How will you earn a living as an artist?

Hi! There is money in doing art works! Through business. You can do some paintings and sell them. I have a few friends who do that. Although I'd have to say that it would take some time and quite a lot of money in order to earn a really big profit coz you need to but those expensive brushes, paints, etc., and set up a gallery to showcase your artwork.

Have you thought about being a cartoonist? Newspapers need people to do sketches for their columns. Also sketch artists are needed in court rooms, though that is quickly changing with the allowance of cameras to record the trial. Try it part time on your off time. Painters and fine artists do not make any money while they are alive. Weird how that works, but once a painter passes on to the great canvas in the sky, suddenly their art work has more value. Paint and put them on Etsy. Perhaps you can sell some of your artwork that way. Also local galleries have art shows, and they would show your work at an opening. Keep your current job until you can support yourself through your art.

i dont think it is easy. there are lots of venues to sell your works but everyone has heard of the term 'starving artist' and it is true!

good for you, you're now a human resource specialist..if you really want to do those art works..and since you already have a job..you can slowly shift to what you wanted..while working, you can enroll yourself to it..you may choose to be a full time student, with a part time job..or a full time resource specialist and a part time student..or just a full time student, if you have saved enough money to support yourself..you may try to hit 2 birds with one stone..

Create your own website and post the images of your work there. place an opt in form so that people can leave their name and address. create a fan page on facebook and post your images and articles there if people are interested in your work they will be prepared to buy from you. All this you can accomplish from home. The best part is its not at all expensive to set up ur website and bringing visitors to ur site can be thrilling and a great learning experience.

As an artist many people are successful, some paintings go over 100000 USD at auctions..... however they are professionals... I think practicing art is not a bad idea and as an artist you should do it as part time because then you have both a new job as well as your old job... try making your arts with meaning to it, that is they should signify something and you will have pretty good luck on it try showing your father eminent personalities and even some of your own art maybe he will change his outlook, in my country at first girls weren't allowed education, however now that discouragement is now gone due to various factors and willpower from people Being a cartoonist is also not a bad idea as suggested above....

I am an artist and I would love to quit my job and focus on my art instead, but at the moment I don't earn enough money from my art. I hope that will I be able quit my job one day, that is my long-term goal. I have an online gallery, I would prefer a "real" gallery that people could visit in person, but it is too expensive for me at moment, so I have created an online gallery instead. Maybe you could create an online gallery as well? A "real" gallery is better, but an online gallery could be a start. Some of things that helped me in the beginning were an exhibtion at a café and some articles in different newspapers (about my exhibition) I also made some posters about my exhibtion and I placed them at the library, in coffee shops, movie theaters etc. One of my friends who is also an artist has had exhibitions at different clinics. She walked around and visited all the doctors, dentists etc in town and asked them if them wanted to use her waitings in the waiting rooms and some of them said yes. Some of the patients who saw her paintings in the waiting room liked the paintings and bought them. That is another thing that you could try. Galleries aren't the only places where you can sell your art

Anyone can change one's profession at any time in one's life. I did it. I had a 9 to 5 job doing administrative work. I chucked it for designing and executing landscaped gardens which was my passion. As far as you are concerned if you are depending on your new career for your survival you need to do some research about the demand that exists for your kind of work.

If you really love drawing then you can do it as a hobby. That's the only way you enjoy both worlds. And about the money. If you love what you do money is not the reward but the happiness of doing what you love. Gets the point? And my advice is make friends with other artist. And do some weekend exhibits if you want to be recognize.

my freind if we want sucess or money in any field we will have to work hard there is no short-cut........ you did it well you went with your dad`s decision........ but your own interst are also....... so if you are intersted in painting and other art work and want your carrer in it....... just start it at low level means do it part time whenever you are feeling that you have not any work or you find a situation about painting just do it then....... and try to publish it....... if it would work good than job you are working than it would be nice..... and you would have option to opt your desired career....... my advice is that you start it as part time if you will get successful do it full time if not you would need to sharpen your art.......... and try again