Run my art business with me! Painting + Making products | Studio Vlog🌼

A week in my life of running my art business. Showing my process of turning a sketchbook painting into stickers, notepads, & cards to sell on my art & sticker shop! Plus a candid discussion on the realities of working solo, and packing some orders!
💖My shop: www.zaccura.com/shop
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T O O L S & M A T E R I A L S*
🎨For painting:
Turner Acryl Gouache: amzn.to/3JYwV5I
Sta-Wet palette: amzn.to/3VtdWUb
Zen Sangam sketchbook: amzn.to/3xWhtA3
✂️For product making:
Printer: amzn.to/3mGjttG
Sticker papers: amzn.to/3mIJFni (for packaging stickers) & amzn.to/3ZXDYAa (for sellable stickers)
Lamination (for stickers): amzn.to/3mIJYys
Notepad paper: amzn.to/3ZyERzJ
Art print paper: amzn.to/3mEfrCa
Greeting card paper: amzn.to/3LfO6Ai
💻Art/design software
Clip Studio Paint EX: amzn.to/3ILsmv3
Note: I got mine via Clip studio's website, but apparently they also have hard-copies on Amazon, which is the link above.
🛠️Other tools shown:
Straight paper cutter: amzn.to/3ZWJnYk
Corner punch: amzn.to/3ys5ZUR
📷For filming:
Camera: amzn.to/3T2awpD
Second camera: amzn.to/3yrx3nj
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M E N T I O N E D
How to make notepads tutorial: • DIY Notepads | Very ea...
How to make stickers tutorial: • DIY Stickers (Singles,...
'How to find your spark' video series: • How to find your spark
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M Y S O C I A L S
Shop/Website: www.zaccura.com
Instagram: / zaccura_art
Twitter: / zaccura_art
Deviantart: zaccura.deviantart.com/
Newgrounds: zaccura.newgrounds.com/
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Chapters
00:00 - Intro
00:36 - One of my favorite parts of being an artist
03:06 - My sticker & art shop warehouse
04:40 - Catching up on some printing
07:31 - Prep for painting session
10:20 - Painting + realities of running an art biz
16:40 - Making notepads
22:02 - Making stickers
27:00 - Making greeting cards
28:46 - Making 'Spark Foundry' art prints
30:40 - Product launch results & Packing orders
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*Some links are Amazon affiliate codes, if you purchase using the links provided I may receive a small commission, which helps support this channel, at no extra cost to you.
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Music cred
Breathing Piano - Strides - thmatc.co/?l=B07B8721
Breathing Piano - Waiting for a Response - thmatc.co/?l=AA707784
oh, the joy. - 11pm in dubai - thmatc.co/?l=09F65572
C4C - Lucia Emilia - thmatc.co/?l=D409AF58
oh, the joy. - 8am in tehran - thmatc.co/?l=300E63FE
Investigations by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/...
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Title: Run my art business with me! Painting + Making products | Studio Vlog🌼
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[@Zaccura]

What are your goals as an artist (if you are one)? Hobbyist, professional, something in between? Comment below, I'm super curious.💕 Also all the stuff shown in this video are still available on my shop (though the stickers are almost sold out!): www.zaccura.com/shop

[@laflorals_]

Hi, friend!!! Love your channel! I’m working on getting my studio put back together from the move while I catch up on your videos! ❤

[@Zaccura]

@LA Florals Art Aw thank you! Congrats on the move and best of luck with the new studio set up. Thanks so much for watching!💕

[@1SquishyStyle]

As of now professional is the goal, so I'm just working towards that.

[@erinrj]

I'm an artist who just opened up their shop (digital artist). I actually appreciate you showing your workflow... I love how you show you don't have to spend too much and also that you are mindful about waste. that's one thing I worry about with doing physical products.

[@Zaccura]

Congrats on the shop opening!!💕👏 I wish you all the success with it. And for sure, I try to save every scrap of paper/packaging I can (I hate waste lol). And thanks so much for watching!💕😊🙏

[@1SquishyStyle]

This is the 3rd video I've watched. I love ypu explain the little details. Your videos are calming to listen to. This is the fastest I've ever subscribed to someone. Thanks for the videos.

[@Zaccura]

Aw thanks so much for the support! So glad you enjoy the content!😊💕🙏

[@mh8704]

Hey! That was my order on this video! It’s so cool to see how you put so much care into packing it! You’re a great storyteller, by the way! ❤

[@Zaccura]

Haha yay!!!🙌 Thank you so much for your order, for watching, and for the kind words, it means a lot!💕🙏

[@carriepadgett2743]

I love my pallettes too, you aren't alone!

[@JadaBstudio]

Your flower paintings are so beautiful! Video style amazing 👏🏾 and you are not alone! I'm not the best at cleaning my palettes 😂 i like using old paint in them! Thanks for the bts of your business 💜 my goals as an artist are to be professional and have a lovely studio space in nature 😊

[@Zaccura]

Hahaha right!? The colors in an old palette are... unique! Why waste them?😂 Thank you so much for the kind words. And I love those goals. A studio surrounded by nature sounds like a dream!💕🙏

[@NostadriArts]

Such a wonderful vlog! And thank you for sharing some words about running an art business!✨

[@Zaccura]

So glad you enjoyed!!💕

[@ParasolMushroomStudios]

I was gluing fake leaves and a flower on the battery pack to my fairy lights so its not just an ugly box hanging on the wall.

[@Zaccura]

I have one of those LED light strings too, and I also never know what to do with the ugly box lol. That idea sounds awesome!🌼💕

[@ParasolMushroomStudios]

@@Zaccura I popped the cover off and made sure not to glue where it snaps in. it came out cute :D

[@zeromaker1000]

The depth you get in painting those flowers is incredible 😳

[@Zaccura]

Aw thank you!!💕😊🌼

[@yunluna9517]

The editing in this vlog is SO GREAT ❤. It's very detailed yet varied, so I find it endearing to watch 😊. I think you should do more product making vlogs 😀.

[@Zaccura]

Aw so happy you enjoyed it!! Thanks so much for watching & commenting.🙏💕 More product making vlogs comin' up! ;)

[@ChantelleArts]

This collection looks beautiful, it’s lovely to see the entire process ❤

[@Zaccura]

Aw thank you so much, so glad you enjoyed the process!💕

[@I_scribbles]

OMG Im super late to watch this video! Loved it! It was nice to see the day to day behind the scenes work you do. Im currently getting ready to head back to Wisconsin. I've been in Florida and had a chance to get some great pics to turn into paints at some time in the future, but with April around the corner, I must focus on getting my herbs flowers and veggies started so they can be planted in May. My hope is one of these times I will submit a piece to your monthly newsletter. When I saw your tomato seed packet painting, it reminded me of my work in the garden Ill be needing to do. Lol Stay awesome Zaccura!

[@Zaccura]

Ah hope you have a great trip, and good luck with the garden! I'm very excited for the growing season as well. And yes! I hope to see an art submission from you some time! ;) Thanks so much for watching & commenting, I'm so glad you enjoyed it. 💕🙏

[@I_scribbles]

@@Zaccura 😊 🙏🏻 thx

[@augustatkinsonillustration5341]

Brilliant vlog

[@silverlining_1995]

Wow this is very helpful. I’d love to start a business (though I’m not there yet) and needed someone to help me figure out everything. The paper list and everything else was very helpful. Plus it was fun to watch the video. I’ll be checking out more videos like these here. Also for your art as well. It’s pretty.

[@Zaccura]

Aw I'm so glad it was helpful!! Thanks so much for watching, I wish you best of luck with your future business!💕😊

[@EmilyArts]

Absolutely enjoyed this studio blog zaccura!! 😍 it was so relaxing! I’d definitely love to see more ❤

[@Zaccura]

Aww thank you so much, Em!! I'm so glad you enjoyed it!💕🙏

[@pernilla-goth]

I really want to start selling my art as different printable options and this inspired me to actually get going! Thank you for sharing your own story 🌸

[@Zaccura]

Ahh I wish you best of luck with your business!! Thank you for watching💕🙏

[@pernilla-goth]

@@Zaccura 💛

[@erinrj]

I just found your channel and I'm also an artist just starting a Etsy shop. I'm very intrigued by your reusable paint palette...

[@Zaccura]

It's a Sta-Wet palette! Very very useful for acrylic-based paints (or any paint you don't want to have drying out on your palette during painting). It's basically a box with a wet sponge, and parchment-like paper that allows the water from the sponge to pass through to the paints, keeping them wet for much longer. :)

[@erinrj]

@@Zaccura I will maybe try making my own then.....👍

[@SushiDr4]

Amazing vid! Love your work!

[@Zaccura]

Aw thank you so much!!!💕🙏

[@Naruto-wb2ks]

So prettyyyyyyy😍😍❤️❤️

[@petesyoutube]

Found your channel from your creating a comic video, inspiring to get my own goals going. Interesting to see the ins and outs of running an art business. Thanks!

[@Zaccura]

Ah so glad you enjoyed both videos! Wish you best of luck with your art goals!

[@paulinaacosta8748]

Thank you 🙏

[@ChrisDoodle]

Those flowers look so pretty, and I love to see the process of having a small business! I was actually working on something and this video started automatically. I am currently working on a desktop bkg for a friend ✧･ﾟ

[@Zaccura]

Aw thank you, so glad you enjoyed it!! And that sounds lovely that you're working on a bkg for your friend, best of luck with it!

[@zethra_]

Cute Stickers

[@Zaccura]

Thank you! :D

[@E4Alabbasy]

Aah I appreciate artists with small businesses, so much work and thought put into their work and products. Makes me want to buy something from every artist I admire, unfortunately my budget doesn't agree with me 😅😅 my goal currently is just to enjoy what I create 🌺🌺 I just transferred a sketch into watercolor paper, hoping to paint some dark moody guy with background filled with iridescent background 💪🏼

[@Zaccura]

Haha I feel you, I follow a ton of small biz artists too, and if I could, I'd deck out my entire studio with their handmade goods. Hopefully one day! But I appreciate you watching, that's already a big support!💕🙏 And that sounds like a great goal. Enjoying what you create is so important, and yet harder than it sounds in this day and age, especially with all the outside pressures! Best of luck with that watercolor moody guy, it sounds awesome!😄💕

[@Rosalina_Wolf]

Hey Zaccura! Wonderful video! All your art looks magnifique! Do you ever draw on brown packing paper?

[@Zaccura]

Thank you so much!! And no, I haven't tried that! Is drawing on brown packing paper a thing? This is the first I've heard of it🤔💕😊

[@oneinathousand2156]

Oh wow, putting a black background behind the artwork you’re trying to erase the paper behind so you can see it better looks genius! I gotta try that for myself next time I scan a traditional artwork, and if it works for me, I’ll have you to thank.

[@Zaccura]

Yes!! Makes it much easier for sure. Best of luck with it! :D

[@stirlingj6109]

Super Video, very informative and well put together, great work

[@Zaccura]

Aw thank you so much!💕🙏

[@stirlingj6109]

@@Zaccura your very welcome 💜

[@hansikaa]

Hiii Zaccura!! I am a big Fan... ohh i don't have words to sayyy!!!

[@Zaccura]

Aww thank you so much!!!💕💕🙏

[@hansikaa]

@@Zaccura omg you replied i feel soo happy

[@tayaprince5316]

Hi Zaccura, I just stumbled across your channel and I love it! So calm and cozy and inspiring. What brush are you using when you are painting those daffodils? The blue one? :D

[@Zaccura]

It's a brush I got from a value pack at Walmart lol. The brand is Royal & Langnickel. It's nothing fancy, but seems to be holding a good point, so I like it! And thank you, so glad you enjoy the vids. 💕😊

[@tayaprince5316]

@@Zaccura Hey, good art supplies do not have to be expensive, right? :D Thanks for the quick reply ❤️ And your wonderful videos and art

[@kingaburger1118]

I have been promising myself to start a KZbin channel for 2.5 years now. My current excuse is that my first video will be a sketchbook tour so I need to complete that sketchbook first!

[@Zaccura]

Ahh getting started can be hard! But I hope you give it a try. If you don't want to wait for the sketchbook tour, maybe a video showing you filling a page in the sketchbook?😏 Just a thought. Hope you have fun with it regardless, that's most important!💕😊

[@kingaburger1118]

@@Zaccura that WOULD be sensible but I don’t think I/‘m ready to show the world how messy my process is 😅

[@akitniytrA]

I suck at art and want to learn it. I really like your Black-Red drawing from the posca pen video. What style is that called? I love the design!!

[@Zaccura]

Everyone sucks for a while! You'll get better. :) And thank you so much! I'm not really sure what style that Posca piece would be called... maybe... "anime inspired pop art"??🤔😂 I kinda just draw whatever suits the medium (and whatever I'm feeling at the time). Overtime the style evolves into something unique! :)

[@akitniytrA]

@@Zaccura Thanks alot👍

[@RoseDragoness]

Hey Zaccura, youtube just suggested your vids to me as I am needing some background noises while painting my two cats in acrylic. Great cozy vibe you got in your videos! I have no interest on stickers making but your voice is so soothing and calm, making me rooting for you! Your arts also lovely, I am surprised that there is a traditional artist that only work with tiny stuffs! I often have difficulty on precise coloring my art with brush, can't imagine doing it on very small things! Also, did you paint and holding your phone to record video at the same time all the way? I can't imagine how uncomfortable that is. I want to try to record my paintings but I need both of my hands to draw!

[@Zaccura]

Haha painting tiny is a habit I unintentionally picked up, but it definitely trains precision😆 I don't hold my phone the entire time! I have two cameras that I set up on tri pods (sometimes I just use one camera and move it around every once in a while) which do the bulk of the filming, especially for long horizontal videos like this. I use my phone handheld to record short up-close segments, and vertical clips for Shorts/Reels - which are usually only a few seconds at a time. ;) I'm so glad you enjoyed the video, thanks for rooting for me hehe, your support means a lot!💕😊

[@RoseDragoness]

you are amazing!

[@rebeccasartcorner]

What computer are you using for editing your artwork? I’m planing on getting a new one this year and are very indecisive on what to get because I also feel like I need to get some sort of drawing tablet. Worked on a little easter chicken while watching. LOVE the daffodil btw😊

[@Zaccura]

It's a Lenovo ThinkPad Yoga 14. It's a 2-in-1 laptop so I can have my drawing tablet and computer all in one. Unfortunately they don't make my exact modal anymore (mine is over 5 years old now, and kinda falling apart haha). But I do think they make a new version that's supposed to be the same just with newer tech on the inside. :) And thank you!! 💕

[@rebeccasartcorner]

@@Zaccura thank you! I will have a look at it and see if it’s an option for me😊

[@aubreyjanuary9809]

I loved seeing your process in this. Is your printer made for stickers or is it a normal printer? I understand your hand pain from cutting, one time I cut out a *lot* of fabric at once, my hand and wrist was ruined for a while. So I’m more careful with using scissors, gripping my pens and even holding my phone now.

[@Zaccura]

Thank you! It's just a normal inkjet printer for photographs. Any printer can make stickers! It's all about the paper. :D And oof, glad to hear your hand and wrist are ok now. I had a similar experience with working too long with a computer mouse in an awkward position. It was definitely a wake up call to be more careful!💕

[@bobalinx8762]

Is it just the camera or is your hair black? Also, the packaging looks SO good!

[@GuyTenorio-jg4rr]

Hello my name is John I work all types and different things I do oil painting I draw and do art work I window paintings and wall painting of art I do airbrushing and Wood burning I do Arts And Crafts and I make ceramics like cups I do sculpting body counting making Halloween mask art fabric I make costumes I build things out of cardboard and wood I make candles I do resin art I made a carpet of artI made couple of characters of heroes and villains I did a giant lollipop and giant sucker and a giant candy cane a giant, cotton candy, out of art of crafts I do my own comics