Overview

Adding your first artwork is the moment your website starts to feel real. This article walks you through it from start to finish. The whole thing takes a couple of minutes.

Before you start

Have one image of your artwork ready on the device you're using: a phone, tablet, or computer. JPEG, PNG, or WebP files all work. If your image is bigger than 50 MB, resize it down first.

For best results, use an image at least 2000 pixels on the longest side. That way it looks crisp on large screens without you having to worry about it later.

Adding the artwork

1. From your dashboard, go to Artwork.
2. Click Add Artwork. A short wizard opens.
3. Upload an image: drag and drop your file into the upload area, or tap to browse. You can add more images later if you want detail shots or alternate views.
4. Enter a title and a short description. The title is the only required field. A description helps visitors understand the work, but you can leave it blank for now and come back to it.
5. Add the details you have to hand: medium (oil on canvas, digital print, ceramic, whatever fits), dimensions, and the year you made it. None of these are required. Fill in what you know; skip what you don't.
6. Click Save. Your artwork is added.

That's it. Your artwork is now on your website.

What we do behind the scenes

Once you save, we make a few different sizes of your image automatically: small ones for thumbnails, larger ones for detail views. Your original is kept at full resolution so the print or licensing copy is always there if you need it.

The words stay yours. Alt text, the title and the description are written by you, and nothing fills them in on your behalf.

Adding more works

Once you've added one, the rest get faster. You can:

• Use the Add Artwork wizard again: same flow, one work at a time.
• Use batch upload: drag many images at once and we'll create artwork records for each. You can review and edit details after.

Tips

• Start with three to five of your strongest works rather than uploading everything at once. A small, strong portfolio looks better than a big, uneven one.
• A short description (one or two sentences) goes a long way. Visitors love a little context.
• You can hide an artwork at any time by changing its status to Hidden. This is useful if you want to fine-tune it before showing it.
• If an upload fails, check your connection and the file size, then try again. Your draft details are kept in the meantime.

If something goes wrong or you're not sure where a setting lives, ask the help chat. We're happy to walk through it with you.