The 5 best passive income ideas for Artists

 

Artists can benefit from passive income since it allows them to spend more time doing what they love (art) and less time worrying about their next paycheck.

Artists are inherently creative individuals, yet making money as an artist may be difficult due to the subjective nature of the field.

This is why it is critical for many artists who want to take their artistic activities to the next level to ensure they have a means of generating revenue.

1. Print-on-demand sites

Print-on-demand platforms allow you to have your artwork printed on a variety of various goods, such as iPhone covers and wall clocks, as well as tote bags and wall art. It’s a terrific method to have a consistent money flow coming in, and if your art is exceptional enough, you will enjoy long-term earnings.

2. Create and sell content

As an artist, your natural inclination is to be inventive and create works of art that stand out. So, creating and selling your artwork is one of the simplest ways for you to locate and produce passive cash. On Penkraft’s sister portals, you may sell your artistic creations to domestic and international clients without paying a fee. It allows you to express yourself creatively.
3. Teach Art Online

Creating and selling online courses based on your skill set is one of the finest ways to look at passive income for artists. Becoming a Penkraft teacher is the best way of doing exactly that! Penkraft helps you to start your home-based art classes and provides lifetime free marketing support. Penkraft DOES NOT charge any royalty. Penkraft certified course kits can be bought on Penkraft’s website at discounted prices.

4. Create a blog

Blogging is all the rage these days, and you have the benefit of being able to monetize your blog as one of the finest types of passive income for artists.

This is a great money stream to explore, but there are a lot of variables to consider, so make sure you do it right and blog as effectively as possible.

5. YouTube channel

YouTubers are quite famous these days, and it is well worth your time as an artist to make video material. You can do a lot with your YouTube channel, which is why it’s crucial to establish one in order to generate more interest in your work.

Finding a strategy to monetize the channel might also provide you with a source of passive revenue.

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5 ACTIVITIES FOR YOUR KID TO LEARN THIS MONSOON

 

Monsoon is that time of the year which is dreaded and awaited for, alike. Dreaded by professionals, salesmen, businessmen and people who go out and work, however, students who slog throughout the year with copious amounts of submissions, home works and high-on-stress life hold their breath in excitement for the monsoon to arrive. Monsoons don't mean all the mud and waterlogged streets, to them unlike their elder counterparts because they are sufficiently compensated for it with their own romance with nature. It is a few days of fun, frolic and mad enjoyment. But is it really that fun to sit at home like a couch potato and do nothing? Just surfing through the idiot box or browsing random things on the internet can get really very boring. Why not add some fun to those idle evenings by devoting an hour or two every day to learn something new and improve your skill set? Isn't it too cool to make optimum use of the time when you don't have anything left the study and can't even go out and play? Check out what all can your child do. Calligraphy Handwriting Improvement: Our handwriting is something that has given us jitters at least at some given point in our lives. Should we let the same embarrassment repeat with our little ones? With a rapid increase in the digital footprint in our world, our kids are getting more and more detached from the habit of writing physically. We must recognize that our handwriting is a testament of our confidence, our personality, our creativity and a keyboard can never substitute for our relationship with a pen or pencil. Enroll your kids to handwriting improvement calligraphy classes for not just improving their general dexterity with a pen or a pencil but also for teaching them a variety of fonts. Do big numbers still give you jitters? Can you mentally multiply large numbers with accuracy? Do you use a calculator or your mobile phone for calculations very often? If yes, then probably you didn't get trained in abacus in your childhood. Don't let your kids fall prey to the same trap of hating numbers. Train them in this calculation system which is one of the oldest and most reliable. It improves your accuracy, speed of calculation, mental mathematics, and above all reduces your fear of numbers. Why not surprise the Maths teacher in school after vacations? Art  Craft: Hyperactivity, crankiness, a mind that is too active thinking all mischiefs up is how a child's mind is meant to behave. Merely discouraging them or punishing them is a surface-level approach that in fact accentuates their hyperactivity. Instead of becoming constructive toward the life they become destructive. Art  craft is perhaps the only way how a child's energy can be channelized into constructive things. Did you know ice-cream sticks if decorated well can make good photo-frames? Did you know the process of art and craft actually has a soothing effect on people giving them spiritual satisfaction? Not only that, art and craft don’t just make the mind a room for creative and divergent thinking but the products made also have a huge market out there. What you make as for leisure earns you profits and how is something crucial to take note of for career prospects. So what are you waiting for? Make your child responsible, responsive, creative and above all ensure them a good experience in life. Traditional Painting: A sketchbook, a pencil, a pack of crayons, at best a paintbrush and watercolors, is this all that painting takes? Does painting only refer to figurines, sceneries, colourful landscapes? Very clearly that ain't the case. India boasts of a rich cultural heritage and art forms. Mandala Art, Gond Art, Warli Painting and Madhubani Painting are forms that are witnessing a revival today and to learn any of these art forms at this time of cultural renaissance will be very helpful and satisfying. This at the same time also will get your children rooted in their own culture and traditions. Chinese One-Stroke Painting: Doesn't matter if you are already confident with a paintbrush or you will be holding it the first time, the Chinese one-stroke painting is a form which is easy to learn and unique in its process. To learn this will effectively mean that your child has an advanced understanding of the painting by knowing about in evolved form. Vacations will be spent doing something new for your children if you enroll them in such a course. Time is very precious in today's world and so is the holistic, all-around development of a child. These activities if learned together or one by one don't just act as a pastime but get your children evolved as persons, emotionally as well as intellectually.

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Why do people go gaga over art inspired items?

 

Art is the source of magic in the material world. Art is what makes even the commonest thing look the most beautiful, therefore, it is likely that people have a fondness for art in general and anything that has rich elements of art in specific. Items of daily use and luxury items that we in the modern age use are mainly of the same mould that you would find in your neighbour's house. In such a case, the only thing that makes you stand out is the incorporation of art. Do we all not know how tea-pot looks or what purpose does it serve, then what makes us buy a new tea-pot every now and then? Yes, it is either the design or the print or the unique motif it has got etched on its surface. This viewpoint holds true for almost every art-inspired item. You don’t just buy the item, you buy a piece of art with you that you get to show off. Let us see what are the aspects that make art-inspired items stand out.

Innovation: Innovation always sells. Whenever you see any regular item in art-inspired design or texture, it suddenly becomes innovative, something that probably the consumer's imagination could never have mapped. Therefore, something like this also becomes a center of attention for the visitors to your house.

Elegance: One can't clearly explain this but it is true that anything that is art-inspired, naturally comes across as elegant. When items of regular use get a similar form, they don't just remain a utilitarian need but become collector's choice and this consequence largely arises because of the sheer elegance of art that the inspired items boast of.

Aesthetic sensibilities: Very often you&rsquo'll see that you get upset when you are out to buy a new sofa or a wardrobe because you don't get what you want because the stuff you are planning to buy is not matching your aesthetic sensibility. We all have an aesthetic sensibility and they vary as per our tastes in each other. This aesthetic sensibility is only satisfied with distinction in the design of every item, and that distinction is achieved by what kind of art it has inspired from.

Personal touch: Art-inspired items to speak of a different side in us to our friends or family. It is not necessary that you have to make something yourself to show an extension of your personality in that, even the reason that you have made a choice for that particular item is also reflective of who you are to the world around. This adds a personal touch to the items you buy.

Mostly handmade: Art-inspired items are usually handmade and you rarely get an exact copy of the same in the market. Even if you find the same design there will be a difference in some strokes or impressions on the surface. Handmade products always appeal to the consumer's choice because they are unique. Even popular opinion rates handmade products higher than large-scale manufactured products by connoisseurs.

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9 Ways to Add an Artsy Touch to Your Life

Art doesn't exist in a vacuum and neither do artists represent an alien being. Art belongs to us all and we all have an artistic mind, however, the perception around our artsy self depends largely on how we infuse creativity in our everyday life. We all might go to an art exhibition from time to time but that doesn't make us artsy. Unless you express art through the commonest things in life you don't exactly enhance your life with art. Here are 9 ways how you can add that missing artsy touch to your life in simple ways.

Statement furniture:

Beds and sofas are expensive pieces of furniture that adorn almost every household, however, they aren't the kind of things that impress the eye or satisfy the seeker of creativity. Statement furniture adds a dimension of the artsy in your house. By adding an old Victorian wall clock in a modern drawing-room, or an old Oriental cabinet in your wooden floored library you significantly enhance the look of your house which also becomes an extension of your artsy personality.

Old curios collectibles:

The east is the goldmine for unique remnants of the past, which not only add a sense of history to your home but also tremendously enhances its aesthetic value. War memorabilia, vintage typewriters, old sewing machines, old photo frames, vintage chairs, and rare toys often set the room in the perfect mood. These can sometimes be found at very low prices in antique stores and flea markets, and one such collectible can influence the room significantly.

Up-cycling everyday clothes:

Although more familiar to a bedroom set in modern-day interior designing this can be used in other parts of the house too. The success of this technique depends on the quirk of the design. For instance, even a simple addition of fresh flowers to a basic earthen teapot transforms it into an aesthetically pleasing vintage item. Some readers like to see books around them even more than they want to read them. This often messes up the room and makes it look untidy. Storing them in old steel boxes and metal trunks gives you the sense of the mess that the masochist self wants yet decently avoiding any mess that it can potentially create. Similarly, if you don't find a cloth stand, simply up-cycling a ladder not only creates a functional and durable cloth stand but also gives a different dimension to your room.

Thinking beyond the obvious:

There are many affordable options and mediums that can be used to decorate walls but often when we need to decorate our walls, we only think of paintings. Beautiful metallic flowers, an artistic mirror, an intricate marble hanging, or interesting vintage maps all of these, and more can be perfect for bringing in the artsy touch in you.

Books- got looks:

Beautiful coffee table books are a great way to enhance the acute; cor at home but not too many people think of this. Big books with stunning covers, when stacked together, or placed at angles, look great on coffee tables or even side console tables in the hallway or living room.

Traditional is the key:

Perfect for bringing an ethnic touch into your home, traditional Indian art is exquisite, detailed, and not that expensive. Indian art forms such as Gond, Madhubani, Warli Art, Pichwais, Mughal Miniatures and Tanjores not only adds an artistic touch to your home but also becomes a medium of reflection of your taste and preferences to the world, a window through which they peep into you.

Photo walls:

Create a photo wall by framing some of your favorite photos from weddings, birthdays, travels, etc. Photographs sit on corner tables inside a photo frame and we love displaying personal photographs around the house. Why not add a quirk to them and make the extra statement? Using bold frames of different sizes, and creating an interesting collage to cover a large wall in a stairway, study, or bedroom adds to our sense of aesthetics and artsy element.

Master Artist Prints:

A large painting in the living room always screams for attention. But an original artwork, even by lesser-known artists, could burn a hole in the pocket. Instead, you can invest in limited edition prints of beautiful artworks by master artists, such as Husain, Raza, Vaikuntam, etc. High-quality prints, usually made using the serigraphy technique, have a very similar texture to paintings, and hence, look stunning. So imagine owning an authentic Raza print, signed by the artist himself, for less than 30,000 rupees. Can it get artsier than this?

Paint-it-all:

It is very trendy these days to keep walls empty and show art through them. Adding a splash of colors always helps. Painting an entire wall can be expensive, but adding color to a small part of a wall, or a panel, using an interesting pattern, can look extremely artistic, and most importantly pretty easy on the wallet.

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Creativity, a way of Life

 

Creativity is the way I share my soul with the world- Brene Brown-

Creativity is one of the greatest qualities any of us can be blessed with, yet many never allow their true creativity to be expressed. It is the act of turning new and imaginative ideas into reality.  Creativity is characterized by the ability to perceive the world in new ways, to find hidden patterns, to make connections between seemingly unrelated phenomena, and to generate solutions. Creativity involves two processes: thinking, then producing. If you have ideas but don't act on them, you are imaginative but not creative.

We've talked a lot about creativity around here. We've shown how easy it can be to find the space and make the time for creating. We've talked about how it doesn't have to be big no gallery exhibitions necessary!!! that it can just be dinner. And while we haven't really mentioned that it is fun, but that goes without saying. However, creativity is important for your little ones. But it is important for you too. Because you are the best example that your little ones have. You have the opportunity to show and lead them down the path to living a creative life, to developing those creative skills they need to conquer the problems they face in the future. Moreover, predicts a longer life, helps to solve problems, and develops confidence.

Creativity is just connecting things-

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Handmade is Forever not just for now

 

We all know about handmade product trends. The handicraft business is growing popular in many parts of the globe. For instance, Handicrafts, such as dolls, designed clothes, embroidery materials, woodworks, hand painting, gifts, furniture, toys and a lot more, are much popular worldwide

Each handmade piece of work is as unique as each person in the world and there's no need for an upgrade if it's already perfect. You can reuse the waste material the materials we consider as waste which we usually throw in the bin can be reused. It means no wastage!

Be your Own Boss  It is one of the best ways to eradicate unemployment. It provides numerous opportunities to explore skills and talents. Women who are homemakers and unemployed people can spend their leisure time learning handicraft skills to earn a good amount of income.

It will Strength your Economic Growth Handmade products from a small-scale industry or cottage industry (popular in India) can be easily marketed with the help of trade fairs and exhibitions that showcase unique talents to the world. Selling unique products or decorative handcrafted items can increase the export rate of a country and hence boost up economic growth. It is Environmental-friendly no more use of chemical products. The most attractive part of the handmade products is they are Eco-friendly.

Less Investment   The business completely depends on individual skills and ordinary raw materials. Therefore, there is no need for big industry or wasting machines. Uniqueness  It would be definitely unique and special!

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Handwriting is the Imprint of the Self on the Page

Handwriting is a mirror of your personality

It is an unconscious habit. We leave our identity in the subtle characters of our writing. The handwriting experts claim that your handwriting definitely has to do something about your personality. How you craft letters and words can indicate more than 5,000 different personality traits, according to the science of graphology, also known as handwriting analysis.

In the early 1900s, Milton Newman Bunker invented the most common graphology technique called graph analysis. (Other methods of graphology predate Bunker's work. His approach relies on the stroke shape of the letters. Graphoanalysts look at variables like the up slants or down slants of letters like l, k, and t, the size of the first letter in relation to the other letters, the entire line of writing slanting up or down, and the shape of ending strokes of letters like and among many other aspects. No two people have the same handwriting it's as unique as our fingerprints.

Your determination, your goals, willpower, persistence, intellect, initiative, ambition, imagination, self-confidence, vanity, repression, aggression, resentment, anger, integrity, and above all sociability can all be determined from the way you write. Whether you write slant or broad or slim.

Deeply forward A person whose handwriting has a very strong slant to the right relates well to others but is quick to react and can lose control. They may also be subject to mood swings. Vertical handwriting is seen in people who control their emotions and rarely show them. For them, rational thought overrules emotions or head over heart, as some might say.

Leftward slant This is a characteristic of the introvert. Someone whose handwriting slants to the left often does not invite closeness or intimacy, is independent and aloof. Large handwriting shows a broad perspective of life, a need for recognition, someone who sees the big picture and has a low boredom level.

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Creativity Matters

 

Being creative and cultivating creativity is crucial for our evolution. When we stifle creativity in favor of what is practical and pragmatic, passions are overlooked, our purpose is lost, and we suffer our potentiality still dormant and unfulfilled.

People define creativity in different ways, exactly like their thought.

Michael Grybko,

-A neuroscience research scientist and the engineer says,  In science, we define  creativity as an idea that is novel, good, and useful -Copying smarter Barone

Daniel Pink

-Giving the world something it didn't know it was missing.

Creativity is no longer seen as just being for artists and musicians (not that view was ever accurate). It's a crucial skill for everybody to master especially the kids.

5 ways to bring creativity into the classroom:

Do not limit the assignments to one format, you can provide them the subject to cover, but give them some freedom in how they complete it. Some students will get more out of creating a video or drawing a comic strip than writing a paper. creativity sessions for kids. You can provide them with some tools to enable their creativity crayons, clay, notebooks, iPads, or even just access to the library or the internet (within reason). They can choose to create, or they can choose to do some digging into a subject of interest to them. Introduce unconventional ideas into class so there is the excitement of doing something new. Have you ever seen a kid getting excited about a textbook assignment? What if assigned TED Talks instead? Or educational (and entertaining) podcasts like Radiolab and StarTalk? Or comics like The Oatmeal or, both of which sometimes touch on educational topics Encourage the students to discuss their ideas. It gets students thinking more critically about the material, become an expert in communicating their ideas and opinions. It also challenges them to listen to other students' opinions and think critically about their contributions and ideas and moreover, it gives them the opportunity to challenge each other intelligently and build off of each other's ideas.

Penkraft conducts classes, course, online courses, live courses, workshops, teachers' training & online teachers' training in Handwriting Improvement, Calligraphy, Abacus Maths, Vedic Maths, Phonics and various Craft & Artforms - Madhubani, Mandala, Warli, Gond, Lippan Art, Kalighat, Kalamkari, Pichwai, Cheriyal, Kerala Mural, Pattachitra, Tanjore Painting, One Stroke Painting, Decoupage, Image Transfer, Resin Art, Fluid Art, Alcohol Ink Art, Pop Art, Knife Painting, Scandinavian Art, Water Colors, Coffee Painting, Pencil Shading, Resin Art Advanced etc. at pan-India locations. With our mission to inspire, educate, empower & uplift people through our endeavours, we have trained & operationally supported (and continue to support) 1500+ home-makers to become Penkraft Certified Teachers? in various disciplines.