How It Works

STEP 1. Join ARTRIS

In order to sell your artworks on ARTRIS, join us and become an artist member. Your User-ID is used to set your portfolio address and it is desirable to set a memorable one. For example, if you set your User-ID as ‘picasso’, your portfolio address will be automatically set as ‘www.artris.com/picasso’. Note that your User-ID cannot be changed once it has been registered.

STEP 2. Complete your profile

Sign in and navigate to your portfolio from the member menu. Complete your profile including your name, headshot image, artist statement, and other information. Note that your portfolio information will be disclosed on the ARTRIS website.

STEP 3. Photograph your artworks

Using a decent digital camera and lightings, take high quality photographs of your artworks without any front glass or acrylic sheet. It is better to take a few additional photographs to show certain parts of you artwork in detail or the frame (if included in your sale). If you are not properly equipped to ensure quality of your images of artworks, we strongly recommend you have a professional photographer to take photographs of your artworks. Please note that SMARTPHONE CAMERAS ARE NO GOOD for this kind of work as they have a small built-in lens that is vastly inferior to a proper camera lens.

Each of your images must be: (i) a JPEG file, (ii) at least 4,000 pixels of resolution on the long-side, (iii) less than 50MB in size. Note that our sales commission for an original artwork is determined according to the resolution of the image you upload:
• Image resolution greater than 8,000 pixels on the long-side: 0% of the sale price
• Image resolution greater than 6,000 pixels on the long-side: 4% of the sale price
• Image resolution greater than 4,000 pixels on the long-side: 8% of the sale price Note that you must NOT increase image resolution using any image processing software.

STEP 4. Upload images of your artworks

Upload images of your original artworks by clicking on the ‘+’ button under the Artworks tab in your portfolio. For each of the uploaded images, you need to: (i) add details including title, keywords, description, category, medium, base, style, subject, year of creation, and dimensions; (ii) decide whether to sell original, prints or both; (iii) decide whether to allow other members to put your artwork in their exhibitions.

STEP 5. Price your artworks

You need to set a sale price for each of your original artworks. Appropriate pricing is critical to selling your artworks and therefore it is very important to adopt consistent, reasonable pricing principles. As a rough guide, take into account: (i) total number of hours you spent on the artwork, (ii) your hourly wage, and (iii) material costs.

In order to sell prints of your artworks, you also need to set a license fee for each print size of your artworks. To set a reasonable license fee, consider the sale price of the original artwork (higher sale price, higher license fee) and the size of prints (larger print size, higher license fee).

STEP 6. Promote sales

Promote sales by hosting online exhibitions to expose your artworks to numerous members and visitors of ARTRIS from all over the world. Collectors are much more likely to see your artworks this way than if they were only in the listings. Another tip to maximize exposure is to share links of your portfolio, online exhibitions, and recently uploaded artworks on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest.

STEP 7. Package and ship your original artwork

When one of your original artworks is sold, there are a few things you need to do:
(i) Prepare the Certificate of Authenticity of your artwork and include it in the package,
(ii) Package your artwork sensibly using corner protectors, bubble wrap, packing tape, thick foam boards, and a sturdy cardboard box,
(iii) Measure the dimensions (width, height and depth) and the weight of the package,
(iv) Consult with an international shipper and get a shipping quote for your package (Please note that the shipping quote should represent a competitive price for all shipping and insurance fees),
(v) Estimate your handling charge considering the packaging costs,
(vi) Calculate the shipping charge by adding the shipping quote and the handling charge (This total is the amount you would like to charge the collector for shipping and handling),
(vii) By clicking on the link we will send you, enter the shipping size, weight and the shipping charge within 7 days from the order date,
(viii) Ship your artwork to the collector when we advise you to do so.

STEP 8. Receive the payment

If one of your original artworks is sold, ARTRIS will credit your PayPal account with an amount equivalent to the total price (the sale price plus the shipping charge) less PayPal payment processing fee (4.4% of the total price plus $0.30 USD), ARTRIS sales commission (0% - 8% of the sale price), Curator’s sales commission (20% of the sale price, if the sale was made in an exhibition), and any applicable tax.

If a print of your artwork is sold, ARTRIS will credit your PayPal account with an amount equivalent to the license fee you had set for the artwork less any applicable tax.

The sales credit will be released after the sold artwork has been delivered to the collector and the 7-day return period has expired.

STEP 9. Pay tax

For your income from sales of original artworks, consult with the appropriate taxing authority in your country and pay any applicable tax. For your income from sales of prints, if you provide a complete Tax Form No. 29-12 (on your Account page), a reduced tax rate under the relevant tax treaty between South Korea and your country may be applied to your license fee income. Otherwise, ARTRIS may withhold at the maximum Tax Rate.