/cgl/ - Cosplay & EGL

>>7357817

>>7357818
When it comes to buttons, I don't care much about the single icon ones, seems kind of copy and trace sort of thing, unoriginal. Yet if there are enamel pins, those would be nice to have. Anyway, I have seen tables that make buttons on the spot, which is nice if you want to commission someone and have a button made from it.

>>6852661
Usually when I share a table with my friend (she's a print artist, I'm the 3D crafty one), we half-evenly distribute our stuff in vertical space, while on the table we tend to keep our stuff to our side. She and I both have pretty quality and distinctive stuff, so it's fine for us to share and mix the space a bit.

I think in your case you might want to split the table evenly. People have the general idea that at AA there is table sharing, so even if his artwork doesn't attract customers, at least yours will if you display properly. If you both somehow share the table space, it'll muddle your work and it'll be harder to get sales if people are associating his works with yours.

Resentment? That's up to him and yourself. I don't know if he has past experiences in AA so if he has "slow sales" then maybe it won't bother him so much if you get more sales than he does. If he gets needy and greedy though...

But he wants you to table with him? I don't see why you can't just decline, especially if you already have a table secured. Unless he is looking to save money, maybe he can ask someone else. Otherwise, it's up to you; I think you can manage to table with your friend if both of you organize yourselves properly, and have some professionalism in tact while maintaining good ties as friends.

Sorry for running off my thoughts, have a picture of a half-table setup.

The mention of sharing tables got me scouring for pictures of table setups that feature different artists, which is apparently trickier than I thought. Sometimes table halves are clear and evenly split, but some tables are shared among friends or a group so their things are evenly meshed on the table.

I know when it comes to table sharing with my friend, who does prints while I do plushies and things, we end up doing an organized spread of our things on the table and on the vertical setup. It looks nice and the table is filled, but the slight downside is when people mistaken us for works that are not ours. We are not too bothered by it and it's easy to correct, but down the road we may consider doing a clearer "split" of our table, especially when my friend may want to do a double-screen setup and draw/color while at the con.

How about others who share tables, how would you like it done? Any stories or tips?

Pic related somewhat, it's a half-table design.