Tuesday, January 13, 2015

Creating Artistic Greeting Cards For Business

By Kristen Baird


Greeting cards are piece of illustrations featuring expression of gratitude and other sentiments. Although they are typically set for special occasions, such as birthdays, Christmas and other special occasions, they are also given to say thanks and to express great feelings. If you are talented enough and love to arts and crafts, then why not use that talent to earn money.

Working with the printers and file formatting can be daunting at first, but once you have divided the procedures to a simple one, then it would be easier for you to start a wonderful business and to consider card production. Creating your own artistic greeting cards will give you a lot of opportunities in this industry.

First, choose from common greeting card sizes. In general, the size of the card depends on the envelop sizes. This will not only make them easier to sell, but they also fit better to standard card rack sizes which makes them more accessible and easier to sell in craft fair or stores. If you are working with a printer, make sure that each card comes with envelopes.

Formatting your art. Helpful tips serve you well in different printers and for home printing. But, it is worth noting that a lot of printers has different features. They will also vary from a certain criteria or specification for printing. Thus, be sure to review them closely and adhere to them. It is important to check twice and print once. It means that you have to double check everything. Print out finished file on your printer, so that you can have a certain idea of how these cards will look after printing. Make your cards ready to sell with boxes or sleeves.

Actually in the present time. A lot of greeting card businesses are looking for new sources of artistic designs and styles to become part of their company lines. For this reason, you as an artist should make use of your talent and skill to earn extra cash. You only have to know and understand the concept of selling artwork and understand the needs of the company. Be sure to determine the style of the cards that suit to the preference of the company and clients.

Actually, there are some company owners who want your artwork to be unique and do not exclude particular population demographic. For this reason, dogs and cats are popular because they are usually cross cultural. There are also some specialist companies who also want a specif type of illustrations that also caters a certain religious demographic.

Literally, there are thousands of organizations printing greeting letters for different styles and holidays. Actually, you do not have to submit an artwork to big names, as you might have more luck with small publishers. You have to look for some possible publishers who work with artists like you. Research at websites for more ideas.

Once you have identified most publishers, you can make use of this approach and prepare for the submission. Make sure that you have followed the instructions given. You can also conduct follow ups after submitting your artwork.

If you are keeping a good work, there are also many publishers who will love your art. Making use of your talent will give you a lot of opportunities in business. So, if you have enough money to establish your own venture, then you have to make sure that you are prepare enough to face bigger challenges.




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