Sites listed in this category are for retailers of products related to the traditional fine visual arts.
Visual Arts refers to the class of art forms, including painting, sculpture, photography and others, that focus on the creation of art works which are primarily visual in nature. The visual arts are distinguished from other classes such as performing arts, language arts, and culinary arts. The definition is not strict, and many art forms have aspects of the visual arts as well other types of art. Quoted from: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
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Sites listed in this category are for retailers of products related to the traditional fine visual arts. This includes original works of art, reproductions, commissioned works, and supplies used in creation and conservation. Gift items that directly relate to fine art can also be found in this category.
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This category contains sites which specialize in selling artist created prints produced with a printmaking technique. Methods include Intaglio, Monoprints, Lithograph, and Serigraphy. Artists selling original works as well as producing prints, should submit to the category for the medium the works are first produced in.
Most printmaking processes allow the artist to create multiple images (an edition), each print (impression) in an edition is printed (pulled) by the artist (or by a print studio or atelier under the artist's supervision) and is considered an original fine print.
Submission Notice for Shopping: Visual Arts: Artist Created Prints:
Sites listed here will specialize in selling artist created fine art prints produced using various printmaking techniques. If your site focuses on a particular technique, please suggest it to the most appropriate subcategory. The art must be for sale, with prices and a provide a method of remotely purchasing the artwork. If the focus of the site is informational and/or to provide a gallery display, please suggest to the most appropriate category of Arts/Visual_Arts/Printmaking.
Sites listed here will be for individual artists skilled in printmaking techniques and producing their own prints, or for those working with Ateliers to offer high quality artwork prints. Gallery or multiple artist sites will generally belong in Shopping/Visual_Arts/Posters_and_Prints
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Drawing is the act of creating a representation of any subject by the use of lines and/or value. Artist will work in a variety of mediums including charcoal, colored pencil, graphite or pen and ink. An Illustration is generally used as a visual representation of something described in the text of a story, poem, or newspaper article.
Sites listed in Illustration and Drawing will display works of art for sale from Illustrators and/or artists working primarily in mediums such as charcoal, colored pencil, graphite or pen and ink. Sites must be in English and must offer pricing information and a method to purchase prints or original artwork.
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If the main purpose of the site is to display artwork or portfolios, please suggest the site to the most appropriate category in Arts/Illustration or Arts/Visual_Arts/Drawing.
If the site has a specific theme i.e. pet portraits or cartoons, please locate the most appropriate subcategory.
Shopping/Visual Arts/Photography is for photographers (amateurs, semi-professionals, and professionals), photography studios and galleries selling prints online.
Please read these guidelines carefully. Following them and the specific subcategory guidelines will allow us to review your site as quickly as possible. Please find the single most appropriate category for your site, following the instructions given below.
The primary focus of your site must be the sale of Photography. Please be sure your site belongs in Shopping before suggesting it here. At minimum:
Please review Shopping FAQ''s for further details.
If you are selling photographic equipment or products, please submit your site to Shopping/Photography.
Please submit all for-hire services i.e. wedding, portrait, commercial-advertising, aerial, architectural or fashion photography sites to the proper subcategory of Business/Arts_and_Entertainment/Photography.
If the primary focus of your site is selling licensed or royalty free photographs from your archives, please submit to Business/Arts_and_Entertainment/Photography/Stock.
All sites featuring photographic services which are available online such as retouching, image manipulation, restoration, custom printing, scanning, and photo finishing are listed in Shopping/Photography/Services.
If the text on your site is not in English, please submit your link to the photography category in the proper language in World.
Some photography sites may qualify for a second listing in the Regional branch of the ODP.
This category contains sites which specialize in selling Posters and Prints in a variety of genres and categories. Artists selling original works as well as producing prints, should submit to the category for the medium the works are first produced in.
A Poster is an advertisement, generally printed on a large piece of paper, which is posted on a wall in a public place. This art medium comes from the ancient practice of "posting" messages in public places. used for advertising or other communication needs, posters were designed to communicate quickly and graphically. Posters are still used for that purpose today-movies, concerts, plays, and other public events, are all promoted with posters.
A Print, for the purposes of this category will include digitally, manual or mass produced copies from paintings or other artworks. Included here are artists who are selling their work as prints, rather than in the orignal format. (Unless the artist is a trained printmaker or has the prints created under the supervison of an Atelier). Those sites should be suggested to Artist Created Prints.
Submission Notice for Shopping: Visual Arts: Posters and Prints:
Sites listed in Posters and Prints will focus on selling a variety of poster and prints in a variety of genres and categories. Site must be available in English. If the site sells only Posters please suggest it to Posters and Prints/Posters. For site selling only prints it would belong in Posters and Prints/Prints. For sites focusing on a particular theme please look for an appropriate thematic subcategory.
Please be sure your site belongs in Shopping before suggesting it here. At minimum:
If the main purpose of the site is to display artwork or portfolios, please suggest the site in Arts/Visual_Arts/Galleries/Virtual/Posters_and_Prints
Please be sure the site belongs in Shopping before suggesting here.
Before submitting any sites to this category, please take the time to browse through the subcategories to make sure your site is included in the appropriate category.
If your site is not in English, please submit it to the proper category in "/World" .