Artbook: Connecting Artists and Art Lovers - a Social Networking Site for Artists to Showcase and Sell Their Creative Works

EasyChair Preprint 10398

Abstract

The advent of the digital era has revolutionised the way artists showcase their work,with social networks specifically designed for artists becoming increasingly popular. Behance, Dribbble, ArtStation, and DeviantArt are some of the leading online platforms that allow artists to showcase their creations, interact with other artists, and find potential clients. This analytical review paper provides a comprehensive analysis of social networks for artists, identifying the parameters that influence the usage and popularity of these platforms.The selection of a particular platform is dependent on multiple factors, including the type of work an artist creates, their goals, and the audience they wish to target. Thus, this paper studies the factors responsible for the selection of a specific platform, along with the stages, effects, and growth of artists' work leading to becoming viral.

Keyphrases: Benefits, Challenges, Platform Selection, Showcase Creativity, Viral, art, artists, competition, online presence, popularity, social networks

@booklet{EasyChair:10398,
  author    = {Md Burhanul Islam and Mukeswar Shah Teli and Sujit Kumar Dinda and Md Shamim Islam and Isaac Teba Wisner},
  title     = {Artbook: Connecting Artists and Art Lovers - a Social Networking Site for Artists to Showcase and Sell Their Creative Works},
  howpublished = {EasyChair Preprint 10398},
  year      = {EasyChair, 2023}}