Why Redbubble and other artist platforms are failing struggling artists

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p our camera angles to film what used to be a private process to the end result and condense it in a matter of 30 seconds and tack on some ‘viral’ overused tune.</p><h1 id="718c">Google: “How to monetize my art”</h1><p id="7153">Results may vary but it may be along the terms of Redbubble, Society 6, Tee Spring or if you go far deep enough, Amazon Merch. On their own they provide the following benefits:</p><ul><li>Low effort: Upload hours or days worth of your artwork</li><li>Shipping, packaging, all the troubles of having your own store front is taken care of</li><li>Variety: Create anything from prints to mugs, to T shirts, even a printed side table!</li></ul><p id="897e">On their own, these websites could bring a lot of monetary value to artists who want to showcase their work without having the upfront capital to start their own business. There is a sacrifice when it comes to royality earnings but otherwise, these plateforms were made for artists. However, these websites fail to properly market their artists who are the backbone of their content and products. They take the time and effort of artists only to throw them into a void where their products may not sell unless the artist themselves markets on their own or if they are lucky — — go viral.</p><p id="fb7a">Otherwise, hope is little and the differen

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ce between uploading and not uploading is little to none. If we wanted to become great marketers, we would. But the purpose of these websites were to help artists reach a greater audience so that the artist only focuses on their craft and produce quality work without worrying if their brush strokes are “satisfying” enough for their next reel or remembering to hit record on their Iphone before starting their next piece. After a decade of searching the best hashtags, and now creating reels to highlight the process I wonder how things were before influencer culture took over where my Instagram was not a requirement to become the marketing campaign of my childhood hobby.</p><p id="cda3">Yes the market is oversaturated. But originally these websites were designed to create a community before Instagram, Tik Tok and all these other fast tracked tools. We have reached oversaturation and it is up to the algorithm of these artist based plateforms to to help those on the plateform to reach their goal.</p><p id="b051">that’s it. That is my rant.</p><h1 id="284b">Like my art? Feel free to check out my Instagram: @delicate_drawing to see my process!</h1><p id="ef89"><a href="https://instagram.com/delicate_drawing?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=">Link: https://instagram.com/delicate_drawing?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=</a></p></article></body>

Why Redbubble and other artist platforms are failing struggling artists

Here: A bunch of flowers for your thoughts and efforts

It all began with drawing the sun in the corner of the page. Maybe if you were creative enough you alternated the sun rays between electric yellow and orange. Perhaps if you were lucky enough, you got to enroll in some art classes, and if not, its okay because your middle school art teacher unlocked your hidden talent at fourteen and there began your journey.

However, no matter the breadth of your knowledge or depth in being able to identify cornfield blue in the midst of the hues of the sky as you paint outside trying to experience nature, making a career out of your heightened world view? Forget it.

In todays world, becoming viral is a prerequisite for effectively monetizing your artwork. However, not everyone has the best camera or angle for that matter to create captivating reels that rely on the algorithm’s “satisfying” content. Or for some of us, we enjoy the solitude of creating art, mistakes, and going through that journey without having the need to set up our camera angles to film what used to be a private process to the end result and condense it in a matter of 30 seconds and tack on some ‘viral’ overused tune.

Google: “How to monetize my art”

Results may vary but it may be along the terms of Redbubble, Society 6, Tee Spring or if you go far deep enough, Amazon Merch. On their own they provide the following benefits:

Low effort: Upload hours or days worth of your artwork

Shipping, packaging, all the troubles of having your own store front is taken care of

Variety: Create anything from prints to mugs, to T shirts, even a printed side table!

On their own, these websites could bring a lot of monetary value to artists who want to showcase their work without having the upfront capital to start their own business. There is a sacrifice when it comes to royality earnings but otherwise, these plateforms were made for artists. However, these websites fail to properly market their artists who are the backbone of their content and products. They take the time and effort of artists only to throw them into a void where their products may not sell unless the artist themselves markets on their own or if they are lucky — — go viral.

Otherwise, hope is little and the difference between uploading and not uploading is little to none. If we wanted to become great marketers, we would. But the purpose of these websites were to help artists reach a greater audience so that the artist only focuses on their craft and produce quality work without worrying if their brush strokes are “satisfying” enough for their next reel or remembering to hit record on their Iphone before starting their next piece. After a decade of searching the best hashtags, and now creating reels to highlight the process I wonder how things were before influencer culture took over where my Instagram was not a requirement to become the marketing campaign of my childhood hobby.

Yes the market is oversaturated. But originally these websites were designed to create a community before Instagram, Tik Tok and all these other fast tracked tools. We have reached oversaturation and it is up to the algorithm of these artist based plateforms to to help those on the plateform to reach their goal.

that’s it. That is my rant.