7 Nft Artist Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 1st, 2023

Become A Nft Artist

NFT art is a new way of categorizing digital artworks that enable designers to monetize their work. To become an NFT artist, begin creating art pieces and upload your digital art to blockchain on a platform like Binance NFT marketplace.

Selling NFT art can help you earn money easily. NFT artists sell physical art pieces like paintings, drawings, and photographs.

Here are some real life success stories of starting a NFT artist:

1. Chibi Dinos ($12M/year)

Sean Kelly, the co-founder of Chibi Dinos NFT, came up with the idea to create a play-to-earn NFT community that combines basketball, collectibles, and dinosaurs. Inspired by his previous experience in the NFT industry and his passion for basketball, Sean partnered with his girlfriend to create Chibi Dinos. The project quickly gained traction, with the presale and public sale selling out in record time and generating $2.4 million in revenue.

How much they make: $12M/year
How much did it cost to start: $100K
Current team size: 10

I Launched An NFT Project That Made $1M

Chibi Dinos NFT, a play-to-earn NFT community co-founded by 25-year-old Sean Kelly, earned $2.4M in revenue during its initial sale, reinvesting 60% of its earnings into staffing and marketing while earning $2,005.0453th in secondary sales on OpenSea, thanks to tapping into Twitter users as part of its marketing strategy.

About

Sean started Chibi Dinos over 2 years ago

Revenue

Sean grew the business to $1M/month

Costs

It cost Sean $100000 to start the business

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2. Amrit Pal Singh ($1.32M/year)

How much they make: $1.32M/year
Current team size: 2

This 32-year-old artist made over $1 million in 9 months selling NFTs—now he’s reinvesting for the metaverse

This case study showcases how an Indian visual artist generated over $1 million in less than a year, selling 57 unique nonfungible tokens (NFTs) based on his artwork.

About

Amrit started Amrit Pal Singh over 15 years ago

Revenue

Amrit grew the business to $110K/month

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Learn more about starting a NFT artist:

Where to start?

-> How much does it cost to start a NFT artist?
-> Pros and cons of a NFT artist

Need inspiration?

-> Examples of established NFT artist
-> Nft artist Instagram captions

Other resources

3. Blake.Art ($360K/year)

How much they make: $360K/year
Current team size:

Blake Jamieson on Using His Marketing Expertise to Jumpstart His Art Career

Brooklyn-based pop artist Blake Jamieson earned a cool $46,000 in just six weeks by selling NFTs of his reimagined Topps baseball cards, and has used his newfound success to reinvest in his community and support other artists.

About

They started Blake.Art over 4 years ago

Revenue

They grew the business to $30K/month

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4. Blake Art ($480K/year)

How much they make: $480K/year
Current team size:

This 36-year-old Brooklyn artist made over $46,000 in six weeks selling NFTs

An artist generated $40,000 from 17 sales on SuperRare by selling NFTs of his earlier works, with his highest NFT sale coming in at $4,772 and an average sale price of $2,336, and is set to earn $500,000 through collaboration with Topps on a series called Project70.

About

They started Blake Art over 8 years ago

Revenue

They grew the business to $40K/month

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5. Seamm ($150K/year)

Marina Martianova, founder and CEO of Seamm, came up with the idea for her business by combining her passions for fashion and gaming. After founding and growing a successful food-tech startup, Marina saw the opportunity to bridge the gap between the fashion and gaming industries and create a platform that allows users to fully express their identity in virtual worlds. Since launching in December, Seamm has already onboarded six brands and aims to continue innovating in the digital fashion space.

How much they make: $150K/year
How much did it cost to start: $200K
Current team size: 19

How We Built A $12.5K/Month Business Helping Clothing Brands Innovate Their Digital Spaces With 3D Models

Seamm is a U.S.-based startup that bridges the gap between real-world fashion and virtual worlds, creating digital twins of real-world fashion collections for video games and metaverses, with key features including phygital QR codes and a marketplace with purchase and trade functionality.

About

Artem started Seamm over 2 years ago

Revenue

Artem grew the business to $12.5K/month

Costs

It cost Artem $200000 to start the business

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