Hi Taffybuns! Thank you for being you and artist that has passion to make. My brother told me that he bought two shirts out of it and he loved it, i was surprised you were the artist drew design! (the pokemon ones!)
Though I am curious and i hope you'll able to respond, do you have advice to make my art for merchandise in the future? I don't mind if you want to simplified explaination, a tumblr posts, or dropping a youtube link video; since you're busy with conventions.
I'm picky when it comes youtube art videos that are always give me the vibes of elitism, clickbait videos or others. You're the first artist I wanted to ask, so i hope it's fine if you can reply or not.
Sending my best regards to you. Take care and love your art as always. (I hope i can buy your pokemon hawaiin shirt!)
hello! thanks so much for the sweet message!!
apologies for the confusion, though! the pokemon shirts arent mine! i share a joint storefront with my friend and tablemate, you can view all his designs here! we have our store bio set to say we are two artists, but it's hard to see on the shopee site format, haha. i'll pass this message along to him, and i hope you can buy his shirts in the future too, they're very well made! i'm glad your brother enjoys them!
(if anyone is reading this, he also has them listed internationally on Etsy! my items aren't here though, sorry!!)
i assume you're PH based aswell if your brother got our shirts, so i'm gonna link some resources and basic advice under the cut-
i'd be glad to help where i can, though my basic advice is to just start.. i began selling merch with dann (friend who made the pokemon shirts) when we were just classmates in college, and we started at small anime events selling small prints with our table falling apart hahajkfghjk.. but even back then everyone was so friendly, so it was very encouraging !! the art community is very sweet and there is a lot of support for you !!
first, you'll want to find your market! this will determine what conventions you want to apply to and what kind of merch you want to make. do you want to make fanart, or original art? are you doing mostly stickers, tote bags, or anime merch? or do you just want to sell online?
second, what is your budget for merch production? starting out is expensive, personally my funds always circulate between profit and spending on restocks again. this will determine what kind of merch you can make, and then you expand later! i started out with only stickers and art prints, then keychains, and then bags and t-shirts later on!
if you're into original art, some events i recommend for beginners are Patrons of the Arts, Buzzart, Komiket. they have regular events throughout the year. if you're into stickers, there's Stickercon and Sticky Expo!
if you're into fan art, you can try ozinefest (sales are slower but table cost is cheaper), or if you have enough money, split for cosplay ph events
of course these aren't the only events, though they're the ones i regularly attend! if you have a more specialized market, there are dedicated cons like philifur, the grand lason, pokecon, etc. for all of these events you'll either have to keep your eyes peeled for table openings on their pages (rare), or email them to be added to their mailing list so you'll be told when they're open
if you don't have any suppliers yet, you can apply to join Artist Alley Group Order on facebook ! people regularly post about suppliers for all kinds of merchandise that you can look up. if you want any recommendations you can message me off-anon!
as for the merchandise itself, this varies person to person. my market is more obscure fanart that other people don't sell, and cutesy original art! i sell big illustrations as prints, though other people report on having a hard time selling prints. it depends on the content and art style. you'll have to experiment and see, or look around other shops to see what sells! visiting art markets yourself is also a huge help, to see the market, make friends in the artph community, and support artists!
i'd recommend starting out with stickers and prints- they're the cheapest to produce, and people often buy stickers because of their low price at cons. when you get more familiar with the market you can try going onto more expensive things to reproduce!
again if you want details, let me know! this is very vague and general advice, if u have any specific questions i'll do my best if i'm not busy! don't be afraid to surf thru some videos too, a lot are very helpful n not too elitist!
gl and take care aswell anon!
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HIYA YโALL WONDERFUL HOOMANS !!
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Okay, so Iโll be boothing on OZINE FEST this April 28-29 at SM Megamall (Mandaluyong, Philippines) together with my fellow artist frens. v u v
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Iโll be selling Mystic Messenger Merchs (+ some CCS) and here is my catalogue ~
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This is my first time to be a part of the Artist Alley. Iโve been dreaming of this since a long time; and, in a month, Iโll be already there.. wooooh *tears of joy*ย
This will be all new to me, im actually crawling out of my shell, lol.ย
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Iโll be reblogging this once the event goes nearer >.<
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A picture with a legitimate girl Astolfo, the world has a chance! xD
The dude on the left, yeah, thatโs me in real life. Anwyays, me and my friends went to an anime convention last 26 & 27th of December. We had a blast, me most especially because it left my wallet battered xD. I also found how big anime has a grip on our generation today. As a gag actually, me and my buds already have plans in attending future events, plus K-Pop events as well cause one of my friends wasnโt much inclined on anime, but is inclined on theย โbadโ side of it, starts with an H-, Iโll leave it to you guys figure it out what it means :)
Just realized I havenโt posted in quite a while, kinda forgot I had a Tumbr HAHAHAHAHA xD
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Anime Fair 2022
Event organizers Ozine & Ayala Malls Manila Bay presents Anime Fair 2022 happening on November 12-13, 2022 at the Ayala Malls Manila Bay Activity Center.
Entrance is FREE and is open to all Anime Fans, Cosplayers, Gamers and more!
Ayala Malls Manila Bay is a pet-friendly mall, which means you can bring your babies along with you
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