How to Make Money as a Custom Illustrator

[Highs]

If you intend making money as a custom illustrator, you will have to follow some steps. Follow my advice on building a convincing portfolio. Showcase your best work online, Instagram, Behance, Facebook or Twitter. Then, connect with freelance sites like Fiverr, Upwork, and Etsy.

You should also market yourself very well. Ensure you tell everyone what you do. Network on social media, you can also join art communities, and connect with potential clients. Try to set your prices right, don't sell yourself short but be competitive. Offer packages for different budgets.

The final and best part is be professional. Endeavor to meet deadlines, communicate well, and keep your clients happy. You know happy clients mean repeat business and referrals. It's a win-wim, you're making money doing what you love.

 

[Mika]

The OP seems to have missed the most obvious thing. If you want to make money as an illustrator, you need skills in illustration. You need ability to draw, sketch, illustrate, and paint. Secondly, you also need skills in design software like Illustrator, Photoshop, etc. You need skills to create illustrations digitally. If you have skills, you need to create some really impressive illustration and showcase these drawings on your website, freelancing profile, social media sites, etc.

 

[Monster Masterpiece]

Secondly, you also need skills in design software like Illustrator, Photoshop, etc.

To learn them from scratch you need long youtube videos series and add to personal practice or trial to be a good illustrator if you not opt out for text to image ai generator option to help you to save the time and work as web designer without much skills.

 

[Spencer]

Illustration is an Indemand skill, many business owners are looking for ways to market their business in a simple form to their customers which illustration can do perfectly, you first goal is to learn the skill, and become super good in it.

Then you learn soft skills, which is basically how to treat clients, how to approach your prospects and try to close them, this is as important as the former because it ensures you get clients and make money.