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puff 🐇🌈🎀 @puffilee.com · 27/04/2025
please support ur friends making creative shit in this cruel world. u have no idea how much a kind comment can mean to an artist when every website just tries to make you focus on the numbers
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Linda Diak @lindadiakquilts.bsky.social · 15/08/2025
Earlier this year I did an interview with The Creators' Diary (Petra is awesome) and it was just published. @thecreatorsdiary.com thecreatorsdiary.com/creator-inte...
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Linda Diak: “An art quilt can be anything it could be, and the quilting can really advance the story of the piece” - The Creators' Diary
Linda's art quilts are exquisite, and her lessons about how one can survive as an artist, no matter what, don't simply talk of experience but of wisdom. Listen (and read) well.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 04/06/2025
If you're thinking that licensing your art could be a good idea, here's the guide you need, covering: 👉 What is art licensing? 👉 How does art licensing work: From design usage terms to calculating licensing fees 👉 How to license your art: From licensing portfolio to licensing agents
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Art Licensing: How Does It Work & What Should Artists Consider?
Art licensing is when an artist permits a third party to use their artwork for commercial purposes in exchange for a fee. Here's what artists should consider.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 28/05/2025
Hi Hana! Do you mind if we feature this Bluesky post/quote from you as our Creator quote of the week in our newsletter that goes out this Sunday? We're talking about art pricing in the issue, and your summary is very relatable :) We'll link to your profile :)
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 26/05/2025
How does an artist manage finances? Listen to illustrator Dais Scott-Bennett about her best practices in managing the money going in and out of her small creative business. #artsky #artists #illustrator
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 23/05/2025
Thank you @lindadiakquilts.bsky.social! We had a lovely interview with her this week that'll be on the site and our socials in the near future! 👉 Until then, give her a follow and buy something from her shop, (you've never seen quilts like this, I promise): www.lindadiakquilts.com/shop
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Shop gifts from Linda Diak Quilts — Linda Diak Quilts
Mugs, Totes and gifts featuring the art quilts by Linda Diak.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 20/05/2025
"I try to never not finish something I've started." Illustrator Dais Scott-Bennett talks about why it's important to break the routine of giving up 👇 #artsky #illustrator
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 15/05/2025
Artists and all kinds of creators often struggle with promotion. We asked 5 working, successful artists, from illustrators to ceramic artists, what marketing tactics worked for them. 👇
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Art Marketing: 14 Tips From Professional Artists
Learn art marketing from successful working artists who did the testing for you. Look at their 14 tips to promote and sell your art smarter and better.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 12/05/2025
Illustrator Dais Scott-Bennett talks about 👇 - how a creator can underinvest in themselves at the start - how to manage the "I can't afford this" mindset - her experience promoting her artwork from Instagram to Etsy #artsky #artist #creatorinterview #artistinterview
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 09/05/2025
The wonderful Amanda @fortuneknotdesigns.bsky.social, gave us an interview about her fresh creator business. She can literally put a Van Gogh on your back 👀 This is crocheting on a level that hasn't even existed before. Give her some love and support. ♥️ Click on this post and read her story.👇
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Creator interview with fine art crocheter Amanda Barbisch from Fortuneknot Designs
A creator who turns yarn into a Van Gogh painting on your back. A crocheter of wearable art works. Meet Amanda, the founder of Fortuneknot Designs.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 28/04/2025
Read our interview with Dais here:
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Creator Interview With Illustrator Dais Scott-Bennett
Illustrator and naturalist Dais Scott-Bennett is on a mission to draw all the birds native to the UK. She talks about her art business, from wins to hardships.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 28/04/2025
Illustrator Dais Scott-Bennett, who specialises in drawing birds 🐦, talks about why she finds a good balance as a part-time artist and why she doesn't want to go full-time with her creative business. To read the full interview with her, click on the link in the first comment.👇
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 25/04/2025
4 professional artists on how they manage art block or creative block + 6 quick tips for when you feel stuck and unable to move on from the trenches. 👇
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How to get out of art block: Here’s what professional artists say
Learn how to overcome art block for good, and what professional artists say about what works for them when they feel stuck and unable to create.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 17/04/2025
Interview, part 2: "“The fear of failing is all about pushing through and doing it anyway” 💪 💛
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Creator Interview With Ceramicist AJ Simpson - Part 2
Ceramicist AJ Simpson talks about how they grow their customer base and sales, and give tips for pricing creative work and fighting self-doubt.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 17/04/2025
Interview, part 1: "“Bubbly, bright, happy, expressive ceramics is a really cool thing to be associated with” 🔆 😊
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Creator Interview With Ceramicist AJ Simpson - Part 1
AJ Simpson is a ceramicist, known for creating their “blobs” and colorful, cartoony ceramics. The potter shared useful marketing and sales experience with us.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 17/04/2025
How does the fear of failing affect a creator or artist, and how can it be managed? Ceramicist AJ Simpson shares their thoughts. 👉 Our interview with AJ is linked in the comments.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 15/04/2025
Interview with ceramic artist Kness 🎤 👇
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Creator interview with ceramic artist Kness
Kness is a ceramic artist and illustrator from Canada, known for adorable collectible porcelain figurines and cute functional pottery.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 15/04/2025
Check out this process video from ceramicist Kness, whom we recently interviewed. In the interview, she also shares useful marketing and sales tips for artists and makers, so make sure to check it out (link in comment). 👇 #ceramics #ceramicist #potter
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 10/04/2025
Thank you! 🙏
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 10/04/2025
AJ Simpson from AJ Ceramics shared with us how they started marketing themselves to reach a bigger audience and managed to sell more. #creatorinterview
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 10/04/2025
Hi! I'm Petra from The Creators' Diary. We have a weekly newsletter with a "Creator quote of the week". This week, it's about art block (going out on Sunday), and I'd love to use this post from you there, linking back to you. Would you be okay with that? Thanks 🙏
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 09/04/2025
👇 "A survey found that there’s a particularly high number of people who don’t find it problematic to buy AI-generated art products on Etsy, so let’s take this opportunity to talk about the reality and ethics of AI art, and what you can do about AI as a creator."
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4 things human artists can do about AI art
We offer 4 practical tips you can consider if you want to adapt or fight and essentially survive as a human artist in this era marked by AI art. We have thoughts on the ethics and reality of making an...
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 09/04/2025
These days, articles like this, besides mentioning the ongoing lawsuits, seem to only discuss intellectual property in terms of whether an AI-generated image could be copyrighted. 👉 Doesn't it feel like we skipped the vital part already? 👉 Our thoughts on the ethics & reality of AI art in comment.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 04/04/2025
The #1 rule creators should follow: Avoid platform risk 👉 Here's the first of our new video series, where we give creators quick business & marketing tips. We've been doing this from the start, but we hope this new format reaches even more creators, artists, and makers of all kinds.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 03/04/2025
Our newest creator interview, besides telling Kness's creative journey, is packed with useful tips for artists and markers, and so we're extremely happy to share it with you. Give her a follow, too: @kness.bsky.social 🎉
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Creator interview with ceramic artist Kness
Kness is a ceramic artist and illustrator from Canada, known for adorable collectible porcelain figurines and cute functional pottery.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 01/04/2025
Ceramicist AJ Simpson talks about the hard beginnings of their creative business and shares advice for those on a similar journey. #ceramicist #potter #ceramicartist #creativebusiness #creatorbusiness #smallbusiness #artbusiness #creatorinterview
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 31/03/2025
This era is such a mess, friends. We try to point to a path you can walk if you want to move ahead and not get left behind. #artists #aiart #ai #art #artistcommunity
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4 things human artists can do about AI art
We offer 4 practical tips you can consider if you want to adapt or fight and essentially survive as a human artist in this era marked by AI art. We have thoughts on the ethics and reality of making an...
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 22/03/2025
A survey found that 74.7% of people have no or no big problem with buying AI-generated products on Etsy, and that includes art. We're sharing our thoughts on this in our upcoming newsletter, going out tomorrow. You can subscribe here if you want to read it: thecreatorsdiary.com
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The Creator’s Diary shares the individual stories of creators, from personal to business anecdotes, and strives to be a digital place where good humans read and meet.
We’d like to lift creators up by telling their stories. We’d like to support creators who are about to start their journey. We’d like to push forward creators who start asking questions. We’d like to ...
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 21/03/2025
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Creator Interview With Illustrator Cristina Gómez - Part 2
Illustrator Cristina Gómez talks to TC'D about character design, making money as an artist, battling self-doubt, and the importance of not giving up.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 21/03/2025
#creatorinterview #creatorstories
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Creator Interview With Illustrator Cristina Gómez - Part 1
Chatting with The Creators' Diary, illustrator Cristina Gómez talks about mental health, finding confidence, and working with international brands.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 21/03/2025
We chatted with @adesignerlife.bsky.social, aka illustrator Cristina Gómez about the importance of having a passive income as a creator. Full interview linked in comment. 👇 #illustrator #creator #artist #artistcommunity #passiveincome
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 18/03/2025
Our free "Beginner SEO for creators" course is now available as a 10-part email course! This course includes real-life examples and ready-to-use practices so you can start generating more traffic (+sales) to your website/webshop ASAP! #creators #artists #artistcommunity #craft #crafters #makers
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Get more website traffic: FREE course for artists & creators
To get more website traffic, creators & artists need to learn about SEO, search engine optimization, and the simple steps to do it. Start our free course!
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 17/03/2025
As a beginner artist, you need a platform to sell your work, offline or online. Here are our recommendations that include classic choices and tips that may surprise you. Either way, take this starter guide, pick a route, and start selling your art! #creatorcommunity #artistcommunity #howtosellart
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How to sell art: Starter guide (2025)
From online marketplaces to social media sites & art markets, there are many options for a beginner to sell their art. Learn where to start and how to do it.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 07/03/2025
Did you know we have interviews with creators? Here, the wonderful @adesignerlife.bsky.social illustrator Cristina Gómez talks about the fear of sharing your work:
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Kevin Parry @kevinbparry.bsky.social · 30/12/2024
This year, I think artists really need to dig into showing the process of their art alongside the final work. The human effort. Different landscape with all this AI stuff happening.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 25/02/2025
Get more details from our blog post, including real-life examples of the above tips: thecreatorsdiary.com/creator-busi... /🧵
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Passive Income For Artists – 5 Ideas You Can Try Today
Digital downloads, print-on-demand products, creative courses. Here are our five passive income ideas for artists.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 25/02/2025
5/ Sell helpful resources for a one-off fee A few ideas: - Design templates for logos or PowerPoint presentations - Fonts, icons, brushes, and textures for designers - Special effects for video projects - Patterns for knitting and crochet - Guitar tabs and sheet music for musicians
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 25/02/2025
4/ Create and sell an on-demand course Monetize your expertise with teaching a course on a site like Domestika. Submit a proposal to them—if it’s successful, they fund and manage the production of your course. Some fields you can cover: illustration, craft, photography, design, fashion, music.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 25/02/2025
3/ Earn royalties by licensing your art to brands - Put your art out there. - Have your contact details available for a buyer or art director from a big brand to find. Or, track down brand representatives (e.g. marketing manager) & pitch your designs. - Decide on a limited license or a buyout.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 25/02/2025
2/ Sign up with a print-on-demand site Make money from your art without the logistical nightmare of printing and producing everything up front. With a POD site, you can put your design on nearly any object from wall art to cushions, from backpacks to coffee mugs, from picnic blankets to yoga mats.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 25/02/2025
1/ Sell digital downloads of your art - Art prints and photography as PDF files - Wall galleries - a collection of 5-10 PDF files that work well together in a gallery wall - Illustrations – vector SVG files for T-shirts to tote bags - Wedding invitations – design files people can edit & customize
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 25/02/2025
Looking for ways to make money as a creator while you’re asleep? Here are 5 passive income ideas for artists, perfect to try today. 🧵
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 25/02/2025
Get more details from our blog post, including real-life examples of the above tips: thecreatorsdiary.com/creator-busi... /🧵
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Passive Income For Artists – 5 Ideas You Can Try Today
Digital downloads, print-on-demand products, creative courses. Here are our five passive income ideas for artists.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 25/02/2025
5/ Sell helpful resources for a one-off fee A few ideas: - Design templates for logos or PowerPoint presentations - Fonts, icons, brushes, and textures for designers - Special effects for video projects - Patterns for knitting and crochet - Guitar tabs and sheet music for musicians
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 25/02/2025
4/ Create and sell an on-demand course Monetize your expertise with teaching a course on a site like Domestika. Submit a proposal to them—if it’s successful, they fund and manage the production of your course. Some fields you can cover: illustration, craft, photography, design, fashion, music.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 25/02/2025
3/ Earn royalties by licensing your art to brands - Put your art out there. - Have your contact details available for a buyer or art director from a big brand to find. Or, track down brand representatives (e.g. marketing manager) & pitch your designs. - Decide on a limited license or a buyout.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 25/02/2025
2/ Sign up with a print-on-demand site Make money from your art without the logistical nightmare of printing and producing everything up front. With a POD site, you can put your design on nearly any object from wall art to cushions, from backpacks to coffee mugs, from picnic blankets to yoga mats.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 25/02/2025
1/ Sell digital downloads of your art - Art prints and photography as PDF files - Wall galleries - a collection of 5-10 PDF files that work well together in a gallery wall - Illustrations – vector SVG files for T-shirts to tote bags - Wedding invitations – design files people can edit & customize
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 24/02/2025
New article alert 🧒👇 - 6+2 platforms (online+offline) artists under 18 can use to sell - Tips for kid artists, from brand building to handling finances - Legalities to know for underage artists & parents/guardians - Legal sources (free & paid options)
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How to sell art and do commissions under 18?
Learn which platforms you can use as a minor to sell art and do commissions under 18, and what are the legal and financial basics to know.
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The Creators' Diary @thecreatorsdiary.com · 13/02/2025
Our 4 tips for artists to help them protect their art from AI:
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How To Protect Your Art From AI (And Your Career)
Discover the three C’s of copyright and why they’re central to the case against generative AI. Plus, five ideas on how to protect your art from AI tools.
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