Artist-first digital art gallery
A gallery for digital artists where the royalty is enforced and the print ships.
Whisper is a curated gallery for digital artists, illustrators and photographers selling limited editions. Artists receive an enforced 8 percent on every resale, artwork is stored permanently, and portfolios are free.
- Royalties enforced at the protocol level
- Optional signed and numbered physical prints
- No listing fees, ever
The problem
Digital art marketplaces optimised for speculative trading and then abandoned artists when the speculation stopped.
Resale royalties turned out to be voluntary and are now widely ignored, so artists earn nothing when their work appreciates.
Collectors ended up holding links to files on servers that are going away, and nobody has a physical object.
Who it is for
Digital artists and illustrators
Artists selling limited editions who felt the previous market was about speculation rather than art.
Photographers
Photographers selling limited editions, with the option of a physical print.
Collectors
Collectors who want a genuine object and a verifiable record.
What would you receive from an edition, including resales?
Put in your edition price and sales, possible resales and their price, and prints with your retail price and cost. See what you would receive after the 12 percent fee, with the 8 percent royalty on resales. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.
How it adds up
- First sales
- $3,000
- Gallery fee on first sales, at 12 percent
- $360
- First sales after the fee
- $2,640
- Your royalty on resales, at 8 percent
- $120
- Print margin you keep
- $550
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No email required. It is your result.
Whisper — edition earnings calculator · 20 editions at $150, and 10 resales at $150 · $3,310 received in all, $120 of it from resale royalties · $550 kept from 5 prints Run it yourself: https://nftwhisper.art
Method: first sales = editions sold x price, less the 12 percent fee on primary sales. Royalties = resales x resale price x the enforced 8 percent the artist receives on secondary sales. Print margin = prints x (your retail price - the print cost). Every sale and price is your own assumption, and resales may not happen.
How it works
Whisper, from the first step to the result.
- 01
Apply to the gallery
Applications are reviewed, not automated.
- 02
Publish editions
With royalties enforced and storage paid from the sale.
- 03
Collectors buy, and can print
A digital edition, with the option of a signed, numbered print.
- 04
Get paid on resale
The artist receives an enforced 8 percent on secondary sales.
Paid on the first sale and every one after
An artist-first gallery with enforced royalties, permanent storage and physical prints, and curation that is reviewed rather than automated.
- Royalties enforced
- Royalties on editions are enforced at the protocol level rather than requested.
- Storage paid upfront
- Artwork is stored redundantly and permanently, with the storage cost paid upfront from the sale.
- Museum-quality prints
- Every digital edition comes with the option of a museum-quality physical print, signed and numbered.
- Prints fulfilled for you
- Prints are fulfilled by Whisper, with the artist setting the retail price.
- Real curation
- Artist applications are reviewed, not automated.
- A free artist portfolio
- A portfolio with permanent storage of your work, whether or not you ever sell an edition.
Questions people actually ask
Are royalties actually paid on resale?
Yes. Royalties are enforced at the protocol level rather than requested, and the artist receives an enforced 8 percent on secondary sales.
Where is the artwork stored?
Redundantly and permanently, with the storage cost paid upfront from the sale.
Can collectors get a physical print?
Yes. Every digital edition comes with the option of a museum-quality physical print, signed and numbered, fulfilled by Whisper.
How are artists selected?
Applications are reviewed, not automated.
Is a portfolio free?
Yes. Artists get a free portfolio with permanent storage of their work, whether or not they ever sell an edition.
What are the fees?
12 percent on primary sales and 3 percent on secondary sales, with the artist receiving an enforced 8 percent on secondary sales. There are no listing fees, ever.
How are prints priced?
At cost plus margin, with the artist setting the retail price.
Why should I trust the edition earnings calculator?
It is arithmetic on the prices and sales you enter, using the fees on the pricing page, worked out in your browser. It does not predict sales, resales or resale prices, which may never happen.
Pricing
Portfolios are free, with no listing fees, ever. Whisper takes a percentage on sales, and prints are priced at cost plus margin.
Portfolio
Permanent storage and a gallery page.
- Permanent storage
- Whether or not you sell
Primary sales
When an edition first sells.
- Storage paid upfront from the sale
- No listing fees
Secondary sales
Plus an enforced 8 percent to the artist.
- Royalty enforced at the protocol level
Prints
Museum-quality, signed and numbered.
- Fulfilled by Whisper
No listing fees, ever.
What would you receive from an edition, including resales?
Put in your edition price and sales, possible resales and their price, and prints with your retail price and cost. See what you would receive after the 12 percent fee, with the 8 percent royalty on resales. Runs in your browser. No account, no card, no call.
Open the free toolIt runs in your browser. Whisper never sees your inputs.