Art commissions/merch ideas
I'm not in this world myself, but recently thought "huh.. wouldn't it be cool if I could buy x y or z from this artist?" So I compiled it into a list that I'll expand the more ideas pop up in my head.
KEEP IN MIND: this isn't a post to say "you should do these". It's a post saying "if you were thinking of a new way to sell or show your art but didn't know what, here are some ideas".
Calendars of your art. Bonus points if you don't add a year so they can be used any year (and you can add more calendars the more art you make).
Coloring books of your art. Especially doable if you're more of a black and white artist, but also doable if you are able to (and down to) redraw it without color (and if you make digital art this process will probably be a LOT smoother than traditional.)
Posters!! There's a website as well to help people make their own images into posters called rasterbator (aka rasterbator.net ). Feel free to take a look at that if that sounds like something you'd wanna do (even for your own walls).
Stickers. I know this one is already more common but I still thought it'd be a valuable one to mention.
Patches to either sew on or iron on.
Notebook covers. I honestly know very little about this so let me know if this isn't doable and I'll remove it from the list, but I think it would be really cool to have your art on the very front of notebooks. :)
Keychains. Also already being done but still felt it was a worthy mention. Especially in this new wave of trinket fixation.
Shirts/sweaters. Especially if you DIY this, make it limited edition so that you don't overwork yourself or anything.
Tote bags. Kind of in line with the clothing but a more simple and clear canvas to work on.
Diamond paintings. You can convert your art into a diamond painting via a diamond painting converter (aka https://diamondpaintingconverter.com/ ). Also cool as hell.
Jar/container stickers? Not sure if this is as popular or cool as I think it is but some people looove replacing their random items' jars and bottles with self made stickers or random stickers they find. Maybe a little too niche but it's an idea. Could also be done on flower pots, packaging, etc.. anything that contains something really.
Pins. Especially badge/button pins are easier to make than enamel pins.
To all the artists out there, please drop your ko-fi or anywhere else you sell your art!!! I wanna take a look and hopefully those who see this post do too. :)
And to everyone else wanting to commission someone, looking for gift ideas, etc.. please check the comments to find artists who sell their art!
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