Compared with Etsy.
Etsy at its best is a real maker selling directly from millions of independent shops, and some of the finest small print sellers online live there. Its rules allow AI-generated work when the seller discloses it, so handmade, vintage and generated work share the same search results.
Of Nature and Art is one collection, chosen before anything is listed.
| Etsy | Of Nature and Art | |
|---|---|---|
| Shops | Millions of independent shops | One collection |
| AI-generated work | Allowed with disclosure, listed as designed by the seller rather than made by them | None. Nothing generated, nothing AI-assisted, at any stage. |
| Paper and shipping | Each shop's own | One paper, labs in the US, UK, EU and Australia, shipping included |
| Returns | Each shop's own policy | Damaged: reprint or refund within 30 days. Change of mind: 14 days. |
| For artists | $0.20 per listing, 6.5% transaction fee, 3% + $0.25 payment processing (US) | $35 a month, 0% commission. Buyers write to you directly. |
On AI
Etsy's Creativity Standards permit AI-generated work if the seller discloses it, listed as designed by the seller rather than made by them. Workable for a marketplace of millions, and more than some platforms ask. It puts the sifting on you: the disclosure sits inside the listing.
Here every work is a painting by a named artist in a stated medium, documented in museum records or vouched for by a body of work.
The object
On Etsy the paper, sizing and shipping are each shop's own. Here the spec does not move: giclée on Hahnemühle German Etching, 310 gsm, sizes fitted to each painting, solid wood frames, printed at fine-art labs on four continents. Open editions from $49.
For painters
Etsy charges $0.20 per listing, 6.5% of each sale and payment processing on top. Membership here is $35 a month at 0%, for painters of the natural world.
Etsy, if
- You want to buy directly from an independent maker's own shop.
- You enjoy the hunt, and the vintage finds along the way.
- You want subjects far beyond nature painting.
Of Nature and Art, if
- You want a real painting without reading each listing's AI disclosure.
- You want one print standard instead of per-shop variation.
- You want a curated collection of nature painting, from $49.
Questions
Does Etsy allow AI-generated art?
Yes, when the seller discloses it; it is listed as designed by the seller rather than made by them. Of Nature and Art sells none.
How do I know an Etsy print is hand painted?
Look for a named medium and size, a body of work over years rather than a batch of uploads, and photos of the real painting rather than one mockup room. Reverse-image-search the listing. Ask what it was painted on.
What does Etsy charge sellers?
$0.20 per listing, a 6.5% transaction fee on the price plus shipping, and 3% + $0.25 payment processing in the US. Checked on Etsy's fee pages, August 2026.
What if the print arrives damaged?
Send a photo within 30 days and we reprint or refund in full. Change of mind has 14 days from delivery.
Of Nature and Art is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or a partner of Etsy. Names and trademarks belong to their owners. Facts about Etsy were checked on its own pages; this comparison is our reading of two public shops.