Earning $7000/month From My Art Skills | Art Income Breakdown + Ideas For Your Business

[@platyadmirer]

I've seen similar things as well in gardening. 1st year requires a lot of effort for not much result, but each year it's so much easier to do more with less effort. It's very comforting ❤

[@dakshagiri]

It’s my dream to earn as much as you, creating what i love drawing! I hope i can reach your level one day ❤

[@MimimooIllustration]

You're definitely on track, Daksha! Your YT channel is looking great, I love your most recent thumbnails 😍

[@baffledbrandon3132]

I've been trying since I was a kid to get to this level. I am 32 going on 33 now. If I can't do it, you likely can't either.

[@ArchieDraws13]

Me too

[@pagangamer87]

@@baffledbrandon3132just because you failed/gave up doesn’t mean others do.

[@LauraLopesG]

@@baffledbrandon3132I started painting in my forties. It’s never too late.

[@teabee5397]

I love how gentle your videos come across. I've watched a few other "how to make a living off your art", and they tend to stress me out. Like I need to follow their points exactly this way or that way, and right now! But yours are realistic and help put my mind at ease.:)

[@MimimooIllustration]

I'm so happy to hear that, I feel the same way about a lot of business-y videos!

[@chantalleonhardt]

The transparency !!! Also the other day I looked on my channel analytics to see what other channels my subscribers watch and you you were the first channel (I though that was really cool as I love your content) xx

[@MimimooIllustration]

Oh that's so cool that we have the same audience! I've been seeing your shorts and videos popping up everywhere! 👏👏👏

[@ChantelleArts]

I'm still growing my youtube channel slowly but hoping to one day have one as successful as yours 🥰 the hardest part for me has been trying lots of different art video types whilst having consistent series, to try and find what my audience may like

[@HannahMorenDraws]

I think I would’ve never considered a KZbin channel if it weren’t for mimimoo. And thinking more critically about the art biz in general - her choice to not have product stock resonates with me for the same reason! It’s made me think more about how I can build my biz to be “travel lite” and more passive. My biggest personal struggle is honing in on one “style” to market. I’ve tried licensing for pattern and fabric as well as editorial for magazines. It’s all so different! I think I need to start being more critical in that regard.

[@MimimooIllustration]

There are soo many fun things we could make it's always so hard to choose something to focus on! I sometimes wish I could duplicate myself so that I can work on everything at once 😄

[@HannahMorenDraws]

@@MimimooIllustration I've been struggling with it for years - but now I really want to make a living on my own! So I've been narrowing down... But I hope when some things are stream lined that it's possible to keep exploring other things~

[@malurus_]

i'm really looking forward to more videos like this! im starting my business now so this is the best time.

[@WatercolorKari]

Literally just posted my first video on here two days ago, in large part because of the inspiration I've gotten from watching your journey. Thank you for continuing to share what's worked for you and encouraging the rest of us who may just be getting started! 💖

[@MariJadeWrites]

Hi, your journey is so inspiring, Mimi :) I am working on growing my KZbin and am working on finalizing a fiction book as well as a coloring book on the side (to be self-published). This video really inspires me to keep trying at it!

[@MimimooIllustration]

Ahh that's so cool, so many fun creative projects!

[@MimimooIllustration]

I'm so excited to be working on a proper class to help you start a successful art business and be seen online by your target customer!🎉 Pre-order my new art business class now to get 50% off: www.mimimooillustration.com/start-a-successful-art-business-info

[@eleagraphy]

I saw your art business course open for pre order. Was wondering if it’s only suitable for those who are starting out or for those who’ve started out but hasn’t been consistent and fully blossom yet? Was wondering if it’s same or similar to your skillshare classes? Will they be any updates one that’s able to access on the course if you’ve update the content in the future? Emailed you and looking forward to hear from you. Thanks

[@PankajSinghArt]

You have inspired me just started my art channel. Thanks for sharing this!

[@yaniespinoza5694]

I hope to be as succesful as you one day, writing all your advice down, love your videos, they inspire me sooo much! Greetings from Cancun, Mexico 💜

[@MimimooIllustration]

Aw that's so nice to hear! 🥰

[@spillustrations]

Thank you so much. You have given me encouragement and hope❤️ I have a plan. And I am going to take baby steps towards it🥰 it may take an awhile but I’ll get there!

[@MissMicaelaMarie]

Would you be open to talking about how you get clients to illustrate picture books for, and what that process is like? Loving the small business content you've been making lately btw! It's been super motivating to see your process :)

[@MimimooIllustration]

Yes absolutely I can! I've been meaning to make a picture book related video for a while anyway😊

[@Sakuems]

Last month I made 150€ as an artist. After 15 years being self employed, this hurts.

[@AncaT11]

I feel you😢 after a failed attempt to make a business from my art, I’ve learned you have to think more about the business side and marketing side more then how good your art is unfortunately. If you don’t know how to sell yourself, market yourself, your art maybe amazing but isn’t enough. Btw, your illustrations are amazing 😭

[@FilomenaJackStudio]

Thanks for sharing this! Congrats on the books....I'm working on my 2nd book and a bunch of murals and teaching. It's a lot of hours, but also a dream job!

[@LearnGermanwithMarzipanfrau]

Thank you for your wonderful tips. Your drawings are beautiful. ❤

[@ArchieDraws13]

This was helpful I just started and thins shows how I could turn it into a job

[@shivangirathi6799]

Thanks for sharing your art revenue breakdown. Can you share how you started your career in the children's book market and what did you do to create a portfolio around this subjectm

[@Bengal_Entertainment]

Hello Mimi! Can you please make a video on how to format qnd layout children's picture book with details? It will be helpful for those who are just getting atarted with their first book project as like me.

[@Kīīng-Skull]

10:37 Lol lil bro lookin like wassup !

[@art4anj]

Thank you so much for sharing this!!! ❤ You’re the art youtuber that I actually look up to the MOST! 😆 I do comms instead of picture books and I have a digital shop. As someone whose focus is on growing my digital products, out of the 3 income streams you shared, TEACHING is the only one left that I haven’t done yet but I’ve been wanting to do the MOST! It’s just been challenging between drawing the tutorial AND filming/editing it by myself. Do you have any tips for when I open a Patreon to teach?

[@MimimooIllustration]

Oh that's great to hear! A lot of people have about 1 Patron for every 1000 followers they have in their free communities (as a very rough generalisation!) so if you already have an established audience then you should be able to start building on Patreon. You can make free content there now as well, so if you're not sure then you could start posting simple, free content to test it out and then create paid tiers for bigger content when you're ready 😊

[@paulinaacosta8748]

Great video as usual

[@shilpadoodles5874]

How to enroll as a illustrator with any good publication , n please make a video on your experience on working with a publisher

[@rabianawabartguide]

Hello dear hope you are fine , kindly mention the name of your Tablet and Pen company name and size of tablet . Thank you

[@user-je8sp4mt6q]

Hi thank for your video>< can i ask what's your printer model?

[@jaspalette]

Thank you❤It is so inspiring as always! For books, will you post any of your artwork before publishing? I want to create a book but I am not sure if it is ok to post sneaks😂

[@MimimooIllustration]

It's common to post the cover of the book in the lead up to the book being launched, but other than that I usually wait until the book is released. It's totally up to the publisher, artist and author though, as long as you all agree that it's ok to post some sneak peaks of the art then I don't see a problem!

[@SpyroAndMrKatFan]

A lot of these videos have been popping up lately, but they’re not helpful for me. I can’t follow up on this advice because I have yet to find what it is that will fufill me when I draw it. I have to really force myself to draw, and I don’t enjoy it. I keep procrastinating. I’m not sure if it’s the result of my collective mental health issues, or if I’m just not ready yet. It feels like I NEED to do art. I have always felt it. And when I try to quit art, I get so frustrated with the “YOU NEED TO DO ART” feelings I have. I’m healing my inner child, going to therapy, and finding out who I really am after a lifetime of living in a dysfunctional and abusive household. I need to regain the spontaniety and wonder I lost, and reignite my passion, plus I have to figure out how to turn those results into something marketable…. I’ve been wondering if there are other people like me, what helped you improve. I keep thinking I would like an art mentor to quide me and check in with me, but I’m still not really financially stable so a lot of people’s rates are out of my budget.

[@jasminnavi]

Hello. Here is my budget friendly recommendation. Make strong coffe, and weak coffee. Splat it on paper. Take a pen and just doodle on it. Don't try to make something grate. Do you like scales? add scales here and there, flowers? make some abstract flowers or lines. Listen to music while you do this. The point is to just doodle until you (hopefully) get into it. Sometimes that can take a long time, sometimes short and sometimes it doesn't work at all, BUT it usually works (for me). Then when you get a bit into it, find one thing that you wish you could draw. Like for example wavy fabrick, then try to add that to the painting/drawing. Sometimes you end up with something cool, sometimes it is garbage. I just focused on learning how to make one thing until I felt kind of confident in it. Then I moved on to learning something else. Just building. It can be overwhelming attempting to learn anatomy and basics for drawing in the beginning. This was how I overcame what sounds like the same issue as you. Hope it helps and I wish you luck :)

[@cmcfineart]

Fellow mentally unstable artist here. I struggled with very strong I NEED TO DO ART while also feeling gross during the art itself. I think figuring out why you're struggling will help. For me, it was frustration with my skill level, not progressing fast enough, feeling overwhelmed by all the steps because I am self taught, feeling overwhelmed by having to take out and clean up art supplies, feeling terrified of messing up and not knowing how to course correct. Ultimately, what's gotten me out of my funk is to A) diversify types of mediums and platforms B) stop cleaning up the art supplies since that was causing me stress with my limited amount of spoons. C) Get familiar with digital art so I can get over my fear of messing up D) Find videos for how to correct common mistakes across other mediums to help with that same fear E) Think critically about where I'm unhappy with my art and JUST DO THAT THING. Over and over and over again until I can see improvement. Thus rebuilding my fragile and shattered confidence. Everywhere else in life I'm used to being competent and a quick learner so this has been frustrating. Finding ways to tackle the things that hold me back and giving me freedom to procrastinate on one task by working on others has helped. If I'm not doing acrylic, I'm working on a children's book portfolio, or my etsy store or pet portraits or KZbin or my website. Eventually, a whole project will get finished 😂 Do some soul searching and then find some solutions. Then connect the dots from A to D with the little steps in between to facilitate that solution. ❤

[@melody_BP]

I'm exactly the same. In the end, the "I HAVE to do art" feeling is not helpful and just stresses me out. So I got a job completely unrelated to art and made it my hobby instead. No pressure. I draw when I want and what I want.

[@artwithjenny]

What computer are you using to make the illustrations (in this video)?

[@sboss794]

With your current business model working well are you considering to do a trail / POC to consider selling art directly? May be anime youtube channel or something related?

[@ayumisachan]

Hi Mimi ❤ Wonderful video as always. Just curious if you’re under an illustration agency?

[@MimimooIllustration]

No I don't have an agency - I've never been approached by one and I've just never reached out to any - but I know that lots of artists have agents and get work through them 😊

[@royallyrain]

Am I the only one who misses when there were videos of her actual art process? I used to love just watching her draw and paint and now every single video is about her business. It might be about art still but it's really just like a seminar on how to grow a business which whatever if that's what she wants to do now but I subscribed years ago to watch her draw not this.

[@MimimooIllustration]

Yes I've adjusted my KZbin channel to be more about the business side of being an artist because it's the best platform for helping people in that way, but I post about my art on Instagram 😊 I've thought about having a second channel for art videos but at the moment it's too much work so maybe I can come back to that in the future!

[@heidi_g]

Hello new subscriber here

[@budi_badaiotak]

Thank's for sharing.

[@parimursalova]

İt is interesting for me.Which program do you use on ipad for your drawings?

[@Talimediaart]

I’m glad I watched your video today. Is it possible to make income on the side with books and resources, non art related resources? Because you didn’t mention graphic novels which is also a type of book that children can read depending on the age of course.

[@ar.jaronbautista]

Nice!

[@katrinabrown3561]

How do you copyright your art so people don’t steal your artwork?

[@lme4339]

My question is how to get a book illustration job. 🤔 it’s a mystery to me.

[@Rococofriends]

Good 👍 ❤

[@MARNI-MK]

من ينصحني بجهاز أبدأ به تعلم الرسم والتصميم بتطبيقات الأدوبي يكون سعره مناسبا كمبتدأ؟

[@agathalynx]

I used to have Wacom Intuos S when beginning my digital art journey. 6 years later it’s still working perfectly.

[@tanarahdove]

$7000 a month is really good.

[@thenutcase4699]

Hello! I have a little unusual question for you. My girlfriend really liked your brush set, but we can't get it from our country. Is there any way I can surprise her and buy a set from you in another way? Thank you!

[@MimimooIllustration]

Hi! Send me a DM on Etsy and I'm sure we can figure something out 😊

[@thenutcase4699]

@MimimooIllustration The fact is that we are from Russia and Etsy is closed due to sanctions. I managed to circumvent the ban using VPN, but I couldn't pay with a card from our country :'( I'm sorry for inconveniencing you with my request

[@thenutcase4699]

Card payment is not available to us, as well as other payment systems on Etsy

[@agathalynx]

@@thenutcase4699well that’s what you get from being a citizen of a terrorist state. But hopefully it’ll become worse!

[@هناءعويس-ج6و]

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

[@elylioney6390]

Ur Australian 🙂

[@vivekagudmundsson9624]

??????? Its privat what some earn..