Which form of advertisement is most efficient for a striving artist?

[Jesse]

I am a up and coming artist trying to get my name and work out there https://www.etsy.com/shop/GreenstonesGallery

I have purchased business cards, paid for advertisement through Google, Etsy, and Facebook. I am only 18 years of age so my budget is quite low but if it is worth it i don't mind paying. What is the best and most efficient way to promote my art and shop? Please help a striving artist

[§n4k3y]

The best possible ways to advertise is to generate leads, instead of advertisement for this kind of items/products/services. What you can do is facebook, Linkedin, E-mail marketing which are basically free.
Other than that you could take appointments from prospective clients and give them presentations. Instead of advertising it to the mass. because the mass wont be needing your product/services instead a specific niche will be. If you can find that specific niche segment of people you can send leaflets or appointments for presentations or E-mail marketing would do. I do not think mass communications will help but only raise your expenditure.

[Jack]

If you feel really good in what you do, than you must to spend money on ads to get noticed. Try out http://www.fbinject.com

Sometimes I get $0.01 cpc, which is one of the best deals I ever found.