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Selling prints at an anime convention? |
One of these days, I plan on setting up a table at an anime convention and selling prints. But I've got some questions: How should I set up? What should I sell? Where do I print off the prints? How much should I price them? etc. etc. What I'm really looking for is advice. There is not right or wrong answer. I've been to 3 conventions [in Houston, I live there] and I know how the system works [ex. Big prints = $10, small = $5, buttons/badges = $1-$2, buttons come in sets some times, original art varies depending on detail, etc...] But I wanna know what YOU think. My deviantart gallery is here: http://einahpets.deviantart.com/... I'm thinking I'll wait a year or two before actually getting a table and selling my art, but you get the idea. I'd like it if I got some answers from people who have actually set up a table before 8D Thanks! Just as a note, I've never set up a table myself at a convention, but I have several friends that do so regularly at Anime Expo, Anime North, and the San Diego Comic Con. Take my advice for what it's worth, even if it's second hand. In general its a good idea to do commissions instead of selling prints. Anime fans tend to have particular tastes and their own favorite characters, and chances are you will not be able to prepare for them all. Even if you do a huge cache of sketches based on some of the more popular characters out there chances are there will be requests for some that you did not. You may be better off doing primarily commissions or sketches at a fixed price. As for printing off your prints, it depends on what medium you use. If you use a computer, I'd suggest getting yourself a decent printer. If you plan on printing a decent amount of prints then printing them out yourself on photo paper will save you money in the long run. If you do it by hand I'd suggest getting colored copies at a small mom and pop print shop. Kinkos can be a bit impersonal and treat your work roughly, so if you can develop a relationship with a smaller print shop then they may try to take extra care when printing your works. One other thing to consider is copyrights. At anime shows you will naturally have aime distributors, and some of them will not take kindly to you selling imagery of their coyrighted work for your profit. Keep that in mind if you plan on printing out any works with known characters. You can probably get away with this in Japan because of their copyright laws, but in the US companies can be very stingy. I say set up your table to reflect your own style and tastes. As for what to sell, I'd start off with smaller, more manageable things such as small prints, postcards, buttons, and in general things that aren't too expensive to produce. If you manage to make a decent profit off of it then graduate to more extravagant things. Just don't go over your head in spending the first time you decide to do this and bankrupt yourself. I've seen a few artists do this early on in their careers and the results were not pretty. Other than that good luck with your plans and I hope you succeed. You are very talented. :) |
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