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October 19, 2020 By Dave Nevue

How Artists Can Save Time Marketing Art Online With Canva

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Create Canva Art In Minutes

Do you find that you are spending too much time editing images for your art blog and social media accounts? 

Are you having difficulty remembering the different social media image dimensions for Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and Pinterest? 

You no longer need a list of different social media image dimensions or challenging to learn photo editing tools like Photoshop, thanks to Canva.

Canva is a free online tool that makes it possible to design professional images in just minutes with its drag and drop feature and thousands of customizable templates.

This post will discover how artists can save time marketing art online with canva.

How Artists Can Save Time Marketing Art Online With Canva

Many jobs are associated with selling art online and at local craft fairs.

However, using tools like Canva will make some jobs more manageable and less time-consuming. 

Canva makes it possible to create marketing images in just a few minutes.

To take advantage of Canva, you will have to create a free account by adding an email and password. 

The free account offers hundreds of images and templates, but if you want more features, images, and templates, you will want to sign up for Canvas Pro Plan.

Canva Features

Here is a list of features Canva has to make your images look professional.

  • Photo straightener
  • Image Cropper
  • Add text to photos
  • Speech bubble maker
  • Fade and transparency tools
  • Photo enhancer
  • Photo blur
  • Photo vignette
  • Design grids
  • Free icons
  • Photo frames
  • Web wireframe
  • Add texture
  • Badges
How Artists Can Save Time Marketing Art Online with Canva

Pick A Design

After you have created your canva account, choose a design, and start creating images for your art marketing strategy.

Canvas has an extensive list of templates for Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest, and blog posts.

Below is a video to help you become familiar with Canva.

Customize Your Canva Image

It is time to use your creative side after you have decided on a template.

Choose from the design elements below to create marketing images that will turn potential art collectors into loyal collectors.

Stock Layouts: Choose from an extensive library of fully customizable design layouts. The Pro membership will provide even more layouts.

Canva Elements: Customize your layouts with thousands of elements, including frames, photo grids, arrows, geometric shapes, and more.

Text – Overlay your layouts with text. Choose the font style, color, and size.

Images – Add stock images to your canva art or upload images from your PC. The pro plan offers more image options.

Background – You can add a background to your images if you wish.

Practice Creating Canva Designs

Take some time to learn how to use Canva with the free version.

Scroll around, become familiar with all the features Canva offers, and experiment with creating some images.

Come up with a design you can use as a template, so all you have to do is add an image and some text. This is our favorite feature. Once you have a design you like, it will save the template for you for future designs.

You will soon find that creating professional images for your online marketing strategy will take minutes instead of hours.

When you become familiar with Canva’s free version, try Canva’s Pro Membership to unlock even more features.

Final Thoughts On How Artists Can Save Time Marketing Art Online With Canva

Selling art online takes a lot of work. All of the little jobs like creating images for social media take time, and if you do not know how to manage your time, you can easily find yourself sitting at the computer all day instead of in the studio creating art.

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About Dave Nevue

Dave Nevue is a Professional Pastel Wildlife Artist and the founder and CEO of Nevue Fine Art Marketing. He also authored the eBook The Productive Artist How to Live Your Dreams, and provides courses on art marketing at Nevue Fine Art Marketing Courses.

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