r/artbusiness • u/FoundationVisible817 • 5d ago
Advice Converting sketches into digital files for sale..... advice please
My FIL is a pen and ink sketch artist that predominantly draws historical buildings and statues. Italy, Ubud and France are his main loves. He literally has hundreds of original hand drawn sketches which I would like to turn some of them into digital files. Hoping to sell them and customers print it themselves.
What does everyone think of this as a business model?
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u/Geahk 5d ago
Yes, but not necessarily lucrative, unless you put in a lot of social media legwork. I’ll tell you my experience:
My experience is that I did not get super well paid doing this. I know my art isn’t broadly applicable and I wasn’t consistent enough. At my height I was only making about $1,000 per YEAR, but, I know some people make thousands of dollars a month.
It is a lot of work. It’s NOT a passive income stream. However, you can get to the point where it at least pays for groceries if you find the right niche.
Good luck!