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Another interesting change that’s happening, that this article omits, is that artists/factories are able to reach customers directly on Alibaba/Amazon/Etsy. A f
by justchilly 9y ago
Another interesting change that’s happening, that this article omits, is that artists/factories are able to reach customers directly on Alibaba/Amazon/Etsy. A few years it would have required visiting artists/factories Daifen to get things rolling. It’s a bummer to see the impact FAANG are having on startups... but in this case they may actually be helping poor artists keep a bigger share of the revenue.
Sites such as Instapainting.com / Paintyourlife.com (endless options/higher prices) / Oilbyhand.com (few options/lower prices) / pixeli.st (good UX) still have the advantage of focus and marketing (and customer support?), but the actual products they deliver are likely the same as you’d get directly from the artists.
Link to Alibaba search:
https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product_en&CatId=&SearchText=oil+on+canvas+reproduction https://www.alibaba.com/trade/search?fsb=y&IndexArea=product...
- chrischen 9y agoActually Instapainting is the only one that operates more like Etsy. You're put directly in contact with the artist, studio, or China company with some guarantees made by Instapainting that you won't get screwed over.
- itronitron 9y agoLooks like they have some great painters in Daifen, and I am reminded of the oil portraits that the Mojang development team had commissioned several years ago for themselves [1]. 1. https://twitter.com/notch/status/292254246756294656?lang=en https://twitter.com/notch/status/292254246756294656?lang=en