#artist experience

[koiponderingart]

Then and now...

Perspective- This is my first watercolor portrait. (I had drawn portraits before). I keep this picture to remind me how far I have come. 2018- to Now

[msdanigart]

My Art Market Tables Over the Years

I'm new to being a vendor at handmade and small business markets. Here's what I've done so far and what I've learned.

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November 2019- Trini Market 868- University of the West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago

This was when I was still Ms. Dani G Illustration, creating my fairy fantasy artworks. My table was totally DIYed, made of cardboard, that sticky contact paper you use to cover the insides of your drawers and cupboards and popsicle sticks.

It was very hodge-podge and I think it's my favourite table! It looks so full of life! I Definitely brought too much stuff though. It's a bit overwhelming. Too much variety and too little organisation.

The crowd was great and I sold one of my original paintings! Overall, wonderful first experience!

Table cost- $375 (early bird discount) Money made- $175

April 2022- South Marker- C3 Mall, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

I was still Ms. Dani G Illustration, still creating my fairy fantasy art. I brought a lot less this time, but there was still a decent assortment of products. Prints, zines, stickers, tiny originals, handmade jewellery. I sold a few of everything except the original paintings. Stickers were the best seller.

I think this was definitely my best table in terms of set-up and product variety. Everything has its own place and products can be seen and looked through easily. I did less decoration, wish I did more. My table felt really small compared to some of the others I saw there.

The crowd was a mixed bag. Younger people liked my stuff, but some of them had to ask Mum and Dad to buy. Mum and Dad threw some side-eyes. Older people in general weren't too interested.

Overall, alright experience, glad it wasn't my first, because I would have been crushed tbh.

Table cost- $400 Money made- $172

November 2023 South Market- C3 Mall, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago

My first market as Ms. Dani G Art with my patterns and abstracts. I only came with originals for this one, as I couldn't afford other products. I also wanted to focus on selling my paintings.

I DIYed the yellow and white stand and used my assortment of mini easels as displays. Some of my art was also framed. This set-up is very simple as I wanted everything to be clearly seen at a glance. I think it looks a bit too disjointed even though everything on the table is in the same category.

This was my worst market by far because I sold nothing! Luckily, that market in particular was a bust for almost everyone else too.

The crowd was the opposite of last time. A lot of young people who would have loved my old art, but didn't give two hoots about my current art. I made a video series about this market here.

Table cost- $450 Money made- $0

Conclusion:

-I like the personality of my first two tables and I need to bring that back for my future tables.

-The 2nd table had the best set-up and product variety. I'm not yet at a place where I can sell just my paintings, so I need to bring back that product variety for my next table (I have many plans!)

-Try a new location to find new clientele. C3 hasn't worked out well so far. South Market has other locations and so does Trini Market.

-Try new dates, particularly holidays. Holiday markets have the biggest crowds. I can plan ahead so I can participate in one or a few.

-Save up for those expensive AF tables. $400-$500 seems to be the standard price for tables and 2 chairs (this is in TTD by the way, not USD)

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This year (2024) I plan to do an August (summer) market. I want to do another Trini Market because they're closer to home and the crowd is more appreciative of art. I also plan to try a different location at South Market.

Someday I would also like to table at a local comic convention with my personal art ( @adinelleggreeo ) I'm slowly creating things I enjoy again and I'd like to try selling some of them without pressure.

[badolmen]

People against piracy fail to realize that no, I can’t just ‘buy it.’ They stopped making DVDs and Blu-Rays. They’re barely offering digital copies for download. I am not spending money I could use for food or bills to pay for a subscription service just so I can always have access to a beloved piece of media. Especially not when the service will remove media on a whim without concern for how the loss of access to that piece will make its artistic conservation nigh impossible.

For example, I recently learned that Disney+ had an original film called Crater. It’s scifi, family friendly, and seems cool - I would love to buy it as a holiday gift for my little brother! But: it’s exclusive to D+ and THEY REMOVED IT LITERALLY MONTHS AFTER ITS RELEASE.

The ONLY way I can directly access this film is through piracy. The ONLY available ‘copies’ of this film are hosted on piracy websites. Disney will NEVER release it in theaters, or as something to buy, and it may NEVER return to the streaming service. It will be LOST because we aren’t allowed to purchase it for personal viewing. If I can’t pay to own it, I won’t pay for the privilege of losing it when corporate decides to put it in a vault.

So yes, I’m going to pirate and support piracy.

Edit: if you are able, use $5 you would otherwise use for a streaming subscription to donate to a GazaFunds campaign.

[ames-draws]

I'm fed up with "maybe later".

[dovesick]

endless night

[animeluvr1000]

Opinion on non artists requester asking multiple artists to draw their sona or OC shipping with a canon character for free art request and is very impatient and keep rushing the artist to finish it quickly ?

you want my opinion? Okay, (BTW im not pointing the word 'you' at anyone)

First off,I understand that it's exciting to find a blog who can do your OC and/or canon with it for free,but it's also important to understand that your OC is being drawn for FREE and shouldn't be rushed since art takes time and patience,and artists usually do this kind of thing for fun.

Also its annoying for a lot of artists when they keep getting messages from one person who is constantly nagging them and bugging them about if the piece is done. Not a lot of artists have the luxury of free time,since artists are human too! Everyone has their own thing going on in life and even if they don't,you still need to be mindful that they may have artblock,stress,depression and/or burnout.

Artists do art for fun and if not,it's for business but either way let them breathe and do their thing. Your request will pop up soon enough so be patient.

(This is my first time giving an opinion on things like this,and yes this situation has happened to me before.)

[kiitoskiitos]

confusing comic about existing as a trans person during confusing times of trans visibility.

[miwkchii]

Finally debuting my telemachus design 🙏

Little Wolf basically :

[sunlit-mess]

silly lil guy

[galacticgoldfishart]

Getting all the sages in TOTK

[mienar]

the wandering painter, part one

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[autumnillustration]

"Perhaps a lesser-known gift of Kenobi's was his ability to listen."

(AU where post-banishment Ahsoka gets zapped back to TPM, strapped with a fundamental distrust of the Jedi, an apocalyptic vision of the future, and a mandate to help Anakin Skywalker. So, in all this, it's nice to have a confidant.)

edit: link to the fic

[deanpinterester]

i cannot stress this enough: if your reasoning for clowning on the mcu is "they overwork their cg artists and animators" i 1000% guarantee that a show or movie you have been stanning for years also abused their artists and you just haven't heard about it because the production companies aren't in the spotlight like mcu productions are. that cartoon for kids? that incredibly animated movie? that non-marvel superhero movie? i've seen people declare their hatred for the way the mcu treats their workers and then turn around and gush about a show that i know for a fact was hell for the artists attached

and no this is NOT me saying "this means you should stop hating on the mcu uwu" it's me saying you gotta be aware that this shit is an INDUSTRY WIDE PROBLEM. you CANNOT "fix" it by refusing to watch mcu movies and feeling good about it. you have to be aware that it's EVERYWHERE. why do you think so many animation and vfx productions are sourced in canada? in india and the phillipines? we are not unionized.

i know it's hard to face the idea that your favourite show might have been made unethically especially when you've spent so much time hating the mcu for doing the same thing. you don't have to start hating your favourite show. just like...be aware. don't be smarmy about it. don't claim without research that a beautifully animated movie Must mean the animators were not working 16 hour days and weekends. i do think we can fix this 👍 but we can't fix it if 90% of us don't even realize what the problem really is

[zytes]

look alive, sunshine

[inchwormed]

gals bein pals

[faeriegirl]

Midwest Emo Miku 🫶