2022 Art Business Income: How I Make Money As An Artist
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- Опубликовано: 14 июл 2024
- Today's video is about my 2022 art business income and how I make money as an artist. Every year is different and the numbers fluctuate but this will give you an idea of one of my best years of income thus far while having an art business. Hope you enjoy :) If you have any questions, please ask away. I will answer.
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0:00 Introduction
0:13 Why I Have An Art Business
0:49 Making Money as an Artist
2:48 Streams of Income
9:17 Income vs. Expenses
9:51 Goal for 2023
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Do you want to learn more about how to make money as an artist? Post a comment and let me know what you'd like to see from me :)
Can you make a vedio on what paintings we can make as a beginners and what platforms we can use and how to sell online orders?
I love it when people are transparent about their income it gives a great perspective on the different possibilities of this kind of work and career!
Definitely, doing my best to be transparent and share my journey :) It may not be as perfect as everything thinks or not as "successful" as others artists out there monetarily but it's honest and the truth. We all have our own journeys. Thanks for watching.
Hi Brandon, all artists, selling or not spend more than we need on art supplies, we can’t help it, lol. A trip to Pakistan was budgeted in as an art expenditure. You should be proud. This means your art is contributing to excel your knowledge and creativity. I’m proud of everything you do. You are an amazing artist. Your price of your art is more then likely underpriced and not regularly available for sale. Keep being you your amazing. Cheers Kaye 👍🤗
Thank you, much appreciated! :) Yeah I normally don't spend much at all. So far this year, art supplies have been quite minimal and I haven't spent much haha. Thank you for the kind words. I will keep on keeping on.
Thank you for this valuable information, there are people on RUclips claiming to be making money as artists, even though they sell NO art, just business tips, so it’s great to have tips by an actual artist! When I started painting one of the first tutorials I watched was yours on how to mix colors lol wishing you all success!❤
Haha for sure, I might not be the best at selling art but I just do my best and have fun creating and do what I do. Thank you for the kind words :) Much appreciated. Thanks for commenting and sharing your thoughts and for watching. Hope the art goes well!
I found your video informative. I'm considering RUclips and Patreon as platforms for sharing my art and skills with others and earning a bit of side income as well. I like how you tracked your income and expenses.
Sounds awesome, I say go for it. No better time than now to try something like that. Hope it goes well!
Hi Brandon, I didn't have a clue how much you earned. Fair play to you, I enjoy your videos. But it is a shame you earn less from the actual art than say youtube, but as you know, many great artists work wasn't fully recognised while they were alive and they didn't have youtube or amazon to get by on, like us. You work to, I know. Don't cut back too much on travelling, if you love it, it's good for you. All the best, John
Thank you John, much appreciated! And yes, unfortunately selling art is much more difficult than making it. But I am super grateful for these other outlets and ways artists can make money nowadays. We are living in a great time to do something like this. I hope to travel more too soon, thank you. Hope all is well! :)
I definitely need to take some of these tips into consideration. Thank you Brandon!
No problem, thanks for watching! Go for it. Hope it goes well.
i feel you are good in plein air too ... especially oils
Thank you :) I don't do oils anymore unfortunately but maybe one day again - who knows
Thankyou for this and all your tutorials on youtube, wish you all the best!
Glad you like them! and thank you for the kind words! Will do my best :)
Always enjoy watching your videos. Thank you for sharing this information, very appreciated.
Thank you for watching :) No problem! Hope it was helpful.
That was so interesting. Thank you so much. I love your channel.
So nice of you, thank you. Glad you enjoyed the video and my channel :) Much appreciated
Hi Brandon. Almost ten years now. Well done sticking at it and making it work. Best for 2024!
Thank you! Doing my best. Crazy it's taking this long but I never plan to stop so it doesn't matter to me haha.
Really great video! Well done. I think your solid approach will help you reach your goals!!
I hope so, thank you :) Will keep at it for sure
Hmm, Well I wish you the best success. I think you are very genuine person.
''Love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is done well.'' - van gogh.
Thank you for the kind words, very much appreciated!
I am learning a lot. Love drawing and sketching. If I never sell anything, I don't care. Watching and learning from you is my happy place.
Super informative as always though into the "other side" of art. I love your videos and learning from you and the realness that pours out of everything you say and do. Keep it up brother! Onward and Upward!
I appreciate that! Will do my best :)
You truly are my favorite inspiration I like your videos so much and I'm always happy to find such a great channel you deserve this and more I hope you can reach your goal and achieve way more beyond it!
Wow thank you so much :) Greatly appreciated! I will do my best. Thank you for watching and supporting my work and channel. Means a lot.
Thanks for sharing this information Brandon. It’s interesting and helpful.
Having done your drawing course, I would recommend it to anyone. It is full of the right information and you inspired me to believe in myself. Awesome teacher!
Thank you, much appreciated! :) If you ever have any questions about anything, just let me know. I can answer in future videos.
Really appreciated! Thanks a lot. I'm glad it had that impact on you :) Thanks for supporting my work and I hope the art and drawing is going well!
Great video, Brandon! I listened to a podcast where they explained that the future of income for most everyone will be from multiple sources, not just one steady gig. I’m grateful for the training I’ve received from you on youtube and have learned so much, I can only wish you will make even more income from youtube as this is the only forum many people can afford to learn how to draw and paint. I work a full time job, flip yard sale/thrift shop scores on Ebay, and create embroidered clothing and accessories for sale. It’s sure not easy. I’m heartened that you seem to take it all in peaceful stride. I love you keep your videos real!
Thank you for your thoughts, much appreciated! :) Yes diversity is key for sure.
I was surprised by your RUclips income. Nice going! Wishing you continued success and growth with that. I'd be afraid to count too heavily on it though. Years ago after college I got a job at print publishing and newspapers thinking that was so practical because no matter where I go, there will be a newspaper and therefore job opportunities. Well, we all know the state of the newspaper business today, and print media in general! So, keeping a balance and not counting on one area (yet not spreading yourself too thin) seems to be the sweet spot for artists.
Thank you :) Hopefully it will continue to grow, but it's true - you never know what will happen or how it will go. RUclips could make one policy change (or anything) and it all disappears but that's how it goes. Very well said. That's why it's important to build multiple streams and save money when possible.
Very interesting and useful information. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching, much appreciated! :)
That balance sheet is such clever and hardwork...but very futuristic i think👏👏👏
Just simple business process :)
Congrats on your growing success!
I think you are missing out a lot from your courses, you should try using other course platforms they widens your sale channels.
Even though you will be added to a catalogue of same niche courses, you will have a lot free exposure. I think you should definitely look into course platforms and it might cut down the profit margins, you get to offload a lot of marketing and course listing optimisations to them. Some big platforms also assign managers who take care of all that for free.
Plus giving them traffic also leads to them pushing your content to help you succeed for them to succeed. After a certain level of recongisition from your courses, you can come back to your own site for other courses so you can eventually own your audience. This recongisition + your RUclips influence will be so helpful to get you more workshops, talks, other engagements etc
Just some food for thought, either way good luck!
Thank you for the kind words and for your thoughts about the courses. It's something I'm still exploring to be honest.. I'm planning to update my course in the next 2-3 months so I'm not ready to put it out there publicly yet or push it a lot but I have some ideas once I'm ready. But you did give me more to consider - I will research and think about it for sure. Thank you for your insights! :)
I love your videos. I am a lawyer and running my own business. Your spirit encourage me to persist what I intend to be. Thank you and all the bests.
Glad to hear that :) I hope the art goes well. Good luck and have fun!
What an excellent video, Brandon. Drawing course....count me in please!!! Linda R
Thank you Linda, much appreciated! :)
Many thanks for sharing
No problem
Hi Brandon, it’s cool that you are living in Roseville, I live in Redding. This is an interesting video. I was curious about how RUclipsrs and other artists are making money with their art. I had no idea how much so I didn’t have any expectation. It’s interesting to see the different streams of income, and how they worked for you. Thank you so much for sharing!
That's really cool, I've driven through there many times :) A lot of the bigger art RUclipsrs or even smaller RUclips but with more video views are making 100K+ per year. It just takes time, experience, and good content. I'm working on it :) Thanks for tuning in and watching.
Thanks, this was informative, helpful and super relevant to my life. Ah, the path, soul growth feels like slow growth😂🙏
Glad it was helpful! And yes for sure, I've learned to be very very patient with all of this. It's a struggle sometimes but worth it haha.
Whatever is your earning..im really proud of your confidence in general and in art world..keep it going..you sketch so well...are you with urbansketchers?
Thank you, much appreciated, I'm not with any particular group.
Thank you for honestly sharing the growth of your art business. The information is very helpful as I try to figure out what direction I want to go. I'm impressed by what you've accomplished while working a full time day job. About how much time per week do you spend on your art business, both creating & doing all the business tasks? Congratulations on your progress. I wish you ever- increasing success.
No problem, I'm doing my best to be more open with what I do and share my journey. It really depends on the month and what I need to get done. So because I have a day job, I batch film my RUclips videos and edit them, and then schedule them so I have many many weeks done and ready to go in advance. It's just the least stressful way for me to do it now unfortunately. So there are weeks when all I do is create art and film the process. Then the next month, I'll spend most of my time editing all those videos, etc. Repeat the process.
Also depends on my day job as well, some weeks I'm not too busy but other weeks, my art and RUclips takes the backseat and I have only a handful of hours that week to do anything. On average, I probably spend 10-15 hours a week on my art and business. Sometimes more, sometimes less. Thank you for the kind words! :)
@@SchaeferArt Thank you for taking the time to respond & for the additional information. It is quite helpful.
@@elleeo1495 No problem :) Any other questions, just let me know. I'll try to respond when I can.
I’ve been looking into several places to show and hopefully start selling my art. I’ve had some people tell me they really like what they see and some just look and walk off. No one has bought anything to date, but I really have not had much exposure to the public. Right now I am keeping track of my expenses. Costs are rather low in that I am still using materials I have had on hand for years now. That stack is starting to noticeably diminish. I enjoyed seeing this presentation in that it has reinforced some of the decisions I have made in regard to trying to sell what I produce. Thankfully, as a retiree, I do have one or two income sources so selling art is not do or die. As much as it pains me to say it but your comments as to the struggle you have undergone to get where you are today is pretty much what I thought starting out would be like. Yet you keep at it. I do admire that and I honestly wish you all the success you can generate. I like your work. I like what you present to the public. Keep it up for I do believe you will eventually achieve your goals and all of us who follow you will be rewarded. -OkieSketcher1949
RUclips is my Guru🙏
Haha for a lot of us too
Hi Brandon, enjoy your drawing and sketchbook drawings. You are enthusiastic about your journey, one that is very difficult. Myself, I have been painting in watercolor exclusively for the past 32 years. but not as a profession. My real job, in my past life, was being a petroleum geologist. With that said, I have never, ever had to depend on my watercolor painting as a source of income. I have been really lucky I have a steady comfortable income. Enough of my gloating, if I might suggest a few things to help you on your journey. First of all establish your credentials as an artist. Secondly self training is not the best avenue to learn a craft. You learn faster through education from professionals in college or university. I know, I’ve taken watercolor classes for 20 years in a junior college, every year, in the evenings three times a week. You have to put in the time and effort. Just a few insights from an old watercolor artist that just loves the medium. ❤
Wish you didn’t take down all of your older acrylic videos- I was one of your first subscribers- followed you all throughout your journey-
Remember the cherry tree with bridge-
Those acrylic videos would surly help beginners- and bring back time for us first time subs!!
Ah that small room- your tree videos- the barn landscape-
Haha I understand, I appreciate you still hanging around until now :) That's amazing! Thank you so much. I just feel they aren't the best quality anymore haha.
Brandon...how many minutes or hours do you paint everyday..
Not everyday but on average during the week I'll try to do one small painting sketch or a drawing in my sketchbook. At least 30 minutes to 1 hour.
Hello there! I think you were very honest about your expenses and what income you had in 2022! You are not the only one who has more expenses than income! And from here it shows that you are left with debts, I guess like on credit cards! If so, how do you plan to pay their debts, because I am also in a similar situation. Unfortunately, I have a normal job. Thank you very much!
Thank you for watching. Well, I actually made a little more than what I spent. I don't have any debts actually. I do my best to only spend money I have. I don't have many credit cards and no month to month debt on them. That's very important not to do. So I did have a lot of expenses but it was all paid for. I had a little bit of profit left over last year - you can see it right here in the video at 9:28
I also have a normal day job as well, so we just have to do our best to save and spend only what we have. That's what I do :)
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The youtube income seems really low. I guess you have a lot of space to grow there, but it would of course mean a lot more engagement too. Thank you for sharing this video. I am hoping to make my hobby sustainable, meaning to earn enough to cover expanses. I spent, I would guess, about 2000€ maybe even close to 3000€ in the last 4 years on painting as a hobby. Which is not very high, but it is significant burden on my my day job income since we are not a high income country but rather low. And I only earned about 100€ from selling originals and got paid in material in few cases. Which is way less than I spend. Keeping track of the expenses is a smart thing. I should start doing it.
Yes it is a bit low, but so are my views - so it makes sense. I've never really been super consistent on RUclips so I'm trying to change that from now on. Thanks for watching and for sharing your thoughts. I hope your art goes well! :)
@@SchaeferArt thanks, it is slowly going towards something I like. Not being brave enough to be bold nor having a clear vision how to be bold in art, I feel at the moment I am too timid and mild in my art. But hopefully I will manage to find expression. I feel mixed media is more expressive than my main media watercolor, or at least I hope that meddling with mixed media will help me get looser.
@@katarinaholik Haha I feel the same way about being expressive and loose. I feel so tight sometimes and when I think I'm being bold, it's like 5% bold haha. Keep experimenting little by little. The journey continues. Good luck and have fun with it.
Hi. So you don't do commissions?
I requested you before now im requesting again please draw khaana-e-Kaba please 🥺
Maybe one day
InshaALLAH 🙂
When an artist gives better and simpler financial advices then techgurus:
Trying my best :)
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I'm a graphic designer for a healthcare management company