*"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago and the next best time is now"* I consider this to be best motivational quote I've heard in a very long time. But motivational quotes are useless if you don't practice what you preach*
@Tuberville Geurink I invest with a professional called Mr. Charles Schwab by a crypto company that trades for us and returns profits on weekly basis for me and you can invest your capital and get weekly Returns of investment (ROI) without any extra fees attached
I'm happy to see Mr. Charles R Schwab mentioned here, my spouse recommended him to Me after investing $4000 and he has really helped us financially in times of COVID -19 lockdown here in Australia.
‘Making money from your art videos’ have really encouraged me to put my work out there and create more because it’s leading up to something positive. Thank you so much for all your information. Hope your channel grows a lot more.
Great video! You are inspiring. To the comments section: don't sleep on print on demand! I'm primarily a graphic designer but make $50-$100 per month from work I created several years ago that still sell well, and I haven't been actively uploading new designs for 2 years or so. It's a legit way to earn passive income as a designer or artist, and can be scaled if you put in the effort.
I love that you give us a time frame for everything because it gives us an idea of what to expect when you're first starting out! Kinda makes the process feel a little less discouraging.
Your video was an answer to a specific prayer of mine. I didn't learn anything new but your pragmatic and reassuring manner let me know that I could do this; and that's a big deal. Thank you so much
Thank you for giving real numbers. Honestly, I'm doing almost all the mentioned things, i license, have POD site, do commissions, and just started a youtube channel. It's taken a good amount of time for me to reach here and I'd love to scale higher, just like you are! Thanks for sharing these tips Mimi!
Oh that's awesome you already have a lot of things set up! It can definitely take a little while to scale but the good thing about the internet and building an audience is that it can snowball over time ❤
Excellent work! Your TH-cam videos, social media presence, products and creative work look so professional. It’s clear that you and your partner (I think I read somewhere that he helps you with some tasks like editing) have put a ton of time and effort into creating this and it shows, the quality of the work speaks for itself. I appreciate your transparency throughout this process so much as well. Thank you for sharing this! ❤️🙌🙌🙌
Thank you for this video, it's so encouraging seeing another artist make money. I'd love to see a video on how you go about pricing for commissions, I find it one of the hardest parts and have been putting off doing them because I just don't know where to start! Especially if it's a digital file which they can use over and over again, so do you charge more for that? I do ink drawings which I then make digital so its quite a bit of work involved. Anyway, just thought that'd be an interesting topic to explore 😊 Mardi. Xx
Yes it's definitely tricky to know where to start with pricing! You don't want to undercharge but you also don't want to overcharge, I'll definitely add it to my list to make a video about!
I usually don't comment on other's videos, but I have to say that I absolutely love you artstyle, the passion and the dedication you put in editing and creating these quality videos, also the way you explain everything is soo clear. So, really, thank you so much, as an artist this is super helpful and inspiring!
thanks for sharing ^_^ i think an important tipp for all who want to make art as their carrier. also draw and paint when you don't sell things or have commissions. show your art to the world ^_^
I really love your art, and you deserve all those achievements, every content you provide is always useful and rich in knowledge. I learned a lot from you (sincerely).. also your illustrations are so nice and dynamic!!
thank you so much for making videos like this, they're literally so helpful and honestly its taking a that huge looming fear of quitting that 9-5 to become a full time artist and just wiping it away , hopefully soon i can take the leap and in the mean time i am just learning so so much so thankyou for these tips!!! i love your art and your videos so much!!
Glad you found it helpful! I actually think I'll be doing a video soon about quitting a 9-5 job to become an artist full-time so I can share some tips about it 😊
Love this video, Mimi! I make a lot of art and I sell physical products. I would rate it a good 4 or 5 difficulty because of manufacuring and shipping! I also don't drive so I find shipping difficult, especially when I have sales and get lots of orders (which I am grateful for!!)
Love how honest you're with your journey and money made. It gives better idea of what works and how much efford it requires! As for myself - been working on commissions for few years now but trying to slowly build extra income streams - Etsy and possibly YT (just need more courage to film and edit!).
Thank you for this really informative video! It’s really cool that you have managed to diversify into different streams like this. I’m still waiting on that first kick to start making money but it is tough when you are struggling with a few hundred followers and noone sees what you post 😅
This is so helpful! I have been wanting and putting off making an online store for my art for the longest time but you explain everything so nicely and I feel very encouraged now. Also watched your video on how long it took you to follow your dreams with art and the fact that you’re Australian around my age (I’m 31) I feel like I can relate to you a lot more (minus the travelling part as I barely travelled haha). Hope you have a lovely day! ❤️
Thank you soo much for sharing!!! I'm planning to open my shop this year ( one of my art goals) and right now I'm currently working on building my audience on both youtube and Instagram.
I remember you mentioned about researching market (but i forget on which video 😄)...can you teach us how, where and what tools to do market research...? 🙂 thank you Mimi...
I am growing my TH-cam, not monetized yet and published four coloring books for girls :) Since I don't have a large following, I made only a few sales, but it's a good start. I also did some commissions before, but currently have no clients. Good luck, everyone :)
Thanks so much for sharing your honest experiences and encouragement, Mimi. I've taught art in person when I had a gallery membership years ago, but would like to know more about teaching online and offering courses and tutorials. Bright blessings.
I am curious about earning money with other styles of art - fantasy illustrations & watercolour digital paintings. I understand who can potentially order a commission art in a cute cartoony style of their friend or pet but I’m not sure people would pay for digital copies of fantasy characters or scans of a sketchbook. What are your thoughts on this?
I got a side hussle related to art which i made animations and i got paid per project 😁 hopefully i can make my own channel and hire some people to work for me
I'm a small artist and i still haven't been able to figure out a income source after years of trying... Tho wt you say sounds easy but truly hard.. thanks for the info tho! 🙏
It certainly sounds a lot easier when it's all summed up in a list like this! You're right though, the reality is quite hard and lots of work to get these income streams up and running. Hope you have more success with yours in the future 😊
I'm in the same boat. It's way harder than many artists make it sound. Especially the time it all takes next to the job you have to pay for your living. Secretly you need quite some luck and privilege to start your business.
I'm just a beginner at 3D modeling. In fact, using 3D modeling in animations isn't very popular in my country! So I have to find a way for making money by modeling from other countries. Do you have any point for me? Darling Your video helped me. I'm not an English speaker and I'm learning English and the Korean language. Understanding your video wasn't easy for me but I'm practicing it. I'm motivated now ^^
hello I am your subscriber hana ~~~:) and illustrator also in Korea. I have a questian!! what do you using for your digital drawing when you using pen tablet on the computer monitor? what tools or computer do you using??? :) I just using I pad for digital illustration :
Hey Mimi, I LOVE ur content, ur videos are amazing! and ur art work is absolutely gorgeous - wanted to ask you about licencing specificly. Do you know how to work wuth agencies or how do you start approaching companies? thanks alot!
Hello! I haven't worked with an agency before, and at the moment am putting together a list of companies that license artwork and may be accepting artist submissions, then I'll make a pitch/catalogue of my art to send them. I'm learning as I go so once I've done it myself I'll share a video about whether it worked or not 😅
The struggle I have is that I’m in a position where using any kind of social media aside TH-cam will get me in a lot of bullish!t I don’t wanna go through so how should I best sell my art if I’m basically unofficially not allowed to use socials by my partner
I have a question. Art-related companies seem like they don't always like to pay content creators. I have seen countless videos of artists saying they were sent this for free and it would be tablets or art supplies. My question is if you have worked with any art-related companies how did you persuade them to pay you?
Hi! If you're talking about brand sponsporships and collaboration within content, then it really depends on the situation. Sometimes companies will pay to be featured as a sponsorship, some will provide a free product as a gifted collaboration. It's totally up to you as the creator what you want to accept, and if you only want to be paid and don't want to receive any free product then you can tell the companies that and it's up to them whether they want to work with you or not. I did a gifted collaboration with Cricut 😊
About the digital products, I'm curious how large your social media following was when you opened your store. In my experience, without a decent following, you won't get any sales at all.
My Etsy store I started when I had around 20,000 followers I think, but I've started other Etsy stores (not related to these illustrations) and have made sales without any followers but instead using Etsy's search engine to drive traffic
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Are you currently selling you art in any of these ways, or do you have any different ideas that I haven't listed here? I'd love to know your story! ❤
i want to know which art style make money the most? i like your style of drawing.
*"The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago and the next best time is now"* I consider this to be best motivational quote I've heard in a very long time. But motivational quotes are useless if you don't practice what you preach*
Absolutely such a great quote!
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I'm happy to see Mr. Charles R Schwab mentioned here, my spouse recommended him to Me after investing $4000 and he has really helped us financially in times of COVID -19 lockdown here in Australia.
@Lisa I'll contact him and start my trade with him.
Love your transparency! So valuable and helpful
‘Making money from your art videos’ have really encouraged me to put my work out there and create more because it’s leading up to something positive. Thank you so much for all your information. Hope your channel grows a lot more.
Great video! You are inspiring. To the comments section: don't sleep on print on demand! I'm primarily a graphic designer but make $50-$100 per month from work I created several years ago that still sell well, and I haven't been actively uploading new designs for 2 years or so. It's a legit way to earn passive income as a designer or artist, and can be scaled if you put in the effort.
I love that you give us a time frame for everything because it gives us an idea of what to expect when you're first starting out! Kinda makes the process feel a little less discouraging.
Your video was an answer to a specific prayer of mine. I didn't learn anything new but your pragmatic and reassuring manner let me know that I could do this; and that's a big deal. Thank you so much
This.
Thank you for giving real numbers. Honestly, I'm doing almost all the mentioned things, i license, have POD site, do commissions, and just started a youtube channel. It's taken a good amount of time for me to reach here and I'd love to scale higher, just like you are! Thanks for sharing these tips Mimi!
Oh that's awesome you already have a lot of things set up! It can definitely take a little while to scale but the good thing about the internet and building an audience is that it can snowball over time ❤
Excellent work! Your TH-cam videos, social media presence, products and creative work look so professional. It’s clear that you and your partner (I think I read somewhere that he helps you with some tasks like editing) have put a ton of time and effort into creating this and it shows, the quality of the work speaks for itself. I appreciate your transparency throughout this process so much as well. Thank you for sharing this! ❤️🙌🙌🙌
Aw thanks so much, Paola!
Thank you for this video, it's so encouraging seeing another artist make money.
I'd love to see a video on how you go about pricing for commissions, I find it one of the hardest parts and have been putting off doing them because I just don't know where to start! Especially if it's a digital file which they can use over and over again, so do you charge more for that? I do ink drawings which I then make digital so its quite a bit of work involved. Anyway, just thought that'd be an interesting topic to explore 😊
Mardi. Xx
Yes it's definitely tricky to know where to start with pricing! You don't want to undercharge but you also don't want to overcharge, I'll definitely add it to my list to make a video about!
I usually don't comment on other's videos, but I have to say that I absolutely love you artstyle, the passion and the dedication you put in editing and creating these quality videos, also the way you explain everything is soo clear. So, really, thank you so much, as an artist this is super helpful and inspiring!
thanks for sharing ^_^ i think an important tipp for all who want to make art as their carrier. also draw and paint when you don't sell things or have commissions. show your art to the world ^_^
I really love your art, and you deserve all those achievements, every content you provide is always useful and rich in knowledge. I learned a lot from you (sincerely).. also your illustrations are so nice and dynamic!!
Aw that's so kind of you to say - thank you! ❤
exhibitions, workshops and art galleries as well good to get income
thank you so much for making videos like this, they're literally so helpful and honestly its taking a that huge looming fear of quitting that 9-5 to become a full time artist and just wiping it away , hopefully soon i can take the leap and in the mean time i am just learning so so much so thankyou for these tips!!! i love your art and your videos so much!!
Glad you found it helpful! I actually think I'll be doing a video soon about quitting a 9-5 job to become an artist full-time so I can share some tips about it 😊
Love this video, Mimi! I make a lot of art and I sell physical products. I would rate it a good 4 or 5 difficulty because of manufacuring and shipping! I also don't drive so I find shipping difficult, especially when I have sales and get lots of orders (which I am grateful for!!)
By far THE BEST video for artists wanting to make money from their art! THANK YOU!
Your videos are so helpful. I’ll start my business with less fear💗
Love how honest you're with your journey and money made. It gives better idea of what works and how much efford it requires!
As for myself - been working on commissions for few years now but trying to slowly build extra income streams - Etsy and possibly YT (just need more courage to film and edit!).
Oh wonderful, I just watched your latest video and your art is so lovely, definitely keep it up! 😊
Thank you for this really informative video! It’s really cool that you have managed to diversify into different streams like this.
I’m still waiting on that first kick to start making money but it is tough when you are struggling with a few hundred followers and noone sees what you post 😅
This is so helpful! I have been wanting and putting off making an online store for my art for the longest time but you explain everything so nicely and I feel very encouraged now. Also watched your video on how long it took you to follow your dreams with art and the fact that you’re Australian around my age (I’m 31) I feel like I can relate to you a lot more (minus the travelling part as I barely travelled haha).
Hope you have a lovely day! ❤️
Oh lovely to connect with someone who's a similar age, sometimes it feels like everyone else on the internet is 21! 😅
Just wanted to thank you for this great video, so transparent and engaging to watch.
I was like “😃😃whaaaat!!” when my etsy store popped up unexpectedly haha. Thanks for the shoutout there, love your videos!
Oh yay I'm glad you saw it! You have a lovely digital store 😊❤
Thank you Mimi for inspiration 🥰
Hello Mimi! Thankyou for the tips❤iv been wanting to do something like this for a long time 😔
I love how you are so open about this. Thank you dear 🥰
Thank you soo much for sharing!!! I'm planning to open my shop this year ( one of my art goals) and right now I'm currently working on building my audience on both youtube and Instagram.
Ooh so exciting! Hope it goes well! ❤
I remember you mentioned about researching market (but i forget on which video 😄)...can you teach us how, where and what tools to do market research...? 🙂 thank you Mimi...
I am growing my TH-cam, not monetized yet and published four coloring books for girls :) Since I don't have a large following, I made only a few sales, but it's a good start. I also did some commissions before, but currently have no clients. Good luck, everyone :)
Oh that's amazing! So cool that you've made sales on your colouring books, no doubt as your audience grows so will your sales 😊❤
@@MimimooIllustration Thank you, hopefully it'll grow :D
Thanks so much for sharing your honest experiences and encouragement, Mimi. I've taught art in person when I had a gallery membership years ago, but would like to know more about teaching online and offering courses and tutorials. Bright blessings.
Thank you this is very helpful.. Im just starting out and hoping to earn as an artist
Thank you so much for sharing, it was really useful for me!
I am curious about earning money with other styles of art - fantasy illustrations & watercolour digital paintings. I understand who can potentially order a commission art in a cute cartoony style of their friend or pet but I’m not sure people would pay for digital copies of fantasy characters or scans of a sketchbook. What are your thoughts on this?
I got a side hussle related to art which i made animations and i got paid per project 😁 hopefully i can make my own channel and hire some people to work for me
This is so helpful Mimi! Thank you so much for another great video!
Love your ideas. I’m very curious which program you use for creating your digital art.
This is very helpful, especially for me who is starting an art business 🙏💓
this was so helpful! thank you so much for sharing your experiences with us!
The commission part is scary, what if the customers don't like it.
What if they are mean.
How do I deal with the paranoia and perfectionalism.
This is great advice and I appreciate the difficulty rating
Best of luck...
I wish u earn more nd more💐
Thank you for sharing! This is a great help!
gosh, i love every video you make.
Beautiful presentation and great content!
Thanks for your transparency 🤗🙏
Thank you mimiii for beautiful and super informative video🧡🌼
I currently only make videos of my art. I am now looking into alternatives.
Thank you for this video, i like your art style
very useful! thank you so much for this video :)
I love this type of videos! Your content is really helpful, thank you! I'm a fan!
Thank you so much again for the advice! 🍄⭐️
Thank you for always motivating 😊
Great video! 😊🙏
I'm a small artist and i still haven't been able to figure out a income source after years of trying... Tho wt you say sounds easy but truly hard.. thanks for the info tho! 🙏
It certainly sounds a lot easier when it's all summed up in a list like this! You're right though, the reality is quite hard and lots of work to get these income streams up and running. Hope you have more success with yours in the future 😊
I'm in the same boat. It's way harder than many artists make it sound. Especially the time it all takes next to the job you have to pay for your living. Secretly you need quite some luck and privilege to start your business.
I'm just a beginner at 3D modeling. In fact, using 3D modeling in animations isn't very popular in my country! So I have to find a way for making money by modeling from other countries. Do you have any point for me? Darling Your video helped me. I'm not an English speaker and I'm learning English and the Korean language. Understanding your video wasn't easy for me but I'm practicing it. I'm motivated now ^^
Appreciate the knowledge 🙏🏽
Thanks. This is really helpful 🧡
Really helpful thank you.
hello I am your subscriber hana ~~~:) and illustrator also in Korea. I have a questian!! what do you using for your digital drawing when you using pen tablet on the computer monitor? what tools or computer do you using??? :)
I just using I pad for digital illustration :
Great content! Thank you)
awesome video!
i've been thinking of offering commissions again, but maybe only a few at a time so i dont get overwhelmed
Thank you for all your awesome videos! I love your art! Are you actually making the wizard duck 👕 I need it it my life!!!
I'd really like to! I'm looking into it at the moment!
how to choose which style drawing i need to stick into it?
please please how to editing your aesthetic video ❤❤
what The app name please 😢
Hey Mimi, I LOVE ur content, ur videos are amazing! and ur art work is absolutely gorgeous - wanted to ask you about licencing specificly. Do you know how to work wuth agencies or how do you start approaching companies? thanks alot!
Hello! I haven't worked with an agency before, and at the moment am putting together a list of companies that license artwork and may be accepting artist submissions, then I'll make a pitch/catalogue of my art to send them. I'm learning as I go so once I've done it myself I'll share a video about whether it worked or not 😅
@@MimimooIllustration cool! cant wait to see that video, just another small question. How do you know what companies license artwork?
OMG you said $1500 wasn't a lot, but I was like "wow! So much money!" haha, I hate being poor!!!!
Or making stickers!
Obrigada!
The struggle I have is that I’m in a position where using any kind of social media aside TH-cam will get me in a lot of bullish!t I don’t wanna go through so how should I best sell my art if I’m basically unofficially not allowed to use socials by my partner
find a better partner
Have you shared which app and brushes you use?
In my video descriptions 😊 I use Photoshop (and sometimes Procreate) and am mostly using the 'natural feel' brush from Kyle's Paintbox through Adobe
I have a question. Art-related companies seem like they don't always like to pay content creators. I have seen countless videos of artists saying they were sent this for free and it would be tablets or art supplies. My question is if you have worked with any art-related companies how did you persuade them to pay you?
Hi! If you're talking about brand sponsporships and collaboration within content, then it really depends on the situation. Sometimes companies will pay to be featured as a sponsorship, some will provide a free product as a gifted collaboration. It's totally up to you as the creator what you want to accept, and if you only want to be paid and don't want to receive any free product then you can tell the companies that and it's up to them whether they want to work with you or not. I did a gifted collaboration with Cricut 😊
@@MimimooIllustration thank you for the feedback.
For the likes of selling digital on Etsy, do you use a website to get photos like say your mobile wallpapers displayed on a phone screen?
Yes! I usually buy digital mockups from Creative Market, but occasionaly I'll take my own photos as mockups if I want something really particular 😊
About the digital products, I'm curious how large your social media following was when you opened your store. In my experience, without a decent following, you won't get any sales at all.
My Etsy store I started when I had around 20,000 followers I think, but I've started other Etsy stores (not related to these illustrations) and have made sales without any followers but instead using Etsy's search engine to drive traffic
You all are so lucky that u have access to etsy my country is banned from etsy and PayPal lol sad
Rip when u don't have TIN in Etsy just to make an acc
Skillshare/ Udemy courses
ai has got to be stopped… or ignored.
You never fail to keep us motivated and inspired at the same time through your vlogs! Thank you so much! your channel is a blessing indeed! 🥰😍
Naw that's so sweet of you, I really appreciate it!
Thank you I been thinking of a platform that you mentioned for digital product 🙌✅☕🧲🎨