Friday, January 16, 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 file formatting and printers can be daunting, but once you break down the procedure, it is quite an accessible process. Here are some helpful tips to consider to get started in the wonderful world of card production and to use your talent in making the most artistic greeting cards.

First thing to consider is to choose from the usual greeting cards fund in bookstores and at any stores. Generally, the size of the card will depend on the size of the envelopes. This will also make them accessible and easy to merchandise. They will also fit to the standard card racks in crafts stores. So, if you are working with printers, be sure to make cards that comes with the best envelops.

Next thing to consider is to format your artwork. Most of the helpful tips also serve better in many printers as well as for home printing jobs. But, make sure to choose a printer that offers specific features. Basically, it depends on the specification f the printer. You only have to review them properly. Check everything before printing them to determine how they look after printing.

The greeting card market is a very huge business and companies need a constant source of new and artistic designs to decorate their company lines. That is where you as an artist can earn more extra cash. The key to sell your artwork is to understand the needs of a company. Make sure that the style of the cards fit with the style of the ones produced by the company.

There are actually some companies that acquire artwork that does not eliminate the aspect of population demographics. Thus, animals, such as cats, birds and dogs are already part of every art piece. Specialist companies want something that caters a cultural or religious demographic.

Literally speaking, there are many organizations for printing greeting card production that requires every artist to create different holidays and styles. You are not also required to submit your artwork to big companies, as you may have more luck with small organizations and publishers. Look for some possible organizations who work with any artist like you. You may also research their websites for more ideas.

Once you have identified publishers you want to approach, you need to make your submission package. Be sure to follow all instructions given. After that, you have to follow up with the companies. Publishers are slow to respond, so it is an ideal move to follow up every submission.

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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