How to make money in art.

>>3059036
Somewhat. You don't need to abandon everything in your life to get gud, but (just like any serious skill) you will need to make time in the day for it.

>>3059036
i think if you really need to do that you may as well just give up, because you're a filthy consumer grade human anyway, art is above you

lol just draw porn loli's on twitter its easy

>>3059046
>its easy
Why do people lie like this

I've got about 80 hours of free time a month to practice and produce art. I'm a total beginner, can't draw a circle or a straight line at this point. How long does it take to get good enough that I could make a meager amount of money from it? I'm talking $200/month, just something to supplement my disability support and janitor income.

>>3059049
Two years.

>>3059051
That's not too bad. Does that mean in one year I could start making $100/month?

>>3059052
No, it doesn't work like that, but you can try.

>>3059051
Dude that's only 2-3 hours a night, he isn't going to make 200$ a month in two years

>>3059052
If you draw loli or furry or other niche stuff, maybe

>>3059058
$200 a month isn't that much. 2 years of consistent practice is enough to get good enough to commissions, and he could probably get clients if he just sets lower prices.

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Getting good and making money on art are two very different things. Being good is just step one and "good" is subjective. Basically you should be at the point in your art where you can look at your work and say, "a gallery or museum will display this". Or a advertiser can use this on his/her copy. You should be questioning the quality of your work. It would be like a musician at a concert not knowing what chord to play during a performance.

Now that's outta the way, here's the honest cold truth. Being going doesn't mean shit for making money. You need to be able to market yourself effectively, build up a client base and promote your work. Talk to galleries and see what they can offer. Galleries can be prissy and a pain the ass but that's just they way they are. They aren't assholes but at the end of the day they too are a business and wall space is limited if you do paintings for example.
Take up business courses and think of yourself as one. Determine how much you are going to pay yourself (i.e $20hr) and use that rate + material/research costs when determining the price to sell your art. A lot of artists in my area self-incorporate or start an LLC which goes a long way to getting you established.

For the record I'm not an professional artist but I do own a pet business and I have sold art work under that name.