Supplementing your income as an artist

Making money ArtStation’s Marketplace makes it easy to earn a few extra pennies – or more if you’ve plenty to sell to fellow artists!

Whether you’re a freelancer working full time, a student learning how to create concept art for video games, or have a day job working in a studio, selling your digital products online can be one of the easiest ways to make money on the side.

With the newly released ArtStation Marketplace, some artists have been making enough to earn a living! For most artists, it’s the easiest way to make a little extra money. As the largest community and resource for artists in the industry, what better place to set up your shop? All it takes few clicks and you can have your storefront up and running.

What products can you sell? 1 Tutorials and process videos

Sharing your knowledge is a winwin. Make money by helping others learn! Your tutorials don’t have to be lengthy or complicated – even a short video of your painting process can help aspiring artists.

2 Custom brushes

Artists are always looking for tools that can help them achieve a certain effect more easily, or speed up their painting process. So if you’ve spent time creating custom brushes, why not bundle them in a pack ready to selling on ArtStation Marketplace?

3 Reference packs

Many artists swear by using references for their work. Whether it’s for painting reference, photobashing or matte painting, your photography skills might pay off – literally!

4 Digital eBooks or PDFs

Share guides or a digital version of your artbook. The ArtStation Marketplace accepts virtually all kinds of file types, making it easy to share your product in the preferred format. As artist Stephane Wootha Richard has discovered, ArtStation’s Marketplace is worth a closer look. “I wasn’t expecting such a strong response from the community,” Stephane says. “Results were much better than I expected. When I first received emails about the ArtStation Marketplace, I was a bit skeptical about yet another online content publisher for artists, but now I’m glad I joined.”

There are no startup fees and setup is easy. Start selling your digital products on the ArtStation Marketplace today!

In-depth tutorials, narrated videos, 3D models, custom brushes and more are available on the ArtStation Marketplace.

Get more from your collection of custom brushes by selling them.