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10 Artistic Income Ideas You Can Use Right now!

Are tough economic times putting a dent in your art business? Artists naturally think outside of the box. But it can be difficult to dream up new income streams when you're focused on bills. Here's 10 artistic income ideas to jumpstart your personal economic survival plan.

Create It!

1. You're probably using tools that you created yourself for your own specialty. Could your tools be useful to other artists? Mass produce them.

2. Original decor. Have your images printed on material, SpoonFlower.com sew up tableware and or pillows. Sell it on Etsy.com a website for only handmade items.

3. You've heard of Pampered Chef parties, lingerie parties, why not art parties? Base your art party on these same models. Wow them with your brilliant but low ticket items!

Design It!

4. Can't afford a brick and mortar gallery? Consider a virtual one. A virtual gallery is 3 dimensional and exists in a virtual world. Sound silly? Secondlife is home to over 600 virtual galleries and everyday $1.5 million in real money passes through this world, a not so silly number.
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5. Sell your original artwork as ACEOs. ACEO stands for Art Card Editions and Originals. ArtCardsWanted.com is a good place to start.

6. Design digital art supplies. Scrapbookers need artistic pages, emblems and accessories for their digital scrapbooks. Check out Artella Land to see what scrapbook artists are buying.

Teach It!

6. Write a tutorial on your art specialty. Know a lot about brushes? Write about it. Expert on paper? Write about that. You may find your niche in the mundane! Tools equipment, preservation, there's something that you know well and somebody who's ready to pay for your knowledge.

7. Offer classes around your area of expertise. Yes you sculpt, but how do you prepare before you work? What types of solvents do you use and what are their substitutes? If you have proficiency in an area, chances are you have knowledge about little known but equally important subjects.

Express It!

8. Write Columns for online publications or publish your own magazine! Magcloud.com. Publish a book Blurb.com publish an ebook; Createspace.com

9. Hang your art in high traffic but extremely unconventional places. Chances are if you can't imagine art there, it is the perfect place!

10. Have a moving gallery. The Florida Highway Men Floridahighwaymenpaintings.com sold their art door to door in 1950s Florida. Not only did they sell their work, but they became legendary for selling it that way!

Now that you're armed with a few more ideas to add to your arsenal, include a touch of optimism and plenty of perseverance and you're make it through any financially difficult times!