How to Start MAKING MONEY from your ART
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- Опубліковано 10 лип 2024
- Today I want to talk about a topic that I get asked about ALL the time, that artists and non-artists alike have a lot of misconceptions about: how to make money selling your art. Spoiler alert: it’s not your website, it’s not your business cards, and it’s not even social media that helps you to kick off this process. You don’t need any of them, and I’m going to show you exactly why in this video.
M E N T O R S H I P
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0:00 Intro
1:58 A consistent body of work
5:35 Sharing your work
8:15 Pricing
12:30 Websites
B O N U S C O N T E N T
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C O L L E C T
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It's been 8 years since I created a painting that time i was at school of fine arts that i haven't finished.. Since then I've been losing my edge my passion and knowledge how to paint ..channel like this help me refresh all of it ..your advice, tips,stories really helps me get back to create my artworks... And if not because of this pandemic i wouldn't have started going back to painting again.... Love your channel.
Glad you got back into it 🙏🏽
@Kitty Kelly sorry for that my english is not that accurate not that great either ,Cause i'm from the Philippines
Nice
So..im artist so this kind of paints .i can get the money
Same here
Architect Ankit India
I think limiting yourself to style can be limiting in creativity, I am not saying it is wrong. It is also more valuable when you focus on selling, but great masters have all changed styles and experimented. I myself like to paint abstraction but also realism, and I dont see nothing wrong in that also.
So glad I found this comment because I’m feel the same way. I even love to combine the two styles 🎨
I feel the same
Yeah that's my experience too. I love to challenge myself with different subjects, medium, styles and all new concepts. In fact I think I just came up for a new way of painting I've never seen before... Mixed media and sculptural 🤩
But if you go to sell your art to a gallery .. all that Chelsea is saying is correct they want to know who you are what you do and that you are consistantly going to be able to come up with art they believe in..
Icannot be limited in one style my mind go through many ones hhh
There are so many artist on YOU TUBE . You are the REAL DEAL. You are gifted. An artist who can be VERY, EXTREMELY proud her work. Thanks
I really love your point of view as an artist who's enjoying her passion, now I got to push my self to do so my passion too. I'm very thankful I found your channel.
I am a self taught mixed media artist, but lately I have been regretting not going to Art school to dabble in all that Art has to offer. I wonder if there are people out there like me .
Necesitaba esto
Even if the Art that the Academy teach you is not of your interest, you will learn too. U will learn to aprobe and disaprobe, to see, to analyze, and to criticize visually. If u dont like it, confront it, maybe some little porcent of that will interest u, and that will be a begin to understand from a new way a subject, a technique or something. Self taught doesn t exist, all we think we know is something that others do and resolve. Believe me, knowledge is something that we cant get from ourselves never, the look of the other and the transmission by his/her experience and to take what we think is better and make it our own experience is the only way to learn. I hope u can take your own decision, mine just a sincere advice. Best
Exactly my situation. I sometimes am bothered with the thought of how much more technical my paintings could have been if I had taken classes.
@@carlosdesantis1094 thank you 🙏.
@@michaelthilges2604 I use to feel proud about not being influenced by any art teacher etc , but I keep thinking I could have gained so much from being in that environment with other students and studying other modules. I guess it’s never too late xx
Lots of really valuable information here Chelsea, especially the importance of building a relationship. I think for me my favorite painters from history have created a relationship as well. I feel like I “know” Van Gogh and Monet. I think that’s important for us as artists to create. Wishing you best of luck with your students and clients! 👍
Thank you for sharing such a lot of very useful information to us wannabe artists. I think the hardest step in transitioning to go full time as a professional is getting past all the fears and doubts while getting your work out there and trying to be consistent and confident. Sometimes you have to fake that confidence to override your fears. I'd love to go fully professional and watching videos like yours helps to encourage and push me forward.
I have sold pieces throughout my life but never consistently... and I know it is consistency that holds me back. Not just consistency in the style of artwork but also consistency in making the artwork. I have so many things going on in my life but really want to be a full time artist. It is just so hard... my excuses are... helping my wife build her business (horse farm), working full time in marketing/creative services, family... there is just never enough time... Set goals... sure... but they always get broken somehow. Not to mention that I have my "Dug the dog... Squirrel!" moments when it comes to creating art... new tools, new techniques, new styles, new ideas, new inspiration... the list goes on and on... Not to mention this UA-cam rabbit hole...
Just pick something and stick with it. Don’t get bogged down by stressing about using more tools or techniques because if you never give just one technique or tool enough time then you’ll never master it. Spend time building something from that base. That’s how you get consistency not only in the amount of work you make but in your style and the evolution of your art. I started practicing making abstract paintings on 8x10’s with no formal education in painting and built my way up to make pieces that are much larger, intricate and detailed but still an evolution of my style and themes. I experiment with a lot of different mediums so all my pieces are mixed media and involve life experience about the things I enjoy, consume and seek to build upon. The less you give yourself to work with the more you’ll be able to do with it. So if you spend even just 30 minutes on your first paintings, with just a brush and medium, eventually you’ll be able to do them better and faster. Good luck. P.S I’m also from Indiana, good luck! If you have an art Instagram I’d gladly give you a follow :)
@@tristans_ indeed
I was taught by a welsh teacher at art school not put my work up for sale I am a abstract painter. About to show my work next year. Just not got the time. Had it appraised buy a art teacher said it belongs in a gallery of modern art. Been drawing since I was four years old won a scholarship at the age of eleven at Dundee college of art could not go because my parents needed me to look after my six other siblings. A good painter has to experience the up and downs of life it builds character. It makes who you are. I going to study law and criminology at university. Not got time to paint.
Then she owes you😉
@@tristans_ couldn't agree more with this comment. I am a "jack of ALL trades, master of none" individual. it holds me back in so many ways. The art is always top notch, but my mind is scatterbrained. I feel paralyzed at times cause i can't BEGIN a piece, since i wan't to do it ALL. I indeed need to focus on ONE craft. In my art room now i have (and i'll probably miss a few things), a Tattoo Machine, an Air brush kit, Paint Pens, Wood burning kits, Spray Paint and Multiple art tables, a Dremel tool, Oil AND Acrylic paints, colored pencils, markers, wine corks up the wazoo, layered foam boards, beads and ink pads too boot! not to mention glue gun, string..... and video digital equipment ( for potential youtube vids). i dunno, just because. lol. no wonder i can't get anything done. I need to focus. Plus the UA-cam rabbit hole doesn't help. but it does feel nice to keep it all around. (I should definitely give half of this stuff away). would solve 1/3 of my problems. long story short, THATS why i liked your comment. :)
Step 1: make art worth selling
Me: well shit
Love it. I've had some failures and successes with making money but my main problem has been a lack of self promotion, that's why I started my channel!
I am self taught 🎨. Im doing traditional but at this time I am focus in digital paintings ..thank you for sharing
what you say makes a lot of sense. I found that looking at the sizes pf similar work to mine in galleries and working out what the artist has charged per square inch is helpful. I can then apply that to my own work and charge a little less to start with. And you are spot on with producing a body of work to start with. I have, but as yet it's not consistent as I feel of something isn't working, I try something else! This keeps happening!
I do a menial task job for a wage and cannot tell you how many times I'm thinking "why do I have a pile of perfectly good art to sell sitting in a drawer at home. " Thank you for your guidance and well thought out advice, while listening to you, I thoroughly enjoyed watching you create your wonderful masterpiece. Sub'd. Be blessed!
Thank you times a million I just shared a link to this video to my ex wife and her mom who would never seem to understand these things!!! They were and always have been business “know it alls” who never knew anything about painting, hence ex status, but sadly this says a great deal about my poor life choices as well, nonetheless an incredibly refreshing gasp of air to hear you speak on this topic, they were literally always about the business cards and bs!!!
it's really magical to see the shine of the hair rendered in so few strokes! As a beginner, I'd never think, oh, some bluish violet here and there, that'll make a convincing hair shine
THANK YOU so much for going back to the basics and simplifying this. Everyone loves to overcomplicate things, and it's very easy to get the idea that you need this huge infrastructure and following in order to make a living with art. Feels like I can breathe easier after watching this. 😌
Good mam thank🙏 you
Again, Chelsea, great presentation demonstrating your passion and skill at Teaching! While I haven't signed on to your Masterclasses, I am definitely using what I learned in your Webinar last week. So very helpful.
Your advice is so brilliant and obvious. I have never focused on a consistent style, hence, my minor success as an artist/illustrator. All along, I have known that a personal look is key, yet my portfolio is all over the place, stylistically. I so love to be diverse, and that has killed my career.
This was really helpful Chelsea:) Thank you! One thing I'm really struggling with right now is finding my "market" and identifying where my art belongs and/or who to market to. That could be a good idea for a video of you haven't done it already! It seems like such an insanely simple thing but yet I'm struggling so much with it.
This piece is so soulful and gorgeous. Thanks for the video. It's so helpful to watch the techniques and layers used in others' art, and the narration was very informative.
Brilliantly told! I'm so thankful to you for bringing me on the right track
I never understand beyond what I see in any Painting. I see the Mind / Hand / Skill / Colors / Composition / The Final Art Piece. Nothing else. Your hand & mind are very ear. You are FANTASTIC & YOUR STYLE NEEDS A BIG SALUTE. Thank you for posting.
I love your Channel Chelsea . It is helping me come around time and making the most of It. Thank you for sharing your great talent and giving tips on how to do and what to do to sell art.
Watching oil is mesmerizing, I've never worked in it. I just do art for fun so I'm not very good and don't plan to go pro, but this is all still good to know!
A lot of liquid gold nuggets here. Building a relationship with my art collectors is important.
I used to be a cultural worker and i noticed a lot of successful artists i worked with are even social media inept not that putting your work out there is wrong, there's still an advantage to using platforms, but what makes them successful is what you've said here, these artists focus more on their works and at the same time connect and network with the right ppl...
Great advice. But my friends and family just want the works for free because they feel that they are my friends and family. 😅🤔
never undersell
I had a cousin ask for a Portrait of her father she wanted it in oil and she wanted me to make three more copies of it all and oil all the same size so I quoted her $600 per painting and she was like oh I thought you was gonna do it for free😑🙄😒🤨
@@Lizbeth4505 did she pay eventually ?
You can usually cure that by asking them to sit down and offer to trade you for equal value for whatever they do for a living.
I like the way you begun with the background painting. Very beautiful.
It's interesting to me that you were a realistic painter when you filmed this video and now your style has evolved into more impressionistic. This is my journey at the moment! I am trying to break away from realism and develop more impressionism...it's a challenge for me - but I'm determined to get there! I def need to develop that body of work that deviate from what I've been creating for a few years now. Thank you for your video's!
❤️ Chelsea
You probably won’t be able to tell looking
But I have been stuck at the second step for years
Loving this
lesson
Thank you
WOW she did this in less than 30 minutes! She is truly an artist!
A true artist keeps his feelings for himself which money can't buy!
Hi, I'm glad I found this because what you're talking about is exactly where I'm at. Just now I'm leaving to get an award at an art show, everyone says they love the entry, but no one will buy it because they don't love it enough to part with some money. Hmm. I'll check back later.
Chelsea, you are a super individual as a artist and to relate to individual’s related to ART.
Thank you ... I just made my first canvas painting.... Loved the way you explain.☮️🤗🙌from India🇮🇳
Hi....I have just found and subscribed to your channel....fascinating!!! (I am from UK).....I love art and portraiture and although only a hobby artist, portraits and animals are what I always enjoy drawing and painting...I absolutely loved the portrait of Valero !!.... an amazing and iconic horse....have read and watched so much about him and his journey in dressage with Charlotte and Carl....so far have only seen 3 or 4 of your videos ...,,and so pleased to join your ‘audience at this time!!!....the ‘Valegro’ portrait captures his strength,pride and determination ....as described by his rider and friend Charlotte....would love to own that....but would be at the back of a long line of buyers.....anyway I look forward to catching up on as many of your past and future videos ..,thank you so much for making them....and wishing you every success. 👍👍🙏🇬🇧🇺🇸
New subscriber here! Beautiful painting and great advice and information. I used to do artwork but a career ruined that for me. Well, I'm probably still an artist, I just haven't dabbled much in many years. I do plan on getting back to it after I retire next year. I will have the time and money to invest in my hobby. I'd love to be able to sell a piece every now and then but, that will not be a priority. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and talent.
Wonderful. Real Impressionistic Portrait. Abundant Talent. Keep it up.
Your paintings are really beautiful and you are beautiful. You are talented. I am an artist and I appreciate your art.
You're awesome! I will watch this again after work.
I greatly appreciate your advice. Thank you so very much ❤
THANK YOU SO MUCH...
These ideas are so valued!
Kind regards...
Thank you.....next time, i want to prepare special time in order to have dialogue with you.....the topic is to get my goals in paintings effectively... 🙏🙏❤️😘
Thank you so much for the wealth of info you gave,& what a beautiful painting.
You made beautyfull portraits, with your own technic, thank you for give us your way.
3 vídeo in a day , im addicted , thanks alot !!!
Thank you for sharing this video. I found the information to be refreshing, encouraging, and relevant.
काय ही अदभूत किमयागारी ,हाताची चलाखी वाखाणण्या sarkhi🙏🙏🙏👌🙏👌
Quanta naturalidade em sua técnica e na forma que você pinta. Parabéns!
Thank you so much for sharing your insights. It has helped me greatly on my journey ❤️
Wonderful tips! Thank you for sharing! And beautiful work! 😍
Very nice beautiful painting, I love your work style..&..Appling to your brush master stroke colors is so nicely...🌈👌👌👍👍
i do painting often. The pandemic made me go intensely into it Thanks in a way.
Thank you for your inspiring words and wisdom. Lots of interesting information.
I had a consistent body of paintings ,20 stolen on a move a few years ago.
Starting over. But great advice.
This is an awesome video :) I've only been teaching myself to draw and paint the last 5 years or so to use as a sort of therapy, I need it in my life. But I've never tried oils and can't seem to choose between drawing, watercolor or acrylics....though probably mostly the graphite, ink watercolor route is where I'm comfortable, but my heart is pulled to acrylics. But I can't do anything near this. I had thought to just make sets of cards for people, I do this regularly already as gifts to family. But, then I remind myself that I'm nowhere good enough. So then I know I need to go draw or paint to keep my head focused on beautiful things :)
Anyway...sorry for the babble...but just wanted to tell you I thought this information was great and you are an amazing artist!!!! :)
You CAN do it! You are starting in a great place, while working on your drawing skills, and painting in watercolor, inks and acrylics.
Don't jump into oils just yet, it can be costly. Have fun learning as much as you can with the other media you have already been working with.
If anything, you can add color pencil and watercolor pencil to the mix and that will add yet another awesome dimension to your art along with new skills.
You can try your hand at making a side hustle with your cards (it's a great idea), by learning about using Kickstarter (a crowdfunding platform), and do a simple campaign, which you can run for 2-4 weeks, and also limit the number of sets of cards you want to sell.
I'd take a look at successfull card related Kickstarter campaigns and also other types of Kickstarter art campaigns.
You could have a theme for the campaign, (like holiday cards and winter season), and then work on figuring out the samples of what you'd like to offer and how much you would charge for a single card with envelope, or various sized sets of cards, etc.
Try other related things also, like washi tape, postcard prints, etc.
Looking at other artist's kickstarters will give you loads of wonderful ideas!
It will be a good learning experience about research, planning and testing different types of styles you like for your art, color themes, and follow-through.
There is a mountain of free info on how to run a successful Kickstarter campaign right on Kickstarter, and BackerKit (a pledge manager site) that creators use to help them after their successful Kickstarter is over,
Give it a try, I don't think you'll regret it! 🎨 ❤️ (I've made thousands each time I run a KS campaign, and I'm just a small time artist.)
I quit painting in 2007, when I was in class 7,now I have resumed my art class and learning more about my passion. I am realising how much juvenile my art work was...
What a terrific discussion! Thank you!
A very good primer with a lesson...nicely done...
Great wisdom and very encouraging to know! Thank you!
Love your work and your process.
Thank you for the tips ma'am.... More power 🙏 🙏 🙏
Smart advice, however fellow artist read between the lines. Having a UA-cam channel and even an educational how to course will surely bring in profit. I admire that. That’s a lot of dedicated work.
It’s the unique brush strokes that tells art painters apart. You have to have an appreciative art patron to market your art and your name. And then money comes rolling in.
A great video! Love the painting!
انا اششهد انك مبدعة وتمتلكي احساس ومشاعر في الرسم
👏👏👏👏👏
My first art sale (a framed photograph) was from a coffee shop where I worked. They had wall space for local artists and I had a whole set of them hanging up. Fresh out of college I couldn't believe what prices I should set according to the internet. I only got the one sale, to a co-worker at the shop and she haggled me down to about half of what I set.
Hi, that's really great idea. I have been thinking to ask a good coffee shop to give me space for hanging my art. What do you think I should show them or what kind of my art pieces: still life, portrait, or floral things?
Thanks for sharing Chelsea, it’s really helpful for both me and my daughter about this topic. She has a great passion and love to paint and she paint well but she is still wondering time to time about how to make a living as an artist after college (with dual degree).
I would love for you to be her mentor…. Thanks! 🙂🌻🙏🏻
Thank you. Great information❤❤
Wow just great creative. Good work.. It different from others... Conversation 💓
good advise in total...i give mine away ...but they are simple!
Good advice. But why do established artists speak of galleries as if they're all thirsty and we can just walk into them and hand over our art for representation. They choose us, not the other way around.
True
Great information, well done ❤️
How gratifying it is to see you, in an era of contemporary art, it is a pleasure to see realistic style, congratulations
...you must be in the kidding mode, of course you are; 99 percent of the population involved in painting, at least Americans and Asians, are furiously copying photographs, which they call, hilariously, "reference"... gratifying, indeed...
Unfortunately, no. Nowadays, conseptual art is rewarded and encouraged and that is why I am happy with the videos of this girl ... a test
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@@jediyakare Realism sells. From Jeremy Lipking to Clyde Aspevig to Gerhard Richter realistic paintings sell in all price ranges from $1000 to $100,000 and more.
I love your channel! Thank you!
It's really beautiful and helpful friend ❤️
Useful lesson. Thanks for your video.
Thanks for in info on pricing. Very helpful.
I love the way you paint
Belo trabalho que você faz. parabéns.
Invaluable information. Thank you
You are fantastic painter. Hello from Denmark. 👋❤️🌹
I am a self taught artist. No certificate or diploma in art. Also I am a bit scattered and don’t specialize in one particular medium.
Your tips and suggestions are very good. I still take guidance and tips from templates and tutorials. How do I figure out to narrow down my area of painting. I will also put your advice to my work. Thank you so much
We emerge as artists from so many places. I don't think Chelsea Lang has all the answers but she's good. We all have our own take on art-making. In fact, I hope to release a book with my own insights and tips of making art. I can be scattered too--or spread myself thin with all my interests! I Invite you to check out my UA-cam channel and comment on it and let me know what you think. There's a lot there and sometimes it's very specific to making art. Hope to see you there! Every like and comment, bit by bit, helps a lot!
Just AMAZING! 😯❤️
Thank you so much!
What a generous video 🙏
You are very special artist Chelsea, your artwork is unique and beautiful. Very impressive video presentation, new subscriber friends here..hi 🤝😊
Gorgeous!!!!
Thank you for sharing ❤.
Perfect ! Wonderful my new friend👍
Selling work by becoming a skilled artist? That seems radical and farfetched in today's art market. I once read a book that mentioned skill in a throwaway line before discussing ways of getting "noticed" that had nothing to do with art. So, THANK YOU.
Book name?
@@samkarn86 'How to Get Hung" catchy title; bad advice.
Stunning painting
Very few people want Art. Most people with $500 spare would rather buy a new phone. There just isn’t a big enough market and there are too many artists out there.
A phone is a form of art i guess😜
Thank you!
THANK YOU!
Thank you for this
Hallo im from Indonesia..i like your impresion art...your style...good job...
Beautiful painting,
THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU THAAAAAAAAANK YOUUUU!!!!!
Hello, I'm 14 years old and still developing my style, but mainly practicing fundamentals right now and I want to start a career in the future focusing on teaching other newer or intermediate artists through the means of Skillshare, Patreon, and ArtStation. If I'm also able to sell some artwork on the side, could this be considered a consistent flow of income?
Yes! Absolutely. I wish I was as together as you are when I was 14. Check out Proko if you don't already know him. He talks a lot about making a living as an online art teacher so that he doesn't need to sell art to make a living, meaning he can paint just for the love of it. If it makes you happy, whatever it is, it's a valid way of doing things. As a self taught artist trying to struggle through, and as someone who can't currently afford the time or money to go to art school (I'm 38 years old) online teachers like @chelsealang and @proko have been invaluable. It's a really important service. Good luck!
Steven Zapata, Proko and Kim Jung Gi are the people that will show you the way.