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My Freelance Illustrator Desk Setup (Budget-Friendly Tools That I Use Daily)
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items A curated collection of the best tools, software, websites, and Amazon essentials for freelance illustrators. Perfect for beginners and professionals who want to work smarter while staying on budget. Every recommendation is something I personally use...
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🎨 Drawing Tools
💻 Drawing Apps I Actually Use
💼 Where I Actually Get Paid as an Illustrator
💵 Sell your art
✨ Apps That Power My Freelance Business
🎨 Drawing Tools
Phisycal tools that currently used
I've completed dozens of freelance illustrations on this tablet. They included S Pen (no-charging) and lightweight making it an excellent choice for beginners and artists who want a portable setup.
The Tablet That Started My Freelance Career
I've been using this case every day to protect my Tab while working and traveling. I love that it has a built-in S Pen holder, and the smooth back is perfect for adding stickers to make it feel more personal. It keeps my tablet protected without addi...
The Case That Protects My Drawing Tablet
I use this smartphone to photograph my artwork, record speedpaint videos, reply to clients and manage my freelance business. The camera is still excellent, the battery easily lasts a full day and the performance remains smooth for creative apps and m...
My Everyday Phone for Freelancing
💻 Drawing Apps I Actually Use
These are the drawing apps I genuinely use—not just recommend. Whether you're a beginner or already taking commissions, these apps can help you create professional illustrations.
I've been using ibisPaint for years to create illustrations, commissions and daily sketches. It has almost everything I need—from customizable brushes and layer support to stabilization and timelapse recording. Even after trying other apps, I still c...
The App I Use for Every Commission
💼 Where I Actually Get Paid as an Illustrator
These are the platforms I've used to find freelance illustration work. Some helped me land my first clients, while others continue to bring in projects today. Each platform has its own strengths depending on your experience and niche.
My main website for receiving commissions job. This web is a commissions hub that connecting VTubers, streamers, and content creators with human artists such as art illustration, rigging, music, and stream assets
VGen | For the love of human creativity
New social network marketplace, still in its beta phase, for entertainment communities of fandoms where you can join as a fan or as an artist that can post their art and sell commissions
Kirke | Your Art Commissions Marketplace | Kirke
💵 Sell your art
Looking for ways to earn money from your art? These are the platforms I recommend for digital downloads and creative work. Each one has different strengths depending on what you create
Etsy is one of the best marketplaces for selling digital illustrations, printables, coloring pages, stickers and other downloadable products. If you already have finished artwork, you can re-purpose it into digital products and create an additional s...
Best Marketplace for Selling Digital Art
I recommend Adobe Stock for artists who want to build passive income by licensing illustrations and creative assets
Earn Passive Income by Selling Your Artwork
If you've ever wanted to sell merchandise without buying stock first, Printify is one of the easiest ways to start. You focus on creating the artwork while the printing and shipping are handled for you
Turn Your Artwork into Merchandise
✨ Apps That Power My Freelance Business
Running a freelance illustration business takes more than just drawing. These are the apps to stay organized, find inspiration, create content and promote my work every day.
Easy yo manage your list. A user-friendly and easy to use interface that you can share with clients so they can know how far along the project is in the work.
Stay organized with Trello
A free video editor and user-friendly video editing app known as an excellent alternative to apps like CapCut
VN: Photo & Video Editor - Edit Like a Pro. Create Without Limits.
Everyone uses it to find new inspiration in any case, including me.
Find more inspiration on Pinterest
Really enjoying to post my works on instagram
Instagram
to promote, get engagement and attract clients to my service
TikTok - Make Your Day
Make a timelapse drawing video, tutorial, etc so if you are lucky and succeed in monetizing your account, you can increase your income apart from your main job. I'm still working on this one, wish me luck!
YouTube