/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

Regarding what? Sex? General safety? Hygiene?

-Sex: Always use protection. Always check for ID, I don't care how unsexy it is, cons are filled with crazy jailbait and just crazies in general. Don't trust anyone. Always use protection.

-General safety and care: Buddy system. Rendezvous points. Have a hotel key. Keep your phone charged. Keep important belongings on your person. Never leave valuables unattended, especially in your hotel room and especially especially if you're rooming with randos. Don't drink unopened drinks. Always stay hydrated. Eat actual food.

Hygiene: Shower at least once a day. Wash your hands frequently. Carry hand sanitizer with you. Eat at reputable establishments. It doesn't need a michelin star, but don't risk a sketchy gas station joint either.

>>8764797
Ohhh my god your art is so cute!

Do you have a tumblr/DA?

>>8766357
Why...even... ANNOUNCE that? Like there's nothing wrong with choosing to shoot specific cosplayers or types of people, but why is it even necessary to advertise your bias like that?

>>8764616
Oh my god. He was pretty young too. All my sadness.

RIP, Western Fella. I don't drink often but when I do, I'll pour one out to you.

>>8760583
>3. Dead, really
Wait... like... physically dead, not cosplay or w/e else dead?

>>8761016
It's gonna vary from convention to convention. I think 4'-5' from the table up is the norm.

>>8759479
Entirely subjective. Some people like bodies more. I think for cosplay, it's less your objective looks and more how well you fit the character.

>>8757412
When's he cosplaying Nathan Explosion

>>8757786
Will they have some sort of proxy selling for them, or will the table go to waste? If they're selling with a proxy, I can kind of understand that. Ultimately, it's business, and maybe your friend just doesn't like to mix business with friendship or favors or whatever you want to call it. Sharing tables CAN cut down on profits for both artists since you have less space to fill with inventory, so it could be a purely business decision, not a personal one. Did he give you a reason why he doesn't want to share with you?

And on the other side, you're not at all obligated to lend him table space if you feel like it'll detract from your sales as well. Not sharing table space because you feel jilted is a little petty if there are more benefits that come from sharing tables with him than not, but, like with him, it's ultimately your decision.

>>8757634
I've been a bit overindulgent with merch orders so that's been helping me churn out new products. Most of the time I make stuff for myself but I obviously don't need like 10 copies of the same standee so...

Also >>8757651 is absolutely right. No new merch means no new sales

>>8756673
It's a screencap from the artist's website.

>>8756699
Def. acrylic stands and other acrylic goods. Keychains and cellphone charms are diversifying too as people go to places like vograce or other alibaba sellers to manufacture things. In general, it looks like plastic goods are on the rise.

>>8756522
Commercialization-> Mo' people want mo' money-> Mo' people buying mo' tables-> mo' cons charging mo' money for mo' people buying mo' tables

But remember, everything I say is wrong so...

>>8756504
>Baked potato coord as mentioned above, called "The Cutest Potato", there would be a gap in the skirt filled with white ruffled layers like the inside of a potato with butter-yellow lace trim

>>8756496
Yeah! t1mco on tumblr

Sage for double-posting (ish). Posting a nice corner/small-table display to make up for it.

>>8756491
Depends on your comfort level. The only time I've seen students at a con is when I actually invited the students myself and bought them 1-day passes because they're pretty artsy, weeby kids and I figured they'd enjoy the con and broaden their horizons a bit. I'm pretty comfortable with my students and would rather they actually go to cons and meet people and see new things than just sit at home doing nothing.

I think as long as you don't have any super questionable or weird content at your table, it's not a big deal. I've also talked about going to cons with a lot of my kids too so it's something they're familiar about. My kids are all pretty much cool and great and awesome, though, even the literally autistic ones, so I have no problem sharing my "con life" with them.

In terms of balancing work and cons-- I stick to local cons that don't require huge inventory or a lot of travel and save long-distance cons for vacations. It helps that I live in an area with a ton of nerds, though, so cons are pretty frequent.

>>8756479
This artist in particular got popular by doing general eyecandy League art then hit it big with memey posters (pic related). I think it was a matter of jumping on the right train before it gained a ton of momentum (there are tons of popular league artists, for example, but there seems to be this group of more established/popular ones).

I think from there, the way she repped herself kind of boosted her to pro-status (i.e shiny, polished website, legit client work on her resume, etc.).

I dunno, there are a bunch of ways to do it, and each artist finds a way that just "works" for them. There are people like Shinydesu or Quirkilicious who just get super popular from cons and stuff by having an enormous inventory and a modicum of decent drawing ability and there are others who will go through formal training and rub elbows with a bunch of pro artists who will pimp the shit out of them.

>>8756457
Again, less of a matter of what you think and more of a matter of the artist's experience and client base.

She's a popular artist on twitch, in the League community and I'm pretty sure she's done commercial work here and there, so to sell herself short based off of a subjective sense of "quality" is just bad business. This is going to sound horrendously snobbish (bear with me), but if she charged based off of what some randos on the internet thought, why on earth would any commercial/corporate/big-wig client take her seriously?

I can think of plenty of other hobbyist/amateur artists whose art I prefer over hers, but she's marketed herself much better than them, so she's able to rake in more money too. Just a matter of business.

>>8755221
>>8755268

This seems kind of like a case of popular/e-famous artist vs. amateur. The first person has a pretty large fanbase and is a relatively high-profile artist within certain communities, and since people are willing to pay that much for one of her chibis, she can charge that much. It's also kind of a matter of "stemming the flow," in one way of speaking. This is a little more obvious at conventions than in online commissions, but if you price your artwork high, then it decreases the number of commissions you get, which sounds undesirable to some and is more attractive to others (based on time, laziness, etc. etc.). May as well get more money from a couple commissions then less money from more, if that makes sense.

The first artist is also a "commercial artist" and as such prices her commissions at a "commercial" rate. Basically, this is her main source of income, so no shit she's gonna charge as much as she can.

Idk if the second artist is that popular, but based off of that ad, I'd assume they're an amateur and do this kind of as a hobby, which explains their prices.

If you consider yourself a professional, you will charge more and if you're just doing this for fun, you're gonna charge less. I think it's less a matter of quality or name brand on the consumer's part and more of a matter of professionalism on the artist's part.

>What degree did you get in college?
English

>What profession do you work in now?
High school teacher

>Is your salary enough to buy the brand you want?
Yep, but I usually buy secondhand and save up for anything new or costs more than >$200. I'm also in a pretty well-paid district, and even though living costs are high, I can manage. I also do AA's on the side, so I get a little extra from that.

>>8748302
Except for the "no matter your skill level" bit. Effort and skill are two very different things.

By definition, if your skill level is shit, you will look like shit. I wouldn't mind so much if it was "you can enjoy this hobby!" or "you can have fun and feel awesome!" but "you can look amazing!" is a flat out lie if you don't know what the fuck you're doing and you cobble together a costume with broadcloth, safety pins, and hot glue. Sure, you may have put fifty million hours into your shitfest creation but that doesn't automatically mean you're gonna look good.

>>8748357
I honestly do not care for Ouji/boystyle in almost anyway.

Almost. This is ridiculously cute and the one exception.

>>8747667
>This board was fucking stupid but most of us met some great people from

Pretty much. It's very interesting that a lot of the people from that era of /cgl/ still hang very regularly. At this point, there are these groups/partyfriends/confriends at conventions where people don't know exactly where they know them from, just that they became friends from someone/something stemming from /cgl/.

I like to think the seagull meetups were the start of a lot of these. They've kind of diffused after so long, but a lot of the relationships are still there. It's quite an interesting phenomenon and might make for a great novel/movie/play/sitcom someday*


*I would like royalties from this idea if you decide to run with it and it becomes huge.

>>8738685
>>8738687
I appreciate you so much for appreciating Rae

>>8738841

Emailed!