How Do You Make Money As An Artist?

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.

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