Here are the 8 things you should do, if you are a poor artist.
Most of the artists want to make a new style in their art. And they also dream that their ideas, thoughts should be different from those of other artists. But most of them will fail in this. And it remains the biggest dream for most of the artists, and This is because of many reasons, and one of the biggest reasons is their financial situation. If you are an artist who would like to find possibilities to earn money with art then, There are a few tips that you need to follow to earn money out of your artworks.
But, one thing you must follow is believing in yourself, and do not demotivate yourself at any point. Always have the hope that you will do it.
Here are the 8 things you should do.
- FINDING AN IDEA:
First, decide the idea of, what you want to do, and how to do it, etc. Again that will depend on your interest and passion. Examples- some may be interested in graphics, and some others may have an interest in photography. So based on your interest, you need to explore your ideas or thought process. Suppose you are interested in photography, and in photography, also we do have different fields. First, you need to select one field and should think about what you need to do in that, and how you should do that, and by doing that what will you gain, etc. Like that, you need to raise a few questions and start working on them.
2. CREATING AWARENESS:
After doing your artwork, the next step you need to do is the promotion of your artwork. Promotion plays an important role. If your artworks have good promotional activities, then the general public will get to know about your works, and so they will get interested in your art.
The promotional activities can be done in two ways one is the traditional method, and the other one is the modern method. The Traditional method is like giving advertisements on paper, television, etc. And the Modern method is like posting on social media like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, etc. Nowadays a lot of promotional activities are done through modern methods because of many advantages, and one of the biggest advantages is the cost advantage.
3. DEALING WITH YOUR CLIENTS:
To get money out of your art, proper dealings with clients is very important. You should be very careful while dealing with your clients. In short, you must be well prepared in advance while dealing with them. And you should also speak about how your artworks are unique from others. We all know that “The first impression is the best impression”, so you need to make your first impression as good as your clients. And always create a good demand for your arts.
Always be honest and genuine with your clients and gain trust. Because if you are not Genuine and Honest, then the customers will lose trust in your works. Once if the clients lose trust then, they will not believe in your artwork, and again it will be very difficult to gain trust.
4. DON’T QUIT YOUR FUNCTIONAL JOB:
Capital is very important for making money. With a functional job only you will get some money, which will help you to raise some capital. So when you are working with an idea, don’t quit your payroll job, side hustles your ideas till you get sufficient capital.
5. CONSULTING AND TEACHING:
If you already have the experience, you can help other aspiring artists to follow their dreams. So many people want to make artworks, but they don’t know how to do that. And some people have a few questions in their minds relating to artworks. For those people, you can be a good source. Nowadays, there are many ways to teach youngsters or upcoming artists. You can take a webinar, or live sessions, or take online classes by which you can earn money out of that.
So, There are several ways to teach, educate, and consult people online.
6. PERMIT YOUR ART AND ARTWORKS:
Whenever you are doing any business projects, you must take a permit. As a graphic designer, photographer, or videographer you can permit your artwork to earn revenue for artists.
7. BEING AMAZING OR UNIQUE:
An artist must start with a real and unique piece of art. it’s a very good start.
Nowadays, everyone is looking for something new. If you do the artwork that has already been done by someone else before then, no one shows much interest in your artworks. So, always make art that is different from those of others. You should make your artworks in such a way that the buyer needs to buy your artworks at any cost.
Keep up to date with new trends and technology but, don’t be a slave to them.
8. CONNECT WITH FELLOW ARTIST/GROUPS:
Always have an expert to guide you. They will help you with problem-solving and sometimes they even give you new ideas that may be helpful for you in making artworks. Do not keep your artwork with yourselves. You need to spread or share your artworks with your friends, family, community, etc and ask for genuine feedback. The feedback may be negative, or positive, accept that and make changes according to that. Nowadays, there are many social media platforms where you can share your works. There are many advantages of sharing your artwork on social media platforms like you will get feedback which helps you to improve your artistic performance and the other advantage is that you can earn money. Moreover, it is a cost advantage. With less cost, the artist will enjoy all these benefits.
There are some artists groups where the artists will share their ideas and thoughts which will be useful for you in making your artworks so that you can make money out of that.
CONCLUSION:
There are many good artists, who are interested in artworks but they stop themselves from making art because of their financial situation. For those people, if they just follow these tips to start their artworks, they can easily make money out of their works.