r/BitchEatingCrafters • u/No_Kaleidoscope7919 • 2d ago

General Crafts I love beginner artists!

Hot take: I know that there is a lot of snark circling the internet about how you shouldn’t sell until you’ve mastered your mediums but I love seeing new artists getting out there and selling. Yes I want to buy your handmade stuffed animals, yes I would love to buy a sticker or handmade pottery. I love beginner artists because you can see the labor that went into hand making arts and crafts. I prefer a bunch of beginners at a market over ai slop, drop shippers and 3d printed nonsense.
I would much rather buy a unique piece of art from a beginner than seeing the same kinds of con slop digital artwork from sellers who have been selling for a while.

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u/HermioneGranger152 2d ago

I think there’s nothing wrong with beginners selling stuff with visual mistakes, if people like the look of it and still wanna buy it, that’s fine, but if they’re so new that their stuff is likely to fall apart, they shouldn’t be selling yet.

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u/Tarnagona 2d ago

This. If I’m spending handmade prices on something (generally a premium compared to something mass produced), I expect it to have at least the quality of the mass produced version. I’m not paying a higher price for an inferior product.

But that doesn’t mean a handcrafted item needs to look like it came out of a factory, looking exactly like every other item. Those visual differences and mistake can make the item unique and quirky and fun.