ArtPlacer Is Built for Galleries.
Are You a Gallery?
ArtPlacer is an impressive platform — for gallery professionals managing large inventories. If you're an indie artist selling weekly drops via Instagram and Etsy, you don't need a CRM, an Art Show Planner, or a Virtual Exhibition suite. You need mockups, video reels, and a portfolio that closes. In under an hour.
ArtPlacer is a comprehensive gallery management and art marketing platform with 2,800+ rooms, Personal Spaces, Virtual 3D Exhibitions, a CRM, and a Presentations Suite — impressive software for galleries and professional artists managing large operations. Its gaps for indie artists: zero video output on any plan, single angle per room, and a complexity and pricing structure designed for a much larger operation. MOCKLIO is the ArtPlacer alternative built specifically for independent artists who need gallery-quality mockups, cinematic video reels for Instagram Reels and TikTok, and a publish-ready portfolio — all in one weekly workflow.
Run a Gallery or Large Practice
- ✓Galleries managing 250–5,000 artworks
- ✓Art advisors using Personal Spaces for collectors
- ✓Artists running 3D Virtual Exhibitions
- ✓Teams needing a Presentations Suite
- ✓Operations needing website widget integration
Sell Art Online as an Indie Artist
- ✓Indie artists selling via Instagram + Etsy/Shopify
- ✓Artists needing video reels for organic reach
- ✓Weekly drop creators who need fast production
- ✓Originals sellers who want multi-angle mockups
- ✓Artists using portfolio as a link-in-bio destination
- ✓Anyone who doesn't need gallery-scale infrastructure
ArtPlacer vs. MOCKLIO
A complete breakdown of what each platform does — and who it does it for.
| Feature | ArtPlacer | MOCKLIO |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | Web-based (all devices) | ✓ Web-based (all devices) |
| Room mockup library | 1,600–2,800+ rooms (tier-dependent) | Curated rooms, multi-angle per scene |
| Multi-angle views per room | ✗ Single angle per scene | ✓ Front, left, right per scene |
| Cinematic video reels | ✗ None — on any plan | ✓ 10-sec HD, pro camera movements |
| Video export for Reels/TikTok | ✗ | ✓ |
| Portfolio / public profile | ✓ Discover profile (Adv+ plans) | ✓ username.mockl.io + video integration |
| Target user | Galleries, advisors, pro artists | ✓ Indie artists selling online |
| Pricing | $9–$144/month (6 tiers) | Free + Pro subscription |
| Free trial | 14 days | ✓ Unlimited single view image mockups |
“A tool built for galleries is not optimized for the artist who needs to be done by Thursday.”
The Weekly Selling System ArtPlacer Doesn't Build
Not a gallery operating system. A weekly drop infrastructure — built specifically for indie artists selling online.
Cinematic Video Reels
10-second HD animations with professional camera movements — slow push-ins, wide pans, tracking shots. Built for Instagram Reels and TikTok. ArtPlacer has no video output on any plan.
Multi-Angle Room Mockups
Front, left-angle, and right-angle views per room scene. Three content formats from one artwork upload — enough to fuel an entire week of posts without redundancy.
Video-Integrated Portfolio
Your username.mockl.io page displays your mockups and reels side by side — one shareable link that handles every question a buyer has before they commit.
Weekly Drop Infrastructure
Upload → mockups → reel → portfolio → post. Under an hour. Designed for the artist who needs to be done by Thursday, not the gallery managing 1,500 artworks across three locations.
No Feature Tax
You're not navigating a CRM, an Art Show Planner, a Presentations Suite, and a contact management system to get to a room mockup. MOCKLIO is the tool, not the platform.
Social-First Selling System
Built for Instagram-native artists, not gallery professionals. Every output — mockup, reel, portfolio — is optimized for the buyer journey that starts in a Reels feed and ends in a DM.
Art Photo to Published Drop in Under an Hour
1. Take a clean artwork photo
Phone camera, natural light. Slightly overexposed is better than underexposed. No studio required.
2. Generate 2–3 multi-angle mockups
Front view, left-angle, right-angle across different rooms. Three content formats from one upload — enough to stagger across an entire week without repetition.
3. Generate one cinematic reel
Pick a camera movement that fits the mood. Slow push-in for intimate, detailed work. Wider pan or steady pull for large-format or landscape pieces.
4. Publish your portfolio page
Add the piece with all mockups and the reel embedded. This is your buyer destination. Set it as your link-in-bio.
5. Update your shop listing
Best static mockup becomes your hero listing image on Etsy or Shopify. Higher-quality image = higher conversion on the same existing traffic.
6. Post the reel to Reels and TikTok
Caption: price, dimensions, availability. One CTA — link in bio. The reel drives reach to new audiences. The portfolio closes.
7. Reply to every inquiry with the link
No photo dumps. No repeated explanations. One link that answers every question before buyers ask it — scale, setting, price, availability, all in one place.
"But ArtPlacer Has So Much More…"
It does. Here's why that's not always the point.
“ArtPlacer has 2,800 rooms. MOCKLIO's library is smaller.”
Room volume isn't a selling system. A single cinematic 10-second reel reaches more new buyers in one Reels post than 2,800 static alternatives ever will. Volume doesn't compound. Video reach does.
“ArtPlacer has a Discover profile for collector exposure.”
A valid feature — for artists with gallery relationships or established collector bases. For indie artists building through Instagram, a portfolio page with embedded reels and a clean link-in-bio is the more immediate revenue driver.
“ArtPlacer has Personal Spaces — I can show art in a collector's home.”
If that feature is actively closing sales for you, keep ArtPlacer for those conversations. Use MOCKLIO for your weekly drops and social reach. The tools don't conflict — they serve different moments in the sales process.
“ArtPlacer's Basic plan is $9/month — it's the cheapest option.”
The Basic plan caps at 20 artworks and 20 downloads/day. The features most indie artists actually want — 2,800+ rooms, Discover profile, Presentations — start at $14–$23/month. And no tier includes video. You're paying the entry price for a platform built for a larger operation.
Ready to run a weekly drop with video?
Mockups · Cinematic Reels · Portfolio — one workflow, under an hour
What to Actually Remember
ArtPlacer is a powerful platform — built for galleries, art advisors, and professional artists managing large inventories, not indie artists with weekly Instagram drops.
ArtPlacer produces zero video content on any plan at any price — a critical gap when Reels and TikTok are the primary organic discovery channels for art sold online.
ArtPlacer shows a single angle per room; MOCKLIO provides front, left, and right — tripling your content variety from a single artwork upload.
Complexity kills cadence. A simpler tool you actually run weekly outperforms a feature-rich platform you navigate monthly.
ArtPlacer's meaningful indie-artist features start at $14–$23/month. Video doesn't appear on any tier.
The two tools can serve different moments: ArtPlacer's Personal Spaces for collector conversations; MOCKLIO as the weekly drop engine for social reach.
A portfolio page with embedded video reels is a more immediate sales driver for Instagram-native artists than a collector discovery profile on a gallery platform.
The goal isn't the most features. It's the fastest path from finished artwork to a live weekly drop — every week, without burning your studio time on production.
FAQ
Questions Artists Actually Ask
Yes — particularly for independent artists selling via Instagram, Etsy, or Shopify who need cinematic video reels, multi-angle mockups, and a weekly drop workflow. ArtPlacer is better suited to galleries and professional artists managing large inventories and collector relationships.
Many artists do. ArtPlacer's Personal Spaces feature for high-touch collector conversations; MOCKLIO as the weekly engine for room mockups, cinematic reels, and the portfolio link-in-bio. They serve different moments in the sales process.
No. ArtPlacer is a static image platform exclusively — no video, no animation, no moving content on any plan at any price point.
ArtPlacer shows a single angle per room scene. MOCKLIO provides front, left-angle, and right-angle views, giving you three times the content variety per artwork.
ArtPlacer's artist plans run from $9/month (Basic: 20 artworks, 1,600+ rooms) to $23/month (Premium: 80 artworks, 2,800+ rooms, Virtual Exhibitions, Presentations Suite). No tier includes video content.
Three things ArtPlacer doesn't have: cinematic video reels for Reels/TikTok, multi-angle room views per scene, and a weekly drop workflow that goes from upload to posted reel in under an hour.
A repeatable system: finish a piece, present it with mockups and video, publish it to your portfolio, post across your channels — same flow, every week. Consistency compounds into predictable monthly revenue rather than unpredictable spikes.
Worth it if you actively use its gallery-tier features: Personal Spaces, Virtual Exhibitions, Presentations Suite, or the Art Show Planner. If you primarily need room mockups and social content for a weekly drop, the complexity and video gap make a focused alternative more practical.
MOCKLIO — it's purpose-built for cinematic art reels with 10-second HD animations and professional camera movements optimized for short-form video. ArtPlacer produces no video content.
Make the Art. Build the System. Let It Sell.
Upload your first artwork. Mockups, cinematic reel, and portfolio page — in one session, under an hour.
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