I am starting my practice

The fundamentals for organising studio practice: documenting every work, understanding one's rights, and establishing terms before they are imposed by others.

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28 guides

How to make a small catalogue: legal deposit and ISBN

How to plan and publish a small catalogue, distinguish between legal deposit and ISBN, and verify which procedures are required before printing.

Verified on 18 October 2026
- copyright
- regulations
- cultural work
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How to prepare a file for printing

How to deliver a controlled file for print: PDF/X format, size, bleed, images, colour, fonts, finishes and proofing.

Verified on 18 October 2026
- digital infrastructure
- cultural work
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How to document the provenance of your own work: a guide for artists

A system for recording, from the studio, the history, documents and movements of each piece.

Verified on 27 September 2026
- art market
- recognition
- cultural work
Includes a downloadable resource

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Technical data sheet, certificate and invoice: what each document does

What the technical data sheet, the certificate of authenticity and the invoice each do when a work leaves the studio, and how to keep them consistent.

Reviewed on 27 September 2026
- art collecting
- art market
- cultural work
Includes a downloadable resource

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How to commission graphic design for an art project

Cómo definir un encargo de diseño gráfico: alcance, materiales, calendario, revisiones, presupuesto, derechos, créditos y archivos finales.

Verified on 18 October 2026
- copyright
- cultural work
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How to price an artwork

Criterios para fijar el precio de una obra: qué vendes, coste real, suelo por canal, escala coherente, ediciones cerradas, descuentos e impuestos.

Verified on 12 October 2026
- art market
- cultural work
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My work has been copied: how to document it and the available avenues

What to do if you find a copy of your work: how to preserve evidence, check the rights involved and choose between direct contact, the platform, the administrative route or legal action.

Verified on 28 September 2026
- copyright
- cultural work
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How to authorise the reproduction of a work

What an authorisation should specify when the image of a work is used in a catalogue, in the press, on a website, in advertising or on a product.

Verified on 28 September 2026
- copyright
- cultural work
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Authorship and works made with AI under Spanish law

What Spanish law says about the authorship of works made with AI, where the line of human contribution lies and what to document in practice.

Verified on 27 September 2026
- art collecting
- generative AI
- ontology of art
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