20 Project Ideas for Monetizing Your Artwork!

A variety of products from our studio.

1. Create a series of phone/desktop/ipad wallpapers with your best work.

2. Create a calendar of any theme you're passionate about.

3. Create a 3-piece postcard series every quarter.

4. Make a series of cute pins.

5. Illustrate pets for people.

6. Paint portraits of babies.

7. Paint portraits of weddings or for wedding invites.

8. Create a catalogue of spot illustrations for product licensing and license out the art. (Stuff like autumn leaves, acorns, squirrels, foxes, birds, eastereggs and so on)

9. Create an art book (It can be just art or it can have text as well)

10. Illustrate a fairy tale and self-publish as a book.

11. Want a big project? Illustrate a whole series of fairy tales. What would The Brothers Grimm look like if illustrated by you?

12. Make a series of motivational mugs for creatives.

13. Illustrate an oracle deck. 14. Want another big project? Illustrate a tarot deck (Self-publish or pitch to a tarot publisher).

14. Create an art print series for the home (Art for the kitchen, bathroom, living room, bedroom, and so on)

15. Need something smaller? Create a card deck.

16. Create a series of motivational posters to get people through hard times.

17. Create a portrait series of NPCs RPG players can use for their games.

18. Create a match-the-picture board game for kids.

19. Create a high-contrast baby board book (B/W art only).

20. Create a series artsy t-shirts, based on a theme you're passionate about (gardening? cooking? D&D? gaming? golfing?)

Thank you for reading! We hope these spurred some ideas for your next projects.

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