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David, I reactivated this so people could ask for help direct. I hope you do not mind

I was surprised to see it here - But No - I do not mind at all.

Thank you, this post was very informative because I just joined today.

Your welcome Monisha - glad it was helpful

This was really helpful thanks!

Your welcome Stefani - Remember to rotate your profile picture so we can see you better : )

Thanks for reposting this, Abbie. This was very helpful in getting me started.
I have a question about submitting art:

I'd like to submit a .png that's used only for t-shirts.
I'd like to submit a separate .jpg with my own background for other artwork.

If I do NOT want the .png to be used for other artwork, do I simply delete the pricing? Please advise.

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I have a second question about image collections and galleries.
Does the art I upload automatically populate my image collections? If not, how do I set up galleries and image collections?

Thanks for your support as I figure out the workflow here!javascript: document.replyForm.submit();

Sally

Hi Sally,

When you are uploading an image each product (Apparel, Puzzles, Tote Bags, etc.) will have a "Customize Product" Button, select that button and that will allow you to size the image and upload other images such as PNG images.

So you can upload a JPG for the main image and also upload a PNG for select products.



Collections:

On your main page - click on "Collections" just below your profile image >

Top Center of page click on "Create New Collection" >

Fill in the collection Name and Description > Don't forget to hit the submit button >

Now - While you are uploading an image and customizing products you will see your collections and you can chose to add that image to any of your collections.



I would suggest you go ahead and hit the "Upload Image" button just above your Profile Picture and run though a practice upload - you can back out anytime before you hit submit and this will help you get used to the upload tool.


Same with the rest of the site - just visit all the areas of the site to see what everything does.

Im having trouble submitting my artwork due to the file format and I have tried several acceptable formats could someone be kind enough to instruct me the proper way so I don't pull what little hair I have left out.

Hi Tony,

This can happen when you have just uploaded from an SD card version or are using a mobile device. Their updates stopped images saving as jpg and are now saving as HEIC or HEIF

You can go into your settings on your mobile devise and change it to not do that.



This can also happen to any image.

You may need to open your photo editor and open the image and then RE-SAVE AS jpg or png

Hi My name is showing Lyne Seguin, but I wish for my art for my profile, that LM Séguin would show no accent is ok
can you help me please thank you

if I want a shower curtain with one of my paintings for surprise, how could I proceed, thank you, i would buy it myself. Thank you

Hi Lyne,

If you only want your name changed next to your Profile Image you can follow the instructions below.

But if you want your URL changed you will need to contact Tech Support by scrolling to the footer of this page and using the Contact Us button.

To only change the name next to your profile image:
Hover over your name (Upper Right Corner) then - on the drop down menu
Click (Settings > Scroll down and hit (Contact Information) > Change your name and don’t forget to hit (Save Changes)
Remember – doing this will only make changes to the name on the screen – it will not change your URL


To purchase a Shower Curtain:

Go to your Pixels Store - https://pixels.com/profiles/lyne-seguin?tab=artwork

Sign in with your normal sign in information

Select the image you want > Click Home Décor > Shower Curtain and make your purchase.

The price you see on the screen is your price without your mark-up

Thank you for this information. I've been hopefully doing this correctly all this time, but I'm going back over things to make certain now.
I find it hard sharing information about myself, but if needs must then I will. I will try and make it more interesting to potential (hopefully) customers.

Will you get paid using the PayPal linked to the email the account is setup with or will it ask for you preferred PayPal when the time comes?

Hi Kathleen, I often go over my site to see what needs to be cleaned up or changed - Thanks for dropping by and reading my post. Glad you found some helpful information.



Hi Ashley, Welcome to FAA / Pixels glad you joined - - Have Fun creating and I wish you luck. - You just need to add the PayPal email you used to open your PP account.

Hi David,

Thanks for the tips. I'm going to try them out in the next couple of days. I don't mind experimenting, but having a few guideposts along the way is extremely helpful.

I'm also enjoying everyone else's questions and your answers. Very helpful.

Thanks,
Sally

Great information shared for beginners on FAA. i just joined & thank you for the help extended.

I look forward to seeing some of your work Sally.


Welcome to FAA / Pixels Santosh - Good luck with your new endeavor.

Thank you so much this was helpful. I have a question, I uploaded my bio on the fine Art America site but when I go to my personal pixel site my bio says coming soon. How do I add my bio to my personal website?
Thanks
Ann

Hi Ann,

I see your Bio on your Fine Art America and your Pixels sites.

When it comes to your Premium Pixels site you will need to enter your Bio again - the Bio does not auto fill in the premium site.


Open your Premium Pixels site > Sign In > Click Edit (Upper right) > Click Homepage (Left Menu) > Click About > Fill in your info and don't forget to hit Save Changes when your done.

Thank you so much David I have updated it now. I know where to come with my questions now. 🙂

Actually I just thought of another question. I have had one of my paintings featured in a group and I want to post a picture of it and thank them. How do I upload the picture to the message?
Thanks
Ann

Hi Ann,

Just open the image in question >

Scroll down the right hand side until you see EMBED >

Under Embed - copy the code >

Paste that code in the discussion post >


NOTE: you will only see the code until you hit "Post Reply" - then the image will show

David, this is such helpful information. Thank you!!! I have been trying to figure out if there is a way to have one of my images only visible to people I give a link to. I'm in a group of artists, and we want to upload the group logo so that members can order items with the logo. But we don't want people who are NOT members to be able to purchase items with the logo on them. Is this possible?

Thank you!

Hi Leslie,

Yes there is a great way to do just that.

With a private collection - I see you already have three collections so this will be easy for you.



Making A Private Collection

You can make a private collection where only you or someone you give the password to can view the images in that collection.

Sign-In to your account

Open “Collections” Just under your Profile Image

Near the top of the page (Center) open “Create New Collection”

Name the Collection and just under Collection Description open the drop-down menu on Password Protected and select yes – Enter Password and don’t forget to hit “Submit” before closing.

Note: when you are signed-in you will be able to see the password protected images – But visitors cannot see them without the password.


If you want to keep those images private do not put them in any collection except that private collection.

You can have more than one private collection if you need to.

Now - give your group the password and you can all see them. - But no one else can.

Thank you.

This was very helpful. Thank you!

Very helpful, thank you!

I recently joined and this was very informative. Thanks for the tops

This is so very helpful Thank you I am very new to this

Thank you for all the information shared in this post. I joined a few weeks ago. Much luck to everyone!

How can someone join from India, pls. ?

Their message on one of the FAA’s fb pages:
“I can select India in country option, but no country code is available to enter mobile number and so getting error and not getting the pass code. How can I register? Thanks...”

(I’ve already searched the Discussion forum).

Thank you very much for the information, it was useful to me. I have questions. 1. Is it possible to provide remote access for an employee on the platform?
2.Does your platform connect to Amazon and Walmart? If necessary, is it possible to transfer the file to all products that are on your platform? Thaks.

Hi EZ,

Sorry - did not see your question 2 days ago : )

Yes, lots of members from India

I did answer the question on the main discussion forum - If they are having issues they need to contact Technical Support

https://fineartamerica.com/showmessages.php?messageid=9617450

Hi Miroslava,

As far as I know if you want an employee to manage parts of your site you will need to give them your sign-on. You could contact Technical Support for a better answer to that question.

https://fineartamerica.com/contactus.html?tab=contactus


The only site FAA has a direct connect for transferring products is to Shopify.

You can however, sign up in settings to have FAA market your art on Google, Facebook, and Instagram

Thank you @David, yes, the next day I saw you in the main forum answering someone and I’ve forwarded the link (but it was too late to delete my Q here, the system didn’t let me edit it after 24 hrs). Thanks!

Hi there, this is very helpful, do you have any suggestions with someone to write in their biography? I have written my biography many times for art shows in galleries, but not for the purpose of trying to make sales would appreciate the help

Hi Christine,

Everyone has a different thought about what should be in a biography - Here is my thought -

Start by letting them know what you create and why you create it - This gives them an idea of what they may find on your site.

Then let them know a little about you - where you are from - how or why you started creating - This introduces you and connects you to the viewer.

Finally If you have your art hanging in a gallery or you have received awards for your art you can add that to your last paragraph.


This is my biography on FAA / Pixels -

Creating images that inspire insightful dialogue among viewers is my objective. A drawing, painting, print or any art should awaken reminiscence of one's past or inquisitiveness of places and things of interest or beauty.

The majesty of an eagle soaring high above mountain tops or the delicate beauty of a flower nourished by nature can inspire a feeling of knowing life is unfolding as it should.

I was raised in Northeastern Pennsylvania where my family has lived for generations. A child of hard working parents (as most of us were) I worked various jobs and professions while earning a college degree. My interest in art began very young when my father became fascinated by nature photography. Watching my father work in his darkroom and seeing images come to life before my eyes was very inspiring.

Each image I create reminds me of my late father's love of nature and the beauty in the world around us.

My works have been displayed in Soho Art-house in NYC.

All images are copyrighted. All rights reserved

Hey, Do I have to complete all of the buttons under “account setup” in order to start selling pictures?

Cheers,

Hi Ashley,

The four images you uploaded are already for sale.


But in order to get paid your markup when an image sells - If you didn't already you need to -

Go to Settings and then Accounting open Payment Information and enter your PayPal email address. If you do not have a PayPal account, you can set one up for free by visiting http://paypal.com.

If you live in the USA before leaving Accounting open Tax Information and fill out all the information.

You won’t get paid until you complete this section.

Thank you for your Wisdom I'm A Abstract Artist and Lover of Abstract Art you've helped me with understanding this Fine Site Thank you for your help.

Great tips, thanks for the info!

Thank you very much for the extensive information, it is very useful for us. Greetings to the entire community from Argentina.

Thank You for this excellent information. The default settings option noted in #3 which allows default pricing (mark-ups) to be set in advance will be a big time-saver!

Thanks for taking time to share steps, tips/trucks for new artists. Much appreciated.

Hello, thank you again for your services.
Is the watermark printed in the products when they are ordered or is it only visible on the images published in the platform?
Concerning the smartphone shells, the one on the platform doesn't match all the models on the market - is it possible to order for specific models - if so, how do I go about it?
Many thanks for your answers

Hi Adelie,

The FAA watermark will not print on anything that sells on FAA / Pixels.


If you open an image and select the phone case - it has a drop-down menu with all the current phone models to choose from.




Note: Watermarks may discourage visitors from purchasing your artwork.

This will help me immensely, bookmarking now. Thanks.

Yes thank you very much for this post it's helped me to think more a friend recommended me to this site because I do a lot of Photography and I do paintings and I get a little lost with a website thing sometimes so this is very helpful thank you.

I am brand new here. Questions:
1) May I place my logo/credit on the bottom right corner of my photos?
2) By selling on this site, do I relinquish my copyright to the photos?
Thank you! -Judy Nitzinger

Hi Judy, Welcome to FAA / Pixels,

#1 - A Logo/Credit on your photos may discourage visitors from purchasing your work -

This is what FAA says about it -

"Everything that appears in your images will appear in your prints.

Digital signatures are fine as long as they look "stylized". Think of it this way - if you were a buyer, would you want to see that signature on the artwork?

Copyright notices are generally frowned upon. No one wants to see COPYRIGHT 2012 JOHN SMITH printed across a piece of artwork that they want to hang on their wall."


Here are a few things that you should know before uploading -

If you sell an image FAA will refuse to print it if the image shows.......

Pixellation
Blockiness
Noise
Bad cropping
Blurriness not in keeping with the image (ie not meant to be there)
normal font signature (Arial, Times New Roman etc)
signature cropped half off the image
large watermarks
noticeable camera flash
Upsized images

FAA does not do quality control until you sell so, it is your responsibility to quality control your images carefully before uploading. You do this by zooming in using a photo editor to 100% and then carefully going over the image, checking for the above defects



#2 - You do not relinquish your copyright - you are simply allowing FAA to place your images on their products and you receive your mark-up for each sale. Your copyright always stays with you.

thank you for this! very helpful.