[Groop]original art question (OT)

[Mark Evanier]

On Sat, 08 Jul 2000 15:26:43 -0400, Nate Piekos <nate@piekosarts.com>
wrote:

>1) How much should I charge for the original art?  I know I'm by far an
>unknown.  The art for sale will all be 11x14" bristol pages, highly
>detailed pencil drawings.  I'm thinking $25?  Too much?  Too cheap?  Click
>here for a look at the kind of drawing I'm talking about:
>http://www.piekosarts.com/lint/consketch1.html

ME: You can't set a price that way, Nate.  If the place if full of
Piekos fans, $25 is way cheap.  If no one who shows up at the con
wants your work, $25 is too much.  And you need to take into account
how much it matters to you, how much you want the money, etc..  It may
also matter a lot what other artists around you are charging.

Set a price and prepare to adjust it as people start lining up to
buy...or don't.

>2) When you buy original art at a con, does the artist just hand it to you,
>or are they usually in some sort of protective vinyl sleeve?  

ME: Usually, they just hand it to you.  If you're doing pencil
drawings though, it might not be bad idea to take along some manila
envelopes or something.

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