HOW TO SELL PRINTS ONLINE

SELL PRINTS ONLINE

Looking to turn your artistic talents into cash? Whether you’ve created prints of something you’ve painted, have used graphic design skills to create something digitally or you’re a keen photographer, you can make money online by selling prints with ease.

Uploading and selling art prints online is simple, and sending the product is too. You’ll need to learn how to package a print but following that you’ll be able to be the proud owner of a print side-hustle business. You can start sending prints with next day delivery as soon as you need to.
 

GET STARTED WITH SELLING PRINTS ONLINE

Prints can be a great introduction to selling art for profit independently, without needing to delve into the world of commercial galleries, art collectors and art snobbery.

First and foremost, you need to be able to create prints. Whether you’re making prints of photographs you’ve taken, art you’ve sketched or painted, or even things produced digitally, the process of creating prints is relatively similar. Prints are a copy of an original piece produced for a mass audience, offering a budget-friendly version of artwork for someone to keep for themselves. 

You may want to sell prints so that you don’t have to give away the original piece of work (that could mean a lot to you), to reach a wider audience with your work, or simply to just make money. 

To get started with selling art prints online you’re going to need to be able to digitise your art. For art created on software like Photoshop or for photography, this isn’t necessary, but for paintings and drawings you’ll need to find a high-quality scanner, before fixing any issues with a photo editor to remove blemished, crop edges and fix colouring. You can do this yourself (and the printing part) by investing in a high-quality scanner-printer, or by paying for a print shop to do the hard work for you.
 

WHERE TO SELL PRINTS ONLINE

The best place to sell your art prints online is probably Etsy. Selling prints is a great way to make money on the popular marketplace platform. Alternatively, you can create your own corner of the internet to sell your artwork, with something like a Shopify store. 

You can connect both Etsy and Shopify to your DHL eCommerce UK account, meaning any time that a customer places an order, we can import the important delivery details straight into our booking form. You’ll then receive a notification which will let you know there are unsent items in your basket, and you can confirm shipping from there.

Linking accounts with us saves you time, money, and streamlines your processes – especially if you sell prints online in multiple places.
 

HOW TO PACKAGE A PRINT

Framed, glass and glazed material is on our prohibited list due to the likelihood of damage. We recommend shipping prints without any framing or mounting. 

When packaging a print for shipping, it may be worthwhile wrapping it in tissue paper to avoid any damage before it reaches your recipient. We recommend placing a layer of cardboard on both sides of the print that can be wrapped together with tape to forgo any impact damage.

Once that is done, place the covered artwork in a cardboard box close to the size of the now wrapped artwork. If there’s a lot of space, add filler material to ensure that the print fits snugly.

Who knew it was so easy to sell prints online?
 

SELL PRINTS ONLINE AND SEND WITH DHL eCommerce UK

So, your prints are available digitally and you’ve uploaded them to a place of your choice, ready for prospective customers to stumble upon and purchase. Once that purchase is completed, get in touch with us to book a delivery today.

You can get a quick quote to find out how much sending your print will cost, both within the UK and internationally. Simply enter the destination information and the size of the parcel for your free quote.