For artists
Get paid for the work behind the work.
Share your process, sell high-res files and packs, and take commissions, with members-only images watermarked to the person viewing them. You keep 87–91% of memberships, tips and sales.
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See it from your fan’s side
Tap through what a fan does on your page, from joining to buying your files.
Your Studio
Illustration · on ByUs
Sketchbook · $8/mo
Process posts, works in progress and a monthly wallpaper.
JoinHarbor at dusk (finished)
Digital painting
What your page could earn
Move the slider to your audience and see what you’d keep each month.
2,500
50 members × $8 = $400 a month
You keep on ByUs
$348 /month
87% of every payment, card processing included
A typical platform
$333 /month
10% fee, then 2.9% + 30¢ card processing on every payment
$175 more a year on ByUs
Examples to play with, not a promise. The first 50 US creators to reach $250 in a month keep 90% for good.
What you get
Share the process
Sketches, works in progress and time-lapses as members-only posts. Run a poll to let members pick your next piece.
Sell your files
High-res images, wallpapers, PDF tutorials, and brush or asset packs as ZIP files, up to 10 files per product.
Sell one piece or a whole series
Let non-members buy a single members-only post, or bundle a series together for one price.
Watermarked images
Members-only images show a faint watermark with the viewer’s name and a short code, and right-click saving is turned off.
Commissions and critiques
Take requests through paid messages, charged only if you reply, and offer 1:1 video calls for portfolio reviews or lessons.
Only as many spots as you can draw
Limit how many members a tier can have, so personal benefits like monthly sketch requests never get out of hand.
Ideas for your tiers
Examples to get you started, not rules. Use your own names, prices and benefits.
Sketchbook
$8 / month
Process posts, works in progress and a monthly wallpaper.
Studio
$15 / month
Everything in Sketchbook, plus high-res files and a monthly tutorial.
Collector
$35 / month · 10 spots
Everything above, plus one small sketch request each month.
Your first week
- Post one finished piece publicly, and its process as a members-only post.
- Create one tier and write a welcome note for new members.
- Put your ByUs link in your bio and on your portfolio, and tell followers what members get.
- Add one download, like a wallpaper pack, for fans who’d rather buy once than join.
Guides for you
- How to price your membership
Choosing tiers, prices, yearly options and trials without overthinking it.
- Earning beyond memberships
Tips, downloads, single posts, bundles, paid messages, calls, gifts and groups.
- Protecting your work
What ByUs does to discourage sharing, and what to do if your work shows up somewhere else.
- Your first 100 members
Where your first members actually come from, and how to ask without feeling pushy.
Start in 3 steps
- 1
Set up your page
Sign up free, add your photo and bio, and set a tier or two. Stuck? Tap Message Evan on your dashboard and the founder helps you, free (5 AM to 9 PM Eastern).
- 2
Post your work
Share finished pieces publicly and the process for members, and add files or packs as downloads.
- 3
Bring your fans
Share your page link. Fans already paying you on another platform can use a switching link: $0 until a date you pick, like when their old membership renews.
You own your audience
Your fans are your relationship, not ours. If you ever leave, your list comes with you.
Your member list is yours
Download your members’ names, emails, tiers and join dates from Settings, any time. No asking, no waiting.
Take your work with you
Download your posts as a spreadsheet and export your videos at full quality whenever you like.
Your own web address
Run your page on a domain you own, like yourname.com, so the link fans remember belongs to you.
Your site, your Join button
Paste a ready-made Join button into your own website, so fans can join from wherever they find you.
Artist questions
Can people steal my members-only images?
No website can stop every screenshot, but on ByUs members-only images show a faint watermark with the viewer’s name and a short code, and right-click saving is off. A leaked copy can be traced to the account it came from.
What files can I sell?
PNG, JPG and WebP images up to 25 MB, PDFs up to 25 MB, and ZIP packs up to 500 MB, with up to 10 files per product.
How do commissions work?
Set a price for paid messages ($5 to $100). A fan pays to send a request, and their card is only charged if you reply. You can also offer 1:1 video calls of 15, 30 or 60 minutes.
Can I limit how many people join a tier?
Yes. Set a number of spots on any tier. When it’s full, it’s full, so personal benefits like sketch requests stay manageable.
Can someone buy one piece without joining?
Yes. Set a price to unlock one members-only post ($5 to $500), or bundle 2 to 50 posts into a series with one price.
What does ByUs cost?
It’s free to start. You keep 87% of each payment to start and up to 91% as your sales grow, with card processing included. The first 50 US creators to reach $250 in a month keep 90% or more for good.
Founding stage
Be one of the first artists on ByUs.
ByUs is brand new, and the first creators help shape it. You get the founder’s personal help setting up, and what early creators ask for is what gets built next.
Founder help, free
Tap Message Evan on your dashboard and get a real person.
Earn a founding creator spot
The first 50 US creators to reach $250 in a month keep 90% for good.
Free to start
No monthly fee and no follower minimum. ByUs only earns when you do.
Bring your art
Creator accounts are open now in the US and Canada. Free to start, no follower minimum, and you keep 87–91% of every payment (founding creators, the first 50 US creators to reach $250 in a month, keep 90% or more).