This Artist Makes $1,000 Per Day Drawing People in NYC
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- čas přidán 19. 06. 2024
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a true bromance... Zac is one of the most talented illustrators I know. Go follow him on Instagram: instagram.com/theartistzac/?hl=en
Why do I love his voice so much. 🥰
What a talented man, pretty Boss too 😎
$1K a day, you say? That gives hope to lots of Artists who struggle day to day. Thank you for interviewing this Artist. All Artists should be supporting each other in their success and levels of skills, etc.
I tell other artist friends Alll the time to hit the streets if you want money, it's only going to happen if you MAKE it happen, I'm a plein Air painter that sells 6x6 wood panel studies for $60 at tourist locations in Maine, im very lucky to do it full-time. But this would never happen if I waited for opportunities to come to me, hit the streets ✌
Nice from Pakistan 🇵🇰
Best artist 🎨
@@Adamkezer I'm gonna get after it! It's GENIUS going to a landmark and just painting it! Wow I'm glad you shared your experience. I've finally made my jump into oil painting and I knew there was something there.
it's probably 1k on a good day, but sure, get yourself out there. Lots of artists are introverted and shy and get into art because they want to retreat from society. You got to put yourself out there. I'm not even a professional, but when I start drawing in public, quite a few curious onlookers like to approach and chat.
Meanwhile, in my neck of the woods, I try to sell my art prints and people come up and asked me what you do with them and I had to explain you put them on the wall lol
Next time, tell them, “bend over and I’ll show ya!” 🤣
Maybe try and put your art into a different canvas. Maybe, onto something that someone uses everyday.
T-shirts, tote-bags, cell phone covers, placemats, etc…
Offer your prints as well, different sizes, to bundles of postcard size prints. but, offer other custom items. 🤷🏽 hope this helps!
Ahh trying to sell art in a rural area is basically this. Zero comprehension on art if it doesnt directly have a "use" or function.
@@Adamkezer then turn around and spend 100 on a piece of jagged plywood with a snowman painted on it 🫠at least they are making $
@@tthomas184 I’m waiting for AI to take over so my original work can go for $$ 😂😂
@@tthomas184 wow, who is that? I want to read about them too
this is legit the way of an artist, earn your own money through publishing or just selling your art. This man has true skill
Zac is the one who recommended this channel to me! We drew each other at the coffee shop I used to work at. I must admit as a fellow artist with a similar background, I think his story is an inspiration. Finding ways to make money just by doing the thing are harder and harder to come by, but he does it, so that's proof it can still happen! (maybe even for me!)
This is legitimately a badass video. Very well made, and really inspirational. This guy just went out there and turned his passion for sketching into a dream job.
This is such a heartwarming video! Love that Zac is surrounded by people in his day-to-day working artists’ life, when often the stereotype of an artist is working alone in a room.
*crowds of people!
FUUUUCK this makes me excited I like how this guy lives. All this AI talk makes me so damn defeatist and then someone as cool as this gets the Kim Jung Gi vibes I desire and I’m back up jumping up and down heart pumping. Keep being awesome man you’re an inspiration.
Why are you feeling defeated over AI art?! 😂it’s not even the same as a real artist’s artwork so it’s not even comparable and doesn’t carry the same value. Sure, it may be “perfect” but it’s just not the same. It doesn’t have any feeling and emotion behind the process of making it which is why many people make art in the first place. It’s all new, but with all new things, the novelty of it will wear off as well as not being allowing to be accepted in galleries where real artists are to make money off of them. And why would anyone want to pay big money for it if they can just ‘make’ the same art for themselves without needing talent or skill beyond that of knowing how to have a computer system doing it for you?! AI art isn’t even comparable. So don’t lose hope and hone in on your skills and just do what you want as an artist!
@@Lacroix999 it’s because of how much it is and has been in discussion this past year and its developments, as well as other artists online and my own college teachers constantly putting it into discussion. Believe me I am in agreement with you in that I will continue making art for my own sake and will try to make a career out of it regardless. Though in terms of certain positions, college, and discourse around it its sometimes difficult to get away from it or always feel positive. Videos like this are those good reminders to keep going despite it all.
But yeah it is weird how teachers are talking about its usage as well as other recruiters for job offers. When in other art forums its about its stealing and usage of people’s art without payment or recognition.
Simply I don’t like AI and don’t wanna use it, but its face is everywhere as of right now and its hard to get away from it. Also with art made its becoming more and more difficult to sparse what’s real and what isn’t unless if made physically.
I love this! The point isn't to copy what he does, it's that doing what comes naturally to him forged a path. If you told me an artist could make a good living (and travel all over the world), doing street portraits, I would have thought you were nuts. But here he is, doing just that. Believe in yourself and your art!
Those are some supportive parents; the world needs more of those.
wonderful as always, love seeing the in depth insights into other people's practices!
it's always so nice to see an artist succeed in his craft.. i am a parsons' graduate from way back , and i actually felt , back then, that they were really good at helping me get my portfolio and mindset ready for the real
world.. unfortunately back then , my heart wasn't really in it, so i put my art life on hold for awhile .. anyway congrats to zach , and to you ,, for finding your own ways to make this work for you.. Norakag, here ( full time artist 👍👍)
Big thank you for posting this uplifting interview Slew and Zac for sharing your journey and success, it really made my day as I feel hopeful now : )
I've only done this once. You inspired me to go into the streets more often. You are a great artist!! And thank you for this video SLEW :)
I feel like I've seen him before. I think (not sure) that he did a video with Jess Karp when they went to a garden and drew there. I could be totally wrong but I feel like that was him.
Yea I follow Jess and I think this is him
Edit: I went back to that video it is him❤
@@Bkt27 I knew I recognized him from somewhere. Teamwork yeah!! 👊
I was thinking the same thing and i came to slews channel from Jess and Ten hundred. They are all connected somehow and i just want to be in this group soo bad. 😂😢
Good job, guys. I'm a painter and drawer and moved to NYC a few years ago for art and it's really a weird/risky path. Good luck to the artists out there. The world needs creativity and it's a talent you should put to use and share even if you can't pay the bills that way (yet!).
Love this!! The outside scenes look very similar to Jackson Square in New Orleans. Filled with artists of all kinds and music and a creative vibe.
SLEW everytime i wanna quit art u make me love it again with such inspirational videos as this
omg he was my classmate at university. glad to see he’s still drawing and doing well :)
Another awesome video! I love your work and collaboration with other artist, truly an inspiration.
that's really inspiring! wishing Zac good luck on his journey! 💙💜
Such a sincere, pure video, so great !! ❤
4:20 that's the kind of dedication you need. Just yesterday I drew about 75 people (from reference, not life), and even then, you still only see progress weeks of that later, and sometimes even months
Start drawing from life
You should see progress within 8 hours if you are following a structured program like Loomis, Watts, and NMA.
@@rockon8174 True, though Loomis is known for beginners getting stuck and giving up. I did 3 times. I only returned to Loomis years later after studying Proko's figure and anatomy courses amongst other things. Doing something like Bridgeman anatomy can show improvement after say 8 hours of studying, but when you're in this deep you have to do your own studies too. Breaking down references and other artists work alike to study design, and studying from life. I don't get to study from life often because of health issues, but either way, when you're in this deep, 8 hours is nothing. Unfortunately, the more advanced you get, the more time it takes for even the smallest incremental improvement. We're talking weeks, months, years
Love this SLEW. Keep creating
Thank you for this video Slew. We need more of this type of content
awesome interview and video. Need to get a portrait from Zac next time im in WSP
Zac is amazing at what he does!
What an awesome video, thanks for this interview with him!
more videos like this please. this was fiiiire
Zach! Make a skilkshare class and earn that residual!
Loved this video! You should bring more artists and we learn what they do for a living
Totally agree, I love seeing real people on CZcams.
Much love ❤️ 🙏 I don't think alot of people realize just how much effort and practice it takes to create art, and not only that but the different mediums used to create it also requires time to master them.
Instant subscribe, seems like CZcams recommendation algorithm is on the road to recovery, because this wasn’t something I would’ve look up, nor expect to pop out, since I am mostly a handcrafter in this era of my life, but I absolutely love with all of my lifeforce., VERY inspiring .❣️ thank you both for doing what you do
I’m seeing this today on the eve of me going to an event to do caricatures. It is inspiring to see what other artists do. There is money to be made for sure! It takes a lot of work. I tend to do exaggerations of the face, and not the cartoon style, where one face fits all, and just change the hairdo, add a mustache. So I appreciate what I saw here in the video!
Oh and you are handsome too SLEW, especially with the longer hair. 😁❤️❤️
What a great inspiring story. I wish Zac well and kind of want to be like him.
Loved this inspiring story!
Heya SLEW! Excellent video very enjoyable gives me the old podcast vibe yet a quick short format! I do wonder if you will ever get back to doing the podcast? I know it’s an art form in and of its self! I hope you can find time for it in the future, if not your oil paintings coming along wonderfully and that is a noble pursuit as well, good luck! With all of your endeavors I think you’re doing great!
Love this vid slew! Thanks for making and sharing this. Super inspiring
Years ago a kiptoe video inspired me to get up one morning a do mural. (20 murals later) this video just inspired me to head to my local art fest tomorrow and people draw! Thanks for spreading the artist fire !
Lovely video! Not only inspiring but also so nice seeing your friendship 😂❤
I regret spending so much time on things that didn't further my art skill development like video games, watching anime, politics, and maybe too much time in the gym. I'm more than half a century old but it's not too late and Zac's example helps to rekindle that fire.
Sad, to regret time in the gym.
@@te9591 true but I would rather have been more efficient with my time over the years and have developed my art skills to a professionally proficient level. The gym really did take up a lot of time and here I am, still not doing art professionally.
@michaeljmccurdy9449 yeah, the art pursuit is not one foot in unfortunately
I feel you. My body is 50 years young, with a wife and 2 kids, and always worked art related jobs but never was full-time in my own art since it took time to make and had to pay the bills with other gigs & 9-5 (which I’m trying my best not to go back to). For me personally if I ever let go of my dreams, I’d die. So I’m just restarting again.. I’m taking my artwork seriously no matter what. Even while having other work. And sketching is at the foundation. I share this to encourage you to hold onto your dreams and take steps towards it even if it’s baby steps..
Loved this!! Such a dope move to highlight another artist on your channel. You a man of the people sir Slew!!
I appreciate that!
Judging from the number of attractive ladies lining up to be drawn, his looks definitely help . Ive seen Chinese artists with really impressive drawing skills, charge the same or even lower, and no one lines up for them.
That's not to say he doesn't work hard, obviously he does. But hard work alone seldom leads to success. There are always other factors at play.
Yeah, the drawing of that first girl sitting crossed legged looked nothing like her, and all the other drawings were pretty average even if he is a quick sketcher. Credit to him for making the most of an at best mid level talent.
Marketing. That's what it comes down to. He has an Instagram account and does a lot of collaboration work with stores and brands. That puts him above a lot of other very talented artists.
but now the math doesn't add up though. 1k a day doing $25 drawings .... maybe he can get those 40 people for 6 hours straight in summer but I doubt he can do that in winter
@@oliveuk I think he said he goes somewhere warm in the winter.
@MegaCityPatrol How much do you make a day pal?
Really well done interview. I've been missing some days of drawing because I'm not sure if I want to go back to art school or get a job.
As someone’s who’s worked with him multiple times. It’s great to see this video of him. He’s a great dude for sure.
There is so much value in the daily grind
I love that when looking at Zac’s sketchbook that he has white space. I feel that there can be the pressure to fill up the page which ends up with me leaving the whole sketchbook blank.
This is so inspiring 😊 I also wish one day to be an full-time artist
🎉🎉 please never loose that spark! I promessa you wiill
@@elpicador2009 thank you!!! I appreciate your words ❤️
Great video! I saw this guy in the park a few months back and wondered about his story. Drawing for hours every day--#goals
This is inspiration 🖤👌🏾 at its finest
thanks for doing this I have been thinking of doing something like this. I am pretty fast at portrait drawings like seeing how other people do this
his landskabe drawings look crazy beautiful would love to see him draw a A3 or A2 city landskabe drawing
So Awesome that he gets to make a living drawing people!!!
amazing! getting jung gi vibes from his art style, zac is a true artist.
I follow Zac on IG. His portraits are lovely! Mad props to him for staying consistent and focused 👏🏾
I can concur on the art school. I dropped out of FIT after a year and a half because I wasn't thrilled with the prep for the "real world". Loved this interview would love more artist interviews.
Quick Sketching the World
this is the best way for the Artist to
understand the World just like VanGogh Did that
Fantastic video dude!
Cool that u featured another artist!
Super amazing, inspiring and motivating 🙏🌟💯also it’s lovely that your pal has a down to earth , and genuine person . He displays a great example of hard work , determination, self efficiency, and desire to follow one’s passions , your own way . Success is what fulfills your satisfaction, and it can be unique to each person. Definitely superb . Gotta visit the park soon, and it would be cool to attend a seminar and visit the studio 💫💯💪
A truly inspiring story.
Amazing! I'm personally into animals, i have not drawn human about four years.
Just a great, feel good video!
Awesome style!
super dope I love this.
Draw me jealous, draw me head over heels. Zac is a dayumm fine artist and illustrator. Jealous my path in art hasn't led me to such freedoms. Maybe someday I can get rid of my diffident nature and be spectacular.
He almost looks like Holden from The Expanse tv series. This was a cool mini doc.
I really like the ingenuity of him and the entrepreneurial spirit.
Congrats!
Ok, im gonna set up a sketch booth too. Wish me luck guys 💫
Very motivating video. Sometimes social media can set someone back instead of forward. So cool to see him out in public doing what he loves best ❤
Perfectly illustrates the current trend that an artist's actual work is secondary to their attractive marketability. His attractiveness would 1st grab any person or company to hire him. Furthermore the spokes person in the ad attached to this video is ALSO an advertisement selling the idea that anyone can be an artist, BUT the missing message is, "To be a successful artist one must 1st be an attractive artist."
I actually worked with Zac working at Moleskine and he is one of the most wholesome guys i know. I easily talked to him for most of my shifts
It's crazy how well he gets the likeness with just a couple of lines
11:46 the way he was willing to receive the kiss😂❤
You two laughing together 😂 ❤
Good work lads
I started making art 2 years ago and I'm slowly starting to believe in myself ^^
7:45. It looks like when Zac draws that he isn't doing a loose underdrawing to get his shapes first. Like it looks like he's chosen to draw pn the contour shapes of his figure first.
Good to see people being out there and being productive and enjoying their life.
Food for thought. A highly skilled artist. $25 a drawing in 15 minutes. $100 hr. so drawing non stop 8hours with no breaks for $800. 5 days a week $4000. 50 working weeks in a year $200,000. Really shows how hard a person would have to work. And some how people think making six figures is normal.
I want to do this ❤🙏 thankyou for this video.
I gotta get over my social anxiety and go ride the damn train by my house… it’s basically my subway. I just keep avoiding it cuz people make me nervous… but… this video is motivating
i'm subscribing because of this video, please make more like this
He has a heart of gold
we love a good bromance
With all of the things being true, Zac is handsome artist as well!
Can you give advice on how to get better at drawing without a guiding sketch first? I can only draw by first creating the underlying shapes
So cool!
Ви майстер своєї справи! Вподобайка! 👌👌👌😊😊😊
omg how wonderful
Very cool. I wish Charleston had a major hub like Washington Square Park, NY. I do fashion and comic book style. I probably could earn a lot of money too. Reminds me of Venice Beach in Los Angeles, CA. where I lived in the past.
What a neat story, something that only New York could offer.
i know people do draw portraits for people in the bigger cities, like Glasgow or Edinburgh, but its way too cold and rainy here in scotland to do it most days unless i want pneumonia lol
Awesome 👌
9:31 - Does anyone know if an animation has ever been done using drawings from different people in a circle like that? Like a matrix affect but all slightly different looking drawings? I'd really love to see something like that.
very nice style
🤯 Saw him recently at Moleskine store over at Grand Central the other day. I got too nervous to ask for career advice. 😢
Dude you guys are awesome!. Ngl you just looks like Henry Cavill Ilustrator
Omgggg. So cool
Zac (who is practically my neighbor) has a keen ability to quickly capture a charming likeness in his subjects. He is also just a really nice guy. If you want to support a living nyc artist, go find Zac in Washington Square Park!
i've still got a drawing he did of me from a couple of years ago in the park :)