How do I get better at describing my artwork for online sales?

Use AI tools to help you learn how to describe your work more effectively. Look at the descriptions AI generates—not to copy them verbatim, but to learn new terminology and approaches. If you don’t understand a term, research it. Look up references to different artists mentioned. This expands your knowledge of art itself and your ability to communicate with clients. What you’re doing as a creative is taking a lifetime of experiences and breaking it down into something digestible—AI helps you do that more effectively by showing you how to condense broad knowledge into something people can quickly understand. The goal is to improve your own skills, not to be lazy. Use it like a teacher guiding you, not giving you answers.

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Asked by an artist struggling with written descriptions · Answered by Patrick Shanahan · art-marketing-podcast · 2025-02-28