/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>wifey has very minor success with online artwork
>only does commissions
>only does furry genre
>makes ~$200 a week from only 4 or 5 recurring clients
So assuming someone has the skill and has gotten gud, how do you make money? I just watched cuckstiny's video on making money online, but his advice is only applicable to people who already have a big fanbase. I see people like sakimichan making a fucking whopping $30,000 to $75,000 a month on patreon ALONE, so I know it should be relatively straightforward to make a fraction of that, say, $1000 a month. Anyone have good advice on building a fanbase? How do you get noticed?

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Also, does it trigger you that most anime artists know more about the human face and anatomy in general than you do?