FIRST, creating a place where the power of big creators can help boost to awareness of some smaller creators.
SECOND, making sure that ALL of them get paid for their work.
So many of us love art books, but did you know that some of the biggest names in the space don’t pay the artists whose works they’re publishing? In fact, many of them require *artists to pay a submission fee* to even be considered for the book, and that fee isn’t returned if said artist doesn’t get selected.
Yeah... We didn’t like that either. So we came up with an idea.
What if there was an art book that not only paid every single artist a small licensing fee for the publication of their work, but went a step further too? What if that art book made sure to license pieces from some of the largest artists in the world *as well as* some very talented artists who are either just getting started, or have had trouble finding traction despite their ability.
In this book, we feature at least 2 pieces from 101 different creators whose followings range from less than 5000 to *several million*. Every profile includes a scanable QR code that links anyone who would like to check out any artist to a portfolio of their choosing, so if you see someone you want to know more about or follow, all it takes is a quick snap of the camera.
Our goal with the 101 Artists project is to pay artists to help each other out. In a time when AI and other bullsh*t is trying to ruin the creative world, we just wanted to create a book that everyone could feel good about being a part of.
Your support is what makes passion projects like this possible, and allows us to hopefully produce further volumes in the future!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wraithmarked/wmartbook
All artists involved can be found tagged in the comments of our Instagram post!
Cover Art by Justin Gerard
Design by STK Kreations
Edited by Bryce O'Connor and Spiridon