Re:Five Buck Fatigue
by Lammy on Thursday July 30, 2020 @11:06PM
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One thing I see some artists do is sell commission slots and then post the finished artwork for everyone. Some commissions are kept private, of course, but for many of them it's win-win-win to share:
- The artists get paid and still get to display stuff publicly, attracting more fans and more commissions.
- The fans get a chance to have their favorite artists draw their favorite things.
- The vast majority of silent passersby get more reasons to keep coming back and maybe turn into paying fans too.
Dealing with fans and managing expectations becomes even more of a can of worms when money gets involved, of course, and people tend to under-value creative work in general, but I've seen some people make that work for 10+ years now even before the era of Patreon and Gumroad and friends.
- The artists get paid and still get to display stuff publicly, attracting more fans and more commissions.
- The fans get a chance to have their favorite artists draw their favorite things.
- The vast majority of silent passersby get more reasons to keep coming back and maybe turn into paying fans too.
Dealing with fans and managing expectations becomes even more of a can of worms when money gets involved, of course, and people tend to under-value creative work in general, but I've seen some people make that work for 10+ years now even before the era of Patreon and Gumroad and friends.