{"id":665,"date":"2020-07-05T17:14:19","date_gmt":"2020-07-05T17:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbansketchingworld.com\/?p=665"},"modified":"2023-06-13T17:30:07","modified_gmt":"2023-06-13T17:30:07","slug":"how-to-make-money-from-urban-sketching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbansketchingworld.com\/how-to-make-money-from-urban-sketching\/","title":{"rendered":"7 Ways to Make Money from Urban Sketching (What, Where & How)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

What if you could earn a bit extra each month to cover the costs of art materials, or perhaps even a part-time income to supplement your day job, or even a full-time income so urban sketching becomes your day job?!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not everyone wants to earn money from their art or hobby and that\u2019s fine. However, for those who are intrigued as to how urban sketching could bring in a little side income or perhaps even a full time income, we will explore some options available to help you make a few bucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For some, the idea of making money from something they love doing (that doesn\u2019t feel like work) is the holy grail.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am one of those people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, having had a little taste of this, I know earning money from a creative passion can actually detract from the enjoyment of it and in some extreme cases ruin it entirely. It can be a double-edged sword. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sometimes when we place a financial (or any sort of) pressure on something, it\u2019s just not fun anymore. Proceed with caution!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where to Start?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There is such a wide array of platforms, markets and products out there that are geared towards helping us make, sell or teach our art that it can be a bit of a minefield to navigate and find the things that actually work. It can be hard to know where to start with it all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is never a \u2018one size fits all\u2019 solution but in this post, we shall take a look at some of the methods I personally have found useful as well some I know other people have had success with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We will break down why and how these methods can work. Hopefully, this will help you take a more targeted or strategic approach to how you can start making money through your urban sketching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Not everything I suggest will work or be appropriate for you personally but I aimed to cover a variety of methods to help as many of you as possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have used a few of these methods to help me achieve a part-time income. I was able to go part-time with my \u201cday job\u201d and start to travel more, knowing I could make a bit of money through my art and do my day job remotely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My life really changed at the end of 2018 being able to travel full time and work along the way. While I certainly do not make a full time living from art-related pursuits (yet), the concept of making a bit of money through something I love has certainly changed my mindset as to what is possible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The most important thing I have learned so far is to identify which projects or work to say no to. This has helped me not fall back into the trap of disliking my creative passion because of placing financial pressures on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope some of my suggestions and personal experiences in the post below can help you to earn some extra pennies from your talents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Can I Sell?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Let\u2019s first take a look at what we can sell<\/strong>, in the next section we shall discuss where and how we can sell these things<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I don\u2019t want this post to just be fluffy suggestions, I want to give you some solid avenues to explore along with recommendations backed up by the experience of myself or other people I know.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These suggestions are not get-rich-quick schemes. The best idea is perhaps just to pick one of the areas below and pursue it wholeheartedly with maximum effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you try a bit of each and never put your full effort behind just one of them, the chances of success are significantly reduced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Unfortunately, I have just described my own actions but I am working to change this! I think it\u2019s fair to explore each option a little bit at first but then commit to just one for the long term. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the first things that may spring to mind when discussing making money from urban sketching is selling your artwork in some way. It\u2019s an obvious place to start but there are so many formats in which to sell, I\u2019m sure you have not thought of them all…<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This is a relatively simple way to get your artwork out into the market for an affordable price.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You can simply make a high-resolution scan of your artwork and then print it on high quality paper. You can either print it yourself if you have a decent printer or you can have it printed by a professional fine art printing service. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you would like more information on how to scan and edit your artwork for printing, check out my post here<\/a>. <\/strong>Or you can check out the video below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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https:\/\/youtu.be\/k9R0r8HNdoI<\/a>