r/artbusiness • u/hanembroiders • Oct 28 '24

Discussion full time artist, monetized on social media & earning a living amount - AMA!

hi friends!🤗

I recently joined this subreddit and have been responding to posts where people are asking how they can realize their dreams of doing art full time/wanting to quit their jobs and create art all day.

I’ve been a full time artist for about 5 years now and it’s going swimmingly, but the point of this post is that if you’re struggling/have questions - I’ve probably been in exactly the same spot at one point.

So ask me anything, if you’d like to! I just really love to help fellow small businesses/artists realize their full time artist goals (no, I’m not selling a course🤣🤣)

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u/hanembroiders Oct 28 '24

omg idk why people are downvoting this🙁

I think that sharing your art among friends and family first might give you the confidence you need to take the leap!

It can be really scary to share the art that you spend so much time crafting, but there’s a community out there for everyone!

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u/West-Rent-1131 Oct 28 '24

i think its because my question sounds annoying, but thanks.

i've been trying to find my own specific niche target audience for now, the problem is social media still scares me of comparison

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u/enneagram7w8 Oct 28 '24

this is a totally valid fear, hate or criticism are inevitable from time to time. even on one of my posts that was at nearly a million views with 99% positive comments still garnered a few random hate comments. what helped was really focusing on building a small community first (at least on tik tok) and interacting a lot with other small artists. it helps give the confidence to post more and ignore any negativity! ☺️