Make Money, Unleash the Artist Within

There are many ways for you to make money from your graphic software ranging from posters to promotional material. It may seem hard and expensive, but it is not. Mentioned below is but a few options to consider if you want to make some extra cash or even make a career out of this.

Artworks & Posters

Many people are buying posters and even works of art for bedrooms, homes, offices, classrooms etc. You could do the same, all you need to do is design some.

Design Landscapes/Worlds

You can be generous and design new worlds for people to use for there own artwork. This may not sound like a money making idea, but there is financial rewards as you can set the price for your design/creation.

3D Modals/Objects and Materials

If you have an eye for detail and design, then what about creating 3D modals and Materials. This can range from computers, boats, phones, vehicles, castles, planes, and the list goes on. As for materials it can be anything like metals, plastics, glass, paper, woods, rock, stones, etc.

Promotional Material

What about placing your cool designs on promotional materials like coffee mugs, clocks, etc.

Freelance your skills

So you are confident in your creativity and design skills, then what about selling your skills. This can range from designing company logos, computer icons, animations, etc.

Render Farm

If all the above is not for you, but still enjoy computers and graphic software - then what about starting up a render farm? Here you can sell computer time to people and companies that need scenes rendered.

More info

A list of graphic software as well as websites to visit is available at: http://www.slx.za.net/gfx.html

N.G van der Westhuizen is a software developer currently working on an open source Lotto database application. http://www.slx.za.net

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