Artist Alley Survival Guide
I wrote this guide to give advice to people considering selling art and crafts in an anime convention artist alley. Most of it probably applies to other sorts of conventions and craft fairs, but my personal experience has only been at anime conventions.
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Table of Contents
A. Introduction
B. Starting Out
D.1. What Kind of Art Appeals to Buyers?
D.3. Can I Sell Stuff Besides Art and Prints?
F. Pricing
H.1. The Art of Selling
H.2. Getting People to Come to Your Table
H.4. Dealing with Cash
This tutorial has been awesome! I’m a first-time artist and getting a table at a con in a few months and had no idea how to go about it xD You helped enormously, thanks again.
Wow this is actually really helpful, thank you!
My friends and I are doing an artist alley for the first time, so this is good to know. Also for research purposes, the print sites are helpful.
Hi I was just wondering how old you have to be to sell at an artist alley. I’m only 13 (Sample:http://i818.photobucket.com/albums/zz101/Nippondaisuki44/PosterUmbrellaloliyabeta.png?t=1258260971) and would really love to sign up. You said here: “A diet of Pocky and Ramune works great when you’re sixteen and on a permanent sugar high…” so I assume you’re implying you can be 16 to sell? Under 18. Does that mean I can sell my art if a parent signs me up? Thanks
Eric: that depends entirely on the con you want to sell at.
I’ve seen young artists before, although they tend to be accompanied by a parent most of the time. I suggest you email the artist alley organizer of the convention you’d like to sign up for and ask them what their policy is: do you need to be 16 or 18, can you sell if a parent signs you up, does an older person need to be with you, etc. 