AA Thread

[Artist Alley No.7760408]

>>7724166

Whatcha makin'?

[Anonymous No.7760487]

Prints of Not Homestuck from the last thread.

Next project will be a Vitruvian Yaoi Man, or some similar anatomical illustration featuring huge hands, shovel chins, tiny heads, square shoulders, etc.

I'm building up a stock so I can do AA in two years maybe after selling online. I just got my stock sample booklet from Catprint today.

[Anonymous No.7760516]

My first print(s). Branching out from just craft stuff. I'm thinking of keeping them as smaller prints since they're going to be pretty simple and maybe doing prism bookmarks because I think the sparkle would look neat with the art.

I noticed a lot of artists jumping on the prism thing, but it doesn't always suit their art and that's kind of disappointing.

[Anonymous No.7760522]

I'm out of yellow and all the yarn around here is an ugly mustard yellow. I ordered something a bit lighter (hopefully) from ebay, so Sailor Moon is bald until that comes.

[Anonymous No.7760738]

Simple question; what is the best place to get business cards and letterheads printed? I seriously only know of Moo cards and that's it; but I would like more options.

[Anonymous No.7760754]

>>7760522
Those are adorable anon!

[Anonymous No.7760785]

>>7760516
Not to mention they don't seem pretty profitable.

[Anonymous No.7760796]

>>7760785
Main reason I haven't ordered cards with them. I feel uneasy ordering that many cards and being stuck with them all. Instead of their spot gloss options, I can go to overnight and get the same cards for 20 bucks.

[Anonymous No.7760842]

>>7760738
Vistaprint does free business cards if you use one of their templates.

Gotprint has several options for business cards for very reasonable prices.

Overnightprints does UV spot gloss business cards.

[Anonymous No.7761439]

Spent some time today making a crochet squid. Think maybe I can add it to the list of things I want to do for AA since it's easy.


It looks like a condom. Fuck.

[Anonymous No.7761460]

>>7761439

Custom dildo cozy?

[Anonymous No.7761470]

>>7761439
"Happy birthday, child! I got a gift for you!"
"Thank you grandmother Mary! What is it?"
"I know you have been lonely lately so I made you a dildo"

[Cry Moar No.7761472]

>>7760522
oooh that's super cute!! Do you have an online store?

[Anonymous No.7761480]

>>7761439
is that a squid shaped dick sock, because I wanna buy

[Anonymous No.7761490]

That feel when I'd love to make a living selling art online and at cons but I can't walk away from a $45k a year job with great benefits.

[Anonymous No.7761523]

>>7761439
>>7761460
>>7761470
>>7761480
Holy fuck I'm dying

[Anonymous No.7761540]

>>7761490
Was doing a survey on this. Seems like most people do not make a living on it. Those that get most of their income from it either are crafters in dealers room, or are going to college and have no other source of income.

[Anonymous No.7761564]

>>7760754
Thanks! I've been really in to crochet lately.

I'm unsure if the plain cream-white skin or the peach looks better. I think the cream looks cuter, but when you have white in the clothes design it looks like they're not wearing anything. Can anyone recommend a lighter skin tone yarn that can be purchased online?

[Anonymous No.7761634]

>>7761472
Sorry I missed this post! Thanks so much :) No store at the moment, I just started making these recently and I'm not sure how to price them.
Also, I don't think anyone would be willing to pay for shipping from Australia.

[Anonymous No.7761740]

>>7761439
Omg. I want this.

[Anonymous No.7762075]

>>7761540
Can we get a link to this survey again?

[Anonymous No.7762081]

>>7760522
Cancer Moon?

[Anonymous No.7762086]

>>7761460
>>7761470
>>7761480
>>7761740
Does this mean I -should- be selling them?

I can see it now. Everyone and their mothers...lining up for a condom squid.
"Now you can be kawaii when you're being a dirty whore! ^.~ Desu~"

[Anonymous No.7763647]

How do you guys find table mates? I'd like to share a table, but none of my friends want in and no one uses the con forum anymore.

[Anonymous No.7763669]

Thinkin' of making tees. Anyone know a good screenprinting site?

[Anonymous No.7763725]

>>7763647
I'd like to know this too.

As an aside, for those who do have tablemates, how do you guys vet people? There are plenty of people I find tolerable on a friend level but when it comes to being around them 8 hours a day for 3-4 days straight while trying to maintain some relative professionalism at a table, it's not nearly as simple as it sounds.

[Anonymous No.7763801]

>>7760516
You kind of get what you pay for with printing. Those online printing companies like Vistaprint are really cheap but the quality isn't always the best. I'm pretty sure Vistaprint uses digital printing which doesn't look as nice as litho printing. If you want the best quality, I would just go to a local print shop that does litho prints. It will be more money but they will be really professional.

[Anonymous No.7763809]

>>7763801
>>7760516
Meant to reply to this post>>7760738
sorry

[Anonymous No.7763953]

>>7763725
>being around them 8 hours a day

Or not being around them. I had a table buddy once who set up, asked if I'd mind their stuff while they went to the bathroom, and then didn't come back until the end of the day. About 3 hours into it I gave up and stopped selling their stuff. They were pissed when they realized that I'd been refusing sales for them.

[Anonymous No.7763986]

>>7763953
Ugh, I had to table sit for a boyfriend/girlfriend duo that were like that too. I just went with them to help out & lower the hotel room cost and they had me and another guy sit at the table for the entire first day, and then on the second I got into an argument with the boyfriend because they wouldn't even let me leave the table to go to the merchant's room to buy a book. The two of us wound up leaving after they went on a "lunch break" that lasted a few hours - A couple I was friends that were also at the con with saw them milling around the merchant's room the whole time.

I did art commissions for customers and sold more shit than they did the whole time we were there.

[Anonymous No.7764164]

>>7760842
It was overnight prints I was thinking about for letterheads.
>tutturu thank you

[Anonymous No.7764436]

>>7763953
>>7763986
Is this a widespread thing? I wasn't sure how common it was since my tablemate and neighbor both pulled this shit as well but I was chalking it up to general inexperience and asshattery.

[Anonymous No.7764454]

>>7763647

I've only done 4 cons so far, but I've had the same table mate for those [we're already planning on 3 for next year]. She's someone I met through ye old hetalia fandom thread on a local con forum and stayed in good [but not BFF] contact with over the years.

We never have any issues and always help out each other whenever we can [AA-wise]. It helps that she's very nice and serious about her art and selling art. Honestly, I lucked out! I don't think I would have the cojones to just start by myself, so doing it together has been really great.

[Anonymous No.7764459]

>>7764436
I don't think it's common, but AA is getting more popular with people who just want to make a quick buck. Don't sell their stuff for them, it'll only encourage them to do it again.

[Anonymous No.7764626]

Is there something like a basics to starting off prints and/or stickers?
I'm really interested in getting some stuff out but I have no idea where to start or what sizes would even be good for this type of thing.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!

[Anonymous No.7764649]

>>7764626
I'm trying to get into the AA scene too. You might want to consider buying LD glossy inkjet sticker paper (i got mine off amazon). Rather than having to commit to a single design and buy in bulk, you can test how well something sells.

You're going to have to devote some time to cutting everything out by hand, but the stickers look nice once they're done.
Pic related are mine, but the photo doesn't catch the glossiness on them. The quality is really nice.

[Anonymous No.7764812]

>>7764649
Those are cute!

Speaking of stickers, what do people actually put stickers on? I've been wanting to make some but I can't decide what size to make them. Big ones for binders and notebooks? Or are little ones more convenient because they fit on everything?

[Anonymous No.7764847]

>>7764812
Mostly laptops and portable gaming devices from what I've seen.

[Anonymous No.7764848]

>>7764459
I think that was the situation I had, the second time I went to a convention with an AA group they didn't bother me about the table at all. They just asked it I could help cut some stuff up in the hotel room and help move their supplies.

[Anonymous No.7765615]

>>7764649
Oh my gosh those are too cute! Do you have a tumblr or storenvy? I'd love to follow you c:

I will definitely look into the sticker paper as well, thank you!
Do you mind if I ask what size those are for printing? I'm kind of nervous to do this because I feel like the size will be way off, I'm sorry to bombard you with questions.

[Anonymous No.7765890]

>>7764812
I put them on all over my phone cases (and i just collect them) because I don't like my electronics to have anything on them directly.

>>7765615
Don't worry about it. I hate it when artists refuse to help others out w/ resources because you'll end up wasting so much money just testing products.
I drew everything around 1.5-2x the size i wanted at 300dpi. The stickers are all about 1" tall when printed! You can get away with drawing them at the final printing size though because they'll end up being so small that it won't matter. I'm just weirdly particular.

my tumblr is lokiroki but I don't post super frequently, and also my art style varies lol

[Anonymous No.7765912]

Do you think rosettes would sell? I`m making some goodies like that because I`m planning to open a Storenvy(obviously picture not related) I guess people could attatch them to their bags or something.

[Corky-Lunn !CorkyloMxc No.7766348]

So I'm thinking of designing some original DS cases that would flatter lolita styles.
I know nothing about lolita (lol being on cgl and knowing nothing about lolita)

I tried googling different styles, all I got were chibi representations, but none of them were consistent.

Can someone give me a nice photo example of the most popular lolita styles?
I know Sweet, Mori, and Gothic from lurking on cgl over the years.

[Anonymous No.7766390]

>>7765912
Those are really cute for fairy-kei and decora! Definitely better than KawaiiGoods shit.

[Anonymous No.7766395]

>>7765890
Oof same, that's why I appreciate the help so much. I super appreciate all of your advice, thank you so much!! I will definitely check your blog out as well, and don't worry, I'm exactly the same way haha

>>7766348
This is another chibi style but it might help with finding out more varying lolita styles? You might have already caught this one though, if you didn't I hope it helps with getting started!!

[Anonymous No.7766401]

>>7765912
Someone I know started up an etsy dedicated to Rosettes a while ago and so far nobody has bought them. Granted it may jsut be the kind of rosettes she's making but they aren't shitty quality or anything. So if I were you, I'd start with one or two and see how they sell. she made a whole boatload and now is just stuck with them.

[Anonymous No.7766423]

>>7766401
Show me your friend's shop;

[Anonymous No.7766434]

>>7766348
I don't have any pictures for you but maybe try looking at the brands themselves? Most of them cater to one specific style but there are overlaps. Most popular styles would be
sweet (Angelic Pretty, BTSSB, Metamorphose), classic (Innocent World), and gothic (Moi-même-Moitié). Like I said though, there are pieces that overlap that can be worn as a few different styles depending on the /design/motif/whatever.

Also, mori isn't related to lolita fashion, it's just another type of j-fashion.

>>7766395 's
picture has a lot of sub-styles that are either dead or not even a real thing (pinku and mizuiro, wat).

[Anonymous No.7766453]

>>7766390
>>7766401
Thank you! I`m probably making a few then. To be honest I don`t expect to sell a lot of them since I plan to work with my original characters art. I`m now gathering materials like ribbon and such to make at least something nice looking as the picture I post before or this one. Btw good luck to your...friend? I hope she sells her rosettes they are kind of hard to do but maybe it`s just me because I`m new to this.

[Anonymous No.7767489]

>>7764649
Your stickers are so cute! I have glossy inkjet sticker paper but I can't find any place that can print them. Where do you print yours?
Also, does anyone know where to buy the clear bags people put their prints in?

[Anonymous No.7767494]

>>7766453
I wouldn't buy these cheap scratchy pieces of garbage.

[Anonymous No.7767600]

>>7767494
are you mossbadger with your super expensive french milled ribbons

[Anonymous No.7767606]

>>7767600
No, hers are okay, but these look like they're entirely made of paper.

[Anonymous No.7767612]

>>7765912
As a lolita I would buy them just because they're pastel. I only see classic rosettes.

[Corky-Lunn !CorkyloMxc No.7767798]

>>7766395
>>7766434
Thank you anons
I'm a little embarrassed thinking Mori was a type of lolita fashion now, haha

[Anonymous No.7767830]

>>7766453
Those look bad... They don't look sturdy at all, the bow is uneven, the gem looks cheap, and the lace looks bad in both quality and shape.

[Anonymous No.7767842]

>>7766453
>felt
>black edges clash with delicate laces
>didnt even try to match hair color with ribbons
>felt

[Anonymous No.7767845]

>>7766453
Is that your OC? Haha! Wow.

[Anonymous No.7767848]

I fell into the rosette makin biz too, and it's fell pretty flat as far as online.

I'm debating on using up all of my supplies and doing an AA table for a day at the local con to try to get rid of them. It's a very saturated market and is kind of a bummer. I used to do all those deco jewelery things before they got SUPER popular, and then it was impossible to sell stock

[Anonymous No.7767866]

>>7767494
>>7767606
>>7767830
>>7767842
>>7767845
Rosette anon here. Wow.
I never expect I would get so many negative responses with a picture is not even mine. I wasn`t asking for a critique of something I didn`t even made. I like the brooch though, I think it looks cute.

>>7767848
Perhaps aproach to some fashion styles like >>7767612
>>7766390 suggested?

[Anonymous No.7767875]

>>7767866
I've done a couple different styles. I've only made a handful to see how they sell, and it just hasnt been as lucrative as i'd want it to be. It's still pretty fun so I think burning out my inventory is probably best.

Also I'm surprised about the backing complaints. I use felt and they're as sturdy as ever. Out of the ones I've sold I've never had any complaints, and the one I have pinned to my purse is still great.

Seemed like it would be the best backing against clothing? Maybe I should change that before I sell at a con.

[Anonymous No.7767888]

>>7767866
It doesn't matter that it's not yours; we read that and are telling you it's bad. Apparently you need help discerning what is quality and what is not, considering you "think it looks cute."
The fact that so many anons told you it was bad and how it was bad should be a sign. Don't get defensive; let it be a lesson.

>>7767848
I think you need something to differentiate yourself. The problems with things like what you posted are that 1) a lot of people are making them (like you said); 2) several taobao shops sell them for dirt cheap now, too; and 3) they can be made by almost anyone, so more crafty sellers will just diy them.
Mossbadger does well because she has a market that few other people have moved in on (i.e. custom prints/artwork) and her quality is top notch.
I think really sweet/pastel rosettes would sell better since it's not such a saturated market, but they would probably require art and would need to be made well (i.e. better than kawaiigoods, which isn't saying that much, but still).

[Anonymous No.7767932]

Bottle charm anon here, I've finally gotten around to assembling my keychains onto the charms. I know a lot of people suggested I buy necklaces instead and so I've got some coming in the next few weeks but I wanted to finish these first.

The only issue I've run into now is actually trying to find more bottles. I can't find them on JoAnn's website anymore and I went to my local Micheals and all they had in stock were the variety pack with different sizes and shapes and I didn't want to spend $6 on something I'd only be able to use two bottles out of. Can anyone help?

[Anonymous No.7767934]

>>7767888
I always felt like adding artwork to them made them look tackier? especially those ones with the text buttons on them. I do draw as well so doing that wouldn't be so hard, but really it's just becoming a money sink right now so I am afraid to try anything that requires me to spend way more than I already have.

[Anonymous No.7767936]

>>7767932
Also sorry for the bad quality bottle in that picture. I haven't had a chance to make any past my very first ones because of bottle shortage so they're not that good looking right now. I've got an entire year before my first AA though so they'll definitely look better by then.

[Anonymous No.7767980]

>>7767489
I got "LD © Glossy Inkjet Photo Sticker Paper (8.5x11")" off of Amazon (pic related) so that I could print my own stickers
As long as your printer is inkjet it shouldn't be a problem. If you don't own an inkjet, I would call Staples and ask if they can do it.

Just do a test print on regular paper to make sure your colors print nicely. Good luck

[Anonymous No.7768002]

>>7767875
I think felt is ok to use. I think it`s one of the best way to get the brooch secure. I saw other people use fabric too.

>>7767888
Uhm, shouldn`t I answer like that after those kind of responses? I`m sorry if I sound like I`m being defensive but some of the post were pretty rude to be honest. I know the brooch got it`s flaws like the uneven bow and ribbons, but for me, it doesn`t fail to look cute. Just like that, and the other I posted above I got many on my inspiration folder.

[Anonymous No.7768019]

>>7768002
I agree, they were being really prissy and rude, I thought AA threads were nicer than that.

I think the pic you just posted is nice. I think it'd look better with some more delicate looking ribbon, maybe even lace, because of how soft the design inside is.

[Tim No.7768023]

Friendly reminder that you can be some pretty popular hotshot artist and shit but you still shouldn't steal art/concepts from other people. That makes you kind of a shitbag, just sayin.

Fuckin Otakon has drama every goddamn year and for some reason it happens to a lot of my friends. This is like, unprecedented, though.

tl;dr- My friend did an art trade with a popular artist, never got their prints, popular artist makes an extremely derivative print of my friend's print that they got in the trade and debuted it at otakon

Fucking hell

[Anonymous No.7768030]

>>7768023
Got any pics? you've got me curious now

[Tim No.7768047]

>>7768030
I'll just link you to my friend's journal entry about it.

shattered-earth dot t*mblr dot com [slash] post[slash] 95232993128 [slash] a-warning

[Anonymous No.7768076]

>>7768047
Wow. Definitely won't be buying any art from them at AWA. I wonder how many customers they've screwed over aside from your friend.

[Corky-Lunn !CorkyloMxc No.7768078]

>>7768047
jesus. And to top it off with never responding with even one e-mail. Your friend was being super nice about all this.

[Anonymous No.7768117]

>>7768047
FUCK THIS ASSHOLE FOR REAL

[Anonymous No.7768118]

>>7768047
oooooooooh fuck that guy. never buying anything from him if he's anywhere near me

[Anonymous No.7768157]

>>7768047
he just posted a reply about this and actually seemed really sincere,

http://coeykuhn.tumblr.com/post/95241157107/a-warning

[Anonymous No.7768169]

>>7768157
sincere my ass, there are way too many similarities combined with the fact that she fucking GAVE him the print (and money) and then he coincidentally "spaced" on ever contacting her again

he's just pulling some 'Oh noooo I am so scatterbrained and silly, and i just love the character so much don't you see? teehee forgive me' bullshit. He stole it and he knows it.

[Corky-Lunn !CorkyloMxc No.7768177]

>>7768157
I agree he seems sincere, but not responding to any e-mails for months still seems weird to me.

[Anonymous No.7768184]

>>7768169
i can forgive the similar print, but not forgetting about someone who has messaged you for a years time. that's just beyond explanation

if you're into a fandom a lot of similar themes are going to come by. i mean how many prints have you seen of sailor moon with her famous phrase? no idea is ever original tbh.

[Anonymous No.7768195]

>>7768157
"I didn’t have your drawing in mind when I made my Mordin, and if there was lingering influence/inspiration of yours in my head when I came up with it, it’s not something I realized given how common it felt w/ the character’s backstory and impactful moments from the game."

Isn't he just calling her a basic bitch of an artist here?

[Anonymous No.7768251]

Decided to try my hand at charms. Test run seems ok so far?

[Anonymous No.7768259]

>>7768251
I love it!

[Anonymous No.7768303]

>>7768251

My initial reaction is to ask if you have an online shop because I'd love to get some of these :-) But I also want to just note that the little loop for the string should be a little thicker. I can just see this coming apart now and it's slaying me because I really want one but I don't want it to fall apart.

[Tim No.7768311]

>>7768184
This. How the fuck do you just ignore emails over and over, especially an email with that block of text and that kind of content? To be fair, it's a little personal for me and Coey could save an endangered animal from extinction or find homes for a million orphans from a developing country and I'd still think they're a shitbag.

>>7768195
Sort of. I'm not really familiar with the character, but motifs like seashells and stuff are generic enough if they are integral to the character. From what I know, the text used on the original print are also his "famous last words" so I understand using that text, but the composition and the "ribbon" motif seem incongruous enough that I have a hard time seeing it as a "coincidence."

Some of the reblogs are super interesting, though... some of the other relatively known artists who are chipping in are also talking about instances of being scammed, copied, etc. Wonder if it'll just be a matter of time until this shit blows up in his face.

[Anonymous No.7768323]

>>7768311
tim get on AIM or skype i want to gossip about this shit with you

[Anonymous No.7768341]

>>7768047

isn't coeykuhn the person that was going through sex change surgery to become male? as i recall he was having complications recently.
still doesn't excuse the blatant copying though, but might explain the lack of communication
idk i'm just being hopeful because i participated in one of their artbooks and they seemed very kind

[Anonymous No.7768358]

>>7768259
>>7768303

Thank you!

I don't have an online shop as of yet- just selling at local-ish cons. I have a tumblr if you'd like to follow.
This is my first time making plastic charms, so I only printed 4 so far. (First two came out like ass.)
I'll make sure to make a thicker loop on the next batch. I also want to adjust the colors some more- they came out pretty dark compared to the digital image.

[Anonymous No.7768361]

>>7768157
Same character? Pass.
Same text? Character relevant so pass.
Seashell? Same as above. Pass.
Same decision to use a headshot of same character with same scroll banner using same text? No, this is beyond coincidence. It's pretty clearly theft. The artist should apologize and stop selling that print.

[Anonymous No.7768362]

just curious how i should price these
they're an inch and a half tall and are attached to a little cell strap

i'm kind of miffed because i originally ordered these from inkitlabs on white plastic and the charms i received were really faded and sad looking.
they explained it had something to do with white ink and not using it on white plastic
long story short i ended up reordering them in clear plastic, as shown

i'm out like 200 bucks for 50 usable charms and 50 unusable charms

[Anonymous No.7768385]

>>7768362
Charms usually go for $5.
That sucks about the first lot of charms. I'd be emailing inkitlabs about a partial refund. If they knew your design wouldn't work well on white, they should have given you a heads up before printing them all. I don't really see why it would print all faded like that anyway. White is usually the safe option. Sounds more like a printing error to me but I'm no expert.

[Anonymous No.7768389]

>>7768362
I'd price them at $3-4. You could always have a 'rejects' basket for $1, especially if you price the others higher.

[Anonymous No.7768393]

>>7768157
Yeah that's on the level of corporate doublespeak, fuck this guy. How the fuck can you be technically proficient and still need to copy other people's work? That part is what's mindblowing to me. What a fucking waste of skill and space.

[Anonymous No.7768400]

>>7768385
yeah i emailed them about it and they replied that they don't use a white ink base on white plastic, but they do use white ink on the other plastics and on wood. apparently the white ink is what makes the colors really pop and also has a hand in keeping the image sharp looking.
they also said they were pleased with the "vintage" look of the first batch of charms and seemed confused that i wasn't equally pleased.

i had my fingers crossed that they would offer me a discount on my reorder, but no such luck. and i'm too big of a pussy to ask for a refund

[Tim No.7768402]

>>7768323
I'm on skype come at me bro (ps I have no idea who this is)

>>7768362
Rejects basket is a good idea. Otherwise, you definitely want to go $5+ for charms. If they're on the smaller side, $5~$7 should be good. My friends who do larger ones sell for like $8~$12 with deals for buying multiples.

I feel like it's better to sell less, but at a higher price point, especially if you need to make your money back.

[Anonymous No.7768404]

>>7768362
Will you be selling these online at all? They're so cute!

[Anonymous No.7768411]

>>7768362
>>7768400
I second >>7768404 I hope you sell them online too.

[Anonymous No.7768421]

>>7768402
Fuck maybe I don't have your current Skype, I'm messaging you on AIM rn tho

[Anonymous No.7768430]

>>7768047
I can understand her being angry, but I would have just confronted them at Otakon instead of being pissed for the rest of the con up til the Tumblr post and the apology. You don't have to cause a scene, but you had an open shot to ask questions about being ignored, get your refund and pretty much tell them you aren't happy about them selling the print because you felt it was a direct copy of yours.

[Tim No.7768433]

>>7768421
I have literally not used AIM in years. skype is Ph1shy, hit me up.

Apologies to the rest of the thread for using this as a chatroom.

>>7768251
I don't know if you've done this already (can't really tell from the picture) but try adding a layer of gloss, finish, or coating to the charms. A good finish can saturate the colors a little more as well as make it look more durable. In a pinch you can use Mod Podge glue, but I find that the Ceramcoat stuff that they sell at JoAnn's is a pretty solid all-purpose finish. You can also try the Sculpey glaze they usually sell in the clay section

[Anonymous No.7768435]

>>7768404
>>7768411
ahh thanks!
they're up on my etsy
>https://www.etsy.com/shop/feverworm

speaking of etsy, i've been having trouble with figuring out shipping costs. i have it set so that if people buy multiple items, they only have to pay the shipping cost of the bulkiest item.
but i just had someone buy 200 dollars worth of prints and other merch with roughly 8 dollars shipping. the actual shipping cost came out to be about twice that. i just ponied up the extra costs since they spent so much already, but i was wondering if there's any way to customize it so that things like this don't happen in the future?

[Anonymous No.7768442]

>>7768433
there's already a candygloss finish on the charms, but it cant hurt to experiment. thanks for the tip

[Anonymous No.7768454]

>>7768400
That's not vintage, that's blurry and faded. Do they warn anywhere on the website about white looking different? They really should if they all come out so crappy.
As the others said, sell them at a lower price. Work out cost price per piece (including shipping) and then round up to the nearest dollar. Or maybe a "spend $x get this free!" promo.

[Anonymous No.7768611]

>>7768435
I just wanted to tell you that I've had your etsy in my favorites for forever, your art is so cute. Definitely getting one your new charms

I really like the custom packaging for your stickers, it's adorable. Do you make them each with markers or print them off?

[Anonymous No.7769048]

>>7768611
ahh thanks!
i print them at home on kraft paper. unfortunately i had to change the design from zig-zag edges to straight edges because cutting out all the zigzags was becoming a pain

if i could find a nice sized zigzag stamp cutter or something i would go back to that design in a second though

[Rii No.7769169]

>>7768400
it's really not too bad. I'd say just sell them for $1 less than the good ones. That way the cheapskate people will be more interested in the cheap one and you can get rid of them easy.
Also I'd say around $7-10 for the good ones. They're on hard plastic which could go for up to $12 since people tend to sell the laminated easier to break charms for $5-8.

[Anonymous No.7769245]

>>7769048
I've seen paper trimmers that do zigzag patterns in target and Walmart. :)

[Anonymous No.7769261]

>>7768362
Feverworm? Do you have an online site? I would order from you, but I'm never going to see you at a con.

[Anonymous No.7769265]

>>7769261
I'm an idiot and didn't read upthread. I'll delete this as soon as 4chan lets me.
Sage for being a flipping idiot

[Anonymous No.7769385]

KiguKid painting for prints and maybe bookmarks and buttons of just faces.

>>7768435
I bought both charms! They're so cute.

[Corky-Lunn !CorkyloMxc No.7769407]

>>7769385
your stuff is just too cute! I'm incredibly jealous of your watercolour skills

[Anonymous No.7769739]

>>7769385
That painting is amazing.

[Anonymous No.7770029]

>>7769385
Where is the doll from? I love the patterning you did in the watercolors!

[Anonymous No.7770033]

>>7769385
Your watercolor skills are amazing. Painting is really daunting to me. I can sew, crochet, embroider, etc. just fine, but painting and drawing seem impossible to get into/get better at.

[Anonymous No.7770046]

>>7769407
>>7769739
>>7770029
>>7770033
Wow, thanks everyone!
The doll is just something I made with left over fabric. I try to be well rounded and at least try what I can at least once. I feel like a jack of all trades / master of none though. Good enough to get by, but not great enough to specialize/be well known. Not like that Heichou/Not Homestuck painter person from the previous thread. Those paintings were awesome.

[Anonymous No.7770048]

Since there are a lot of crafty people here and not just illustrators, would anyone have advice on what I should do to make the leaf ears for some snow bunny bath bombs? I was making them from the bb mix and colorant but I like keeping the main piece in its mold while it dries, so I probably wouldn't be able to stick them on after.

I was thinking about getting faux leaf pieces that can be removed before throwing it in a tub but I'm not sure what type of plant I should be looking for.

[Anonymous No.7770059]

>>7770048

faux leaves can work. Something of the shorter bamboo variety would be a good shape.

If you wanted to go for real you could use Bay Leaves. They are actually good for bathing with. I just picked a a bag of around 50 of them for 30 cents at the farmer's market.

[Anonymous No.7770063]

>>7770048
I think they're bamboo leaves.

[Anonymous No.7770064]

>>7770063
>>7770059
Thank you, I'll look out for both of them! I didn't think of bay leaves but I'm sure I have some of those in the kitchen.

[Anonymous No.7770065]

Can anyone help me? I've made shrink film charms successfully before, but the two pages I just cut up are all turning out like shit.
I'm scared that the toaster is causing this (I did Mirai at 325 F and then did the pikmin at 275 F). The first batch (not in this pic) I made came out great, but I used a different toaster.

Set the colors to 60% opacity in photoshop before printing them out, same settings as the previous charms I've done that came out nice. Any help?

>>7770048
They remind me of longer bay leaves tbh. Cute idea!

[Anonymous No.7770117]

>>7768433
Yeah, the tutorial recommended nail-polish, so I used a layer of that. I might try out the Ceramcoat on the next test sheet though.

[Anonymous No.7770152]

>>7764649
I SEE LOLLY.

[Anonymous No.7770176]

>>7768358

if you're still lurking i'd love to follow your blog! hopefully you're local to me ;o;

[Anonymous No.7770319]

>>7770176
http://strawberryquiche.tumblr.com/tagged/my-art

I'm in Florida! Next con I'm doing is Mythicon next month.

[Anonymous No.7770363]

>>7760408
>red noses on every character

There have been art pieces I almost bought at Artist Alley that I decided against because of the weird red nose trend. I'm not sure if it's supposed to be cute, or indicate the character is drunk or embarrassed or has rosacea or a sunburn or what. It confuses me so much that I just can't buy art with those weird sunburned faces, even if I love the artist's work otherwise.

If I were to commission a piece at a con from an artist who does this style, how rude would it be of me to specify no noseblush? There is no way I can think of to phrase this request that doesn't make me feel like a snotty dickhead.

[Anonymous No.7770396]

>>7770363
I don't think even tumblr knows why all the noses have to be red anymore.

[Anonymous No.7770405]

>>7770363
I think it's supposed to be cute? Or show to show blood under the skin (my nose gets really red sometimes). They're really bad at blending it out, that's the problem. Otherwise you wouldn't notice it very much.

But I agree. Unless it's a wintertime picture or the character's nose is canonly weirdly red, leave the nose blush out.

[Anonymous No.7770467]

>>7770363
honestly I think it's because they don't want to do anime style dot noses, but want to be more "realistic" without being ugly. Of course they're still unhumanly small so the unnatural red makes it look less...fittngly "unnatural".

I feel into the red nose thing for a small amount of time and that's my theory. I bet if you asked for no red nose they simply wouldn't be able to do it for they fear they'd make something ugly.

[Anonymous No.7770614]

>>7769048
Here's the paper cutter I was talking about earlier

[Anonymous No.7770708]

>>7770363
Most of the nose shading is in red, so I'd just ask them to shade with normal skin tones instead. I don't think artist should be offended at a request like that, especially since you're paying them.

[Anonymous No.7770752]

>>7770467
crap re-reading this I meant *more, not less

[Anonymous No.7771435]

What does CGL think about these? I've never had an AA booth before so I'm not sure about what sells besides prints. I know I love to buy leggings at cons but I really never see them for sale.
These are fully serged with no raw edges. Lycra isn't cheap, so I think $40 a pair?

[Anonymous No.7771479]

>>7771435
There was a booth at Otakon selling leggings. They had kawaii octopus and plugsuit legs is all I can remember but they looked great and were going for $40 I think.

[Anonymous No.7771526]

>>7771479
I have a pair from them $60 at AUSA.

[Anonymous No.7771570]

>>7767875
>>7767848
boring rosette anon here. i have these little wooden cutouts that i'm trying to figure out how to use with pins or rosettes but I'm not entirely sure how to go about it.

They are SUPER delicate (i even broke a couple trying to get them off the sticker backing). I tried wrapping them in sewing floss to try to soften up the look and make them somewhat sturdier, but it'ts really hard to wrap the thread around and get a uniform look around the cursive lettering. Any ideas on how I can make these work?

[Anonymous No.7771802]

>>7771570
My best suggestion would be to dunk them in varnish/resin (varnish will probably look nicer) which may make them a little stronger.
But in the end, wood is fragile anon. I don't think it's going to work.

[Anonymous No.7772686]

Does anyone have experience with/suggestions on credit card readers? I'm looking into getting one and leaning toward square (aka the one I hear the most about) or paypal here.

[Anonymous No.7772713]

>>7772686
Square is alright. Like any other card reader there's a small charge for every transaction. It's all nickels and dimes but those do add up if you're selling a lot of stock for cheap prices. The reader itself is free, so is the app, but both can be a bit slow, even moreso if your con's wifi is shit.
The one thing about Square is that it deposits the money straight into your back account within one or two days and that's super helpful.

I have no idea how the PayPal one runs but so far I've had two friends make the move from PayPal to Square. The bank deposit is a real plus.

[Anonymous No.7772807]

>>7772686
I use the paypal reader with a paypal debit card so I have instant access to the funds.

[Anonymous No.7772816]

>>7772713
I use the paypal reader as well. Though I have the business card that lets me take out and use money right away, so it's way better. Also I don't have as much sliding problems as the square does reading cards over time.

[Anonymous No.7773713]

You guys are lucky, here in Aus we have to pay $139 for a paypal card reader. They don't offer the tiny one, we have to get this thing.

[Anonymous No.7773970]

>>7773713
We will be getting that soon. It costs more because you have switched over to safer card reading chips. It will be rolling out as an option for US users in the next 6 months.

Personally I like that reader better, no more worrying about the plugin not plugging fully in due to my case.

[Anonymous No.7773978]

>>7773713
How well does it work out for you? I haven't bothered to get one because I don't do enough events for it to be worth dealing with just yet. At which point do you think it's worth the investment?

[Anonymous No.7773987]

>>7773978
I didn't end up buying one, apparently square is coming here soon so I'll wait and see what they have on offer.
I don't think I'd be willing to pay $139 even if it were the only option. I've never been asked if I took card, and we have ATMs near our cons so cash hasn't been too much of an issue.
It's only worth the investment when you know it'll pay for itself within one or two cons.

[Anonymous No.7774129]

>>7773987
>It's only worth the investment when you know it'll pay for itself within one or two cons.
They usually do and then some.

[Anonymous No.7774145]

Have any of you tried to make one of those 8ft squids? How much did it cost you in materials/how did it turn out?

[Anonymous No.7774234]

>>7772686
I'm in Canada and I use the Square, I'm not sure if the Paypal Here is available around here yet. Then again I've seen them at craft shows around here, so maybe, or else they might be American artists?

Anyway it's great having it, it helped me in situations where a customer had such and such cash on them but don't want to spend it all in one place, so by giving them the option to use a credit card tender helped them buy my things.


>>7774145
>one of those 8ft squids
Is this a thing that people do these days?

I estimate material costs going up to $45-55 without using Michaels coupons (I shop there only with coupons for polyester stuffing) because most of the cost will be the bags of stuffing, and then the fleece fabrics and threads.

[Anonymous No.7774241]

>>7774145
I did! It actually didn't cost me as much as the other anon said. I was able to get a 5 lb box of stuffing from Walmart for relatively cheap as well as fleece from Jo-Ann's with a student discount on top of being on sale. It's a great squid but holy fuck it just takes up so much space.

[Tim No.7774251]

>>7772713
I've used Square for the last couple of years and it's been pretty reliable. My friends and I usually offset the fee by adding on a $1 surcharge, which most people are fine with paying. I'll get rid of the surcharge if people make big purchases like $30+

[Anonymous No.7774282]

>>7774145
Hnnngh do want to cuddle.

[Anonymous No.7774380]

>>7774251
Adding a surcharge to take cards... that's illegal here. You can only offer discount for cash, you cant state you charge more to take a card. Be careful you may be reported to staff if someone knowledgeable in business confronts you.

[Anonymous No.7775225]

>>7774234
They sell pretty well, and that's not a bad price IMO.
>>7774241
>>7774282
Oooh thanks!! I think squids are so cute and need something to cuddle with at night in my huge bed so space isn't a problem! I didn't even think of Walmart for stuffing, thanks for the idea!
If you have any pics, would you mind posting? I'd love to see how it turned out!

[Anonymous No.7775585]

Has anyone tried eco canvas from Spoonflower? I was thinking of printing some coin pouches with that, since I read a review saying polyester fabrics were the best for getting deeper colors and not that washy looking that others spoonflower fabrics got.

[Anonymous No.7775596]

>>7775585
I ordered a swatch while they were having a free swatch promo. It hasn't come yet, but I'll post when it does.

[Anonymous No.7776321]

>>7764649
These are adorable!!! Please make some of the sheep NPCs. They are my favorite in ACNL. I would buy a huge amount of these.

[Anonymous No.7776336]

>>7771435
I must know you or have a friend of a friend with you, I could have sworn I saw these on my feed last week or the week before and I've been trying to remember who posted their homemade leggings. I want to check out your stuff in person. Are you going to any cons soon?

[Anonymous No.7776346]

>>7768047
Art theft ruffles my jimmies. I read her original post and it breaks my heart someone would do this to another artist who was kind and patient. I really hate that kind of person. Then saying that they didnt directly copy the art but was only 'influenced ' by it makes it worst. Ugh..

[Anonymous No.7776348]

>>7769385
I would buy that painting from you. Seriously. That is stunningly beautiful

[Anonymous No.7776353]

>>7774145
I want a Jellyfish version of this. So cute

[Anonymous No.7776378]

>>7768047
gads what a dipshit. I'll be sure not to buy anything from him at AWA as well if I see him there. Or at Momo. Fuck all that noise. What a waste of artistic skill to be a hack like that.

[Anonymous No.7776545]

>>7768157
>>7768047
Kinda wish shattered-earth just went up to him in person instead of trying to e-mail him continuously, if she already didn't get any replies in the first place. Maybe even try to contact him through other means. Although I'm a bit biased since I long stopped following her because of her passive aggressiveness on Tumblr, I'm deeply disappointed in the other artist for pulling this shit regardless. Hopefully both parties can move on and learn from this.

[Anonymous No.7776566]

>>7776545
Yeah, if I saw my stolen art at AA, I would of found that bastard in person too. Sounds more like they wanted to write a passive aggressive entry to gain some sympathy and have evidence of what happened.

[Anonymous No.7776604]

>>7774145
I used a mix of polyester batting (I like Morning Glory's "Cluster stuff"- it's loose little puffs instead of a clump) and styrofoam beanbag beans when i made one of these. You can get a giant bag of beans at walmart for pretty cheap. i only used about half of them, too.

The static cling with the beans is ridiculous though. I think I had more beans stuck to me than in the squid by the end.

[Anonymous No.7776606]

>>7768047
how is this art theft? concept theft maybe, but not art theft.

[Anonymous No.7777436]

>>7764649
Love it!
I've helped my friends cut out stickers for cons before and it's a bitch after the 2nd sheet.

[Anonymous No.7777452]

>>7776606
Yeah, and concept theft is a pretty skeezy thing to do, and plenty of artists consider it at least a form of art theft. She literally gave him her print, and a year later he'd ripped the concept. It's lame and gross.

[Anonymous No.7777482]

Any other AA'ers use Storenvy? They're introducing Stripe, and refuse to confirm if they'll be keeping Paypal as a payment option. It's probably not much of a worry for US sellers, but for internationals is means an extra 2% fee on every sale.

[Anonymous No.7777530]

>>7776353
Yeah, if there was a jellyfish version, I'd definitely buy it!

[Anonymous No.7777540]

>>7776604
Jeez thats cute!! Did you make the penguin too/ do you have a pattern for it? I recently bought my boyfriend a similar one in a AA and I'd love to make one!
>>7776353
Wouldn't it be fairly simple to modify the pattern to make it a jellyfish? Maybe I'll give it a go after my squid is done!

[Tim No.7777694]

>>7776545
When she went to his table during the con, he wasn't there, and I imagine that the rest of the time, she was too busy to leave her table to find his table again (or he was too busy for her to get a chance to talk to). It's not like she wasn't trying hard enough.... And apparently she's the only one who was doing any trying because after multiple attempts to get in contact with him, his only real response was "message me lol." Utter bullshit.

>>7776566
How is the entry passive aggressive in any way? She waited several days after the con to post. She messaged him through email AND tumblr a couple of times trying to get ahold of him BEFORE going public about this bullshit.

She knows that he does art for a living which is why she was so conflicted about posting this publicly, because a tarnish on his rep could seriously impact his livelihood. After a while, though, there's only so much you can do or keep in, especially since this kind of behavior could easily hurt other people.

And it has, apparently, because after she posted a fair number of people have reblogged stories about more unprofessional behavior/semi-art theft and the like.

[Anonymous No.7777759]

Sup! Selling at my first con this weekend and I'm nervous as all hell. It was very last minute, so I'm rushing a few prints. Besides that, fingers crossed that I break even. Pic related, Canti print I'm currently working on.

[Anonymous No.7777762]

I'm sorry since i'm sure that it's been asked before, but which ways do you think are the best to display pins (Ones you've bought). I can never figure out what to do with them since I don't carry around anything they'd be able to stick to.

[Tim No.7777783]

>>7777762
Most of my friends use some sort of corkboard or foam board, since it's easy to just pin them in. If your'e going for the long-term, get a pretty good quality corkboard (with a stand) as flimsy ones/foamboard can get beaten up after a while.

If you have a lot of different designs, you can also use those plastic jewelry organizer cases with all the individual square boxes. If you don't want the pins themselves out, you can have a catalog of designs displayed somewhere on your table.

[Corky-Lunn !CorkyloMxc No.7778051]

Does anyone have any experience with this?

I'd like to use it to do personal shapes/cutting. But the last one I got did only shapes within it's database.

So I guess my question is: has anyone used this? And can I make it cut custom shapes?

I'm willing to drop the $300 if it'll save me hours of cutting.

[Anonymous No.7778093]

>>7778051
Havn't used it myself, but have you looked it up on amazon for reviews?

[Anonymous No.7778107]

>>7778051
>>7775596
Please do, anon! Thank you so much!

I got a pazzles inspiration and it cuts whatever you put in the program, the only bigger downside is that sometimes it goes like crazy and cuts whatever. Also you can`t use it for several cuts in a row, like you want to cut 10 sheets, my recomendation is to cut them and leave it rest for half an hour. I haven`t used sticker paper though, but it got an option for that...Now I wonder if I can do kiss cut sheets...

[Anonymous No.7778410]

>>7778051
I have one of those and it works pretty well. You can cut custom shapes, and there's also a feature called "print and cut", where the software puts some marks on the paper and uses them to align the cuts. The positioning of the cuts is generally very accurate, but sometimes using the print and cut the cuts just don't align with the printed shapes. That's usually caused by some calibration issue though.

If you want to get one, I suggest you get at least one extra cutting base (the plastic thing where you attach the paper to be cut), because removing the cut pieces from the base can be quite time consuming and slow down your production if you only have one base.

I should also mention that the cutting base has a sticky side where you temporarily glue your paper, but with time and constant use the stickiness decreases. To restore the stickiness, just use spray glue.

[Anonymous No.7778538]

>>7760738
zooprinting.com

Great prices. Used to work at a UPS Store and we would do 90% of our larger or more obscure orders through them. Great turnaround time and accepts proper document formats.

[Anonymous No.7778624]

When making those pencil cases/ cosmetics bags from artcow, do you guys do the same image on both sides or different ones?

[Anonymous No.7778671]

>>7778624
I usually do different images, and seems like most people also do so.

You can leave a lot of empty space in case the (future) owner wants to put buttons on

[Anonymous No.7778686]

>>7778624
I usually do the same. Mainly because I can't think of anything good for a back, but I've seen some clever ones for sailor scouts and KLK characters.

[Anonymous No.7778820]

bump

[Corky-Lunn !CorkyloMxc No.7779897]

>>7778410
>>7778107
Thank you guys! I'm going to start saving up for it. I think it'll really help with production time :)

[Anonymous No.7781093]

Making, Videogame Maps, A4 Scrap Books (Pokemon), Fallout and Skyrim merchandise.

Really proud of my deed to Whiterun scrolls

Next con is Alcon. will be going to mcm london and aniManga in Bristol

[Anonymous No.7782385]

>>7776336
I'm thinking about hitting up Katsucon or another local con with a friend or two to share a table with. It will seriously cut into my cosplay time, so I'm not totally sure what our plan is yet.

[Anonymous No.7782518]

>>7777452
It's even worse that it was part of a trade the other person flaked out on. They stole it physically and then plagiarized the concept. What a fucker.

[Anonymous No.7782689]

Thinking of purchasing a gumball machine and making it look like a soul gem just to put these in it for a display. They had some white ones that I could use for kyubey.

[Anonymous No.7782972]

Has anyone had success selling originals at cons? If so, what were people willing to buy them at?
I have so many prints and people just don't buy them.

[Anonymous No.7782976]

>>7782972

It depends on art style and character design.

[Anonymous No.7782988]

>>7782972
Have you tired cons with fanart limits? That way there's more original work floating around. Depending on where you live there could be local artwalks and meets also.

[Anonymous No.7783002]

>>7782988
>>7782976

Ah, by original I meant the original artwork. The source work, like a painting, copic work etc.

[Pixel !liV7ZvK9aE No.7783011]

>>7782972
>>7783002
Well it's not me personally, but my friend sells his originals of his prints at the con, and they generally sell here or there, generally ending up mostly gone by the end of the con. But with only 5-6 available at the beginning, it's not a significant amount. They go for around $50-$100 depending on their detail and complexity. A painting or copic work would probably go for a lot more, but his is the comic book work super clean black inking and hashing, and a print vs the original are pretty indistinguishable out of going up and feeling the paper.

[Anonymous No.7784776]

[Anonymous No.7785167]

what size do you guys normally make your prints? I'm just starting and I have no idea - I don't normally buy this stuff.

[Anonymous No.7785171]

>>7768047
The theif's one looks better.

[Anonymous No.7785174]

>>7785171
That doesn't really matter or make what the thief did any less shitty, summer-chan.

[Anonymous No.7785187]

>>7785174
Did I say anything about it invalidating it?

No, I didn't, you cock mongerer.

[Anonymous No.7785189]

>>7785174
And him stealing it doesn't make it look worse than the original either. You should deal with the fact your friend's a shit artist.

[MyFebronia !/dEvARTwA6 No.7786379]

For anyone interested in die-cut bags for 11x17in posters, I have made a tentative group order signup sheet here: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bGq8ERvcSygeKs_GnY6FeG420LY7el7iza_wL8z6uxY/edit#gid=0

[Anonymous No.7786392]

>>7785189
I don't know either artist, I just think knowing that the latter piece was ripped off of another seriously detracts from any enjoyment I might derive from looking at it. That's probably just because I'm an artist and I would rage if someone did this to me, though.

>>7785187
>cock mongerer
>not cockmongler

Go away summer-chan no one likes you.

[Anonymous No.7786420]

>>7774145
I made one of these in January! It was really fun and not too difficult. I think my materials costed like $40-$45, plus maybe 2 weeks of time on and off sewing it? I was actually considering taking commissions for them, or sewing a couple to auction off at a con.

Also, while I'm here. I was wondering what a first-time AA seller might expect? I'm planning on sharing a table with some friends at a smaller, local con in spring. I have no idea what sells well or how much of something I should bring. I mean, I know what I like to buy and what I see other sellers do, but any tips would be fantastic.

[Anonymous No.7786432]

So I'd like to start selling handmade items and prints on Storenvy or Etsy and I've been looking into it quite a bit but because of that I'm now very concerned with the legality of it. Should I be looking into getting a business license before selling anything? Any tips from experienced sellers on things you wish you'd known starting out?

[Anonymous No.7786458]

>>7786432
Nah, not unless you become a high volume seller. If you sell just a few things a month I wouldn't bother.

[Anonymous No.7786561]

So I've been embroidering things for like... 6 years now and I've done a bit of selling just online for things like patches. I've been making some small things like luggage tags and what not, and personalizing bags for myself, but I'm not really sure if I should start up a stock of such items for my local AA, thoughts?

[Anonymous No.7786880]

>>7786561
Are those by hand or an embroidery machine? I want an embroidery machine so hard.

[Anonymous No.7786892]

>>7786880
machine~ I was actually really lucky to get to use an industrial one in HS and saved up to get a pfaff which I made these on. I seriously love it to death even though it can be a pain in the ass at times

[Anonymous No.7786904]

Not AA related, but something I made

[Anonymous No.7786905]

>>7786904
Another

Won't shit up the thread any further now

[Anonymous No.7787062]

Anyone think these would sell as on the day commissions? Perhaps £20 each. Something a bit different.

They are 3x3inch mini canvases, I paint them in acrylic and they take under an hour for me to paint.

I've sold three pre-painted ones already - Skeletor, Cthulhu and a Cheshire Cat.

[Anonymous No.7787288]

>>7787062
At a general comic conventions these would be pretty popular.

[Anonymous No.7787327]

>>7787288
Hmm, Anime/Video Game con. I'm thinking Attack on Titan, Pokemon, Fnaf stuff would be popular?

[Anonymous No.7787383]

What would you guys do about an art thief type AA trader? Here in Aus there's a guy who just makes badges of ponies/pokemon/superhero symbols/'rage faces' etc and that is ALL he sells... just images copied from the internet and made into badges. He's a fucking ass and it frustrates me to hell and I don't know what the best approach is :S Should I just email the con and go "yo this dude just steals copyrighted art" ?

I'm pretty new and I'm just one of like 100 artists at these things do I dunno if my voice has much power :(

[Anonymous No.7787392]

>>7787383
If he's doing it in AA you should report it to the coordination and they can ban him. If he's in the dealer it's a bit trickier but you should be able to report him for bootleg merchandize since he's just taking images off the internet.

[Anonymous No.7787636]

>>7786905
>>7786904
these are really cute anon. You should think of doing some floral patterns to go with them!

[Anonymous No.7788607]

>>7787383
I think I know the guy you mean, and yeah that pisses me off. The organizers must know what he's doing and just don't care. Theres also a seller with leggings and pillows that have fanarts from various artists on them that I'm pretty sure they didn't ask permission from. I'd love cons to crack down on this kind of thing.

[Anonymous No.7788627]

>>7788607
HAH, he's s cringeworthy people have posted him on the net before. It's hard cause it's really the badges that are the copy write issue, but I don't have any pics of them, so I might have to wait until BrisOCC to take a pic. Bleh :|

Is art theft / stuff like this prevalent at other cons or just this one guy? I've never seen the leggings and pillows, I'll have to have a good look at the next con...

[Anonymous No.7788643]

>>7788627
prguitarman is against people using Nyan Cat. You can message him with that picture.

[Anonymous No.7788649]

>>7788627
Contact the convention coordinators, but also any of the artists you can identify by the work he's stolen. They'd probably be very interested in hearing what he's been up to with their art.

[MyFebronia !/dEvARTwA6 No.7788666]

>>7788627
>>7788643

Jesus christ he's going to cringe when he sees this...
And something about that guy creeps me the fuck out.

[Anonymous No.7788667]

>>7761634
Auspost will be a bitch with anything that's not flat but I'm guessing some people might pay a little more to have them shipped? They don't look too heavy

[Anonymous No.7788707]

>>7788627
Yeah, that's the guy. His face looks like it should be a meme. Or as least a reaction pic. I can't believe people actually buy his shit.
The leggings and pillows were in the dealers hall rather than AA, which almost makes it worse because you know they're selling high volumes instead of just a couple. I usually just cringe and move on, but I think I'm going to start taking pics and emailing the con about it. Maybe if enough people complain they'll do something.

[Anonymous No.7788708]

>>7788707
Yea, I reckon if maybe enough people go "OI! you have a bunch of people selling bootlegs!! do something about it!" maybe they'll react? I always feel like i'm one voice out of thousands of consumers who lap that stuff up :( At least at some of the smaller cons they seem to have people who check and make people take stuff down. I'm going to start taking more pictures too!

[Anonymous No.7789477]

>>7788667
They're not heavy, but Auspost charges the same rate for anything under 500g. About $14 I think.

[Anonymous No.7789509]

>>7788627
trollface is also copyrighted or whatever (at least, DevART sells/sold merch if anyone remembers that April Fool's they did). You can go to the artist or or DA themselves.

[Anonymous No.7789968]

>>7788627
All my utah anime cons have like one or two people in the dealer's room selling legitimate merchandise and the rest are selling bootleg figures or unlicensed posters wall scrolls keychains etc. from aliexpress or something. I think the con knows but they just can't get rid of them since we don't get that many official companies/distributors that come out to the midwest.

[Anonymous No.7790072]

>>7789968
I'm headed to Salt Lake Comic Con next week, is it also sorta like this? Intermountain west can be depressing for this sort of stuff.

[Anonymous No.7790078]

>>7787383
This reminds me of that guy who's been getting posted on /a/ buyfag threads lately by anons who went to anime conventions, and whether or not he should be allowed to sell his merchandise.

He seems to buy anime figures (a lot of which look like china bootlegs) and then paints over them or attaches other fig parts and sells them as "original pieces" for hundreds of dollars. Not trying to exaggerate either but they look like absolute shit. I can't believe that people buy them.

[Anonymous No.7790084]

>>7770396
It looks really weird when they do it to Asian characters, like how the Yowamushi Pedal characters have it in the OP pic. But that artists' stuff seems to be pretty western-influenced (or Tumblr which makes sense...)

[Anonymous No.7790154]

>>7790072
SLCC is a bigger animal so you do get more shops selling legitimate comic/pop culture merch. Any anime merch will be unlicensed/bootleg. You get some sneaky unlicensed things for example there was a booth that sold sound activated light up t shirts, they had marvel themed things at con but it's not on their online store because they obviously haven't bought the rights to those characters. There's some random crap too, I saw a booth trying to sell people vinyl siding/roofing for their houses appointments or something. It definitely won't be the level of the real comic con for a while.

[Anonymous No.7793705]

[Anonymous No.7793721]

I really, really want to get into the taobao reselling world but I have no idea where to begin. I can find all kinds of cute shit that isn't already shared around tumblr and shit. Does anyone know how to get into it?

Ultimately I want to have at least one of the products myself to take pictures with since I don't like stealing pics. Is drop shipping the best way to go about it? I also see people gouge SUPER hard for some items. Yeah I know you want to make a profit but $70+ dollars for some shoes that cost $10 on taobao seems crazy to me

[Anonymous No.7793724]

>>7793721
This is for Artist Alley. You have the wrong thread.

[Anonymous No.7793775]

Hi, fujoshi anon from a few threads ago. The local con I attended for my first AA table went well. Everyone loved the husbando-OTP-orgy chibi price tiers, however, the option of keychain, cell charm, or magnet did not fly. People just wanted the ball chain and sales were so quick we weren't going to have the time to ask and then make the charm up like they wanted.

So since the con is done and I've got money to invest, I'm looking to get a personal desktop laminator for my chibi charms. For this last con I printed them on 100 lb cardstock and laminated them at my work which meant they only got ran through on .5 mm laminate. Can anyone recommend a good personal laminator that could handle .10 mm laminate? All I need it to do is charms, so it doesn't have to handle bigger than letter size, if that. I'm just curious what everyone else uses!

Thank you.

[Anonymous No.7793781]

>>7793775

*0.05 mm laminate is what I did this time, sorry for the typo. 0.10 mm laminate is what I hope to use in the future.

[Anonymous No.7794643]

>>7793775
Any pics of your products or table? I'm curious as to what you mean by a "husbando-OTP-orgy chibi".

[Anonymous No.7794655]

do you guys know anywhere I can get custom rubber keychains made?

[Anonymous No.7798788]

Anyone been effected by the Etsy fanart purge yet?

[Anonymous No.7798800]

>>7798788
Not sure if it's the same thing you're referring too, but my friend won't be able to sell her tardis dresses anymore and you can't sue the words "dr who" "tardis" etc or something?

[Anonymous No.7798832]

>>7798788
I took some stuff down when I heard about the Disney sweep, but I haven't actually heard of anything happening to people's listings. I have heard about portal things being taken down though. I'm just small fry, so I wonder if I'd be safe to put some stuff up again.

[Anonymous No.7798835]

>>7794643

Here's a pic of the table. No up close pics of the sign but I priced them like this (to add to the yaoi theme)...

Husbando (1) - $3
OTP (2) - $5
Orgy (5) - $10

Also, yes, I got stuck next to Carl from Heroes of Cosplay.

[MyFebronia !/dEvARTwA6 No.7798836]

>>7798788
I've had quite a few things over the past 2 months.
Most recent sweep is Pokemon and Valve.
Last month was Ubisoft and Funimation (Attack on Titan).

[Anonymous No.7798844]

>>7790078
Oh god I always feel sorry for those poor, poor figures. Way to make them into some ugly thing you'd see at a flea market or ren faire.

They don't even make sense either, like wtf, the "embellishments" aren't character-related at all and if he wasn't going for that and trying to make them into "original" standalone creations he sucks hard.

[Anonymous No.7798846]

Where do people get info on what's going to be targeted next? Also, does anyone know if etsy closes stores that get too many copyright claims?

[Anonymous No.7799322]

>>7798844
I've seen photos of this guy's shit. The worst part is how cheap and shitty the additions are. He doesn't find nice stuff to glue on, it's literally cheap home decorating crap from the Dollar Tree.

[Anonymous No.7799389]

>>7798832
I wouldn't risk your account over it consider how much Disney are targeting. Also marvel related things are being removed also.

[Anonymous No.7799425]

[Diffusion desired, such as Twitter etc]
Wearable camera introduction video of this Chinese www to the topic it's Crazy

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_5nxtnCHoA

[Anonymous No.7799820]

>>7798836
I sell Pokemon fan art on Etsy (pic related), and I haven't had anything taken down yet. Crossing fingers.

On a more related note, I might do AA at a tiny con up in NH this year. It would be my first time doing AA. I do prints mostly, some postcards and maybe stickers - does /cgl/ have any advice or tips for a noob?

[Anonymous No.7799874]

>>7799820
Would that con be Another Anime Convention?

[Anonymous No.7799931]

>>7782689
Thats such a cute idea! You should look for one that actually functions so your customers can get them too.

I've seen gumball-sized plastic capsules in those kinds of machines that have little 25 cent jewelry inside. If you can get a hold of some of those you could print out little "coupons" for your stuff and mix em with the gumballs. It might add a little extra novelty and interest to it.

[Anonymous No.7799984]

>>7799874
Yup, that's the one. Are you going?

[Anonymous No.7799988]

>>7798788
details anon? I didn't know about this

>>7798844
>>7799322
>>7790078
Oh man I wanna see these

[Anonymous No.7800477]

I'm looking for a printer that would be good for shrinky dinks and printing stickers. I know Inkjet is the way to go, but anything else I should look for?

[Anonymous No.7800658]

>>7800477
Check the price for replacement ink cartridges. Some of them are a bit expensive, others are ridiculously expensive. Keep in mind the printers footprint, especially if you need to fit it on a desk. I looked for printers that were advertised for printing photos, and had higher resolution (DPI) printing. Google for reviews of the printer itself.

[Anonymous No.7800692]

>>7767932
You can usually find pretty good batches (25-50) for fairly low prices in the supplies section of Etsy.

[Anonymous No.7800805]

>>7799984
Not that anon but I'm going there for the first time this year!! Not my first aa but :)

[Anonymous No.7803018]

>>7798788
fuck that purge man, Minecraft too aswell as Valve, didnt even sell anything. Do they need my $40 on top of their billions. Pigs

[Anonymous No.7803090]

>>7803018
Wait, they charge you $40? I thought they just make you take it down.

[Anonymous No.7803134]

>>7803018
you make a profit off of trademarked characters and they are the pigs?

oh ok

[Anonymous No.7803338]

>>7803134
I think it's kind of a grey area when people are selling their own artwork and products but I wish that Storenvy would do this to the shops that sell all those items that have artwork from manga and anime series. Like those Junji Ito bags and stupid streetware shirts with copyrighted artwork they definitely don't have permission to use.

[Anonymous No.7803418]

Has anyone ever tabled at Animazement?
Do they have or enforce a max fanart rule?

[Anonymous No.7803493]

>>7803418
Animazement bro/sis! I'm tabling there next year for the first time, I hope.

>Fan art: We strongly encourage all work to be at least 50% original.

[Anonymous No.7803540]

>>7803493
Saw this, but wasn't sure whether its just a 'suggestion' or, 'we'll be counting your shit piece by piece' attitude.

[Anonymous No.7803593]

>>7803018
Wow. Must be rough needing to ride on others' concepts and marketing to make money. Poor you.

[Anonymous No.7803596]

>>7803593
Fanart provides an item that the companies the characters are originally from doesn't provide themselves.

[Anonymous No.7803606]

>>7766453
dont listen to those bitches gurlfriend i like ur accessory

[Anonymous No.7803636]

>>7803596

This right here, it's shocking how many people don't seem to realize that. I mean, why do you think fujoshit sells so well?

[Anonymous No.7803653]

>>7803540
Probably just a suggestion. I doubt they're going to come to tear your table down considering I remember some AA people selling nothing but buttons printed out of slogans and copyrighted images.

[Anonymous No.7803731]

>>7799931
Gumball anon here

That's a great idea! I could probably get rid of old buttons and small stickers that way too! Hopefully I'll have it made by AWA

[Anonymous No.7803772]

>>7803596
I agree, as I am pretty sure most people would buy official posters and artwork over artist alley stylized stuff if it were available. But it isn't.

[Anonymous No.7803795]

>>7766453
I like the idea but it's a bit off because the ribbon and laces look cheap. I don't like the gem but I think if the lace and ribbon were nicer it wouldn't be as much of a problem (especially if you're going magical girl territory).

As for the felt back, finish your edges- a blanket stitch or something and those holes in the pin are for sewing it on, glue is just not going to hold on something as fibrous as felt.

[Anonymous No.7803811]

>>7803596
Sure, I don't disagree with that - there's nothing wrong with fanart inherently. But no one's entitled to make money from it. If the company didn't initially put their money into marketing the shit out of their intellectual property none of us would give a fuck about it.\

I don't have a problem with fanart, nor do I have a problem with people who sell fanart. It's the fuckers who think they have a right to it that annoy me.

[Anonymous No.7803813]

>>7768047
Coey's looks miles better than the "original". I'm so not surprised shattered-earth got pissy that someone ""ripped off"" her extremely basic idea. 'cause she totally invented flash tattoo art and Mordin's famous last line, right? Give me a fucking break.

[Anonymous No.7803832]

>>7803731
this is kind of related, but I saw this a while ago and i'm still in love with the idea. They're pricey unfortunately. It would definitely get my attention or be a conversation starter.

http://mieau.tumblr.com/post/88027504562/pictures-from-my-table-last-weekend-at

[Anonymous No.7803871]

>>7803832
>http://mieau.tumblr.com/post/88027504562/pictures-from-my-table-last-weekend-at
How do you change the currency though. USA doesn't have any useful coins for higher price ranges and noone carries silver dollars.

[Anonymous No.7803957]

I live in the LA area. I really want to table at any artist alley, but I seem to have a hard time finding any local cons that aren't full.
Were artist alleys always this hard to get into?
Is it harder for newer artists to get in the scene?

[Anonymous No.7804009]

>>7803871
Looks like they take 100yen coins. You could have the person buy a 'token' for $x that they then use in the machine.

[Corky-Lunn !CorkyloMxc No.7804158]

>>7803871
>>7804009

Just a heads up, my friend bought one of these for his table, and I had some 100 yen coins left from my last trip to Japan to try it out.

After the 100 yen coin got stuck, we realized it takes nickels.

[Anonymous No.7804466]

I make realistic mini-sweets(pic related) and I also do moe-uguu food related drawings and the like, but I am wondering what sort of sweets people would like to see more of. I do the staples like macarons and cupcakes, stuff like that, but I made pic related and thought it looks really pretty and different, just not sure it will sell.

[Anonymous No.7804547]

>>7804466
I like this! I think it would look better though if the dough parts were more "flakey" looking and maybe had sugar crystals. Reminds me of when chocomint had these necklaces on tiny gold plates. As long as it's cute and not too pricey, I think you will stand a chance.

On the other hand I want to see some cute burgers. A while back someone on LJ would make "bear burgers" (the top bun has bear ears and a face) and I am regretting now not buying one.

[Anonymous No.7804561]

>>7804547
Ah yeah, thanks for the feedback, this is just a prototype piece so I'll keep flakiness in mind(I was thinking that as well) sugar crystals would be cute on this too!

Burgers sound interesting, I might try something and post here when I'm done. Thanks for the input!

[Anonymous No.7804635]

>>7788627
To all you people bitching, how is this any different then
>>7760522
>>7764649
>>7768047
>>7768251
>>7770065
>>7781093
>>7786561
>>7787062
>>7793705
>>7798835
>>7799820
any of these? You are all just selling merchandise featuring some other person's creation/character. I wonder what Nintendo or Disney or whoever would think if they were to find out you are making money off of their characters.

[Anonymous No.7804648]

>>7803596
>>7803636
So what? Just because Nintendo doesn't have wall scrolls plastered with Link being plowed by Zelda's shemale dick, it doesn't mean it's right to use their characters to make your own for money. I have no problem making with making fanart and trading it around for no monetary gain, but making money off of it is a pretty shitty thing to do unless the company gives you permission.

[Anonymous No.7804653]

>>7804635
Are you just trolling? lol
They are at least putting work into what they are doing, it's their own art.
That guy just saves pictures off the internet and prints them.

[Anonymous No.7804703]

>>7804653
Oh please. It all boils down to someone using copy-written material for their own gain. Doesn't matter how much effort you put in, it's a crappy thing to do and you're shitty for trying to justify it.

[Anonymous No.7804738]

I've been thinking about designing and selling custom printed tights.
Is there anything you guys would like on tights/think would sell well? I think starting out with basic all over patterns would be good but I'm not sure where to go from there.

[Anonymous No.7804752]

>>7804703
you could use the "it boils down to" sentiment for a lot of things where you compare two fundamentally different or at least morally different things that have similar themes. Killing an infant a few hours after it was born boils down to a late term abortion so it's basically the same thing amirite?

Plus a lot of large companies are pretty complicit when it comes to fanartists, if not outright supportive of them, even when they sell their work. It's considered good publicity for their property. On the other hand someone who just prints out stuff and resells it is simply stealing, without bringing anything new to the table.

[Anonymous No.7804789]

>>7804752
Hey guys, I'm going to make a new TV show called Mickey Mouse the Rapper. It's Mickey Mouse, but he raps! Since it's something that hasn't been done yet though, I don't think I should have to pay Disney to use Mickey! I should keep all the money for myself!

or

I like that Angelic Pretty print. I'm going to make some replica dresses but add a few more stars to the print. The dress should make me some big bucks when I sell it without giving any credit to AP! (You all bitch about replicas around here, it is the same thing)

See how stupid you sound?

If a company is fine with it, go right ahead. But I would bet most people don't ask permission and the Etsy thing shows that not all companies are okay with people making a profit off of their characters

[Anonymous No.7804798]

>>7804752
You are basically saying that >>7768047
is okay (even though the overwhelming consensus is that it is not). It may seem like a copy, but there is new stuff like a shell head piece, flipped image, and different font. These new things "on the table" make it A-OK!

[Anonymous No.7804807]

>>7803957
Surprised no one's answered this yet. AAs were generally harder to get into in LA even five to ten years back - it's gotten worse lately because art school students now attend them as well and LA has a fairly high concentration of art schools.

The best thing to do if you're serious about doing AAs is add yourself to mailing lists, stalk twitters and facebooks and get added to waiting lists if they're still available for cons that are full. AX let in a bunch of people through its waiting list this year and I wouldn't be surprised if they do it again for next year.

[Anonymous No.7804810]

>>7804789
But fanartists are marketing prints, not bootleg copies of the show/game/whatever with a few sparkles and fake deleted scenes thrown in.

It's more like... someone wearing an Angelic Pretty dress in a staged scene of their own creation, having professional photos taken, and selling prints of the photo. The dress in the print is a draw, but the artistry of the staged scene/professionalism of the photos/beauty of the model are the majority motivating factors behind sales. The fanart that sells really well is stuff that looks amazing - and would look amazing regardless of the characters featured. Obviously yes, the fandom featured is a big draw, but most people make the effort to actually make the prints a lot more than just a picture of an anime character.

[Anonymous No.7804813]

>>7804798
Not really. Since when do those things constitute bringing new things to the table? Coey just rehashed someone else's specific image. I would find a redraw of an official image to be similarly lazy/skeezy unless there was some sort of clear re-imagining that made it significant in some other way.

[Anonymous No.7804903]

>>7804703
merchandise that was directly stolen ≠making art using someone else's characters.
most fanart is of scenarios/styles/characters that would not get actual merchandise. Sage because this is unhelpful to the thread.

[Anonymous No.7805318]

>>7799988
Found one of the threads in the archive, have some highlights.

>>7804635
>I wonder what Nintendo or Disney or whoever would think if they were to find out you are making money off of their characters.
Both companies have billions of dollars in revenue, they don't particularly care about what the fans make unless it's offensive or mass-produced and obviously enough to make a good profit. The money people make online and at conventions with fan art is chump change in comparison.

[Anonymous No.7805331]

>>7805318

[Anonymous No.7805336]

>>7805331

[Anonymous No.7805354]

>>7805336

[Anonymous No.7805363]

>>7805354

[Anonymous No.7805371]

>>7805363

[Anonymous No.7805382]

>>7805371
And that's all for now. I think there's more in another thread but it's hard to search for them.

[Anonymous No.7805431]

>>7805382
>custom Yoko/Mami

[Anonymous No.7805439]

>>7805431
If I'm not mistaken with that figure specifically, there's a matching Mami-head-on-Yoko's-body figure too.

[Anonymous No.7805449]

>>7805439
Yep, it looks like that creepy toys from Toy Story.

[Anonymous No.7805453]

>>7805439
Is this guy that evil kid from Toy Story?

[Anonymous No.7805460]

>>7805453
The weeb-equivalent, yes.

[Anonymous No.7805488]

I can't believe the number of "SOLD" signs.

[Anonymous No.7805511]

>>7804738
Where do you get them printed?? I've contacted Celeste Stein and mfw they don't do custom printing anymore.

[Anonymous No.7805521]

>>7805318
This guy probably just buys garage kit replicas off of e2006 judging from the shoddy painting and it's the only way this would be any sort of economical?

[Anonymous No.7805538]

>>7804648
In this argument, I totally agree with you. Though I feel like most companies could be handling this situation way better and are missing out on both new/innovative products involving their characters and the respective licensing moolah.
It is nearly impossible to get a hold of licensing information/request to license a character from American companies. It would be better for everyone if they had more accessible licensing departments, or if they don't want to deal with us pleb artists that often they can do what the Japanese companies do for wonderfestival. They sell licenses that allow the sale of a garage kit based on their character limited to the convention. That's why it's such a bitch to get a hold of those things overseas/after the event but hey they give them a chance.
They don't have to give it out to everyone either they could have some way of if you submit the prototype design/product etc. we might let you license it etc.

The companies are just handling this like all old things that refuse to change with the times and recognize the little guy.

[Anonymous No.7805615]

>>7803957
I feel you, I've just started and it's so hard o get your foot in the door. I managed to get into my first AA at AX last year through the wait list but I wasn't able to buy a table for next year at the con so I'm at loss of what to do. The only cons that I happened to notice were open are all out of state and I simply can't justify that cost as a beginner. Even NorCal cons I'm wary about spending the dosh on.

[Anonymous No.7805892]

>>7804807
Ah. I see.
I'll have to see how lucky I get with the wait lists. I feel like that would be easier than finding somebody willing to split a table with a stranger. Heck, I would even pay for the whole table for them. Just feels like artists usually stick to sharing with peeps that they know well.

>>7805615
That's nice that you got an AX table this year. How come you weren't able to get a table for next years?
I was hoping I could possibly get one, but was crushed to find out that only artists who had a table this year could buy one for next year. It really does make sense and is fair.
I once was invited to table at a small event and I had to pay $150 to to do so. I only ended up making $40-$45. Left a bad taste in my mouth that I really don't want to risk doing small events or faraway cons. It did leave a craving for tabling at cons in my area.

[Anonymous No.7806642]

>>7805892
Couldn't get away from my table + my phone died. Sucks but oh well. I'll be waiting for the wait list again and possibly putting my name down in the forum's need/share a table thread. Doing AX as my first AA was like being thrown into the deep end without knowing how to swim but it was pretty fun.

[Anonymous No.7806983]

Need a reality check here.

I have social anxiety. What are my chances of being mocked, challenged, or gossiped about when I sell crafts at a local AA? I'm more worried about being intimidated by congoers, staff, and other artists than I am about not making sales...

[Anonymous No.7807023]

>>7806642
That is unfortunate.
Did you sell well?
The only thing I was really able to as a cosplayer when I went to AX was browse the artist alley. I felt rushed because I wasn't alone for a second to go at my own pace + it was pretty crowded. I missed a few artists that I wanted to buy from.

Good luck on getting a table for next year.

[Anonymous No.7807030]

>>7806983
Just act/look presentable and if your quailty of craft is decent, you should be fine.

[Anonymous No.7807857]

Anyone else have a hard time with wire cubes? I'm a pretty small person, so it's expected I have less strength, but I didn't think wire cubes would be such a pain in the butt to assemble. I can't even imagine what I'm going to do once I need to use two sets. I have the ones from Bed Bath & Beyond. Any tips on how to ease the process?

[Anonymous No.7808243]

>>7807857
Zip ties are your best friend.