What's up? What's up everybody? Once again it's Sean Taylor and I do this because I believe artists you control their own destiny and Marketing branding and business strategies is how you make that happen So if you are artists, especially make sure you go ahead and subscribe because I decided to do this pretty regularly now today We're going over can bummy artists artists images still win. That's how I write into it first thing Bing bummy is subjective as a mug man.  I found this picture right here Now this girl calls this bummy swag But where I'm from you see your dress like this and it just makes you go Eat that thing up. I'm going right up at her. So bummy is obviously subjective because in my head She kind of don't and she don't look about Anyway, but the answer is yes. Hell. Yeah, bummy rappers can win. Well, how do we know this? Why? Obviously, we got these two young lads right here Kendrick Lamar J. Cole. Let's hop into it I'm gonna really address J. Cole at the end because he's a little different Kendrick is a way better example of how and why So we know that a lot of people think Kendrick looks like a bum Shalemaine has said it Kendrick even says hey, I mean, you know, I get recognized He doesn't really look like a star at the end Shalemaine says that's why people like him That there could be a lot of truth to that because maybe he seems a lot more relatable I will actually yes in a lot of ways it helps him seem a lot more relatable to the regular man But let's get deeper into some otherwise You care about stuff like image and things like that. I mean it plays alone with the park That's hip-hop. You know as far as fashion, you know, we got to go with the rhymes. I feel that's all traditional So I like that you do your own thing though.  I don't like the fact that people bite off each other You know gotta get you shunned out the game for what I used to know definitely about the rock somebody this morning All right, so the biggest part about this is authenticity As Kendrick said, you know, he likes he he doesn't like people copying other people's style and things like that It's not that he doesn't like to ever dress up and things like that But his brand and form of this is really just him being authentic to himself. He doesn't really like dressing up like that And putting on certain costumes outfits. He's not really a bling-bling type guy If that's not you just don't do it because people can tell That you're kind of putting on an act anyway Some people do like to dress up asap the whole asap mob is very It's very clear that they like to dress up and that works for them. That's very aren't authentic Oh But that would probably look kind of corny on a guy like Kendrick because he wouldn't even know how to handle that swag caution huge huge caution Music is what matters more than anything.  I don't use it. Um, especially the northern dudes man use a bum The bum The the music is what matters because If people do not love your music They don't really care about the rest. They can find a guy on the corner or just in their own hood Walking down the street who can dress fly and or people could just wake up one day and find the costume and put on a certain image But music is actually first Somebody like me can't even help really not something sustainable until you figure out the music We always have that neck to you know, put it out the way you want to and Our thing is is is the people go like it regardless. They don't like it or they're not so you can put it out You can put the people on stage you can do the war shows you can do radio But if they don't rock with the music, they're not going to get it See Kendrick said it nicely himself way more elegant on you than I said it But once again music over everything music over everything So now we're going to get to j Cole and dress this Why I put him at the end is because j Cole didn't really take the route that Kendrick took J Cole started off walking around. He was you know, he was kind of on that. Let's be fresh thing. Let's look nice I don't know if he had a stylist because he doesn't really seem to have too much natural style himself Or just really care to do that because he's that basketball dude Who really just likes to really be basketball shorts and hoodies and things like that himself But when he first started his career, he kind of went to that side of hey I'ma kind of be fresh but really he was walking around kind of just regular old light skin larry, right? Let's be clean. Let's be popular And get that done and then the second part of his career. He started going a man Know what?  He switched to this only like two years ago dude. I've been rocking with dudes since like 2009 2010 So what's important is realizing that once again the music matters more than anything People rock with his music. They cared about him, but it didn't really matter What's so important for this is knowing your audience because even for jaco It could have been dangerous when he becomes as big as he did and then all of a sudden switching to this Quote-unquote bummy image, but his audience they didn't really care about that kind of thing Anyway, they weren't the types to be so caught up in these Superficial images or too caught up in bling none of that stuff anyway because he wasn't even like that in his music So in some ways he was going An inconsistent route in terms of how he was dressed and the music and I guess that's a part of him You know that huge withdrawal as well going into the extreme artsy or I don't give a fuck look because it wasn't really in line With who he was anyway, that's that authenticity So subtle image what in the world is a subtle image? That's basically what Kendrick Lamar and jaco have I'm not going to go too much deeper in here for time sake But I actually made a whole video on subtle image. I don't know if I'll put it out before after this I'll link it if I am and put it in the comments But it explains how you make that image and that bummy thing if that's what you have or even just not a I'm flashy thing work for you so subscribe everybody if You find this stuff helpful just for some reason like to know a lot about this marketing image Branding type stuff for your own good. Maybe you have a artist. I don't know don't really care, but hopefully it was helpful Have a good one. It's Sean Taylor. I'm out


Hi there, it's DJB and in this video I'm going to be talking a little bit about pricing your artwork and giving you a little bit of a background on what my artwork sells for. I think this is really valuable information. Before Model Horses I was a traditional artist so I understand the complication that comes with pricing your artwork and selling it to somebody else. It's a really difficult thing to do. We create the piece, we feel very attached to and sending a price on it we want to get what we feel it's worth because we are emotionally attached to the piece of artwork because not everybody is going to feel the same about your work. Some people are going to really appreciate it and give you exactly what you want. Some people are going to lowball you. It's a very abstract thing because people pay for your name. It's almost like brand name shopping. The more that people know who you are they want your work in their house. If nobody knows who you are and you're just kind of putting work out there generally you're not going to get a lot of interest. But the more you build your name and your brand the more you can sell your stuff for and the more sought after your stuff becomes. I really noticed that with models specifically as my account has grown and as my follower account has grown I've been receiving a lot more recognition than previously but I didn't always sell models for such high prices. I started with no one knowing who I was. I didn't have an Instagram account for my traditional artwork. I said yo I'm making models but I really didn't get follower account from that specific account. So I think the best rule of thumb is just to look at other artists. Other artists you admire how much do they sell their work for. It's a very biased thing and it's what you feel your work is worth but also what the market is saying your work is worth. Just to get kind of an idea my very first custom I ever did was this Beethoven piano mare that a stable mate is normally two to five dollars to buy. I listed her at 50 dollars and somebody did in fact buy her. So I didn't start at the top. I wasn't making a killing right away. It was a very gradual process and I had a couple flops. I painted this little paint full and she only sold for 35 dollars. Granted she was quite small so I didn't want to charge a whole lot for her. There was not a lot of work that went into her so I felt like 35 dollars was fair. That's like the price of a traditional briar. I sold this black Sabino which I really liked but he only sold for 25 dollars. So this stable mate Apollos Aponi sold for 82 but my pair of dressage force sold for 68. So it's completely different and it depends on the situation and who's interested and whether it's listed on eBay or model her sales pages. A little side note is that I do sell my models in US dollars. I live in Canada. The reason I sell my models in US dollars is because the market is in US dollars. In order for me to buy bodies and resins and other horses from my collection I need US dollars. It works in my favor right now because the Canadian dollar is really terrible. Just an example of that changes constantly but if I was to sell a model for 50 dollars I would get 66 Canadian. But normally I like to just keep the money in my PayPal, use it to refuel into the hobby buy art supplies, buy extra models, resins, whatever I need. So generally speaking I like to list all of my models and model for sales pages. You get a lot of traction there. I list them frequently on my Facebook and my Instagram so the followers all get them and I also send out an email in my mailing list to make sure that everybody knows that they're for sale. Generally speaking I can sell things off model or sales pages. I like to sell them from there. So any money I make is completely going to me. eBay charges a fee so if you list your model in eBay they will take a percentage when the model sells. So I don't love to use eBay but I've used eBay a couple times and eBay has worked in my favor. If I find I can't sell the model well or I just want to see the model go into a bidding war, list it on eBay. It's really exciting because this Bay Django which is the most expensive stablemate I have sold sold for 150 US dollars and that was on eBay which is a lot for what he was but that was a popular mold so it was a business choice. It was a marketing choice. A lot of model horses is marketing and business. It's not just painting horses and throwing them online and selling them. You have to understand what's popular, what's in, what's now. An interesting thing though that did happen was I sold a couple of re-sculpts. I had this particular one which I named Dylan. I listed them at set prices on Instagram and he sold for 110. This custom Hinto Morgan mare sold for 100 and so did this Apollousa Parajousage custom. They're a little bit different because they are re-sculpted so they're not just a repaint. You can get a little bit more. So generally for stablemates I started selling them in the 30, 40, 50 dollar range and I worked up from there and I said if I paint an Apollousa I could sell it for 60. If I paint a really complicated Apollousa I could sell it for 75. So it really varies and it really depends who's interested. Some of my work stays up forever like this Chestnut Asifino. I could not sell this horse. I don't know why. I ended up selling him for 40 dollars I think so he didn't sell it very much. Some work didn't even have to list it and there was people like jumping on. Now in traditional scale work things got a little more hazy because the work is a lot bigger. There's a lot more money going around for these customs. I've done a total of eight traditional customs I believe and I've sold seven of them. So I currently only own one. I painted this Smart Chickalina to a blue-brown paint. Now he was really nice. He had a lot of traction, a lot of people interested in him. I tried listing on eBay. He didn't sell. I ended up listing him at 275 and somebody bought him for that price. Not a great profit for the amount of work that went into that model but the sculpture wasn't great. There was nothing I did to change the mold or make him anything spectacular. He just had kind of a cool paint job. He wasn't worth 400 dollars. I feel like the amount of time I put into my custom work I will sell it for 300 dollars. I won't be bummed if it doesn't sell but I say it's worth 300 dollars. So for my traditional customs I like to open them for offers and the reason I do this is for one they're not on eBay so I don't lose a percentage of the income. Two gives everybody a fair opportunity to get in on my customs because I post a lot about them and I have a lot of interest and so when people are like is it going to be for sale I'm like yes it will but it's not a set price it'll be open for offer maybe a week two weeks a month however long I decide. It works in a way that is sort of like eBay so that the price can crawl up as the time goes on. So your work has the opportunity to make a little more than you intentionally anticipated. So if I was to list this ladyface and say yeah 300 dollars I feel like that's fair. Sell it for 300 dollars okay cool but somebody could have offered a ton more and that's exactly what happened. Ladyface was listed at 300 she sold for 500 US dollars that's a lot of money. The minority was a little less extravagant he was listed at 300 as well he sold for 350. Molly was listed at 300 she sold at 300 so it's completely up to the people but that was the interest that they had for this Giselle custom that I painted she's just a basic custom. I really liked her I kept her for a while and then I decided I would take 400 dollars for her. So I listed her for offers at that price she sold for 650 US dollars I was happy with that that felt like an accomplishment. Now the two most expensive customs that I have ever sold are my Rhian and Catel Marathon. So these are the premier club models that came out and this was my business plan investing to the premier club purchase these models as they're just coming out everybody's really excited about them paint them as fast as I can and then sell them and this business plan worked in my favor. So these models were worth about 150 dollars to buy. Originally for this Apollosa baby I said I think he's only worth I don't know 175 he's kind of small he's Apollosa so it's a little intricate and that was what I was going to list him at starting price. I had a friend come over and say don't undersell yourself this horse is worth way more than that I'd say he's worth about 300 well I guess I'll try and list him at 300 see what happens so I did listed him at 300 this horse took me four hours to paint he sold for 650 US dollars. Now the Rhian I had painted and I wasn't totally sure I wanted to sell her she turned out really nice I really liked the way that she turned out and I had someone contact me and say I'll give you $550 for her and I could pay for her tomorrow. First of all she was going to a show like the next day so I wasn't in a position to ship her or sell her that in that moment. For two I had like a ton of people inquire on this model and I was like I want everybody to have a fair chance so I declined the 550 dollar offer and said look like that's really generous I really appreciate it I'd like to list her at offers and start her at the 550 see where she goes because I've had so much interest in her I listed her for offers on model her sales pages at 550 starting offer and she sold for 950 US dollars I cannot believe it I don't know if she's worth that much but that's how much somebody felt she was worth that being said I have grown a lot and I've been painting models for two years it took me two years to be able to sell a singular model for 950 will it happen again I can't say the model horse thing is kind of flaky there's people that willing to spend money on that and the more I build my name and my brand I believe that I can sell my work for that but I don't think it's going to happen every time I don't think I'm going to list your traditional custom every few months and get 950 US for it it's showing in my numbers that it's not consistent it completely depends on the custom on the time of year on who's interested who sees it who doesn't see it sort of a situation so I think when you're pricing your work you really have to do your research you really have to understand your market you have to know what's popular I say if you're like not sure you want to sell it throw it up for offers see what you get you don't have to sell it if you don't get an offer that you appreciate but that's why I start my offers at a price that I would feel comfortable just selling the horse flat out for and then if they go up from there it's just bonus I think you have to be really realistic and look at your work with a really analytical position and say this is the amount of time it took this is the amount of resource it took and you're not always going to get what you feel like it's worth art is like that we spend so much time on art and art is such a big portion of our lives and it takes so much time and the end of it you're probably not going to get what you put into it I would say start low see what happens feel it out if you're listing your model and it's not selling lower the price you're not quite established yet don't sell your models for $300 right out the gate sell them for a little bit lower step up into your levels of sale hopefully this helped give you some insight on how much my work is sold for how I sell my work and what is the best way to go about it it's completely subjective it's all personal it's what you feel I've had people ask me to appraise their work I can't appraise work I don't know how much time you put into it I don't know how emotionally invested you are in it so I don't want to insult you and say your horse is only worth $100 when you feel it's worth $500 so list it for $500 if it doesn't sell it's not worth $500 my work is consistently sold because I'm very realistic about the price point I say I watched the market I know how much these models sell for mine is kind of at this level as it grows it'll be at a more advanced level but I'm not there yet I can't charge a thousand dollars a custom nobody will buy it thank you so much for watching and happy selling your work please subscribe for weekly wednesday uploads follow me on instagram and facebook at djb studios check out my website and sign up to my newsletter to be the first to know about commissions tutorials and sales pieces all of the tools used in this video are in the description below if you have any questions feel free to message me


This is Stocktimer 10393. We are here at Summit Automotive in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. You're new and used. Heavy-duty truck headquarters. Today we are checking out this super clean 2015 Chevy Silverado 2500 crew cab short box. This truck has the 6 liter V8 motor and has been fully safety and inspected by our service shop per the state of Wisconsin. Safety inspection process has a fresh oil and filter change. All the fluids have been checked and topped off and this truck is 100% ready to go. Tungsten Metallic is the color. We shoot all of our videos in 1080p 60 frames per second so if you have HD capabilities on your computer tablet or smartphone device turn them on right now because it is like you're right here looking at the truck with me and definitely your best way to check out this vehicle before seeing it in person. Very clean down this side and if you want to check out more photos of this truck in the upper right hand part of the screen is a link right to our website. Click that and check us out there. Polished aluminum 20 inch rims. Goodyear Wrangler SRA LT2 6560R20 tires with about I'd say 70 to 80% of the tread left. I really like doing videos on trucks that are this clean because it's really a testament to our buyers and what type of vehicles we get in here at Summit Automotive especially a truck like this. Projector lamp headlamps, front bumper parking sensors, factory fog lights, no dents, no dings. We look for the cleanest inventory out there to bring it to our customers in an easy process. Passengers side rim no scuffs or scrapes and these videos really help out showing them how clean our inventory is. As you go down this side take note of how clean the body is. No dents or dings, no scuffs, no scrapes. Z71 off-road package. We take these videos so if you are far away or even if you're close by and just cannot make the trip down you can still see the truck, hear the truck and have confidence in the vehicle that you're looking at before you even get here. In fact in the upper right hand part of your screen is a link to our FastPass option where you can apply for financing, get pre-approved, get a payment quote and even appraise your trade if you have one all right on our website. At Summit FastPass you can see the frame and underbody is an excellent condition and it does have all the remaining factory exhaust. Factory chrome step bars that are in great condition and the back rim is in really nice shape as well. Back tires have just as bowed as much as the front tires maybe about 60 to 70% on the back tires. Frame and underbody very nice and clean there. Has a roll and lock rolling tonneau cover. As we come around to the back of the truck here tailgate is in really nice shape didn't see any denser dings on that and the rear bumper is absolutely perfect. It does have the parking sensors full towing package which includes receiver hitch four pin and seven pin wiring. Locking tailgate has the shock down assist tailgate a very nice spray in bed liner. Didn't see any denser dings very nice and clean. That roll and lock tonneau cover is in really nice shape as well. I didn't see any rips or tears on that. As you go down this side of the truck just as clean as that passenger side. No denser dings in the box and for full disclosure this back rim is in nice shape as well and down the rest of this side very very clean. Has the telescopic tow mirrors with the built-in directional signals the LED side lights these mirrors pull out like so and they also fold in. In fact they are power folding so they fold in like so. Now I just like to show both mirrors that they're both working you can see that unfolded in nice and folds out nice as well.  Both of these seats are heated both of these seats are air-conditioned no rips or tears. Leather is in excellent shape we have weather tech floor mats throughout auto headlamps turned-out four-wheel drive and a factory brake controller. Power windows power locks power mirrors and memory driver seat. It has the tilt and telescopic steering wheel and as you can see this truck has 38,611 miles you get the Z71 instrument cluster. The heated leather wrap steering wheel Bluetooth and information information center controls on the right cruise controls and heated steering wheel control on the left has the six-speed automatic transmission with the optional tap shift has the factory navigation system on the Chevy my link radio AM FM and Sirius XM radio capabilities and this is also where your backup camera shows up. I'll show you the radio there. It's got AM FM and XM.  Downhill assist control and your parking sensors you can turn those off and on. Down here you have three USBs two power points and 110 volt 150 watt plug-in. Got a cell phone holder there, passenger side weather tech format and seat are an excellent condition. This truck has never been smoked in smells very very clean. Headliner is an excellent shape. Up here you have your map lights your home link buttons for your garage door security systems and lane systems and your power sliding rear window button. It also has on-star capabilities in the rear view mirror and you get dual glove boxes right there. We'll take a quick look at the back seats and then we will check out under the hood. This is probably one of the nicest Chevy 2500s we have on our lot so you can definitely buy and confidence that you're getting a great truck factory lumber or not lumber but latch child safety system power sliding rear window with the built-in rear defrost no rips or tears on any of the seats you have the weather tech floor mats throughout back here and these seats do fold up for extra storage you can see the carpeting very nice and clean underneath those weather tech floor mats doing their job. We'll take a quick look under the hood. I would personally like to thank you for checking out the video today there are those LED side lights they are really bright but I'd personally like to thank you for checking out the video today and I hope from this HD video you will have been able to tell just how clean this truck is all the way around inside and out under the hood we have the 6 liter V8 motor engine base very clean runs very smooth this truck has been fully safety to and inspected by our service shop has a fresh oil and filter change all the fluids have been checked and topped off the truck has been gone through mechanically 100% I would highly recommend it from a quality and condition standpoint you could fly here from California and you would not be disappointed in this truck and to see more pictures of this truck or one of our other 450 new and used cars trucks SUVs minivans Wranglers half tons three quarter tons one tons you name it we got at code our website www.SummitAuto.com full pictures and descriptions of every single vehicle from two locations all at Summit Auto.com if you like to check out more HD videos you can go to youtube.com slash Summit Auto remember to like subscribe and share on this video and all the videos that you see there fact in a second you will see a link to subscribe to our YouTube channel on your left a link to more heavy-duty truck videos like this one on your right if you have not been to our website on the bottom a link to this vehicle on our website click those check us out and we really look forward to helping with this super clean 2015 Chevy Silverado 2500 crew cab short box LTZ Z71 in tungsten gray thanks again