The information contained in this area will guide you through the process of becoming an artist showcased on The Untapped Source website and will quickly help you become accustomed to why showing work on our site can be beneficial in many ways.
If you are admitted as one of our featured artists, you will be given a Login and Password to manage your biographical information, upload new work, as well as edit existing work details via our Artist Access Center, and much more.
Please use the email address below to send us a link to your portfolio, and we will get back to you with further details.
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Why
Become a Featured Artist at The Untapped Source?
How
Much Do I Make Per Print Sale?
Why Become a Featured Artist at The Untapped Source?
No
Set Up Fees or Monthly Charges
To put it simply, we don’t collect money unless your work
sells. Our business model is based on selling prints to artists
and those who visit the site looking for great artwork…that’s
the bottom line.
Fine
Art Printing at It’s Best
The Untapped Source uses only the finest materials and printing
equipment for our reproductions. We inspect every print before
it goes on sale and immediately after printing to assure all of
our customers (artists included) that they are getting the highest
quality product available.
To view some of the details regarding the Award Winning Canon IPF printing system as well as a list with description of our paper types, click here.
Buy
Your Prints at the Base Price
Artists can buy prints of their own artwork from us at the base
price. Artists not only receive the benefits of placing work for
sale in The Untapped Source gallery, also enjoy the industry low
base prices combined with the industry high print quality on a
variety of well know media types.
Please click here to see our paper type offerings along with the base prices associate with them per size.
Service
and Quality Above and Beyond
At The Untapped Source, we go above and beyond to provide the
best quality printing services and gallery space available on
the web. Nobody gives you more options, better quality, and better
prices than us!
But it doesn’t stop there. Almost everything we have done, and are working on currently, has been a suggestion made by an artist featured in our gallery. We really believe the artist is our number one client and that if we can achieve our goals in providing excellent service to you, everything else will fall in line as it should.
To put it simply, The Untapped Source is an evolving gallery and we take our steps forward at the advice of the artists we serve.
Artwork
of All Tastes, Types, and Sizes
The Untapped Source showcases digital art, traditional art, photography,
and everything in between. From landscape photography to abstract
paintings and from character designs to the surreal, it’s
all here!
The Artist Access Center
The Artist Access Center (AAC) is a powerful tool we provide artists who join The Untapped Source Gallery. It is a frequently updated area of the site that upon login, provides artists with the ability to:
Upload
work for display and sale in The Untapped Source Gallery
Add biographical information about yourself
Buy your own prints at the base price for your own limited edition
and high quality printing needs. You can find a list of the base
prices and the sizes we offer HERE
Check views of your work as well as sales
Check
out tips and tutorials on limited edition production, promotion
of artwork, print handling, and much more…
Add suggestions for improvement for how we can improve the gallery
Get web banners with accompanying code to promote your work at
The Untapped Source in other venues
Artwork is added immediately to the gallery for view upon submission. Pricing for all approved sizes are made available within 24-48 of submission of a print after being reviewed by a print specialist to determine the maximum printing size.
One of the things we like to emphasize with the Artist Access
Center is that our goal is to maintain it as an evolving tool,
knowledge resource, and access point for buying, selling, and
maintaining your artwork. It is the backbone of The Untapped Source
is always being improved upon.
How Much Do I Make Per Print Sale?
The profit you make per print is simple and straightforward.
You add what you want to the base price; you keep all the profits
on top of the base price. It’s totally up to you how much
you want to make per print sale!
Here is how the revenue sharing works in a practical sense:
| Canvas Print 20"x30" | |
| Base Price (printing cost): | $68 |
| Retail Price: (price print sells for) | $200 |
| Profit: $200 - $68 = $132 |
NOTE: these prices may not reflect
the prices of your work.
Paying the Artist
The artist is paid MONTHLY based on sales from artwork. At the end of each MONTH, we take out all printing costs (base price) associated with your artwork and pass the remaining profit on to you, it’s that simple! You are able to control your pricing options (with profit, base price and sale price broken down for you) using the tools in the Artist Access Center.
We have two methods for payouts:
PayPal: No fee attached
Check: Checks sent to United States residents have no fee associated. Checks sent to pay international artists (outside the continental United States) require a $6 fee, which will be withdrawn from the payout). Payouts sent via check must be of at least $20.00 USD.
NOTE: Payouts are made for the preceding month’s sales on or before the 20th of the next month.
Print Pricing
Below you will find the base price (printing cost) and suggested retail price for prints sold at The Untapped Source.
NOTE: Pricing and all other artwork related details are done in the Artist Access Center.
Definitions
Base Price: The base price is the cost we assume to create the print. The base price is retained solely by The Untapped Source. The base price is the lowest price a certain paper type/print size combo can be sold at.
Use Retail Pricing: In the pricing area, you can choose to auto-fill the pricing values by clicking “use retail pricing.” These are The Untapped Source’s suggested retail prices in the event you are not sure how to price your artwork for sale.
Price Prints by Dollar Amount ($) or Percentage (%): These tools allow you to add to your artwork by paper type in either strict dollar amounts or by actual percentage of the accompanying print.
For Sale Options: The options are unlimited with the print pricing system. You can choose to sell every print option available for the size/ratio your artwork was approved at, or if you like, you can simply sell one size on one paper type. It’s totally up to you!
Click here to view print pricing options.
Below you will find some general guidelines for work submitted per size of print:
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HERE TO VIEW FULL PRICING/SIZING CHART
NOTE: This chart should be used
as a general guideline regarding image size, and will not always
reflect either a poor of excellent quality of print. A file will
be rejected for printing if it is pixelated, blurry, has too much
"noise" etc...If you have any questions regarding a particular
file or about file size in general, let us know.
Print File Submission FAQ
We strive for great quality in our reproduction work, and it all starts with having a great source from which to print!
How are my print files protected?
The Untapped Source takes intellectual copyright laws and
image protection VERY SERIOUSLY. All print files are completely
protected and stored offline to protect your intellectual property.
How large can my print file be?
Files submitted through The Artist Access Center can be up to 100 megabytes. Files do NOT necessarily need to be massive in megabyte count to produce great prints. The larger the file, the longer it will take to upload to our system, which in turn leaves more room for technical errors to occur during the upload process. Technical errors are rare, but they may include such things as Internet time outs. Once you have reached the crop tool, you are assured that your file has uploaded properly.
How long does the print approval process take?
Prints submitted to The Untapped Source Gallery are approved for
a maximum printing size within 24-48 hours. Your artwork will
appear as “pending” until approved. The Untapped Source
retains the right to determine maximum printing size, but will
always take your suggestions into consideration, as you know your
artwork best.
What resolution do you print at?
Prints are done at a minimum of 100 and a max of 300 resolution.
The Canon Imagprograf print systems we use create exquisite prints!
We use the best print system on the market.
We strive for great quality in our reproduction work, and it all starts with having a great source from which to print!
Do I have to submit an image at a ratio (size) that
exactly matches a print size currently offered by The Untapped
Source?
Yes. Print files uploaded though The Artist Access Center are
processed by an automated system upon initial upload. If your
print file does not match one of our selected ratios, you will
be asked to crop your image using our custom cropping tool. The
cropping tool will automatically tell you the ratio your image
is closest to but you do have the option to chose another ratio
if you prefer.
My piece is not the resolution/DPI/pixel count you recommend.
Can it still be displayed and reproduced for sale in The Untapped
Source Gallery?
Yes. We will always examine the image to make sure it is print-worthy
and at what sizes. The best way to determine max print size is
to set the resolution of your print file (in photoshop or like
image editing program) to 72 resolution and examine it at 100%.
From there you can play around with the image size to see exactly
what maximum sizes your artwork will print too. This is a somewhat
crude, but rather effective method for the non-print specialists
among us. Make sure your work is not saved after this little test
as you don’t want to lose any file quality through an unnecessary
error in saving, etc…
NOTE: Our system will not accept files under 1000x1000 pixels.
What file type should I use when submitting my work
for printing?
Your printable file should be a .JPG or PNG. The final file you submit should be derived from your original, full size printable file. All artwork submitted to The Untapped Source is resized automatically for the web. The Untapped Source recommends the .JPG (JPEG) format saved at max quality. This will cut down on the size of the printable file in Megabytes, which will in turn cut down on the room for error as the file will be in transit across the web for a shorter period of time.
NOTE: The recommended format is .JPG saved at the maximum level (in photoshop, that level would be "12") for print files. If you prefer to keep your work saved in a lossless format, please use .PNG format.
What is DPI?
DPI is short for "Dots Per Inch" and means the number
of printed dots per square inch of a print. The more dots per
inch, the smoother and generally higher quality the print will
be. The dimension in pixels of your image on any given length
divided by the DPI will give you the size of your print for that
dimension. For example, if you had a 3000 x 2000 image, printing
at 100 DPI would yield a 30" x 20" print. Printing that
same image at 1000 DPI would yield a 3" x 2" print.
What is an aspect ratio?
Aspect ratio is a measurement of the proportion of your image.
The largest side divided by the smallest side of your image will
give you your aspect ratio. Aspect ratios are typically presented
in the format #:1 -- that is, # pixels on your largest side for
each 1 pixel on your shortest side. A 3000 x 2000 image would
have an: (3000 / 2000) = 1.5:1 aspect ratio.
The Untapped Source prints at the following ratios: 1/1.5, 1/1.33,
1/1.25, 1/1.4, 1/1.67, 1/2.5, 1x1, 1/1.2, and 1/1.27
,
Why can't I just resize my image to a larger size?
Resizing (or "resampling") adds pixels to your image
to make it larger. The problem is that the larger you resample,
the less of your original image quality is present in your print.
You have a specific amount of quality and detail in your original
image, and "resampling" will only decrease those. Careful
resampling in small steps, can be an effective way to slightly
increase your printable dimensions, generally up one printable
size.
What are The Untapped Source guidelines regarding copyrighted
images?
It is the responsibility of each artist featured in our galleries
to research the copyright validity of the work they submit for
display and sale. The Untapped Source will try it's best to not
display for sale work that is obviously an infringement on a copyright
or trademark, and if an issue of the sort comes to our attention,
work will be immediately taken off of the site until the issue
is resolved. We take copyright issues very seriously.
Is my personal information secure?
Absolutely! We will never distribute or sell the personal information
you provide via your Untapped Source account. This includes email
addresses, credit card info, phone number, or any other personal
data. Please see our privacy
policy.
User Agreement
You will be asked to accept the following agreement if you are admitted as a featured artist on our site. It basically explains in short much of what is contained here in the "Prospective Artists" page. Please let us know with any questions or concerns.
Rights to artwork:
You confirm by accepting this agreement that any artwork you submit
to The Untapped Source is solely owned by you as well as any and
all rights pertaining to the artwork. The Untapped Source is not
responsible for researching the copyright validity of work submitted
to us, but rather, it is the responsibility of the artist. Rights
to all artwork you upload for display and sale at The Untapped
Source are retained by the artist during and after your time as
a featured artist on the site. You grant us a non-exclusive right
to reproduce and sell reproductions of your artwork at the agreed
profit sharing model set forth in the "Royalties from artwork
sold" section of this agreement.
Categorizing:
You agree to allow us to categorize and re-categorize (as applicable)
work submitted to our gallery in accordance with our classification
procedures. We classify your work in order to make our site as
easily accessible to visitors as possible.
Content:
Work submitted to The Untapped Source is screened in accordance
with our internal content policy and is displayed at our discretion.
Royalties from artwork sold:
The artist is paid MONTHLY based on sales from artwork. At the end of each MONTH, we take out all printing costs (base price) associated with your artwork and pass the remaining profit on to you, it’s that simple! You are able to control your pricing options (with profit, base price and sale price broken down for you) using the tools in the Artist Access Center.
We have two methods for payouts:
PayPal: No fee attached
Check: Checks sent to United States residents have no fee associated. Checks sent to pay international artists (outside the continental United States) require a $6 fee, which will be withdrawn from the payout). Payouts sent via check must be of at least $20.00 USD.
NOTE: Payouts are made for the preceding month’s sales on or before the 20th of the next month.
Print Royalty will be applied against the actual sale price of the print, net of discounts, promotions, taxes, duties, and amounts returned for fraud, bad debts, returned goods and chargeback's.
All monetary figures contained within our site are in U.S. Dollars (USD).
Costs and Charges:
No set up charges are associated with selling prints at The Untapped
Source. The only royalties The Untapped Source will retain is
from sales of the artists work as set forth in under "Royalties
from artwork sold."
Termination of this agreement:
The artist or The Untapped Source may terminate this agreement
at any time. The only stipulation to this for the artist is that
the artists work will remain on sale until the end of the current
pay period, at the end of which, The Untapped Source will compensate
the artist for sales made in that period. Termination by The Untapped
Source is not complete until the artist has been fully compensated
for work sold in our galleries. Upon ending this agreement, all
rights concerning the artist and the artists work displayed in
our galleries are returned to the artist in full and solely. If
you wish to terminate this agreement, you must notify us either
in a) in writing b.) By email, to which termination is only complete
upon response by The Untapped Source.
We look forward to hearing from you and hope you will
consider joining our gallery!
Email us with a link to your portfolio: Artists@theuntappedsource.com
