Sketches for tattoos, how to make money from tattoo sketches Ivan Kunpan's blog

Sketches for tattoos, what is it

Hello friends, a lot of people need tattoos. Therefore, artists, designers create sketches for tattoos. Let's consider in more detail this way of earning on the Internet.

What is a tattoo sketch? This is a sketch of the plan for a future tattoo. With its help, it will be clear what kind of tattoo needs to be created by the master tattoo for the client.

With this approximate plan, the client comes to the master, who will "stuff" the tattoo and through it creates a unique and individual tattoo. On different parts of the body. For example, on the back, stomach, arms or legs. Tattoos come in all kinds and they are done for both girls and men. For example, for women suit tattoos associated with romance or flowers (Screen 1).

Men can pick up a tattoo with cars, fishing, various symbols.

On the creation of sketches for tattoos, you can earn money online, Next, we'll talk about this and find out how to do it.

Why is it necessary to pay for the creation of a personalized sketch?

It would seem that the master gets money for the session, what else does he need from me?) And he needs a bona fide payment. The development of the sketch is just to him.

Consider a simple, but very appropriate for the situation analogy. Imagine that you decided to get personal or corporate web site on the World Wide Web. The first thing you need to order the development of design of future pages. You will find the appropriate specialist, tell him about your ideas and wait for the finished layouts. After paying for his work, you can move on to the second step: finding a web developer. This person or a whole team will, by some magic known only to them, turn the idea together with the design into a full-fledged website. And their work is also subject to payment.

Now imagine that while you're looking for developers, you write to the designer from whom you received the layouts. He offers you to do all the other work on the web resource, so you do not have to look for someone else. He voiced his price tag and waits for an answer. Well, here's such a universal fighter was! And? You say: "Yes, that's great and so convenient. Just give me back the money I paid for the design. You're still doing me the whole site - from start to finish. I'll pay you just for him. Feel the absurdity of the situation? Absolutely the same happens when someone tries to get an individual, specially designed and free tattoo sketch just because "he will still come to this master to score".

We really hope that the artists' work will be appreciated and tattoo culture in Russia will rise to a new level. Now let's talk about some of the nuances that accompany the creation of an original sketch.

How to earn on tattoo sketches that it is necessary to be able to do

Sketches for tattoos can be made to order or sold online. Let's break down the step-by-step scheme for earning on sketches:

First, you need to learn how to draw sketches. Some professionals, recommend using graphics drawing pads or on paper. They can help teach even a beginner how to do it. Before you draw them, choose appropriate themes for your tattoo sketch. For example, love, sports, cars, symbols.
Create a portfolio. This stage is very important for beginners who are starting this activity for the first time. Collect in your works, at least 20-40 sketches. It is desirable that they are all unique. There is no need to copy other people's ideas from the Internet, customers will notice this.
Upload your work to freelance exchanges. You can add your portfolio to Russian or foreign freelance exchanges. Next, you will be approached by customers and order your sketches. And you will earn money.

If you will work with foreign resources, the withdrawal of money will be made through the payment system PayPal. In Runet - through WebMani, Yandex money, bank cards.

What is necessary to be able to do when creating a sketch for a tattoo? In the first place one should be able to choose a technique for a drawing, it is necessary to choose the right style, it is important to represent the idea of the sketch in your head. Then to bring it to life. Of course, a person must have drawing skills to make a quality sketch for a tattoo.

It is also possible to sell finished works

In addition to contests, there is a ready-made store where artists can sell their finished sketches.

If you have a large portfolio of tattoo sketches and want to sell it, CreateMyTattoo can help you.

Here's how it works:

Artists start by creating an account at CreateMyTattoo (click "register" in the upper right corner and don't worry - it's all free).
After registering, go to the Marketplace tab and upload your work
Set a price for your work (starting at $5.95). People interested in buying interesting and beautiful tattoos will look for your tattoos in the store.
Payments are made through Paypal

Where to find orders, foreigners pay more

Find orders for tattoo sketches, you can on the Russian freelancing exchanges. But there pay less than foreigners. For example, if you sell a sketch on this site, Createmytattoo.com, you can make $300 per sketch sold. Or get more orders from clients.

Let's list the foreign freelance sites and photostocks that pay more:

Fiverr.com;
Upwork.com;
Freelanced.com;
Guru.com;
Photodune.net;
Createmytattoo.com;
24freelance.net.

On these resources you can add a service that you are designing tattoo designs. Find orders or post them for sale.

Where else can I find orders? For example, on message boards, social networks, various earning forums, and job search sites.

How to make money on tattoo sketches. Searching for orders on freelance exchanges

Let's consider searching for orders for tattoo sketches on the freelance exchange "24freelance.net". You need to register on it beforehand in order to leave requests for orders. Next, click on the section of the site - "Projects", then the category of work on the left - "Design and Multimedia" (Screenshot 2).

You can see that one order was found for this query on the exchange - "Creating a sketch of a tattoo". But this is not a problem. After all, on this exchange freelance you can choose similar orders related to this topic of earnings. For example, the creation of sketches for clothing, various printed materials, websites.

To avoid wasting your time looking for orders, place your services there (Screenshot 3).

Many freelancers do so.

Using Create My Tattoo website

Create My Tattoo website allows you to make money online from tattoo designs (Screenshot 4).

Go to this address (listed above) to the site through your Google Chrome browser to automatically translate English site into Russian. Next, click the "Login/Registration" buttons, and the "Create Account" button to create an account to earn money.

Next, write in the registration form Email, password, username, choose the sections "I want to get tattoos" (if you are a customer) or "Tattoo design" (if a doer). Then, confirm the fields with captcha and press "Registration" button.

Next, you will be prompted to upload 5 images to the site (Screenshot 5).

Without this portfolio, the service will not let users in. After that, follow the instructions, which will help you to use the service properly to make money:

The client (customer) creates a contest on this service for the sketches for tattoos.
Places prizes on the service. For example, he deposits money into his account so that the service can pay people who earn from the sketches.
He chooses the one he likes from the offered designs and buys it. He can also contact the designers who created the sketch for the tattoo and arrange with them for further cooperation.
You earn money and withdraw it to Pipal.

This is not one service on the English-language Internet. There are more resources with which you will earn money on sketches.

Peculiarities of working with individual sketches

So, if the certainty of how to choose a tattoo design has arrived and you have chosen to develop a custom sketch, it's time to familiarize yourself with some of the specifics of the process:

A regular drawing and a tattoo sketch are different things. A person who is not the first year of tattoos, perfectly knows all the nuances of creating the right image. What colors will look better on the skin of a certain shade, what details in the chosen scale is better to avoid and so on. Not all shadows, highlights and "volumes" from Internet photos can be transferred to the skin. That's why the master draws a sketch, which will be maximally elaborated for the specifics of the tattoo.

It can be difficult to explain an idea. To transfer the image from your head to the artist, prepare in advance for the fullest possible representation. Find all similar pictures on the Internet (free tattoo sketches for example you can download on our site), draw with your own hands a schematic plan, even crude. Give out as much information as possible, so that the result will not cause unpleasant surprises.

An idea in the process of creating a sketch can be transformed. You must be prepared for the fact that the master will offer to modify the idea. He will do it not in order to make it easier to draw, but for the final image to look decent on the skin. At this stage it is important to compromise and trust your tattooist.

You may not be happy with the result. This situation happens even if the master is very good, and you have explained your vision of the picture in detail. That's okay. Talk to the artist about the possibility of redoing the picture. If nothing helps, just pay for the work and look for another person. Stuffing what "seems okay" is not worth it in any case. Neither because of the money spent, nor because you feel uncomfortable in front of the master. It will also be expensive and painful to remove and overlap the hated tattoo.

There you go. One question less from the section on how to choose a tattoo. Approach the selection of the master wisely, study his portfolio and actively cooperate in the process of developing the sketch. This is how you will become the owner of an original and beloved tattoo!

Sketches for tattoos, how much can be earned

You can make a lot of money on tattoo sketches. For example, on the Create My Tattoo service, people were making $100-300 per tattoo sale. This is an average earning figure. The income can be more. It depends on how many people buy your sketches.

In Runet, the profits from this business are small. For example, you can earn 15,000-20,000 rubles per month on freelance. This is the kind of earnings a beginner can create. Naturally, professionals will earn more money in this field.

Do not hurry with the choice of pattern for a tattoo

You should not be in a hurry with the application of tattoos. First consciously choose the image that you really like. Remember that the carpet-up (full overlapping of the old tattoo with a new one) is a complicated and not always possible. And why in general to put such a tattoo, which then want to remove? Many masters even discourage clients if the choice is not too good. And some, the most principled, and in general refuse to apply images that look trivial and uninteresting.

It's nice that more often than not customers themselves understand that they do not know enough about the art of tattooing, and they listen to the advice of the masters. For a creative person to look for an individual image that suits the client, to create something unusual is a pleasure. After all masters are also interested in creation of absolutely new tattoo, unlike others.

So, a tattoo according to an individual sketch can become a real masterpiece. The work will bring pleasure to the master and her result - to the customer, who will be proud of his tattoo and wear with pleasure for many years. With customers' permission masters put photos of their best works in the portfolio. And they try not to lower the bar in the future.