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Taking Art To The Next Level

If you are not making enough money selling your drawings and paintings you do have other options. Turn your art into sellable products.

For instance, I create art both digitally and through photography. I take an image and scan it into my computer. At this point, I can import the image into my cross-stitch software to generate a pattern or upload it to a print-on-demand company that will transfer the image onto their products like cups, T-shirts, etc.

This is the image I am going to start with. This is the initial raw sketch.

From this sketch I am going to create three-way products, painting on a canvas bag, cross stitch pattern and print-on-demand products.

This is a work in progress for the painting on a bag project.

Within just a few hours I was also able to initiate the creation of this pattern from this same design.

My last step in this diversification process will be when I upload the original image to a print-on-demand site to print on already established products like cups and tees. You now you should understand the process of diversification in art. Now I am not saying you have to do it the way I did but it is a way of keeping your art alive and monetized.

So artists get cranking out that beautiful work and let’s see the metamorphosis begin.

Have a blessed day.

The Sketch

I typically am an early morning riser. My day starts anywhere from 4:30 to 7:30 depending on how much I have slept. While my husband and dog sleep I am either sketching, reading, or stitching. Today, I’m sketching.

I am trying to increase my skill in portraits. While I typically sketch in pencil my art teacher tells me that is a no-no. Be bold enough to do it in ink she says. So here I am in bed sketching in ink trying to make a character appear on this page.

While he might not be perfect and is lacking color he does at least in some form seem to have some resemblance to my source. As I make each line I try to give him character something that will make you question “who is this guy”?

I think now I may use him in my next short story. Sketches as imperfect as they are give you a quick insight as to what the finished piece will be. Sometimes I add color but most of the time I don’t. As I add each stroke I am building not just his structural features but also his character. I ask myself “Who is this guy” because forming an identity in my head makes him more real on paper.

My teacher says I am more critical of myself than anyone else. Drawing is not just fun but at my age helps me to keep that part of my brain active. It also helps me build characters to write about.

Well, time to get up and fix coffee. The dog is squirming and the husband will be waking soon.

Have a glorious day!