I am going to sell or exhibit

Essential considerations prior to the sale, consignment, or exhibition of an artwork: gallery agreements, delivery protocols, pricing structures, and intellectual property rights.

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Artistic awards and grants under Personal Income Tax: when they are exempt

Which artistic awards are exempt from Personal Income Tax, who requests the exemption, why an acquisition award is almost never exempt, and how much is withheld.

Reviewed on 7 November 2026
- cultural work
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Registering as an artist with the tax authorities: group 861 and form 036

Which IAE classification corresponds to most visual artists, how to submit form 036, and when Social Security becomes involved.

Reviewed on 7 November 2026
- cultural work
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How a public space is assigned to an artistic collective: authorisation, concession and assignment of use

An artistic collective may access a public property through authorisation, concession, or the assignment of a patrimonial asset. What changes with each method, what documentation is typically required, and how they function…

Verified on 3 November 2026
- cultural work
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Manga competitions and portfolio reviews in Spain: conditions and rights assigned (2026)

Three 2026 manga open calls with vastly different conditions: a portfolio review with KADOKAWA editors accepting applications until 20 November, a FICOMIC competition…

Verified on 30 October 2026
- comics and self-publishing
- copyright
- minors
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Selling your drawings as a minor: what the law says and what remains unclear

If you are under 18 and want to sell your drawings, the law, Social Security, the tax authority and the platforms each have different rules. What I have been able to confirm, what is not…

Verified on 30 October 2026
- young creators
- minors
- cultural work
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Selling prints, stickers, and products featuring your illustrations: print-on-demand, rights, and conditions

Printful, Gelato, Redbubble, Spreadshirt, and TeePublic print and ship products featuring your designs, yet under vastly different conditions: who sells to the customer, the age requirements, the proof of ownership requested…

Verified on 3 November 2026
- copyright
- cultural work
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Submitting a comic project to a publisher: requirements, preparation, and expectations

Among fourteen comic and manga publishers, only Norma publishes a submission protocol for projects that I have been able to verify. What it requests, how to prepare the dossier, what alternative channels exist…

Verified on 3 November 2026
- comics and self-publishing
- cultural work
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Claiming payment for an artistic commission: from reminder to the monitorio procedure

Si un cliente no paga una ilustración o un encargo, hay una escala: recordatorio, requerimiento y, si hace falta, el proceso monitorio, que se puede iniciar sin abogado. Qué pruebas…

Verified on 30 October 2026
- copyright
- cultural work
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First illustration commission: quotation, deposit, revisions and usage licence

Antes de aceptar tu primer encargo, define qué se entrega, cuánto cuesta, cuántas revisiones incluye y qué usos autorizas. Qué dicen el Código Civil, la Ley de Propiedad Intelectual y…

Verified on 30 October 2026
- copyright
- minors
- cultural work
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