Portfolio
Portfolio sites for artists
Painting, illustration, photography, ceramics, craft, music. One page for anyone whose work is the product — the work first, at size, and the words after it.
Build cost (a simple one-pager), incl. tax
JPY 0–11,000
That is the price when the page is published on a free subdomain. The terms for the free first build are on the website page. A custom domain is billed at cost. The free first build may end once the limited number of slots is filled.
See the website pricing and termsAdding a form or bookings
An enquiry form, booking requests, photo uploads, or anything else that takes input from visitors is JPY 5,500–11,000 incl. tax on top. Submissions arrive at whichever email address you choose.
Get in touchContents
What it can carry
You do not need all of it. Pick what your visitors actually need.
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The work
One piece per screen, shown large. Audio and video can be embedded.
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Statement
What you make and why. Short is fine.
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History
Shows, awards, collections, press, performances.
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Commissions
What you take on, how long it takes, how to ask.
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Buying
Links out to your shop or the galleries that carry you.
Anything not listed here can still go on the page — just ask.
Sample
See a real one
A sample built for a fictional photographer. The screen-by-screen structure works just as well for painting, illustration, or ceramics.
Process
How it works
You can start before the wording and photographs are settled.
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Talk it through
The goal, what it should carry, when it should be live, and your budget.
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Scope and quote
What is included, what is not, any third-party costs, and the final price — all before work starts.
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Build and review
You see a draft, then we adjust the wording and images. Checked on phones as well as desktop.
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Publish
I help you get it live. Further changes are quoted separately.
FAQ
Questions people ask
The ones that come up most often.
- Does this only work for photography?
- No — painting, illustration, printmaking, ceramics, metalwork, textiles, and music all fit. Three-dimensional work photographs unevenly, so a consistent background helps. Audio and video are embedded.
- Can I sell from it?
- Checkout on the page itself is out of scope. It links out to your shop — BASE, STORES, Etsy, or whatever you use — or to the galleries that represent you.
- How many pieces should I show?
- Six to ten. More is not better; a tighter edit lands harder.
- I worry about images being taken.
- Images are sized for display and carry a copyright line. Nothing on the web can be fully protected from saving, so I recommend never uploading full-resolution files.
Other pages
Other kinds of page
The same approach, applied to other situations.
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Wedding websites
One page carrying the date, venue, directions, and the run of the day — shared with a single link, and made to open on a phone. It works alongside printed invitations.
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Baby announcement pages
The name, the birth details, photographs, and a growing record on one page — shared with family far away by a single link, without posting anything publicly.
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Café and restaurant sites
Menu, prices, hours, and where you are — on one page that opens fast on a phone. The things that scroll away on social media, kept somewhere they stay put.
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Salon sites
Menu, prices, your work, and a clear route to booking on one page — room for the character a listing site flattens out.
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Clinic sites
What you treat, when you are open, where you are, and who the doctors are — ordered so a prospective patient finds the answer first.
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Professional profile sites
Who you are, what you take on, and roughly what it costs — the three things a prospective client checks first, on one page.
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Event pages
One page where the date and venue land the moment it opens. Social posts scroll away; the link stays put.
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Student portfolios
An introduction, your work, and your contact details on one page — a link you can paste into an application form or a profile so people can just look at what you made.
Contact
Once you know what to show, get in touch
Images of the work and a short history are enough to start.