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Question for when I go to a Con:
10 years ago
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Hello everyone! Hope you're all doing well--
I just returned from being at Denver Comic Con this past weekend, which was an absolute blast, and while I was there, my friends were prodding me to get my own booth at a convention some time. My general excuse whenever the thought comes up, however, is that I don't have any sellable art! I do lots of commissions and a few small doodles for myself, but nothing worth sitting down at a convention booth for.
I'll be going to my first ever furry convention (Rocky Mountain Fur Con) this August, which will be pretty cool! I'll have a chance to check out other artist's booths while there, but I wanted to get your collective input first, in preparation for the future.
If I were to get a booth one year to meet many of you and sell some art, what kind of paintings would you like to see available? Having never done anything other than commission work, I'd love to hear your thoughts.
What kind of pictures should I focus on painting over the next year so that I have a decent gallery of art worth buying at a convention?
I'd like to know things like:
- Should they be things not posted previously online? Exclusives?
- What kinds of pictures/themes do people like to see/buy?
Since I'm trying to appeal to everyone, I would like to paint generic animals and scenes, not anybody's original characters.
Let me know what kinds of things you look for at an artist's table, and what you think would be sellable to the public so that over time I can start to build up an actual gallery worth looking through!
Thanks, it'd be a big help!
I just returned from being at Denver Comic Con this past weekend, which was an absolute blast, and while I was there, my friends were prodding me to get my own booth at a convention some time. My general excuse whenever the thought comes up, however, is that I don't have any sellable art! I do lots of commissions and a few small doodles for myself, but nothing worth sitting down at a convention booth for.
I'll be going to my first ever furry convention (Rocky Mountain Fur Con) this August, which will be pretty cool! I'll have a chance to check out other artist's booths while there, but I wanted to get your collective input first, in preparation for the future.
If I were to get a booth one year to meet many of you and sell some art, what kind of paintings would you like to see available? Having never done anything other than commission work, I'd love to hear your thoughts.
What kind of pictures should I focus on painting over the next year so that I have a decent gallery of art worth buying at a convention?
I'd like to know things like:
- Should they be things not posted previously online? Exclusives?
- What kinds of pictures/themes do people like to see/buy?
Since I'm trying to appeal to everyone, I would like to paint generic animals and scenes, not anybody's original characters.
Let me know what kinds of things you look for at an artist's table, and what you think would be sellable to the public so that over time I can start to build up an actual gallery worth looking through!
Thanks, it'd be a big help!
It might be worth asking around!
Still though, I don't know how many people are interested getting personal prints of other characters doing their own weird thing haha.
If you want to sell originals, I usually recommend hanging them in the convention art show so everyone can view them, but I don't think RMFC has an art show.
Your first time will be a big learning experience. Be careful of asking people if they would buy a specific sort of thing in deciding whether to print something up and offer it for sale. A lot of times, the buyers who were so enthusiastic about buying suddenly are nowhere to be found! :P
I imagine I'll just enjoy my first convention, and then see what other people do for the next year. Prints and sketches made during the convention sound like my best bets~
It looks like the dealers' room is full in any case, though there is a waiting list, so perhaps you can get in if you change your mind. There is no Artists' Alley, so it looks as though the only option is to pay for a dealer table if you want to make sales.
Regardless, I hope you enjoy your time at the con. Most people love conventions once they start going, so I hope you end up sharing that sentiment. :)