Updated 1 October 2026 · Pludor team · 3 sources
Artists sell direct by pricing originals consistently (by size or hours), offering prints at several price points, taking commissions with a deposit and approval stages, and shipping safely. Galleries bring buyers and credibility in exchange for commission; your own store keeps more but you bring the audience.
Collectors buy the artist as much as the art. Your story, consistency and process matter.
Use a consistent method such as size times a rate, plus materials.
Offer sizes and editions, printed yourself or on demand.
Brief, sketch, deposit, approval, final.
Protect corners and surfaces and insure valuable pieces.
You own copyright when you create; registration helps enforcement in the US.
Galleries offer credibility and collectors; online keeps more of the price. Many artists use both.
It brings discovery; check fees (Etsy).
Purely AI-generated work has limited protection (US Copyright Office).
Shows, studio visits, email lists and consistent posting.
For larger originals, instalments help collectors buy.
License work for products and publications.
Teach your technique.
Stickers, cards and apparel.
Invite your list to see new work.
Give buyers first access.
AI helps artists with admin and promotion.
Mockups must show the real work at real scale.
Pludor gives artists a free store for originals, prints, commissions with deposits and print-on-demand merch.
Free to start - no card, no item limit. Pay only for what you use past the monthly free amounts.
Open my art storeChecked 1 October 2026. Fees and rules change; follow the links for the latest.