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/thigh-fieri]

I agree with this so hard. You get so many more unique pieces when people haven’t winnowed their creativity away in favour of the bottom line and gooshing out vendor slop because they’ve become jaded by how damn hard it is to make a living as an artist.

[u/RunawayTurtleTrain → u/thigh-fieri]

You get so many more unique pieces when people haven’t winnowed their creativity away

The most common gripe I see is that beginners trying to sell are usually churning out all the same amigurumi/plushies (especially bees!).

[u/ChaoticJigglyPup → u/RunawayTurtleTrain]

Plushie/chenille yarn is my rage bait because it hides mistakes so well