TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Short Order Art
In Comic-book culture, there’s been a long tradition of doing convention sketches for fans and collectors. Back in the 70’s and 80’s, these used to be quick and free, but thanks to the secondary market, they have evolved into what can be occasionally both expensive and elaborate. If you are a comic artist set up at a convention, there is usually an expectation that you will be doing commissions. This is usually a pretty good…
YESTERDAY’S POST
The Art of Doing Business
December 12, 2024 - [caption id="attachment_78985" align="aligncenter" width="1032"] "have a TINY glass of coke or get WHIPPED!" says Santa[/caption] Happy holidays everyone! Figured I'd keep things going with another story this month. This one's about how gloriously the artists' naivety can be taken advantage of in the cut throat world of business. also thought it would be nice to pepper it with some sweet seasonally appropriate Haddon Sundblom paintings. It was early 2005. Our little studio was young, going full force, and times were good. Things were starting to gel and we didn't all hate one another yet. We'd secured a large contract that enabled us to hire on actual full time staff. Looking back, it all seemed so simple then, and we really thought we had it all figured out lol. I had recently left my full time…
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The Wrong Door
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