I'm not a print seller, so I can't offer much advice on that one. All I can really say is bring a good mix of ratings and subjects. But I did want to comment to let you know that your signature links don't work (should be html, not htm?)

Good luck in the den. What table are you at? I'll be at F18.

Eeee! Fixed! Thanks for pointing that out, I recently revamped my site and changed the links, just forgot to update them.

I'm going to be at D22. Good luck to you too! ^^

basically what she said.. people like a mix of stuff and if you think an image is popular i'd bring more of that than the others. Usually i've seen artists bring 10 of each print and those'll usually sell out by end of the con.

I think you should bring as much as you want... I'm sure most of your work will sell regardless because they are all well-done IMO. ^^

But as most will probably say, I haven't been to a Con, so I would not know. :P

i`m not an artist but heres some suggestions. taking merchandise to a con costs money and is a hassle so you dont want to take too much.But then you dont want to sell out on friday afternoon now do you?. If youve ever sold at a smaller con then maybe you have an idea of what you sold there?Well AC is like 2,500 people so youll sell more most likely.But there is also more artists competing for the fans dollars then at a small con.The best idea is to try to be able to print more at the con,either after dealers room hours or even have some sort of printer or make arrange,ents to make more somehow.If that is impossible,you could always take money and ship out prints later to people as well if you run out.If youre driving as opposed to flying,you could error on the side of more peints if you think you can sell them online or at other cons.I wouldnt over burben myself with extra prints if flying in though.

At FC, there was a UPS in the hotel nd they were able to run off prints and laminate when people ran low. If there's nothing in the hotel, check around town if there's any shops close by that could run off some prints in a flash. Kinkos is usually open 24 hours but high quality color usually requires a technician to be there.
With this in mind, personally I would have 10 of each on hand, give or take a couple.

I sold mostly original, cds and sketch comissions o_O
no prints D:

Well even when I went to AFF, I sold several prints. It was no more than three of any one pic though. So I know prints will likely sell. But there's a HUGE difference between AFF and AC.

well id say all your stuff could tell, but leave room for sketch comissions ;)

Prints, hard to say. Seems most folks aren't as into buying prints now a days as they used to be. I bring very few and make most of my cash from folios or sketches.

It all seems to come in cycles. Back in 1995, portfolios were the big thing. Special pics you couldn't get anywhere else except the con. People were looking forward to the next Terrie Smith calendar, Michelle Light prints, etc.

In 2000 it was all about prints. Gotta catch them all! Gimme one of everything!

In 2003, name badges were 'in'. People came to cons wanting their name badges made up for each con and people were wearing so many as to cause the term 'badger armor' to be coined.

Now we're in 2008. Portfolios, prints, and name badges are all still there to some extent, but they are no longer the big item. I'm not entirely sure what the new fad is, but I haven't seen any one thing that stands out. I don't do badges anymore at cons because materials needed to take to a con didn't make it worth the hassle. I've found I can make more money doing sketchbooks than from anything else so I can really minimalize what I take.

Perhaps we'll cycle back to fanzines and black and white comics being the new thing. I can only hope!

The current big thing is originals, at least from what I can tell. That and serialized comics.

if you are not sure on the number you wish to bring but Studio Maki Productions at island I-2 will have an on demand scanning and print making set up in the dealers room at Anthrocon if you run out,just keep a cd of your pictures in 300dpi with you and they can run of as many as you like

Im kind interested in that myself, might head up there myself next year, would be nice to have an idea.

Good luck ksharra, im sure youll do awesome. And above all have fun

At Further Confusion, I typically bring five of any new art I have, and keep an inventory of 3 on lesser sellers. If you think it's going to be a really good print, maybe up it to 10 prints. What you don't sell you can take later.

Now I'm cheap with my prints at $5, so your mileage may vary. I typically pull in around $300 in print sales at a con. This year for FC I'll have 15-20 new priints instead of my normal 5-10, so I'll be adjusting my totals accordingly.

This also means I have to yet again thin out my print books and retire older pics. The Bargain Bin is a good way to do this. Pull your old stuff and dump it out there for cheap. For me, that'll be $1-2 probably. I'm more interested in making the prints disappear at cons than in making money. I know my costs and by the time a print is being retired, I've recouped all my printing costs so I can afford to discount them deeply. Besides, those bargain bins cause people to dig through hoping to find another pic they can afford.

Also, giving away prints from the bargain bin can help gain you customers. Hey, you wanted these two prints in the book? Tell you what- buy that third one and you can have two- no, make it THREE prints out of the bargain bin. How's that sound?

Heeeeeey, that's an awesome idea! I can do that with the loads of crappy leftover prints I did myself for AFF. >.< NEVER AGAIN.

Number of prints... I'd say it's directly proportional to how popular you are. People like Wookiee who bring like TWENTY of each picture might actually sell them all. I tend to bring 4 of each picture a con.

And as for the content... come on, it's the furry fandom. COCK COCK COCK!!

If you want to sell LARGER versions of prints, maybe try putting them in the art show/auction. I bet you'd get more money that way too.

And be sure to leave time for doing sketches and con badges for people too! NOM!

I'd definitely say as much as you want. You might want to bring extra, as AC is indeed a huge con, as you know. Even though I'm no artist, I can somehow channel myself into the eyes of one and suggest better than any average person.

Look, here's my OPINION.. (it's only my opinion and i'm sure other people have had other experiances) I still have SHIT LOADS of prints from 2003.... i can't get rid of them.. I've been to EVERY ANTHROCON (except when i was in Iraq)..and 90% of em i spent holed up in the artist alley..

First off.. Don't make ALOT of prints.. Cost over Ammount..if anybody tells you it's cheaper to pint in bulk.. thier not lieing..but then your stuck on the last day with 900 copys of each print.. you might as well start wiping your ass with em.. Cause you'll never get rid of em. Make like 5-6 of each print.. nice ones.. And heck if you sell out YOUR AWSOME!.. most likely if you do sell prints..you'll have one or 2 popular prints.. re-print those at a kinko's or UPS store or any local (to the con) printshop..

I made most of my artist alley money off of sketchbooks.. which is a double edged sword.. you may have 300 dollars by the end of the first day....but you also have to cart 30 sketchbooks around..and spend any free time you have at the end of each day knocking out as much as you can.. it IS a JOB.. a FULL TIME JOB... don't expect to see any of the con..

Most people will not buy from the artist alley, they'll humor you, by walking by, asking your prices and then telling you you charge to much..as they walk away and plop down 300 dollars for eric swartz to give them a stick fox in thier sketch book.....cold hard fact is most of the money will be spent in the dealers room.. i despised the dealers room for years.. i thought they were makeing hand over fists of cash.. and i was starving for 10 hours a day in the artist alley cause if i got up for one second to get a coke..my table would be gone...

Now on the flip side.. I'm been in the dealers room 3 years now.. and it's the same shit, just i can now go to the bathroom..without someone jumping in my grave.. Most of money is in sketchbook commisions..

Things i've noticed that set you apart from everyone else pan handleing.. Have a Plackard at your table with your nick, (So fans can find you) with something cute drawn on it, and some basic info like sketchbook costs, (Pencil(no-one ever bothers), B&W Inks, and color(if you do that kinda thing)) A Print Binder G-PG and PG-XXX (if you have that) with something on the cover, cute on the G one and something Sujestive on the Raunchy one..

Prints usually don't sell, Color Prints Do fairly ok, 10 Page Portfolio's (which could contain everything you have as a print already in a conveniant bag at a just slightly lower price, er print useually falls on the cheap at heart) (ie: if you sell a print indavidually at a $1.00 sell all your g-pg print in a portfolio at $9.00..they think they saved .10 a print.. and you sell 10 prints to customer who might have only bought one..)

Anywho I'm ranting.. Don't spend your whole con in the artist alley.. wakeing up at 6:00am each morning so you can be first one at the Artist alley door.. Have fun.. and don't let anybody make you thier slave.. unless you like that kinda thing..

Your Ranting Bussaca..

P.S...this is only my experiances..i hope you've had better.

Awesome, thanks for the advice! I'll have to keep it in mind. I'm actually going to be in the Dealers Den this year, it's more stable than Artists Alley if my experiences at other cons are any indication. At least I won't be losing my table.

I actually enjoy the cons, hanging out, drawing, picking up all the creative energy... I'm going to be doing a BIG con for the first time, though, so my biggest fear is taking on more than I can handle. ^^;

yeah.. i remember my first dealers room, huge cases, portfolio's out the ass, all my art supplies, scanners, a laptop.. tons and tons of stuff....and i didn't use or sell much of any of it.. Bring what you know you can use..and if you forget something.. some-one there will have brought it.. and will let you use it.

Keep an eye on artwork pieces in your galleries across the internet and see which ones are most favourited or commented on. I'm not an artist nor a dealer... but I do buy artwork! Last year at AC I focused heavily on TaniDaReal, as she is a good friend of mine and an artist I truly admire. But I see more and more natural talent of which I think would be great to add to my collection of schtuffs, so I'll be hunting for some pieces.

You really never know on what's going to truly be popular. Maybe you'll have a piece which you think sucks horribly, and it will just become popular and sell out on the first day. I'm not saying that it'll happen, but it can happen, though!

Use your best judgment.

I usually print 10 if I know the design will be a big seller (ie, http://www.furaffinity.net/view/374166/ ) and around 3-5 if I feel the design won't do as well for any reasons, such as limited audience or unpopular species.

Sometimes a piece will blow me out of the water in terms of print sales, such as http://www.furaffinity.net/view/198730/
I originally printed 10 of that one, and sold out. Then I printed 10 more, and sold out again. I keep printing small batches to keep up with demand.

However, of all my pieces, this was the only one that was *that* popular. So, the rule of printing no more than 10 of a wildly popular species/subject, and around 5 or less of a more unpopular species/subject seems to hold fairly true.

You can always sell leftover prints at the next Con...it's not like they 'go bad'. ;)

As for print sales declining over the years... it's true. I used to do most of sales at the table in prints 4 or 5 years ago. Now the demand for Badges and sketchbooks has risen like crazy. Especially Badges. People love original art of their character.