Ideas for Making Money

Utilize AI painting tools such as Qiyu AI, Midjourney, etc., to create new Chinese-style painting works, and showcase and sell them on platforms like Xiaohongshu (Little Red Book) to achieve monetization.

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Suitable Audience

  • Individuals with an interest in painting and art.
  • Professionals looking to increase their income through a side hustle.
  • Beginners interested in AI art creation.

Ease of Getting Started

{Ease of Getting Started: Low}

Operational Process and Methods

Determine the Creative Theme: First, decide on the theme of your Chinese-style painting, such as historical figures, ancient poems, etc., as the creative theme.

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Choose the Painting Style: Select a new Chinese-style painting template in Qiyu AI (friendly for beginners), such as ink wash style, embroidery style, etc. Create the Painting Work:

  • Use Chinese to describe the desired painting content, and Qiyu AI will generate the image based on the description.
  • Utilize Qiyu AI's "Creation Bible" and "Inspiration Co-creation" functions to obtain creative inspiration.

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Generate the Painting Work: After inputting the description, wait for the AI to generate the painting work, and choose to generate a standard or high-resolution image.

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Exhibit and Sell the Works:

  • Showcase the works on social platforms like Xiaohongshu to attract fans and potential buyers.
  • Set up commercial licensing for the works, providing licensing to clients who need commercial use and collecting licensing fees. Monetization Methods:
  • Sell customized products, such as phone cases, red envelope covers, art prints, etc.
  • Collaborate with brands for product packaging design, poster design, and other commercial partnerships.
  • Accept advertising collaborations to expand the influence of the works and personal brand.

Case Review

The new Chinese-style AI track is a blue ocean market full of potential. With AI painting tools like Qiyu AI, even those without professional painting skills can create works with Chinese aesthetics.

The key to this case is to use free and easy-to-use AI tools, combined with the traffic of social media platforms, to achieve the creation and monetization of art works. At the same time, through image licensing, product customization, and brand collaborations, effective revenue generation can be achieved.

Tools Used

  • AI Painting Tools: Qiyu AI, Midjourney