Wednesday, October 7th, 2015
Hi all ... Time for this week's Artcasters Chat with me, Scott Serkland and Kevin Cross. This time were taking comic conventions, whats good, whats bad, whats the alternative, all that kind of stuff.
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Kevin Cross - https://www.youtube.com/c/KevinCrossart
Scott Serkland - https://www.youtube.com/user/SERKWORKS
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Thanks everyone and see you next time.
-Jeff
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5 comments:
Todays Live Chat -
Samuraiox hello😀
Samuraiox
Samuraiox anyone else around?
Brad Utterstrom
Brad Utterstrom no
Gary Enerson
Gary Enerson Nope
Gary Enerson
Gary Enerson Heh
Samuraiox
Samuraiox Good! I was starting to think all my stuff was broke lol
Thomas Clemmons
Thomas Clemmons Stuff like Jeff does I think would be hurt since Jeff does one-off art. Its the guys who make 1000 prints and sell them at each con for $20 that bug me.
Thomas Clemmons
Thomas Clemmons Oops, I mean, Jeff WOULDNT be hurt. Sorry😃
Samuraiox
Samuraiox Yeah I agree Thomas
Samuraiox
Samuraiox the guy next to me just kept selling Five Night at Freddys prints because their parents didn't know what it was and the game is huge with kids
Thomas Clemmons
Thomas Clemmons The biggest problem with fan art is that it dilutes the market turning art into a commodity than will show diminshing returns over time.
Samuraiox
Samuraiox I think it's a good way to grab people's attention, but showing off original designs should be celebrated more
Mike Emeritz
Mike Emeritz yes... also, hello.😃
Samuraiox
Samuraiox Hey Mike😀
Samuraiox
Samuraiox isnt' APE in the spring and fall?
Thomas Clemmons
Thomas Clemmons I think APE was just recently
Samuraiox
Samuraiox Yeah i know and thats what Gaz just was at, but i think he has mentioned there was one in the spring too
Thomas Clemmons
Thomas Clemmons o ok
Mike Emeritz
Mike Emeritz I've had that before. Apparently trying to make a living with something you love is "doing it for the wrong reasons" to some. I'm learning to just ignore that talk.
dennisportugal
dennisportugal Wonder Con is in the spring.
Samuraiox
Samuraiox Yeah I just checked messages from Gaz and yeah APE is just fall, he was saying if I make it out to the coast in the spring he was sure there was a show somewhere😀
Samuraiox
Samuraiox drinking at the tables? well my cons just got better 😉
Thomas Clemmons
Thomas Clemmons I hand out free bags with my logo on them and some mini flyers in them at cons to pretty much anyone that walks by my table. Most everyone seems to love them, some people dont want them but most do.
Samuraiox
Samuraiox Ill be doing my own art show in november and will be showing paintings with friends, but will definitely have a corner dedicated to my comic😀
Samuraiox
Samuraiox hahaha ive done a couple and know that there might not be much, but in it for the long haul
Samuraiox
Samuraiox ALSO trying to hit the crowd right before thanksgiving to maximize all our chances!
Thomas Clemmons
Thomas Clemmons I used to sell my comic books (44 pages) at cons for $5 and NO ONE bought them. I raised my prices to $10 for the SAME books & they sell great now. I don't know what that mentality is, but Ill take it
Thomas Clemmons
Thomas Clemmons I know what you mean Kevin. It does seem like you need to know a guy who knows a guy to do things with comic shops today.
Thomas Clemmons
Thomas Clemmons I frequent my local shop here and have gotten to know the owners really well but every time I do something with them I feel sort of obligated to buy comics from them.
Thomas Clemmons
Thomas Clemmons He throw him a jersey and then took a swig of the coke.
Thomas Clemmons
Thomas Clemmons Because the kid gave mean joe the coke
Mike Emeritz
Mike Emeritz no shirts no shoes no service
Thomas Clemmons
Thomas Clemmons Good show guys😃
Mike Emeritz
Mike Emeritz Thanks for another great show guys.
Mike Emeritz
Mike Emeritz Later evrybody😃
Another great show, dudes. I was listening live at the beginning but had to run so caught most of it on delay. Having just recently been to my first con it was interesting hearing your thoughts on it. Never had a booth but wanted to know if it's feasible for me. As an artist, you can't ever feel bad if someone doesn't buy your stuff. I'm a collector too, so I see from both sides on this one. As a collector, I know I'm a bargain hunter. As an artist, I never want to budge (too much) and will stick to my guns on my prices if it's something I care about. Looking forward to next week!
+Brad Utterstrom Thanks for the comment Brad
another great show to listen to while inking on a comic looking forward to next weeks show hope to get this one live i missed the last 4 live but always catch them on youtube later. thanks again guys for taking time out of your schedule to talk about things that matter in the art community.
+Art Castudioz Thanks for the comment, we appreciate it!
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