ART TIPS ✦ product and merchandise ideas for ILLUSTRATORS | self employed artist

[@ArtbyTuna]

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[@amberwright6832]

temporary tattoos are such a great idea that I've never thought of before!

[@curiositydrawsme9180]

Another one I thought of was Oven Mitts. I can’t remember if you can get a quilted fabric from Spoonflower, or if that would have to come via a manufacturer, but if someone were doing a subscription box, I bet there would be a market for a combo of Recipe Booklet, Apron, Tea-Towel and Oven Mitts/Potholders, especially around food-oriented holidays…

[@sunnyfennec720]

" thousand stickers in the trench coat" Is my exactly who I'm. Thenk you for opening my eyes to this fact

[@ArtbyTuna]

Time to make a sticker about being a thousand stickers in a trench coat 👁️👄👁️

[@mellisartandcrafts]

Congrats to the Sponsorship and thanks for the good tipps!

[@staceyros]

advanced stickers maybe window clings...the paper is usually hard to find to make them...ive tried lol. at one point i had 450 designs of stickers..small town doesnt help, but still have lots years later..and sticker sheets are almost impossible to sell imo when you dont do cons...ugh

[@ChantelleArts]

These ideas sound fantastic, watched and enjoyed till the end ☺☺

[@cutiesaurusart]

I hope your Japan trip is going super well, Tuna! 💖💖💖 This vlog came at the perfect time for me as I'm getting ready to reopen my online shop but lost a bit of steam 😅 I'm excited to make a lot of these in the future, it's good motivation! Thanks so much for sharing 💖 I may have missed you mentioning it, but I'd add tote bags and pencil cases to your list. I make my tote bags at home with blank bags I order from a local supplier, my cricut, heat transfer vinyl and a heat press machine and it's so much fun!

[@SquirrelSprout]

Taking notes and then I hear my name! Haha, thanks for the shoutout, Tuna!

[@ArtbyTuna]

Yes, the shipping costs did totally put me off, I believe I spoke about the guilt of pricing them according to cost in another video!! I hope we can both find the balance between cost and quality!!

[@SquirrelSprout]

@@ArtbyTuna if ever I find it I'll let you know for sure 😂 Have a great trip in Japan!

[@uncommonplay]

Thank you for sharing your ideas! Some other product ideas I've done/will be doing are custom bucket hats, PVC fans, custom plush coin purse, acrylic magnets, and acrylic Christmas ornaments for the holiday season :)

[@watermelon_dragon]

You got a sponsor 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@lovevamp5446]

Thank you for the idea's! I'm a sculpture of small dektop fantasy creatures. 2D is a real challenge for me. Though it is a part of the merchandise that I can expand on (if I can get the hang of it😅)

[@sms4077]

interesting. people usually talk about having the opposite problem. are you a digital or a physical sculptor? either way, u can create 2d images of your sculptures-- either using the 3d software or from photographs. then u can just use the 2d images as is OR use the images as the base to trace drawings. hope this was useful.

[@lovevamp5446]

​@sms4077 I'm a physical sculptor. Sculpting in 3d is easy for me😅 I do sculpt my creatures before drawing them to trace it but I suck at the colour theory. Like what colour to use for shadows.

[@annieyt4121]

Hi Tuna, first, I love your channel, thank you for all your videos, I love it, it inspires me :) I'm canadian too (and also have a black cat hihi) and I found your video again very interesting. I was wondering if you could recommand some machines (for printing, cutting, press, and so on) if we want to start creating products at home. But also if you could recommand manufacturers for the same things, if we want them to print our stickers, press our mugs or tumblers, and so on. For different kinds of products we generally see at these conventions. Since you are in Canada too, I taught maybe there are some companies you would recommand for it. I am a Web developer and I also do designs for print. For now, I am starting with print on demand, so I can test a little and in the future I would like to also sell directly items probably with amazon FBA, from products that I either made at home with different machines or with items ordered from a manufacturer. I have so many ideas, and it's been 20 years since I bought my domain name for my print on demand store, but I am only starting now. And there is so much stuff I want to do! At first I taught I would only do POD but now I really like the idea of creating some of the products or using a manufacturer. By the way, sorry I'm a french canadian (from Montreal) so my English is not perfect! Anyway, if you could recommend some manufacturers and machines, I would really appreciate it. But if you are not comfortable with it I understand, no problem. Thanks again, have a great day. I hope you really enjoy Japan, can't wait to see the videos! :)

[@ArtbyTuna]

Hello!!!! I appreciate your comment and support. You can start by checking my FAQ on artbytuna.com where I have some manufacturing suggestions and my at-home machines too. I also recommend searching AliBaBa for manufacturers for other items. I hope it can be helpful 💗

[@annieyt4121]

@@ArtbyTuna Oh great!! Thank you so much :) I have seen your website but I admit I didn't check out the FAQ section. I will sure do now ;) Thanks again for taking you time to answer me, I really appreciate it. Have a great day :)