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Add your own fields to your works

Every practice records different details: where a painting is signed, a print's edition, a video's duration. Add your own field to a work type in Artery, and every work of that type gets it, in the editor and on your site.

Updated 12 November 2026

1. Open Work types

   In the sidebar, open **Settings**, then the **Work types** tab. A work type, such as Painting or Video, decides which fields its works have.

   

2. Open Painting

   Open a type to see its fields. Drag them to set their order in the work editor and on the work page.

   

3. Create a field

   Click **Add field**. Pick a field from your library, or click **Create a new field** and give it a label. Here: **Signature**, where the painting is signed, a detail collectors and auction houses ask for.

   

4. Choose its kind

   Choose the **Kind**: text, number, year, choice list, dimensions or link. Choice lists and years can become filters on your site. Keep **Show on site** on to print the field on the work's public page, then click **Create field**.

   

5. Fill it in on a work

   Open any work of that type: the new field is in its editor, under **More details** until it has a value. Fill it in and click **Save changes**.

   

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