Part-time job as a picture book illustrator - How to use your drawing skills to make money part-time?

How to make money by drawing illustrations

Making money from illustrations depends on your level. First, you can work part-time and post your works on various websites and platforms. Others think you are good at drawing and like your style of painting. I will come to you to make an appointment, and then I will work as a full-time illustrator in the company. Although there is no part-time freedom, the income is relatively stable.

1. Social platforms

Many people now use social platforms such as Moments, Weibo, and Douyin to receive orders. First publish your works on these platforms, and then accumulate fans. Slowly, people will take the initiative to ask you for manuscripts. If you maintain good customer relationships, you can have a steady stream of referrals in the future.

As a novice illustrator, the initial charging standards are definitely relatively low. You can first refer to the charging standards of your peers, and then make a flexible quotation based on the formula of personal completion time * daily work hourly salary * 2 = quotation.

2. Major websites

Upload your works to some sharing websites, such as LOFTER, inner, half-dimensional, etc., first accumulate attention, and then you will have the opportunity to receive appointments. Manuscript consultation. (The premise is that your work has a certain level and quality and meets the audience's aesthetic preferences)

But I still hope that everyone will not be too utilitarian at the beginning, hoping to gain fans and receive orders in one go. It requires a certain amount of time to operate and maintain. This process is very long and cannot be accomplished overnight.

3. Join various illustration groups

Various illustration needs will be posted in the group, and you can choose the one that suits you to receive orders. However, this requires competing with many illustrators, and it is not always possible to smoothly receive the illustration order you want. How to make money by drawing illustrations

Share the channels for making money by illustration

1. Illustration contributor:

1)

Visual China

/Zhaukuhailuo

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 commissioning platform websites

such as 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. You will be asked to set the price, and the money you make is the price you set minus the store's reserve price.

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

Earn commission

For example, a

decorative painting

At the store, he will give 5 to 10% of the monthly sales, divided into specified times each month.

3) Open your own store:

Taobao store or

WeChat store

. 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) Book publishing:

You can continue to receive

royalties

income from illustrated books or picture books.

5) Offline large-scale illustration activities:

For example, Illustration

Carnival

, Singularity Art Festival, 100 Chinese International Illustrators exhibitions 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. You 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. How to use your painting skills to make money part-time?

Can I work part-time as a painter? The answer is yes. However, if you study painting, the tuition is relatively expensive, and everyone knows this. However, it is expensive for its own reasons. After learning art, it is very easy for you to use this skill to work part-time to make money. Maybe you don’t know how to do it specifically, so I will give readers an example. On the street, you can usually see people with portraits painted on them. Although the profession of these street artists is not very popular, it does not mean that the income from this profession is not good. The price charged by someone else to paint a portrait for you is not cheap, because they need their own superb painting skills, and they can't make mistakes on the spot. For this kind of job, you can try it as a part-time job. Anyway, you can practice your on-site performance, improve your painting skills, and earn some tuition for yourself. It is a good part-time job for college students.

In many modern entertainment stores, there is an atmosphere full of young personalities. For example, in some beverage coffee shops, small bars, snack bars, etc., the owners will try their best to decorate their stores with an atmosphere full of urban youth personality. At this time, you can also do a part-time job as wall painting to meet the needs of your bosses.

Usually, after you paint a wall work, the payment you receive can basically meet your daily living expenses for several months, so it seems that the fee is not low.

You can also do a part-time picture book job yourself. Once your work becomes famous with this kind of work, you may rise to great heights. Because after your work becomes famous, you will be more widely known, and it will attract a lot of subscribers. With more readers, Nature Publishing House will introduce more business to you, the unit price will also increase, and the overall income will also show a geometric pattern. increase. For a part-time job in picture books, you can do some children's picture books. Then add your signature when you publish your work to let more people know about you and the existence of your work. You may have someone call you and tell you if you want to sign with them as a writer. In this way, your wealth will come unconsciously.