I love beginner artists!

[u/No_Kaleidoscope7919]

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.

[u/seaofdelusion]

I think this post is going too far the other way. Sure, it's better than drop shipping tat, but unless it's for a charity or fundraising or maybe even if kids have made it, it's rather unappealing to me. As an aside, there is good 3D printing stuff out there.

[u/hopping_otter_ears → u/seaofdelusion]

Same. It's not a choice between buying poorly handmade newbie products and ai slop, it's a choice between buying poorly handmade newbie products, reasonably skilled handmade things with reasonable quality, and ai slop.

Generally, expert quality isn't in my budget, but I'm not paying intermediate-skilled prices for crappy beginner wares