PayLoadz: PayLoadz is at the top of the list because of its secure storage and delivery features. To sell your art, all you need to do is upload the digital art files, and PayLoadz takes care of processing.
If you're moving from pencil and paper to a drawing tablet, iPad or Windows tablet it can be a little intimidating. Digital art is fun and once you get an idea of the hardware and software that is out there you'll have a much better idea what is best for you. Below are the links to reviews of the drawing tools I talk about in this video.
- Sketchpad: Free online drawing application for all ages. Create digital artwork to share online and export to popular image formats JPEG, PNG, SVG, and PDF.
- The best ecommerce platforms to sell digital products. Podia – The best all round ecommerce platform for selling digital products. Includes downloads, membership subscriptions, webinars and courses. Sellfy – A powerful ecommerce platform for selling digital downloads, subscriptions and memberships.
Drawing Tablets
Huion 420If you want the cheapest Huion available this is it. |
Wacom IntuosIf you're wondering where to start with digital drawing this is a good choice. There are cheaper options out there but with this tablet you get the Wacom brand name quality and support and drivers. table-price: $69 +See it on Amazon |
Huion HS610The coolest feature on this tablet is that it works on Android as well as Windows and Mac. Office home and student 2019 download. The one caveat is that it only uses a portion of the drawing area of the tablet and the shortcut keys don't work on Android. It still works surprisingly well. |
XP-Pen Deco ProIf you want the cheapest Huion available this is it. table-price: $21.99See it on Amazon |
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Pen Displays
1. XP-Pen Artist 13.3 and 12 ProBoth of these are quite good for the price. The addition of a laminated screen is a nice addition and really reduces parallax. The latest version of the pen XP is using is also really good and jitter free. Price for the 12: $249.99 - $299.99See the 13.3 on Amazon See the 12 on Amazon |
2. Huion Kamvas Pro 13A great laminated screen at a great price and the pen has tilt support. Huion recently fixed the wavy lines I talk about in my review and it's much much better now. The only catch is that you can only update the firmware on Windows so if you're a Mac user I would still recommend looking at the other options. |
TIE 1. Huion Kamvas Pro 16Now with a laminated screen this is one one of the best 16' tablets out there. If you are trying to decide between this and the XP-Pen, it's a tie, they are both very very good. Price: $400.34See it on Amazon |
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All In Ones
iPad (7th generation)The two most recent iPad (that only cost $329) are the best bang for the buck you're going to find in the art world. The Apple pencil is arguable the best stylus out there and it now works on the lowest end iPad. Performance for games isn't great but art applications are great. |
Surface ProThe Surface Pro has been one of my favorite devices to draw on. It's mobility is great, you can carry it around like a book or file folder but it's a full blown laptop with the keyboard cover. It's not the perfect drawing device but it's darn close. table-price: $750 +See it on Amazon |
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Software
KritaKrita has really grown on me and it's free. It's one of the most robust free drawing apps availible on Windows, Mac and Linux. |
Autodesk SketchbookSketchbook isn't my favorite program to draw in but I like that it's cross platform. If I draw something on Android I can open it up on my Mac or iPad. The interface is also easy to understand and pick up. Price: FreeLearn More |
Medibang PaintMedibang reminds me of Clip studio with less stuff. Considering it's free it's an impressively robust drawing and painting app. |
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I'm William M. Peaster, and I'm a writer who's been tracking the Ethereum beat in recent years. Like many others, I've thought non-fungible tokens, or NFTs, were really interesting ever since CrypoKitties mania first kicked off in 2017. Yet it wasn't until late 2019 that I started going deeper into the NFT sector, and since then I've been blown away by all the teeming activity I've seen across the board.
With that said, I personally think one of the early bright stars around Ethereum and NFTs is the rising cryptoart scene. Its fledgling success is worth cheering on by Ethereum proponents and art fans alike, and I've personally had a lot of fun participating in the young arena so far. For any newcomers who are curious and want to know more, I've created a brief rundown on the top cryptoart platforms so you can wrap your head around the space more quickly.
Before moving on though, here's a few pointers worth keeping in mind:
- Having ether (ETH) and a wallet like MetaMask is your starter pack.
- Investing in art in general, even in mainstream markets, is at the 'high risk' end of the investment spectrum, and the same's true for cryptoart. Tread cautiously if you do tread, in other words.
- The handful of pieces I've personally bought so far I really enjoy and would be fine with never reselling. In that way, I'm more of a collector or enthusiast type. The space has plenty of opportunities for speculators, too, so the ones who've done their homework and made sensible strategies will naturally do best.
- Why are NFTs valuable? Because they're rare digital art in being verifiably scarce on the Ethereum blockchain. It's true that you can download pictures of the art, but these copies can't be sold for 0.07, 7, or 70 ETH. The originals potentially can be.
- There is a diverse range of very talented artists currently releasing amazing work atop Ethereum.
With those preliminary insights out of the way, let's briefly survey the top cryptoart platforms …
SuperRare
The two-year-old SuperRare platform – 'Instagram meets Robinhood'– is the biggest art enterprise on Ethereum to date. The curated platform has facilitated nearly 4,000 ETH in NFT art sales so far, with the average sales price of an SR piece currently at around 0.79 ETH. Notably, the first piece minted on the platform, Robbie Barrat's 'AI Generated Nude #1,' sold for 75 ETH in a secondary sale earlier this year. The platform has fostered a high quality community of artists and collectors.
KnownOrigin
Known Origin, which also just celebrated its second birthday, is another Ethereum art platform that's seen a promising flash of early success. The platform is approaching 1,000 ETH in total sales, and on average one of its pieces goes for 0.23 ETH right now. Like SuperRare, Known Origin has also fostered a strong community of creators.
MakersPlace
MakersPlace is Ethereum's third-largest art platform and is currently nearing 500 ETH in total volume. Download notepad 7 5 6. The average sales prices of one of its pieces is 0.21 ETH presently. I think there are extremely talented artists putting out stunning strong work on MakersPlace, so don't overlook this platform just because it's smaller.
OpenSea
OpeanSea is the 'largest marketplace for rare digital goods.' You can buy SuperRare, Known Origin, and MakersPlace pieces on OpenSea, as well as other kinds of NFT collectibles like CryptoKitties and beyond. Also, anyone can easily mint their own NFT art using the marketplace's simple minting dashboard. It's a great project. Personally, OpenSea is probably my favorite Ethereum dapp … period.
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Other Rising Upstarts
There are a handful of newer cryptoart projects you might want to put on your radar, too, including:
- Nifty Gateway - acquired by crypto exchange Gemini last year, recently activated 2.0 reboot.
- Mintbase - MetaCartel-backed NFT minting and market platform.
- Async Art - a marketplace for programmable art pieces that are constantly in flux.
The Metaverse Factor
Cryptovoxels and Decentraland are two virtual world projects built atop Ethereum. One popular early use case for these worlds' digital parcels has been NFT art galleries, which is a dynamic that's led to some really cool innovations and something of a symbiotic relationship between Ethereum's top digital world projects and the cryptoart space. If you're interested in cryptoart, be sure to check out Cryptovoxels and Decentraland, too.
DeFi Meets Cryptoart
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MetaCartel DAO operations specialist Alex Masmejean spearheaded the launch of Rocket in early 2020. The project offers Dai loans backed by NFTs, e.g. cryptoart, and its first art-backed loan came in February 2020, when entrepreneur Rene Schmidt received 1,000 Dai over a six-month term using two NFT works by cryptoartist Josie Bellini as collateral. It's an early taste of what may be to come.
