🛒 Online Platforms
1. Etsy Pros: One of the most popular platforms for handmade art, original drawings, prints, postcards, and digital downloads. Tips: Upload high-quality photos, offer international shipping, and package your works nicely. https://www.etsy.com
2. Instagram + DMs or Shipping Pros: Showcase and sell simultaneously. Share images, time-lapses, videos, and reels. Tips: Use hashtags like #lisbonartist #drawingsale #artforhome to reach art lovers.
3. Artfinder Pros: Focused on independent artists; accepts applications from European artists.
Cons: Requires approval process. https://www.artfinder.com
4. Redbubble / Society6 Use: Upload your drawings and sell them as prints, t-shirts, mugs, phone cases, etc. Best for: Passive income or selling merchandise. https://www.redbubble.com
5. Your Own Website (Shopify, Wix, BigCartel) Pros: Gives you full control and higher profits long term. Tips: Use both English and Portuguese to reach a wider audience.
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🧺 Offline Opportunities
1. Join Local Art Markets Examples: LX Factory Market, Feira da Ladra (Lisbon Flea Market)
Rent a booth to sell original pieces and prints — especially appealing to tourists.
2. Partner with Local Cafés and Small Galleries Many cafés will hang and sell art on a commission basis. Bring a small portfolio or brochure with images of your work to present professionally.
3. Tourism-Based Collaborations Work with guesthouses, hostels, or Airbnb hosts. Hang your artwork in their rooms for sale. You could create a "Lisbon Memories" series with trams, old streets, and coastal views — very appealing to visitors.
🎯 Sales Strategy Tips
1 Create Print Sets: For example, a 5-piece set of small A5 sketches of Portuguese homes for €20 — affordable and great for gifts.
2 Offer Commissions: Custom portraits, home sketches, pet drawings — especially attractive to tourists.
3 Make Small Works: A5 or A4-sized drawings are more likely to sell than large ones — easier to carry and cheaper to frame.
🖥️ Additional Online Platforms
Here are even more websites where you can sell your drawings, prints, or commissions:
1. Saatchi Art 🌍 International art platform Sell originals and limited-edition prints (they can produce and ship prints for you) 35% commission https://www.saatchiart.com
2. Singulart Mid- to high-end market, offers global exposure You must apply and get approved
3. UGallery Curated platform that helps you promote and sell originals Requires approval but provides artist support https://www.ugallery.com
💻 For Prints & Digital Downloads
4. INPRNT Focused on high-quality art prints You need to apply to join, but they love clean line art and illustration styles https://www.inprnt.com
5. Displate Your drawings can be printed on metal posters Very good for minimalist or design-forward line art https://www.displate.com
6. Fine Art America / Pixels US-focused, but offers global shipping Prints your work on canvases, mugs, t-shirts, and more https://fineartamerica.com
🖼️ Commission & Freelance Work
7. ArtCorgi Platform for custom commissions (portraits, couples, pets, etc.) You list your style, price, and delivery time https://www.artcorgi.com
8. Fiverr / Upwork Offer “custom sketch portraits” or “house drawing” services Great for earning consistent income through freelance orders https://www.fiverr.com + https://www.upwork.com
🌍 For the European Market
9. Tictail (now part of Shopify) Use Shopify to set up a multilingual (English + Portuguese) personal store Good for long-term brand-building
10. Artsy (Advanced) For artists represented by galleries or with strong exhibition records Not open to individual registration — must be submitted via a gallery
✅ Suggested Strategy Combination
✅ Etsy + Instagram: for initial exposure and audience building
✅ Redbubble or INPRNT: to build passive income from prints
✅ Fiverr / ArtCorgi: for active commission work
✅ Saatchi Art: for mid- to long-term original art sales
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