Getting started
How to start a art print business online
Yes — you can start a art print business online for under $100. Selling art prints online has near-zero production cost — the real work is your back catalog and the store around it.
This guide is the order of operations, not a pep talk: what to buy, what to skip, and where most people lose money before they make any.
The order of operations
- 01
Pick a consistent style or subject — prints sell as a body of work, not a single piece.
- 02
Digitize your work properly — high-res scans so prints look like the original.
- 03
Offer a small range: open editions first, then a numbered limited run to test scarcity.
- 04
Use a print partner or automatic fulfillment so you don’t pack every order yourself.
- 05
Price prints 3–5x print cost — smaller sizes lower, limited runs higher.
- 06
Post the process — artists sell the making, and process content converts.
What you’ll need, compared
| Piece | What to look for | Entry |
|---|---|---|
| Scanner / camera | High-resolution capture | $40 |
| Print partner | Printful or similar fulfillment | $0–20 |
| Editioning | Numbered, signed limited runs | $0 |
| Matting / frames | Or let the partner handle it | $30 |
| Portfolio site | Gallery layout with checkout | $20 |
Prints sell as a body of work, not a single piece.
Once the basics are in place, the work is the same for every business: a store that takes real orders, a brand people remember, and content that posts on schedule. That’s the part most people get stuck on — and the part you don’t have to do by hand.
Next step
Build your art print business
Tell Clymb what you’re building and the store, brand, and social content get built and deployed — not a template, an actual business.