How do you actually make money as an artist? Where can you sell your art and who are you selling it to? How can you make money in other ways? These are just some of the questions Ping, Sarah, and Dorien will be answering this week on the Thriving Women Artists podcast. Not every revenue generator is right for everyone, so listen in to discover what might be the best fit for you and your art.
 
KEY TAKEAWAYS

Dorien sees commissions and assignments as different things. Commissions are art you do for clients and are usually more creative. An assignment is more like a logo for a client or something similar.
Ping sells her products direct to consumers and wholesale to shops, the two have different price points.
Print on demand is where you upload your illustration online and you choose how you want it to be printed and what on. The platform then prints it off once an order has been received by a customer. The advantage is that you don’t need to invest in stock or packaging for this but you would typically only get 10% to 15% of the money.
You can licence your work too. For example allowing a company or brand to use your artwork for a specified amount of time.
You can also sell your art or photography in the form of stock imagery.
Teaching art is another way you can make cash. Sarah teaches online workshops, which is good because you can work with anyone anywhere, but you do lose that face to face contact. She also teaches workshops hosted by someone else in their space and she takes a percentage fee.
Dorien has started teaching at an art education institute one evening a week. All of the facilities and invoicing are set by the institute but the curriculum is hers to decide.
YouTube can be a way to make money from advertising if you have a way you can transfer your art to the style of the platform.
Online you can make a percentage profit using affiliate links where you are promoting someone else's product or services.
Sarah has made money from being an influencer, a company sends her products to use or promote and she charges them a fee.
You can also enter your art into competitions and if you’re good and lucky then you can earn a little money doing it.
Obviously one of the big ways to make money would be to sell your art to a gallery, either originals or prints.

 
BEST MOMENTS
‘That being done by someone else can save a lot of stress’
‘If you make a plan and you fail, then you can try again and again’
‘It’s important to see what ways of making money fit you’
 
ABOUT THE PODCAST
A serious and fun podcast for female creatives hosted by Ping, Dorien and Sarah, three happy artists from Amsterdam.  This podcast will inspire you to make a living out of your art. We welcome you to be part of this community of like-minded people.
www.thrivingwomenartists.com
www.instagram.com/twapodcast
 
 ABOUT THE HOSTS
 
Ping He
Ping is a watercolor artist. Her work is inspired by nature and her motherhood experience. She develops her greeting cards brand and teaches Botanical Illustration courses online and offline.
www.pinghe.art
info@pinghe.art
www.instagram.com/pinghe.art
 
Sarah van Dongen
Sarah is a children’s book illustrator and visual artist. She takes her sketchbooks and art supplies everywhere, which results in illustrations based on observation and daily life.
www.sarahvandongen.com
sarahvandongenillustration@gmail.com
www.instagram.com/sarahvandongenillustrations
 
Dorien Bellaar:
Dorien is an illustration artist. Her work is mainly focused on illustration for children, editorial/food illustration, hand lettering, and she likes to combine those into both traditional and digital art.
www.dorienbellaar.nl
hello@dorienbellaar.nl
www.instagram.com/dorienbellaar

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