Think of a fine restaurant you love—what keeps you coming back? It’s not just the food but the consistent experience: the impeccable service, the ambiance, and the quality of each dish. Diners know what to expect, and that consistency builds trust and loyalty. For artists, the same principle applies.
Consistency doesn’t mean churning out the same art over and over. Instead, it’s about maintaining a reliable level of quality, engagement, and a recognizable voice. Just as a restaurant wouldn’t serve a perfect meal one night and a subpar one the next, artists must aim to meet their audience’s expectations every time they engage—whether it’s a new piece, a social media post, or a gallery showing.
Consistency helps artists build their brand. It’s not just about creating; it’s about showing up, engaging with your audience, and delivering a quality experience time after time. Keep your creative standards high, stay true to your style, and communicate clearly with your audience. Just like loyal diners, your audience will keep coming back for more.
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Absolutely! Though there’s a lot of competing considerations that try to sidetrack from consistency, especially in algorithmic feeds How do you suggest artists find a way to keep creating at the quality they need to, to build an audience that actually values them, while maintaining consistency?
Artists need to ask themselves a tough question: do you prioritize making money or making art? Success requires a mindset shift—treat your art like a business, not just a craft. It’s about showing up consistently, maintaining quality, and taking the business side seriously. The artists who succeed in this way aren’t always the most skilled but they are the ones who outworked and outsmarted the competition in other areas.
And yes, other artists are your competition. Competition isn’t a bad thing; it’s just part of the business if you’re in it to make money. And it's totally totally fine if that's something that doesn't interest an artist. But I can't think of one artist who made money from just making art and doing nothing else to help market, promote, get it in front of other people. van Gogh maybe? But it was really his sister-in-law who promoted this shit his work after he was dead. Even DaVinci has to work at getting people to buy his work.
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