Creating an artist account with us is free and simple. By following the below outlined steps you can set up an artist account with us under 20 mins.
Please ensure you meet our artist requirements before creating an account on site with us, these can be found at this FAQWhat are the requirements to sell on Bluethumb?
Firstly ensure you are signing up for the correct region
if you're an Australian based artist, head to bluethumb.com.au 🇦🇺
If you're a USA based artist, head over to bluethumbart.com 🇺🇸
Head to site and on any page in the top right corner you should see the option to "Sign Up"
On mobile click the three lines in the top left corner then the "Sign Up" box
2. Ensure on the next screen you select to create an "Artist" account
3. On the following page please enter your name and contact info - this is for our internal records only, they will not be shown on site, along with a password for your account
4. On the next page you will be asked if you are wanting to sell one of the following mediums, Photography, Sculpture or Digital Art.
If you are intent on selling one of these mediums, an application process is applicable, so please ensure you select correctly, you can not list any of these mediums until you are approved by the team to sell them.
5. You will then be taken to your profile creation page, here are different sections that need filling out. All sections ideally need filling out, but some sections are more important and urgent than others.
Personal Details
In you Personal Details the First and Last name here will be the name displayed on your profile to collectors, so please ensure you use the name you wish as your artist name.
We need a valid phone number and email address here, this is not shared externally but used to contact you in relation to sales or if Customer Service need to reach you.
Sales Setting
Sales Setting section is for letting us know your TAX status and providing us with a ABN if you operate as a business. Please note Bluethumb staff can not provide any guidance on this section, you may need to checking with you accountant.
Postal Address
We require your Postal address, this will be the default address for collections and returns for your artwork.
Profile Information
This will be the front facing information that is shown to collectors about you. We recommend uploading a clear profile picture of yourself that links to your art practice for example a portrait headshot of you in front of your artwork, or an action shot showing you at work.
You will need to provide a location, we recommend either city or suburb level. And then your artist Bio. We recommend 1-2 paragraphs at most, this should provide information about you, your art practise and inspirations. For more information on writing an Artist Bio, please see FAQ How do I write an artist bio?
TOP TIP: If you struggle with writing a bio you can use FIN our AI Agent to help you, just jump on a chat with him, provide him some key details about yourself and your practise and he can help write a artist bio for you.
IMPORTANT: Please do not write links to external sites in your bio, including your own website, these will be removed by the team if seen
Education section is optional, we recommend adding the most relevant education here, but its not mandatory,
Same with Exhibitions and Prizes, they are optional and should be relevant to your art practice.
Social Media
This is for our marketing use, if we use your work in advertising we will tag you if links are provided here.
Payment Information
Here you need to provide us with the information of the bank account you wish artwork payments to be sent to. We can only accept Australian banking information, and detail must be accurate.
IMPORTANT: Payment Information must be accurate and correct. Bluethumb are not liable for missing or inaccurate details that affect payments.
Save
Once you have added all the information don't forget to Save at the bottom. You can edit this information at any point in the future by going to Edit Profile
TOP TIP: Your profile will not be visible on site until you upload your first available artwork. So you can return and edit this page well getting started without worrying people can see it.
You just set up your artist account with us, congrats! You can now work on listing artworks with us. We have FAQ How do I upload an Artwork? to help walk you through the listing process if your doing it for the first time.
Further popular FAQ's you may wish to read after crating your account with us are: