HOW TO CREATE AND SELL DIGITAL ART IN 2024

Selling digital paintings online has become a popular way to generate income, since it does not require large investments in materials or physical space. In this article we will teach you how to create your own collection of digital art or paintings without having to be an artist or designer and how to sell them on an online platform like Konga, Jumia, instagram, facebook and tiktok

Who is this business for?

This business is suitable for people who want to earn money online without being an artist or designer, since designs can be created through artificial intelligence. It is also suitable for those who enjoy creativity and have an interest in digital art.

Required Skills

No artistic or graphic design skills are needed to start this business as artificial intelligence can be used to create the images. However, basic computer skills and internet browsing are required to use the online platforms where the digital paintings will be sold.

Required Time

The time required to create a collection of digital paintings will depend on the number of designs you want to create and the complexity of the design.

Regarding the creation of the designs, here are a list of platform that you can use to generate ai contents for free

CANVA:

Leonardo.ai

Artbreeder

DeepAI

Gencraft

The biggest driver for generating good AI arts is PROMPT.

What is a Prompt:

A prompt is a natural language text that requests the generative AI to perform a specific task.

It’s basically the command you give the AI TOOL, when you want it to give you certain results.

HERE ARE THE FEW things to keep in mind whenever you want to write a PROMPT.

Know what you want to create:

Know the Subject: (animal, woman, man)

Know the style:Know the accessories: beads,glasses, colar

Know the background (by the river,sunset,desert)

Know the type of art. {Pencil, biro, drawing}

Here is an example of how to write a prompt that yields a desired result

“A detailed black and white pencil drawing of a curious cat wearing light blue glasses on a white background.”

result:

Prompt2:

Create an image of a surreal 3D artwork featuring a stylized female face with closed eyes and full lips. The face is adorned with vibrant sunglasses, and it appears to be partially merged with geometric shapes. A slice of orange serves as an unconventional hat, tilted on the head. The face is surrounded by an array of plant life, including glossy leaves and flowers, with some of the flora seemingly morphing into liquid drops. The background is a smooth gradient, and the overall color palette is rich and saturated, with a harmonious blend of teal, orange, pink, and green tones. The image has a polished, glossy finish, giving it a modern and artistic look.

RESULTS:

PROMPT CREDIT- ELIJAH OTOR

Prompt3:

Prompt: A vibrant green background features a bold title ‘Buy Now!’ in large yellow letters at the top. Below the title is a check box with the statement ‘Reduces the impact of the high-fat meal by 40-50% down to 16%’ in white letters. To the right, four cylindrical bottles are displayed, each labeled ‘Juice PLUS+’ with caps and labels in purple for ‘BERRY BLEND’, red for ‘FRUIT BLEND’, green for ‘VEGETABLE BLEND’, and gold for ‘OMEGA BLEND’. Each bottle contains 120 capsules and is adorned with images of the corresponding fruits, vegetables, or omegas. The bottom right corner is embellished with scattered capsule shapes. This image should convey a clear call to action with its ‘Buy Now!’ message, emphasizing the health benefits and variety of the Juice PLUS+ products, suitable for marketing or promotional material.

Result:

Prompt credit: Elijah Otor

Please note that Text to Image in AI, is not perfect yet, make sure you edit the finished work when necessary.

With this guide we can begin to imagine what our collection will be like,

As you will see, the prompt is in English, but you can use Google Translator or DeepL to write the prompt in your own language and translate it to English.

The platform will generate 4 thumbnail images, if you don’t like any results, you can click the Generate button again to get 4 new images or download the image you liked in high quality.

Remember that many people like to decorate their homes with happy themes, so creating collections with animals can be interesting, but you can also do it with objects such as vases, flowers, balloons, cabins, mountains, rainbows, in short, the limit is your creativity.

Extra Tips:

1. Before creating your collection of digital art or paintings, research current trends and popular designs to get ideas and create something that fits the market.

2. Use the Leonardo.ai platform to create attractive and unique digital art or designs. Experiment with different combinations of subjects, styles, and accessories.

3. As you build your collection, be sure to stay consistent in theme, color, and style to create a distinctive brand.

4. When selling your digital art or paintings, make sure you have a detailed and attractive description, as well as high-quality and well-presented images.

5. It offers unique and original products. Although you can find inspiration in other designs, make sure that your creations are unique and original. This will help you stand out from the competition and attract potential customers looking for something different.

6. Take care of the details in your wordpress sites, or anywhere you have listed the art, from the description of your products to the images that represent them. Make sure that the information is complete and that the images are attractive.

7. Don’t be afraid to experiment with different prices for your products.

How to earn income:

1. At the easiest, create an instagram channel to help you display your art, don’t forget to put watermarks on them, so as to help you protect them. Put out contents and run targeted ads to people who would love it. (below we will discuss the target demography for this product)

2: Create a whatsapp business account, and build a catalog that can redirect links to your IG page or your website

3:Create an online store using wordpress or have agencies like AZIZAM build professional online stores that you can even receive orders directly on your whatsapp and handle all transactions.

4. Promote your online store on social networks and art blogs to reach a wider audience.

5. Consider creating themed or custom design packs to increase your sales and attract customers who are looking for something specific.

6. As your store grows, consider offering physical products such as canvas prints, mugs, and other merchandise related to your designs.

7. Offer discounts and promotions. Take advantage of seasonal occasions like Valentine, Easter, Christmas, fathers day, to offer discounts and promotions to your potential customers.

How to process a sale:

Before you start out on this journey, one crucial part of this business you need to sort out is PROCESSING AND FULFILLMENT.

By processing , This means, how you plan to produce the digital arts into Physical arts. You need to decide if you just want to sell only the digital copy; that means that your customers will only get the digital copy of your art, but if you are going to produce a picture canva, then you need to decide on who will do your Production. If you are interested in having the contacts of verified vendors in Lagos and Owerri join our Private whatsapp group.

Your production vendors are critical to your profit margin percentage and your customer satisfaction. Once the production is very affordable and the finishing of high quality, you can have a repeat purchase or at best referrals from a happy customer.

Your fulfillment:

After Production you should have a discussion with your vendor to send it to the location of your client. Usually all this cost is inbuilt from the time of order, so it is advisable to charge differently for the art and differently for the logistics. It’s a model Nigerians have come to accept, so you wouldn’t be doing anything different.

However, one critical factor to mention here is the TRUST FACTOR, as a Nigerian, we have trust issues, and online users will be looking at things to trust about your brand. To learn more on what buyers look out for before they can trust your brand enough to pay, join our whatsapp group and get notified on our limited webinar sessions that addresses this.

If you have read this far, thank you for trusting us and also for your time. It shows you are super interested in having an extra source of income, hope you have also signed up on the whatsapp groups above.

If you apply all the steps above, we are very positive of your results. We will be rooting for your success.

PS: TO DELVE DEEPER INTO PROMPT ENGINEERING , JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP AND LEARN MASSIVE PROMPTS THAT CREATES AMAZING ARTS.

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