Stand Out as a Print Artist in Artist Alley & Hiring Con Proxies (ft GerryDraws) EP 3 | Mualcaina
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- Опубліковано 25 чер 2024
- We're joined by Brooklyn-based print artist, Gerry of GerryDraws, to discuss working with con proxies (what are they and their pay expectations), standing out as a print artist in Artist Alley, and some of our Artist Alley shenanigans. #artistalley #animecons #smallbusinesstips
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⌚️ TIME STAMPS
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:12 Who's GerryDraws
00:05:15 How many cons?
00:10:29 Most successful con
00:15:35 How do you try to stand out when Artist Alley is primarily prints?
00:20:19 What is a proxy
00:20:44 How many cons did you do yourself, and how many were with proxies?
00:21:14 How did you find proxies?
00:23:16 Certain characteristics to look for in a proxy
00:26:06 How does having a proxy work?
00:32:53 When you get into multiple events, what makes you decide to hire a proxy vs declining an event?
00:43:45 Advice for someone wanting to start Artist Alley
00:45:39 First come first serve, lottery, or juried apps
00:47:53 What you invest in and are cheap about in Artist Alley
00:53:02 Controversial AA opinion
00:56:27 Team fanny pack or money box?
00:58:45 Biggest money mistake with your business
01:00:56 Biggest business insecurity
01:04:08 When you first felt successful with your business
01:06:02 Business goals
01:06:40 Upcoming big projects or new products
Who should I interview on the pod next? 👀
Julianne Doodles/ Peppercut!
Inkwell!
@@adriiiana13 i second this! her art work inspired me to start selling stickers
since you talk in sections, it'd be super nice is you could add segments in the podcast videos so people could jump between topics❤
Thanks for the suggestion!
Love these interviews. So cool hearing from different artists. Their experiences doing cons are valuable because each talks about them from similar, yet different perspectives. Gerry at 18:28 drops a serious gold nugget here. Effective marketing of art, like great packaging or creating art with a special twist, can really help an artist stand out from everybody else.
Thank you so much for watching! I'm glad you got something out of it :)
It’s crazy doing that many cons. I didn’t realize it at first but we were next to Gerry at Zenkaikon. Such an awesome guy
How cool!! Same here, it’s amazing how he did so many in one year 😂
It's strange. I got started doing conventions in 2008, so videos like this to help people work in Artist's Alley were so scarce that they might as well be non-existent, if there were any at all. So I'm really glad to see content like this and people figuring out not only how to make a living doing conventions, but communicating ideas and conditions so that other people don't have to struggle and make bad mistakes trying to table. To hopefully that making a career in art isn't as boom or bust as it can be.
It makes me wonder if I would have done better if I had videos like this when I started out. Or at least not crash out the way I did. Either way, I wish you stability and success.
Thank you! When I first started a couple years ago, I felt the same way. I only knew of a small handful of Artist Alley vloggers and only a couple of them posted consistently, so it's nice to see how there's so much accessible content surrounding the topic.
Chief professor artist alley Mualcaina, much appreciated for your wisdom and experience 😮💛
Thanks for watching!
what a wonderful episode, I love it ☺☺
Thank you so much for watching! :)
I use a locking cash drawer but I attach it to the table legs with a steel cable and lock. I remove my cash at the end of a day and put it in a money pouch to transport it.
Ooo I definitely didn’t think of that, it’s a good way to go about it if you’re using a cash drawer and want to keep your money safe 👀
Very cool and helpful!
I'm glad you found it helpful!
Just started listening/watching this video- i just have to say MACY I AM DIGGING THE HAT!! Hahaha!
HAHAHAHAHA I'm glad someone noticed LOL
Macy, this has been the video where you had too much fun :), looking forward to your next guest!!
Thank you for watching!
I love the interview series! It's really interesting and informative and Gerry's work is awesome! ❤I always wondered how proxies worked because I've started encountering more and more proxies running booths when I go to visit artists. I've also had random people cold e-mailing offering proxy services. 🤨 Can't wait for the next one!
Aw thank you so much for the thoughtful feedback!
Hi! We sent you an email a few days ago! Have you seen it? Looking forward to hearing from you! 💜🥰
this is so interesting!! i'd love to be a proxy for an artist, how/where do people even apply?
Thanks for watching! I actually mention how to be a proxy in another pod interview soon 👀
6 to 43! Gerry you crazyyyyy 😂⚰ Thank you guys! this is super helpful for me, especially since I'm trying out proxies for the first time this year!
Eeeee I'm glad you found it helpful! It's also something I'm looking into 😆
So far I’ve done one artist alley-and I have a couple more lined up this year-but this conversation seriously made me even more excited to continue pushing through! Like, I want to continue doing this. 🥹
Ahhh I’m so glad! Best of luck with your next events :)