Hi guys and gals!
I want to ask you for some feedback please? I’ve been sitting with this for a while, thinking about how I want to phrase this but here goes!
I’m a digital illustrator. I paint fantasy related images and characters using Photoshop and then I place them online to sell as a digital download. Places like Patreon and ArtStation offer a service where I can upload my files, choose my own price and then people can purchase and download the files on their end.
I know this idea is not exactly perfectly Fastlane. But, this is not my end all be all business plan. I want to use it to generate some funds that I can then use to help my other business get off the ground which has much more potential to be Fastlane.
Problem is, I’ve been at this for about 2 years and made minimal sales and I’m at the point where I just want to quit. I was also listening to a podcast with MJ De Marco the other day and they were talking about a feedback loop. I realized that my feedback loop is almost nonexistent. I’ll get the occasional comment saying “nice work” or ‘lovely’ or something along those lines but nothing that indicates if I’m really on the right or wrong track. I’d even take negative feedback at this point telling me how awful my work or strategies are so that I can at least know that there is something to work on.
I often sit and ask myself how I can add more value to my art pieces to get more people interested. These are some of the ways I’ve come up with:
I’ve been trying to study other artists that are making a success to try and figure out what they are doing that I am not but I haven’t come up with a clear answer yet. Except that they have more value in some way than I do.
So my question is: How do I get people to engage more with my art? And how do I get them to move over from just being an admirer to becoming a buyer?
If anyone is interested here’s a link to my Instagram account: Erika (@saphyrescribles) • Instagram photos and videos I use this as my main portfolio with links to all my other accounts. This is not me trolling for likes or follows. This is so that I can get some feedback on what you guys might think I am doing wrong or can do differently or better from a business aspect. So have at it and poke some holes please?
I want to ask you for some feedback please? I’ve been sitting with this for a while, thinking about how I want to phrase this but here goes!
I’m a digital illustrator. I paint fantasy related images and characters using Photoshop and then I place them online to sell as a digital download. Places like Patreon and ArtStation offer a service where I can upload my files, choose my own price and then people can purchase and download the files on their end.
I know this idea is not exactly perfectly Fastlane. But, this is not my end all be all business plan. I want to use it to generate some funds that I can then use to help my other business get off the ground which has much more potential to be Fastlane.
Problem is, I’ve been at this for about 2 years and made minimal sales and I’m at the point where I just want to quit. I was also listening to a podcast with MJ De Marco the other day and they were talking about a feedback loop. I realized that my feedback loop is almost nonexistent. I’ll get the occasional comment saying “nice work” or ‘lovely’ or something along those lines but nothing that indicates if I’m really on the right or wrong track. I’d even take negative feedback at this point telling me how awful my work or strategies are so that I can at least know that there is something to work on.
I often sit and ask myself how I can add more value to my art pieces to get more people interested. These are some of the ways I’ve come up with:
- I offer the digital file in two formats. One in RGB for digital use and on in CMYK for printing so that the customer doesn’t have to worry about first having it converted or it printing out in funny colours.
- I’ve started writing short stories about the characters in my illustrations in order to give them more personality
- I’ve started a blog where I post free tips and tricks on Photoshop for beginners in the hopes that I can attract a larger audience (this is still in its infancy though)
- I try to engage with my audience and reply to the comments that I do get in order to build a better relationship with them.
I’ve been trying to study other artists that are making a success to try and figure out what they are doing that I am not but I haven’t come up with a clear answer yet. Except that they have more value in some way than I do.
So my question is: How do I get people to engage more with my art? And how do I get them to move over from just being an admirer to becoming a buyer?
If anyone is interested here’s a link to my Instagram account: Erika (@saphyrescribles) • Instagram photos and videos I use this as my main portfolio with links to all my other accounts. This is not me trolling for likes or follows. This is so that I can get some feedback on what you guys might think I am doing wrong or can do differently or better from a business aspect. So have at it and poke some holes please?
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