Hey guys! I’m a SAHM trying to get back into commissions. Previously, my focus was on dog portraits but with my current phase of life as a new mom (whose son finally has a consistent nap schedule lol), I’ve switched gears to draw babies and children.

Welcome to the Hungry Artists community! The goal of this Skool is to help artists make vastly better art and make wayy more money. To start things off please post your artwork and introduce yourself in the “Share Your Work” section. See you there!

I just had my first $10k month as an artist. A huge milestone for me considering in August I only made $1578. I'm a huge fan of transparency with how I'm making my money in hopes that it will help somebody else make more themselves. Here's the breakdown. (I charge an up-front deposit on all paintings. Commissions are a 50% deposit and Weddings are a 20% deposit. I'll list deposits and final payments separately for clarification.) Murals: $3,550 Commissioned Painting Deposits: $2,175 Commissioned Paintings Final Payments: $1,900 Live Wedding Painting Deposits: $1,100 Print Sales: $100 Non-Art Related Gigs: $1,457.47 Total Revenue: $10,282.47 Total Profit: $7,315.73 How do you make money as an artist? Are you making your money through commissions, galleries, live events? Whether you feel comfortable talking number or not, it's always helpful to see the different possibilities for adding revenue as an artist.