5  Ways  to  Make Money  Online  Using  Your  Art 

  By: Yomayry Alexandra

                Are you looking for inspiration on how to sell or make profit out of your art? Do you feel lost on where to start? Well it's not as difficult as you think, many people have made their side hustles into a full time income.

Diversification 

Diversification is the most important way to make a steady and consistent income. Having different options at your dispostal will give you the most confidence when using your art as income. 

Digtal Products 

If you don"t want to sell physical items of your iartwork than digiral products are going to be your best bet. Digital products require almost no money upfront and can most definitely become a passive income overtime. 

1. Art Printables

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Art printables can be a great digital product for low upfront nioney. You don't need to make the same artwork multiple times to sell art printables. All you need is the original artwork and take a photo of it. This won't give you the worry of selling physical prints to your costumer because they can easily print their image at home.  

How Do You Sell Art Printables?

Well, selling art printables is very simple, all you need is a good quality camera and lighting to take photos of your artwork . Also, having some tupe of photo editor app to edit or inhance anything in your artwork. 

After you have  taken a photo of your art and edited if necessary.

Then, choosing a platform to sell will be your next step. 

Some very common places to sell on are:

• Etsy, 
• Shopify
• Amazon
• Your own website

2. Social Media

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Opening a YouTube channel can be a fun way of showing your art. Obviously this will take some time to grow an audience  However, after gaining a loyal audience and becoming monetized on YouTube it"ll make you money through adsense and sponsorships.

Some creative ideas to show off your art on Youtube could be timelapse, informative videos, advice videos, and/or sketchbook tours. 

Instagram is another social media platform many artist are taking advantage of. Instagram has many ways to create content, such as reels. posts, IG TV, and Instagram Live. All these options can generate you money. However, you need to be monetized first in order to recieve sponsorships or ro gain income through Instagram. 

3. Selling Online courses

  

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If your a great teacher then online courses will be fun for you. All you need is an IPhone to record. Many poeople are willing to pay someone for a more in-depth learning experience. Try to teach people valiable lessons on your course. Such as incorparting things you struggled with zx z beginner artist.

Some Online Platforms for Online Courses:

• Teachable
• Squarespace
• Udemy
• Thinkfic

4. Digital Notebook Templates

Digital notebook templates are becoming very popular now with people trying to have less waste. Many have switched to digital notebook templates then using traditional notebooks. Such as, teachers and businesses are increasing the use of a more digital future. 

How will this benefit your art? 

Well, decorating your digital template with your own art will have a unique touch,. Adding small doodles or miniture versions of your art on pages. 

There's so many versions and inspiration on creating a digital notebook template.(Pinterest or YouTube)

5. Smartphone Wallpaper Bundles 

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Smartphoe wallpapers are a fun and personal part of someones phone. So, why not add your own art onto peoples phones. 

Another easy process you can accomplish by selling wallpapers on Etsy. Also, your constumer can easily download on their smartphone. 

Note: having multiple wallpapers on sale (or bundles) will give you the opportunity to sell more. 

Conclusion: 

I recommend you research each individually to get a better understanding. However each digital product can become a side hustle and later on a full income. Always keep in mind diverfication and not settling for one.