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How Do I Choose Art Categories and Sub Categories?

Choosing the most appropriate categories when listing your artwork means that when a buyer searches for an item similar to yours it shows up in the Showroom. And that’s our goal, right? 

Start with the main art category and go through the sub categories to choose the best fit.  If you can’t find what you’re looking for contact us. If we get enough people asking for the category you need, we’ll add it.

If you need to edit your listing, you can do so at any time in your Store Dashboard.

A few things that buyers look for all the time;

  1. Artwork category;
    1. Painting
    2. Photography
    3. Sculpture
    4. Furniture
    5. Fine Craft
    6. Fiber/Textiles
    7. Lighting
    8. Paper
    9. Drawing
  2. Medium – what it’s made from, the substrate, or its product category.
  3. Size – because if it doesn’t fit, they won’t buy it.
  4. Price, of course.
  5. Colors – you’re able to choose up to 3/product
  6. Subject then Style.
  7. Finally, Type.

When you’re filling in your product information to list, remember to enter as much accurate detail as possible. You may edit product information any time you need to.

Review the following, Main Art Category > Medium > Type listing to help decide where your art will be found when buyers search in our Showroom.

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PAINTINGS:

MEDIUMS:
  • Acrylic
  • Alcohol ink
  • Encaustic
  • Guache
  • Mixed media
  • Oil
  • Watercolor
  • Other
TYPE:
  • Framed
  • Gallery Wrapped
  • Indoor/Site-Specific
  • Mural
  • Unframed

SCULPTURE:

MEDIUMS:
  • Bronze
  • Cement
  • Ceramic
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Mixed Media
  • Mosaics
  • Paper
  • Resin/Plastic
  • Stone
  • Wood
  • Other
TYPE:
  • Hanging
  • Indoor site-specific
  • Outdoor
  • Standing
  • Tabletop
  • Wall Art
  • Other

FINE CRAFT:

MEDIUMS:
  • Bamboo
  • Ceramics
  • Glass
  • Gourds
  • Metal
  • Mixed media
  • Mosaics
  • Resin/Plastic
  • Stone
  • Wood
  • Other
TYPE:
  • Hanging
  • Containers
  • Standing
  • Tabletop
  • Wall Art
  • Other

PHOTOGRAPHY:

MEDIUMS:

(Currently we have no where to place what the photograph is printed on so the substrate is included in Medium. We would prefer you choose the type of photography rather than the substrate in this area but it’s your choice. You can manually enter the substrate into the Medium/Materials section of the product listing page.)

  • Acrylic (substrate)
  • Black and White
  • C-Type
  • Color
  • Cyanotype
  • Digital
  • Glass (substrate)
  • Metal (substrate)
  • Mixed Media
  • Paper (substrate)
  • Other
TYPE:
  • Framed
  • Gallery Wrapped
  • Unframed

FIBER/TEXTILES:

MEDIUMS:
  • Bed Coverings
  • Ceiling/Mobiles
  • Floor Coverings
  • Pillows
  • Sculpture
  • Tabletop/Towels
  • Textiles/Upholstery
  • Throws/Blankets
  • Wall Hangings
  • Window Treatments
  • Other
TYPE:
  • Embroidery
  • Knitting/Crochete
  • Macramé
  • Mixed Media
  • Quilting
  • Rug Hooking
  • Surface Design
  • Weaving
  • Other

FURNITURE:

MEDIUMS:
  • Bronze
  • Cement
  • Ceramic
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Mixed Media
  • Paper
  • Resin/Plastic
  • Stone
  • Wood
  • Wicker
  • Other
TYPE:
  • Children
  • Mirrors
  • Outdoor
  • Seating
  • Storage
  • Tables
  • Other

LIGHTING:

MEDIUMS:
  • Bronze
  • Glass
  • Metal
  • Mixed Media
  • Paper
  • Resin/Plastic
  • Wood
  • Other
TYPE:
  • Hanging
  • Standing
  • Tabletop
  • Wall Art
  • Other

DRAWING:

MEDIUMS:
  • Charcoal
  • Conté
  • Digital
  • Graphite
  • Mixed Media
  • Pastels
  • Pen and Ink
  • Pencil/Colored Pencil
  • Other
TYPE:
  • Framed
  • Unframed

PAPER:

MEDIUMS:
  • Collagraphs
  • Collage
  • Etchings/Engravings
  • Linocuts
  • Lithographs
  • Mixed media
  • Monoprint
  • Papercutting
  • Screenprints
  • Woodcuts
  • Other
TYPE:
  • Book
  • Hanging
  • Framed
  • Unframed
  • Wallpaper

Subject and Style are the same for all artwork categories

SUBJECT

  • Abstracts
  • Animals/Birds
  • Architecture/City
  • Automotive
  • Botanical
  • Celebrity/Music
  • Cultural
  • Geometric
  • Fashion
  • Figurative/Portraits
  • Florals
  • Landscape/Seascape
  • Nudes
  • Spiritual/Inspirational
  • Sports
  • Still Life
  • Transportation
  • Other

STYLE

  • Abstracts
  • African American
  • Art Deco/Art Nouveau
  • Classical
  • Conceptual 
  • Contemporary
  • Expressionism
  • Fantasy
  • Folk Art
  • Geometric
  • Impressionism
  • Modern
  • Photorealism
  • Pop Art
  • Realism
  • Surrealism
  • Traditional
  • Other

If you don’t see your Medium, Type, Subject, or Style in the list above, contact us.

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