Selling Reproduction Rights to Publisher

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Hi Guys, Happy New Year :-) I wonder if any of you could offer some advice and assistance please ? I have a small collection of mixed media work which i am thinking of submitting to a number of UK publishers : [ul] [li]1. Whitewall Galleries / de Montfort Fine Art[/li] [li]2. Washington Green / Castle Galleries[/li] [li]3. Artko[/li] [li]4. Buckingham Fine Art[/li] [/ul] It is a style i have been perfecting during college, and for the last few years. I draw inspiration from a number of artists, but i believe my style is my own. Without wanting to be taken advantage of, i am thinking of approaching the 4 UK publishers above, with the view to selling my originals and also rights to re-produce my work as prints or editions. I have had 8 months working on my art since being furloughed due to Covid19. During this time, i believe i have honed my skill, and have a style and a number of designs that are quite unique. I have never approached publishers before, and i dont want to taken advantage of, or seem wet behind the ears ! I also want to be realistic in what i could achieve in terms of commission etc ? I'd really love some insight in the type of commission i could hope to achieve by a publisher such as those above, who would produce my work. I want to be realistic, not appear greedy, but i would also want an idea of what my position would be as an independent artist, and how much commission i could expect from a publisher, and if there would be any guaranteed payment ? or up-front payment ? Apologies for babbling :-) I just want to prepare my portfolio to submit Thanks in advance, for anyone who can shed some light on what i might expect, and anything to look out for, or be careful of, in advance of laying my stall out in front of publishers. Look forward to hearing back thanks Leyla x
As we are just going into another lockdown,  all galleries will be closed and I doubt if they are feeling flush with cash at the moment.  However, it may mean that they have more time to look at new artists.  I’m only familiar with White wall galleries and I know they have an online application system which is quite straight forward.  They also sell on cruise ships, which are all mothballed at the moment.  I suspect that if they like you work, they would make you an offer.  But I doubt it would be in your interests to sell all rights to them in one go, but it would be best to keep getting royalties for every print sole and obviously a % for the original.  It may be worth talking to one of their artists about what kind of % to expect.  The chances are that they will want an exclusive deal, so only approach one publisher at a time.