Plus there’s new free lessons uploaded every Friday :)
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Plus there’s new free lessons uploaded every Friday :)
While this course was definitely worth it for me just because of the sheer amount of info and resources provided, I still wanna recommend free great educational resources first for art business stuff. So check this one out when you can! It’s great.
www.sleepyheadlaunchpad.com
Thank you! ❤️
Fall 2025 I took an art business course I invested almost $2k in and finally got around to filming my review 🙂↕️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5ps...
Finally, a tweet that pops off that’s actually about art and not AI discourse
little guy hasn’t an inkling of how much I love him. Crazy
I’m so thankful for the artists out there who give out amazing education for free or very affordable when they would be well within their rights to charge a ton for it
Thanks so much! Hopefully I’ll have more positive updates to come!
I strongly believe there’s a lot of opportunity out there for artists but it can be really intimidating and daunting. Pitching, reaching out to manufacturers, negotiating prices…it’s a lot. The resources that actually show you how to go about it can be hard to find or very expensive
-not doing anything with it. Imo those that are skilled and do want to pursue more with it and still fail probably didn’t have much access to resources to show them how
There’s a LOT of successful artists with little technical skill that make a living bc they figured out how to reign their market.
Yeah to me fanart is an outlet you can use to fulfill yourself creatively but not something that will do much for your in your own art business apart from building illustration skills.
And yeah there are a lot of skilled artists out there that are perfectly happy just creating and-
kinda have to consider what kind of people enjoy robots and ask yourself where those people spend their time. Do they like programming? Maybe you could make a line of products with your robot art on mouse pads, laptop stickers and skins? Coasters? Whatever kind of products they buy :)
When building your own artist brand it’s honestly better to have original work so you’re recognizable as an individual. If your thing is robots I think that’s a perfectly capable niche! It takes some time to figure out *what* exactly to do with your niche, like what products to make and such. You-
I would personally cut out fanart entirely from your art business to completely avoid legal trouble. There is the rare case where the copyright owners of said characters grant artists a license to sell and profit off of their fanart. People sell fanart all the time but it’s too risky imo.
In my opinion the key is finding the intersection between what you enjoy making and what has mass-market appeal. For example if you enjoy painting landscapes you could make a collection of popular landmarks and sell those on your own and/or pitch them to gift shops in those locations!
Yay! I’m glad you found it useful!
Ah I appreciate it! Though honestly writing the article is probably better suited for someone who has years of experience actually doing these things, I’m only just beginning but just wanted to share what I know exists!
Of course!!
GREAT free resource if you’re interested in the product/wholesale route.
Yeah!! I’ve learned a ton about art business stuff in the past year and just need time to implement it. It felt like it opened my brain and caused an epiphany like “wait so this is totally possible”
Glad you found it useful!!
cheaper but it is a form of passive income where you can just upload it and forget about it. I still struggle with the idea of giving people cheap access to my high res files, but I guess people can steal anything if they really want to
I guess I can also mention 10. Digital Products. Hesitant to mention this because it makes theft super easy, but if you’re comfortable you sell downloads of high resolution images of your art for people to print themselves at home. Can also be things like coloring pages. These are usually much
Email lists are yours forever and you have direct contact w/ those who already like you. They aren’t at the whims of an algorithm! The challenge is getting signups bc, y’know, social media. Art markets are another great way to get signups. If you sell products you can put a QR code in the package!
Which leads me to 9. Email lists. If you’re not interested in using marketplaces that drive their own traffic like Etsy, that means you’ll need to drive your own traffic to your own store. They’re the most important thing you can have cause the people who sign up are already interested in your work!
Imo, some of the best options from the list like art licensing and wholesale require artists to get comfortable with putting themselves out there. I think overcoming that discomfort is worth it, you need to be seen so people know you exist in ways that aren’t at the whims of an algorithm!
8. Art markets and craft fairs. Bread and butter for a lot of artists but requires a hefty upfront cost for booth materials and fees. Great way to make connections and if you like to talk to people in person
7. Patreon/Gumroad etc. More commonly known but something to lean into if you’re interested in providing something educational or of value to people. Tips, layered art files, behind the scenes stuff etc. Tho this is more dependent on social media and wouldn’t be my first choice
6. Snail mail clubs are very popular rn. People pay you a subscription to receive something in an envelope from you every month. You can get super creative with it, they’re mostly prints and sometimes something written depending on what you wanna do.