Hand-illustrated tarot and mystical packaging design
Selling hand-drawn tarot-style packaging, illustrations and mystical artwork to other product brands or as prints.
The idea, in plain language
A Seattle illustrator who tried chocolate making pivoted to designing hand-drawn tarot-style packaging and mystical illustrations, either for other product brands or sold as prints. Money comes from selling the artwork and design services commercially. The customer base is product brands wanting mystical-themed packaging or buyers of esoteric prints. Startup requires illustration skill and time to build a portfolio of mystical designs; capital needs are modest. The episode highlights the value of finding a unique artistic angle after an initial idea failed.
Where the sources agree
- Hand-drawn mystical artwork can be a viable creative side hustle
- The founder pivoted from an earlier product idea that was too difficult
What each source says
side-hustle-school#817 - If At First You Don’t Succeed, Tarot Again
A Seattle illustrator pivots from chocolate-making into hand-drawn tarot-style packaging, finding a mystical angle that works commercially.
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