What kind of paintings can you make money by now?

Don’t know what kind of paintings you can make money by now? It’s actually quite simple. You can test it yourself. Let’s take a look:

1. The lowest income threshold for illustration is drawing children's illustrations.

2. A job that happens every year is the redrawing of various classic fairy tales.

Can you make money doing this?

Choose a fairy tale with a relatively simple picture, such as "Little Red Riding Hood" and "Peter Rabbit", and then try to see if you can draw it yourself, and then Search other people's versions online and compare them to see if the difference is too big. If you can draw it, you have the minimum entry level skills. But you still have to calculate the time. This kind of work is not artistic creation, it is just hard work and delivery on time and quantity.

A picture book only lasts about ten days or half a month.

If you can draw, but it is extremely painful, I think you can re-evaluate your passion for making money by drawing.

Extended reading: Why Picasso’s paintings are so expensive

When it comes to the talented painters Van Gogh and Picasso, probably everyone knows about them. But their circumstances during their lifetimes were vastly different. Van Gogh, who changed jobs many times, eventually devoted himself to painting. After his collaboration with Gauguin failed, he suffered from mental illness and cut off his own ear. This is perhaps the most famous episode of his life. Van Gogh created art with the understanding and support of his younger brother Theo, but among his 2,000 paintings, only one was sold during his lifetime.

Compared with Van Gogh, Picasso was much luckier. His success is not only related to his outstanding painting talent, but also closely related to his life experience. At the age of 7, Picasso entered the art world under the guidance of his father, an art teacher, and showed his amazing artistic talent. Later, his father, who taught him painting step by step, said, "I can no longer teach my son to paint." This fully demonstrated Picasso's extraordinary painting talent.

What is even more surprising is that Picasso, who died at the age of 91, left more than 70,000 paintings for future generations. In addition, he also owns multiple luxury homes and huge amounts of cash. The total value of his estate is approximately 750 billion yen (approximately 39.5 billion yuan). In the history of art, there is only one painter from ancient times to the present who can own so much property during his lifetime.

Why are the fates of these two great painters so different? I think this is because Picasso is more interested in "money".

Picasso's view on money

Picasso was a genius at selling his paintings. Whenever he has a new work, he will summon dozens of familiar art dealers to participate in his art exhibition. Moreover, at the exhibition, he will tell everyone the creative background and creative intention of the work in detail.

What people want to buy is the story related to the painting. By doing this, Picasso was using the principle of competition to increase the price of his works. This method of converting the value of a work into a price is what is known today as the “monetization” process.

It is said that Picasso liked to pay by check even when buying daily necessities. Why did he do this? Actually, there is a little secret in it. Picasso is a famous painter. If he made a purchase by check, what would the store owner who got the check do with the check? Picasso believed that instead of taking the check to the bank to exchange cash, the store owner should treat the check with his signature as a work of art and take it as a work of art. Go and decorate a room or collect them. Therefore, in order to prevent shopkeepers from taking checks to exchange for cash, Picasso used checks to settle the bill. This was actually equivalent to Picasso "buying" something without spending any money.

Now you should know how Picasso raised his own value and how he used his fame to exchange for more money. His approach, in modern financial terms, is "credit creation" and "liquidation."

The high-end wine produced by Chateau Mouton Rothschild in the Bordeaux region of France is world-renowned.

This high-end wine, with a price tag of about 50,000 yen (approximately RMB 2,635) per bottle, has used different patterns as wine labels every year since 1945. The 1973 wine label was designed by Picasso. However, the wine merchant paid Picasso's design fees not with money, but with wine. Therefore, the higher the evaluation of the wine label designed by Picasso, the higher the selling price of the wine. As for the wine as royalties, whether Picasso kept it to drink or sold it, there is no doubt that it has extremely high value. This can be called a win-win case for Picasso and the wine merchants.

By the way, the full name of Chateau Mouton is Chateau Mouton Rothschild. Obviously, it refers to the Rothschild family, which dominates the Jewish financial throne. Baron Philippe Rothschild, the owner of Chateau Mouton, invites many famous painters, including Picasso, to design wine labels for the wine every year. From this move we can see that he also has a deep understanding of money.

Both Picasso and Rothschild knew that on a platform of integrity, value can be exchanged even without spending money. Moreover, such value exchanges often reveal essences and meanings that cannot be measured with money. Therefore, the economy may not be inseparable from money. The top money masters are often those who can handle things well without spending money.

Pablo Diego José Santiago Francisco de Paula Guanipo Mocheno Crispinano de Rosremedios Ciporia Nord La Santissima Trinidad Maria Parisio Critoriz Brasco Picasso.

This is Picasso’s full name. It is said that in Malaga, the hometown of Picasso, in southern Spain, many people there also have such long names. When naming names, local people not only add the names of their ancestors, but also like to add the names of relatives and friends who are close to them. The result of this is that people's names are getting longer and longer. It is said that even Picasso himself could not remember his full name.

The Spanish are so keen on adding other people’s names to their own. Their real purpose is to bring them closer to each other. They both understand the importance of building honest and trustworthy relationships. In their view, money is nothing more than a lubricant that reduces friction in interpersonal interactions.

Happiness is the state after the wish is realized

Picasso once said: "What I paint is not the appearance of things, but the essence that cannot be seen with the naked eye." Therefore, We need to understand the nature of money. Otherwise, we will not be able to control our own destiny, let alone live happily.

There is no direct relationship between the amount of money and whether a person is happy. Because happiness is the state after wishes come true. To be happy, one must not only have enough money but also have strong willpower. Regarding money, which is both an ordinary and wonderful existence, people should develop the ability to look down upon it when they are young. Only in this way can we regard money as the "raw material" for producing something, and can we better control it.

To evaluate the success of an entrepreneur, it is important to see how much value he can create and what kind of ideas he has, rather than how many assets he has accumulated. In my opinion, money is the "lead powder" used to start a business. When we cannot communicate with others smoothly, money can build a bridge of communication for us.

However, the prerequisite for value exchange is integrity. Only with integrity as a platform can money be used. I believe that except for the purchase of necessary equipment and payment of remuneration, in other cases, money is nothing more than the lubricant in interpersonal communication.

With the development of the times, money has changed from the original metal currency to paper currency. The development of the IT industry and the popularization of the Internet have caused money to evolve from paper currency to electronic currency. We have fewer and fewer opportunities to meet money, but changes in the balance in our accounts control our emotions.

Under the influence of globalization and informatization, "finance" will undergo earth-shaking changes. With the changes in finance, people have different understandings of concepts such as food expenses, how people get along with each other, and even lifestyles. These differences are what should cause us to re-examine and think.

How will money change in the future, and how should we deal with it? The reason why we care about money so much is because we don’t want to be controlled by it. Life should be a process of continuous creation, and people should use existing experience to transform the world. Money is actually just a tool we use to transform the world.

Instead of working hard to make money, it is better to create value and exchange value for wealth. When we realize value sharing and create value happily, we will usher in a credit-based society without money. In a world where integrity is the basis and everyone creates value, we will live happier and happier lives. Is it true that you can make money by learning illustration online?

Of course you can~ Let me answer this question from someone who has just received royalties. I have a humble drawing tool on the Internet. At what level can you accept orders?

There is no fixed answer to this question. Ultimately, it is the skill that determines the value of the work. No one is willing to pay someone whose paintings are not up to standard. The minimum requirements are that the completion and fineness should not be bad, the details should be rich, and the main body of the picture and the overall atmosphere should complement each other and influence each other. Only such a work will be liked by a single owner.

From the current point of view, if you are a novice whose main purpose is to make money by taking orders, it is recommended to learn the following styles, which are easier to get started and have a large market demand:

Cartoon Q version style

The shape is simple, without complicated relationships and details, and is basically composed of lines and colors. The color is characterized by relatively high saturation and relatively strong visual effects. Avatars and emoticons are mainly in this style. Due to the simple operations in the drawing process, this is the easiest style for many novices to get started with. As long as you know the basic shapes, brushes and other tools of PS software, you can draw the outline and details of the object, then color it, draw the color blocks and then add details.

Flat style

Mostly used in PPT materials. The expression is also composed of geometric color blocks. The outer outlines are clean straight lines and curves, and the visual expression is diverse. Flat style illustrations are mainly composed of different color blocks with almost no outlines. When drawing flat style illustrations, you should follow the steps of "first the whole, then the parts", that is, first draw the color blocks of large elements, and then draw the color blocks of small elements. How to make money by drawing illustrations

Share the channels for making money with illustrations

1. Illustration contributors:

1) Visual China/Zhanku Hailuo

These two platforms are relatively authoritative platforms. Visual China needs to upload works on the platform after signing a contract, and Zoku Hailuo can upload them directly. When uploading, you can choose exclusive or non-exclusive depending on your needs. Although the income from non-exclusive works is not very high, the same work can be sold continuously to make money, which is a good way to continue to make income.

2) Other contracting platform websites

For example, Illustration China, Mi Painter, Graffiti Kingdom, Painter Alliance, Art Box, UI China, Qiantu.com, Petals, etc.

When uploading works on these platforms, it is best to pay more attention to targeted uploads of commercial hot spots and upload them in a series, which will achieve double the effect.

2. Peripheral products

1) Zizier.com:

You can open your own store here, so you need to have a certain amount of traffic of your own. You can also sell on behalf of others. The income share from the sales on behalf of others will be much smaller, but you can use the traffic of the platform to sell products. I uploaded a few simple pictures before, and the simple pictures surprisingly sold a few orders. However, because it was a consignment sale, the income was not very high, but it was still a small channel that could continue to make income.

2) Taobao store cooperation:

After you continue to increase your exposure and promote yourself, some Taobao stores will take the initiative to seek cooperation with you. There are two ways to cooperate with stores:

You set the price

For example, a T-shirt store has its own base price and will let you set the price. The money you make is determined by you. Price minus store reserve price.

Pricing (you decide) = store price difference (earned)

Earn commission

For example, in a decorative painting shop, he will give each 5 to 10% of the monthly sales will be divided into specified times each month.

3) Open your own store:

Taobao store or Weidian. This requires you to have your own traffic, have a certain degree of popularity, and many people like your paintings very much, then you can open your own store to sell some peripheral products made from your own illustrations. For example, T-shirts, notebooks, mobile phone cases, canvas bags, pillows, etc.

4) Publishing books:

You can continue to receive royalties from illustrated books or picture books.

5) Offline large-scale illustration activities:

For example, Illustration Carnival, Singularity Art Festival, China International Illustrators 100 Exhibition and other activities. Here you can constantly sell your own peripheral products, and you can also meet many illustration partners in the same industry. Many businesses will come here to find illustrators, which will give you more possibilities and opportunities.

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3. Customers are looking for you

This requires you to continuously publicize and promote yourself. Actively publishing works on different platforms, increasing your connections, and being active in various groups will bring you greater opportunities. Regarding how to let customers actively find you and promote yourself better, this part has a lot of content, which will be explained in detail in the next article.

4. Find customers

1) Illustration groups

Join as many illustration-related WeChat groups as possible. You will often have illustration-related needs. Take the initiative when it feels right for you. You can also publish more of your latest works to let more people know about you, so that when there are suitable needs, they will most likely think of you first.

2) QQ outsourcing group

QQ has many illustration outsourcing groups. If you pay more attention, you will find more opportunities.

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3) Public account submission

There are many public accounts that publish content through illustrations. If you feel that the style matches yours, You can take the initiative to contribute.

4) Magazine submission (heart painting, etc.)

5) Recruitment information submission

There are also many recruitment illustrators or part-time illustrators on major recruitment websites. Especially picture books.

6) Major vertical painting websites

Illustration Home, Graffiti Kingdom and other illustration-related websites often have a lot of demand for illustrations.

5. Teacher/Teaching Assistant

Teaching Assistant: Not only can it bring some income, but it can also bring huge network resources and accelerate growth together with the teacher.

Teacher: You need to accumulate your own painting level and flow in the early stage. When you have accumulated it to a certain level, you can start to consider starting classes. Common ones include live courses (high income), recorded courses (continuous income), and check-in activities. Common platforms include cctalk, Qianliao, NetEase Cloud Classroom, Huke.com, Blue Pencil, etc.

6. Participate in competitions

Zokuo, UI China, Visual China, Graffiti Kingdom, these websites often publish many illustration-related competitions.