Art Licensing Resources
Art Licensing Seminars, Calls & Classes
- Art Licensing Teleseminars – Listen & Learn how to license your art
- Listen & Learn to license your art with Paul Brent
- Listen & Learn to license your art with Tara Reed
- Listen & Learn to license your art – mp3 Ask Call Replays
- Art Licensing Mindset Series – 24 weeks of Information and Inspiration
- The Goal Wheel for Artists – How to Set & Achieve Goals While Still Working From Inspiration
Highly Recommended Art Licensing Books
- How to Get Started in Art Licensing - Tara Reed
- How to Find, Interact and Work with Manufacturers who License Art - Tara Reed
- How to Maximize Your Time and Investment in Trade Shows- Tara Reed
- Basic Repeat Borders & Patterns in Photoshop - Tara Reed
- Basic Repeat Borders & Patterns in Photoshop - Tara Reed
- Licensing Art and Design: A Professional’s Guide to Licensing and Royalty Agreements
– Caryn R. Leland
- Art Licensing 101 – Michael Woodward
- I’d Rather Be in the Studio! – Alyson Stanfield
- Business And Legal Forms for Illustrators – Tad Crawford
- Royalty Rates for Licensing Intellectual Property – Russell Parr
- The Law of Merchandise and Character Licensing – Gregory J. Battersby and Charles W. Grimes
- The Toy and Game Inventor’s Handbook - Richard C. Levy and Ronald O. Weingartner
Ever Imagined Your Art
or Characters on Products?
www.allartlicensing.com
Artists Groups
- Art of Licensing on LinkedIn – make professional connections
- The Art of Licensing Yahoo Group
- Art Licensing Forum
- Art Licensing Blog
- Art of Licensing on Twitter - the latest news as it happens
- Art of Licensing Twitter Group
- Art of Licensing on Plaxo – share blogs, links, images, polls, reviews
- Art of Licensing on Facebook – share video, news, events
Trade Associations and Groups
- Greeting Card Association
- Craft and Hobby Association
- United Inventors Association – a non-profit organization focused on assisting and supporting the independent inventor community.
- LIMA- Licensing Industry and Merchandisers Association (LIMA)
Trade Shows
- Surtex -art & design…for every product, every industry
- Atlanta Gift Shows
- Licensing Show- The Licensing Show in NY is one of the largest in the world.
- Craft and Hobby Association Show – focused on the crafting and scrapbooking industries
Art Licensing, Gift, Greetings and Toy Trade Publications
- Art Buyer
- License! Global magazine – The Art of Licensing
- Total Licensing - Total Art Licensing
- Giftware News
- Greetings, Etc.
- Gifts & Decorative Accessories – trade magazine dedicated to the giftware industry.
- The Licensing Book
- www.epmcom.com- EPM Communications, Inc. publishes The Licensing Book and a regular newsletter. Subscription based.
- www.thebloomreport.com – toy and game newsletter - 8,000 subscribers in 21 countries
- www.playthings.com – seminal toy industry publication with a LOT of Info on licensing deals.
- Royaltie$ - The Journal of the Licensing Industry
Licensing Samples/Mock-Ups
- Zazzle
- Cafe Press
- Spoon Flower
Find Licensing Artists
- Simply Licensed - allows artists and manufacturers to find each other – simply
- LicensArt.com – Free to promote work on site, takes agent’s commision
Account Management
- Royalty Zone - company specializing in online management and tracking of royalties
- Basecamp
- Quickbooks
Art Supplies & Software Resources
- Dick Blick Artists Pick for art supplies
- MisterArt
- Adobe Photoshop. Illustrator. InDesign. Acrobat and more
- ITCFonts
- Font Search
- NewEgg Everything you want for your computer
Printing/Marketing Needs
- MOO MiniCards. Business Cards. Postcards. Stickers.
- Overnight Prints Custom Rubber Stamps. Business Cards. Postcards.
Website Needs
- Mad Mimi – SUPER SIMPLE e-mail marketing.
- iContact Email newsletters. Surveys. Autoresponders.
- E-Junkie Fat-free shopping cart
Legal Needs
