and shipping, and the organizational skills to mail things in a timely manner. Also, it requires a bigger up front investment, and isn't really remote work friendly.

Outsourcing printing poses similar problems to printing at home except minus the investment of buying a printer, paper, ink, etc., but with the added consideration of inventory. And it still has the issues of being in charge of mailing and not really working remotely.

Thoughts and opinions from artists that have done any of the above???

I’m being asked to make a cover for my school's yearbook. It’s for free… It’s a front and a back and semi-realistic. I had a meeting with the 'editors' (horrible people btw) about the rough draft, and they said they liked it but gave lots of critiques that didn’t make much sense. Anyway, I met them on January 9th with the rough draft. I’ve been busy with school starting, homework, work, and relationships, and because I’m not getting paid for this, it’s not my top priority.

One of the editors messaged me today and asked, 'How’s the cover coming? Is it close to being done?' I haven’t worked on the final draft at all since I’m busy, and the yearbook itself isn’t even halfway done. I was kinda shocked and told her that I was working on it and asked when they needed it by since it’s not really my top priority atm. She messaged back, 'By Friday if possible, please.'

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You don’t tell me when you want it until two days before you want it!? I’m going to tell her that’s not possible, but I need some advice on how much time a project like this should take…

I am not a full-time artist, not getting paid, and I have lots of other things I need to do. I was planning on working on it next month. Again, it’s semi-realistic and a front and back. Would it be unreasonable to say that I need until the end of February? That way, I could set aside time once a week and get it finished?

Idk… these yearbook editors are horrible, and I almost quit the other day.

How did everyone here make their own website? I am new to doing art professionally and at the point where I’m ready to have my own website that I can direct people to to view my work and purchase prints and originals. In theory this shouldn’t be difficult but I am technologically impaired to put it nicely and overwhelmed by how different stuff is from when I did this back in 2015 or so. I’d prefer to do everything off my own site since I plan on directing people there myself but if it’s better to open an Etsy shop or something I’m open to that too. (I do monochromatic oil paintings and white pencil drawings if that’s relevant)

Basically, for the first time in like 10 years of doing art for money I received a passive-aggressive (more to aggressive) message that a client hated the art, he feels scammed, that it looks different "from quote on quote other art for other people" (I can't even wrap my head around what kind of accusation was this lmao) and that I can keep the money.

Didn't ask to change anything or added politeness to the message to try to improve the art somehow. To me the art doesn't look different from the rest of my art, and I like how it turned out. Did you have such clients? What did you do in such situation?