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Post by corky on Jan 15, 2004 13:19:39 GMT -5
that was actually the third zine i produced. it's just a small press comic, drawn, written and published by an artist, who wants to get their work out there for people to see. i've done three, and the last one is not suitable for kids, because the other artist i was working with wanted to put some mature material in it. mostly, the first two zines are stories about my life, and the people i've met.
so now i get to teach people how to draw comics. like i know so much about it...i've had to learn a lot as i draw.
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Post by toonMom on Jan 15, 2004 13:21:43 GMT -5
Would you be able to do some art lessons for this board? Anything would be great.
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Post by Brevalyn on Jan 15, 2004 18:37:16 GMT -5
My interests lie in photography and digital art. I've got over a dozen different imaging programs on my pc! Just recently I discovered the wonderful world of fractals, don't have a clue what I'm doing, but it sure is fun!
Brev
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Post by corky on Jan 16, 2004 17:22:36 GMT -5
i'd love to do some lessons. is there a particular way to set them up, or do i just type it, and hope it finds the right board? any suggestions you can give me on the best way to set up a tutorial would be great.  |
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Post by Rosemary on Jan 17, 2004 1:43:30 GMT -5
Well, I must admit I am not into caricatures and I can't do cartoons!  But I guess I am more in the stylized respresentational chategory with my artwork. I have been drawing since I can remember. I took art classes in high school, college and then studied colored pencil under some very talented women. I am no where near where my mentors are,but I am trying. I used to be involved in the art show circuit and galleries, traveling and all. Somehow I never could make a living at it.  I finally got discouraged and quit it all! Even quit drawing for a year and a half and still having a hard time getting back into it. I guess I had too high of expectations! However, I just sold a framed print yesterday so I was happy about that. but other than that, I just do it as a hobby now. Worked in a gallery for awhile too and I loved it! |
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Post by corky on Jan 17, 2004 10:17:00 GMT -5
so you took some workshops with ann kulberg, eh? i've read her books, gotten lots of ideas from them. i live too far away to take advantage of a workshop, though.
the art fair circuit can be nasty. it's a lot of work, and not always a great payoff. i took some seminars to learn how to do set-up for those things, and some networking, and i paid a couple of hundred dollars to hear stories about how the lecturer made all her money. then she pestered me to pay her $250 an hour to have a one-on-one session with her, so she could make suggestions on my art career. i discovered the same information she was charging so much for at our local business resource centre and the local library. i never did take the session...i'm not going to pay that much for something i can find for free. i was really disappointed when she offered to help me find some work, and then, suddenly, it was "i'm sorry, they're not interested." i find talking to other artists (like on this board) to be more helpful and practical. you get ideas from people who've tried them, and they know if it's gonna work or not.
thanks for all the tips you've been giving on coloured pencil and business. good ideas. i work in a civic art gallery, not a private one, so we don't sell the work. but that also means we don't show a lot of artists (like yourself) that have some great work, but they're not contemporary. i like all different kinds of work....yours is fantastic!
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Post by Rosemary on Jan 17, 2004 20:54:24 GMT -5
Yeah, Ann Kullberg is a fantastic colored pencil artist! She is a very nice person as well. I learned lots of techiques from her but haven't quite gotten up to her level yet.....maybe one day.
The art show circuit can be very cruel in the fact that it is a lot of hard work, a lot of money and very little payoff. I am soooooooo glad I am out of it. Now I can paint and draw just for me and not have to worry about what the current trend is to sell and not have to please customers.
I took a workshop too on marketing and it was very informative but it was also a lot of expense. At their suggestion I invested in lithograph prints which I now have all under the bed! I have thought seriously about having a bonfire!
Thanks for your kind comment, Stoontoons! And thank you for sharing your experiences.
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Post by toonMom on Jan 17, 2004 22:19:22 GMT -5
How much do your prints sell (or suppose to sell) for? If you would like, you can post them on the board with info on how to order them.
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Post by Rosemary on Jan 17, 2004 23:11:24 GMT -5
i'd love to do some lessons. is there a particular way to set them up, or do i just type it, and hope it finds the right board? any suggestions you can give me on the best way to set up a tutorial would be great. Oooh, that would be terrific! I tried to do that on here, but don't think I am very good verbally in doing so. I have already learned some things from you in another thread! That would be great! |
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Post by Rosemary on Jan 17, 2004 23:14:19 GMT -5
How much do your prints sell (or suppose to sell) for? If you would like, you can post them on the board with info on how to order them. Well it depends on the prints. I did laser color prints 8xl10 and sold them for $10.00 each. The lithographs are anywhere from 13x13 to 16x20 and sell from $20 to 35.00. I could post them on here if you like. |
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Post by corky on Jan 18, 2004 15:03:35 GMT -5
you are seriously underestimating the value of your work! you should be charging more; your work is definitely worth it.
it was suggested to me that i make prints for my work to sell at art fairs. i think i'd rather make greeting cards, or postcards, something like that. have you ever done that, and if so, did it succeed?
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Post by Rosemary on Jan 18, 2004 23:35:14 GMT -5
Stoontoons! I did make greeting cards of my work and sold them for $3.50 each. They were a big hit and what often times paid my booth fee! Now that I am out of the artshow circuit, I give the cards away as gifts. Like for Christmas, I sent out my artcards instead! That way people had a piece of me and I was able to get rid of some too. Probally will always keep doing the cards though. I make 5x7 frameable cards. I buy the cards at at art and craft store an hour from where I live. Some cards have cut-outs where you can frame your print inside. Others are blank cards where I ATG tape the image on top. I haven't invested in true greeting cards in a sense! I suppose I will eventually. That's what seems to sell the best for me is the greeting cards though.
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Post by toonMom on Jan 19, 2004 7:01:31 GMT -5
Before we get too much good information burried in a thread, let's move this conversation to it's own thread. Please continue it over there and maybe re-cap on what you discussed so far (making prints, cards, etc.). How To Sell Your Artwork |
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Post by popojoe on Jan 22, 2004 6:33:28 GMT -5
Myself? Hmm.. I don't have much of a background in art. But I started drawing when I was 5. I was fasinated on animation and the level of detials that cartoons, anime and manga brought to me. I kept drawing by hand on a scrap paper until now until i found this book called "How to draw digital manga" I was fasinated! It was my dream to draw well on a computer since you can do alot of cool affects inside there. I then brought my first tablet pen, the Wacom Intuos 2 made in japan. And here I am now, still learning step by step.  |
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Post by corky on Jan 22, 2004 11:01:51 GMT -5
popojoe, welcome! what sort of digital stuff do you do? are they any examples on the board that i can look at? |
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But I guess I am more in the stylized respresentational chategory with my artwork. 
I finally got discouraged and quit it all! Even quit drawing for a year and a half and still having a hard time getting back into it. I guess I had too high of expectations! However, I just sold a framed print yesterday so I was happy about that. but other than that, I just do it as a hobby now. 
