Can Sharing Free Tutorials Make You Rich?
Genius business model | I'm allergic to technology | Outdated yet beautiful
Can we talk briefly about what happened earlier this week?
I sent out an email, and part of it didn’t work.
I sent out a follow-up, and a different part didn’t work.
Lessons learned. Moving on.
Can You Make Money From Art Without Actually Selling Art?
I won’t bore you with some long, drawn-out rant that teases you into submission. The answer is YES!
At least, that’s how ArtWithFlo is doing, and it’s safe to say that she’s doing much better than most.
“Please tell me, Dave! How can I become a gazillionaire without actually making art?”
Whoa, easy there, hot shot. I didn’t say she’s not making art. ArtWithFlo is making a LOT of art, probably more than you and I, but you cannot buy it anywhere.
However, you can watch her make her digital illustrations for free, and she might even teach you a thing or two.
And while you’re lulled into submission by the sound of her soothing Scandinavian accent, she’s dropping subliminal suggestions on where to buy all her wonderful digital assets.
But there’s so much more to the story because, though I don’t know her exact numbers, between her YouTube channel, her Patreon account, and her online sales, Flo is making a high 6-figure yearly income!
Want to know how? Read more here.
Art Snack: Rishi Draws
Rishi Draws hasn’t made a long-form video on YouTube in a few years, but I found this video a delight to watch. Check out the links for all of his current short-form vids.
Small Bites
This study from 2018 claims that artists like being poor. When given a choice, artists would rather pick lint from between their toes than pursue money with their work. If there was ever a story that made me question my life’s purpose, it was this one.
I couldn’t even begin to tell you how to become an Etsy Star Seller, but Printify seems to have the insider info.
This one hits a little too close to home. Does graphic design have an ageism problem?
Nora Vasconcellos is a badass and one of my favorite skaters ever. She’s also the guest editor of Monster Children, one of my favorite magazines published today.
- has a similar view about social media; we’re indifferent. She just wrote about it more eloquently than me.
Have you wanted to make fancy animations with Procreate, but the process is so mind-numbingly tedious that you’ll want to gouge out your eyes and use them as salt and pepper shakers? Maybe the standalone Procreate Dreams app can help.
Decluttering the homestead just got much easier with eBay’s new AI description generator that writes descriptions based on the photos you upload. The 12-year-old in me wants to upload some morally ambiguous images to see what happens.
Looking for more ear candy to keep your creative juices flowing? Not to overwhelm you with choices, but how about a list of 40 different creative podcasts to help keep you aurally stimulated?
It’s not cheap, but Topaz Photo AI claims it can resize any image with crisp clarity up to 600% from the original size. I’ve never tried it and can’t adequately endorse it, but this is a game-changer if it does what they showcase on the website.
Pre-Emptive Book Review - I will definitely be buying Estrus: Shovelin’ Shit Since ’87. Designed by Scott Suguichi, this monograph of one of the most influential indie record labels in history is full of inspired imagery.
