If you are an artist running out of ideas for your social media content, this article has found you. I’ve been creating content for years, whether for my blog, social media pages, or for others, if I’m working on a sponsored piece or UGC-type of work. And one thing about content creation is that you will run out of ideas. Being a content creator is as much of a job as being an artist is, and for that reason, I curated this list of 7 low-effort creative content ideas for artists you can make today.
If you are in a hurry, here is the list for you:
- Picture slides of your art pieces, with text on the screen about the inspiration behind the art
- Make a step-by-step tutorial for how to draw something easy (example: how to draw eyes step by step)
- Sketch vs painting (you can also do a vision vs product)
- Artist and art
- Monochromatic series of paintings (paintings of the same color dominance)
- Your art progress throughout the years
- Use pictures of your art to share your pet peeves, struggles, or unpopular opinions as an artist.
7 low-effort creative content ideas for artists you can make today
You can go ahead and recreate these low-effort creative content ideas as you read this article. Schedule your posts, and you will have managed to post daily for 7 days. Thank me later!
1. Picture slides of your art pieces, with text on the screen about the inspiration behind the art.
I think this one is pretty self-explanatory. Start with a cover picture that could be an interesting “hook,” and then choose pictures of your artworks from your gallery. Next in the app you’re working from, you can add simple text with a form of storytelling where you talk about the inspiration behind each one of your artworks.
2. Make a step-by-step tutorial for how to draw something easy (example: how to draw eyes step by step)
Everyone loves a step-by-step tutorial on how to do something interesting. It is, in fact, a very savable form of content. I even share blog posts of step-by-step tutorials like this one: Oil Pastel Water Lilies: A Step-by-Step Tutorial for Beginners, and I can tell you that it is a fan favorite.
I would personally post this as slides (carousel), going from start to finish, but feel free to make it into one collage of different steps if that’s your own preference.
3. Sketch vs painting (you can also do a vision vs product)
This one is very low effort since you only need to film or take a picture of your sketch or any starting point in your creation process and then film the result or final product. And that is basically it. Again, you can get creative with it. Whether you choose to add a shocking transition or match your content to a trending sound, this form of content has higher shock value and would definitely be a nice addition to your content portfolio.
4. Artist and art
I don’t know about you, but I love seeing the artists behind art pieces. Some artists post really aesthetically pleasing pictures of themselves posing next to their art pieces, and some post one selfie of themselves and showcase their art afterwards. Whichever you choose to do, this low-effort creative content idea is guaranteed to get you some attention online and help you establish better trust with your audience.
5. Monochromatic series of paintings (paintings of the same color dominance)
analyzeYou can choose pictures of your artworks from your camera roll and analyze which color is mostly dominant, or what color each one of your paintings feels like, and then create a carousel post with all the paintings that feel “blue” or that have a dominance of yellow.
Think of something like this: Tiktok link
6. Your art progress throughout the years
There has been a trend going on recently that I totally love, and it’s where people show how their art has progressed through the years, saying it’s not talent, it’s practice. Let me tell you, I don’t skip any of those videos, whatever the niche is. Baking, cake decorating, crochet, outfit styling, journaling, whatever it is, something about watching progress gets me totally hooked.
7. Use pictures of your art to share your pet peeves, struggles, or unpopular opinions as an artist.
The easiest of all, as you only need to upload pictures of your art pieces that you like and add text on screen with your thoughts, opinions, recommendations, struggles as an artist, pet peeves, and literally anything you feel like sharing at the moment.
Conclusion
This was my list of 7 low-effort creative content ideas for artists that you can make today. Let me know which one you’re going to recreate, and share it with me on social media if that’s something you’d be comfortable doing (my IG handle is @chattkhaoula_art).
