Zazzle Cat Postcard

I have been painting digital art pet portraits since 2012 using my iPad. After each portrait is completed, the images are uploaded to several websites. There, they can be added to all sorts of products - like t shirts, coffee mugs and so many other items. I have shops on Zazzle, Fine Art America/Pixels, TeePublic, Amazon Merch, and Redbubble. It’s always a treat when I get notified that there is a sale. And that happened last week - for a cat postcard. Zazzle sent an email to let me know, and also that I made an incredible sixteen cents! Obviously I don’t do this for the money! But it’s just hard to imagine that someone noticed a painting and liked it enough to purchase an item - no matter how small. And, it’s not unusual to have customers from all over the world. This time the postcard was purchased by Colette in Seurre, France. I continue to replenish and update these sites as often as possible. I’ve expanded the options to include some of my digital photos that are taken for the weekly 52Franes photo challenge. I do have to say that Zazzle has made it more difficult to upload an image on to several products at one time. It seems you have to do one at a time and it can be very time consuming. And since I don’t have a lap top anymore it is impossible to upload items to Amazon Merch - which is quite frustrating. Apparently their platform doesn’t like Apple and tablet products. In the end it’s a fun hobby and it is nice to be noticed. Thanks Colette for your recent purchase! 

Zazzle LITDigitalart Update

I’ve been dabbling in digitalart since the iPad came out in 2010. Every time a custom pet portrait is completed, it is uploaded to a variety of sites like Fine Art America/Pixels, Etsy, Redbubble. I got an email from Zazzle the other day that said I have not uploaded any new products lately - which I haven’t for a variety of reasons. So I figured I better get cracking. Last month two pet portraits were completed right before I had my first cataract surgery and those images would be perfect candidates. Since it’s been a while I had to try and remember the process and finally figured it out - again. And after that was done the same images were uploaded to Redbubble and FAA too. It’s not that I get a lot of traction for these images and products but it’s still thrilling whenever these products get attention from all over the world. Now digital art is common place. Lately I’ve been working on combining photos and digital art work for the 52Frames weekly photo challenge. It’s more fun to create a project rather than just edit a photo. Maybe I should start uploading some of those?

First LITDigitalart Sales This Year

January came and went without a sale. I have a few websites with my products. Most are digitalart portraits of pets I’ve painted over the last ten years. I also have some photographs primarily of DC and of foreign travel - something we haven’t done for over two years. So it was with great joy when I received notification that a print of Oxford was sold to someone from California on Fine Art America. Shortly after that, Redbubble sent a message that two T-shirts were sold to someone in Florida. They were both of the West Highland Terrier - one on a black T-shirt and the other on a red T-shirt. And just this week a postcard of a black cat with green eyes was sold on Zazzle to someone from Ohio. Just the idea that someone notices my work is so rewarding. And the items are sold to people from all over the country. The funny thing is is that three of my websites had interest this month. Things have changed a lot since I first starting painting again. Etsy was the first place I started primarily for pet portrait request. I also have an Amazon Merch site - but can’t upload any new images because my laptop broke and Merch is not iPad friendly. Now I’m just one of thousands of digital artists. So knowing that always makes me feel even better if and when someone likes my art enough to purchase it. Thanks so much for your support! 

LITDigitalart Christmas Pet Portraits

I’ve been painting pet portraits for over eight years using my iPad as the canvas and the stylus as my brush. It’s so much neater than watercolors, pastels and charcoal. The Christmas season always tends to be the busiest time of year. Luckily my studio travels with me, but this year was the first time we didn’t drive home for my birthday or Christmas. So I was able to spend more than the usual time getting the requests completed for the holiday deadlines. I really have to thank my repeat customers for remembering me. Many of the commissions came from folks I have done paintings for several years ago. That probably means more to me than any new customer, and the feedback on my Etsy site is so positive. With every portrait I always send the in process, ideas for digitalart options, and a PNG image that can be used if a background is not needed - like for a T-shirt. I never post the final portraits on social media until the holiday passes in the event someone might see it unexpectedly. Once the holiday is over I start to upload the portraits to Fine Art America/Pixels, Zazzle, Redbubble and Amazon Merch to sell the digitalart art images on products; Etsy to showcase my latest work; and all the other social media outlets like Twitter, Facebook Business page, Instagram, and Tumblr. Today I got an email informing me that someone in Suffolk, UK purchased a ten greeting card pack of my Cairn Terrier portrait. What a lovely way to end the year. The profits are tiny, but the idea that someone from across the ocean noticed and purchased my painting out of all the millions of images out there is thrilling. So, thank you so much for trusting my work. I really appreciate it! 

Zazzle Promotion on Pinterest

It’s nice to get noticed. I’ve been painting custom pet portraits for about eight years - shortly after the first iPad came out in 2010. That new invention reignited my love for painting, but this time it was self taught digital art rather than watercolor, pastels, charcoal and ink. I used the sketch book pro app at first, but switched to Procreate when I got my iPad pro. One of the first commissions I had was of four golden retrievers. Each was distinctly different from the others. Whenever I complete a portrait I upload the image to several websites - Amazon Merch, Fine Art America/Pixels, Zazzle, my Etsy shop, and Redbubble. But I also share the items on Pinterest, Twitter, my website, Instagram, and Facebook business page. It’s a full time job! When I was looking at Pinterest the other day I noticed that my golden retriever face mask was being promoted on Pinterest. I know that because it says “promoted by Zazzle.” Perhaps it’s because that face mask was sold on Zazzle, as well as another one with cherry blossoms and the Supreme Court. I saw that those too were also promoted. So thank you for noticing not only my digitalart, but also some of the photographs that have also been uploaded to some of the websites. The sky is the limit for sharing, but getting noticed is quite another thing. 

Zazzle, Redbubble, FAA/Pixels, Amazon Merch Sales

Pet portraits are my favorite digital art projects. This time of the year is usually the busiest for me as they make for wonderful holiday gifts. I am working on three this week! When the portraits are completed, I post them on my other websites - Zazzle, Redbubble, FAA/Pixels and Amazon Merch. Getting orders for portraits is a lot more time consuming than selling products - but the gratification is equal. It’s so wonderful to get notices when items sell, but also from all over the world - United Kingdom, Canada, and everywhere in the US. A boxer mug, pooch T-shirt and Supreme Court face mask were sold on Zazzle; Birman cat mug and iPhone case, sheltie zipper pouch, husky sticker and yorkie socks were sold on Redbubble; two black German Shepherd tshirts on Amazon Merch; and Fine Art America/pixels sold two Cairn Terrier masks. I am so thrilled that people notice my work. The commissions are tiny on any of these products but I am so tickled when I get a notice. So thank you all for requesting portraits of your favorite pets. Without them I couldn’t upload the lovely images other customers like enough to purchase. It is amazing how far and wide the digitalart travels. 

Zazzle Digital Art Sales

They come in sporadically and it is such a joy to receive them. This week I got two notices from Zazzle that two of my digitalart products were sold. One was a puzzle with an Airedale terrier bought from someone in the UK; and the other was a beagle tie purchased from someone in Baltimore. I’ve been painting custom pet portraits for eight years, starting with my Etsy shop. All the portraits are hand painted using my iPad. When the portraits are completed, I upload them to Zazzle, Redbubble, Pixels/Fine Art America, and Amazon Merch. Even though the proceeds are tiny, it hardly matters. There are literally millions of options out there. If someone notices something I painted out of all of those millions it is just lovely. I always enjoyed painting since I was a youngster. Pastels, watercolor and general crafts kept me busy. So when the iPad came around it reignited my interest in art. And it’s so much neater and my studio travels with me. So thank you for noticing from people in places all over the world. I really appreciate it! 

Redbubble and Zazzle Digitalart Sales

Painting pet portraits is fun. Painting them with my iPad is even better. I’ve been creating portraits for over eight years, when my interest in art was reignited when the iPad came around. When a portrait is completed I upload the image to four websites where a variety of products can be made. The websites include Zazzle, Pixels/Fine Art America, Redbubble, and Amazon Merch. It is with a great deal of satisfaction whenever I get notified that an item from one of these virtual shops is sold. The margins on these products is tiny, but the idea that someone out there liked an image so much to want to purchase it is simply wonderful! And the purchases come from all over the world. I do spend a lot of time every day “marketing” these shops and my website, Etsy shop, and Amazon children’s books on twitter, tumblr, and my Facebook business page. It’s like a full time job. My gallery has grown a lot over the years and every pet portrait request is special. So thank you for noticing my work - I really appreciate it!