*peeks out* heylo everyone~
Hookay! So I am planning to have an artist alley table at Fanime (kerfwee~), and mainly I'll be selling gothic lolita jewelry and gothic lolita crowns (maybeh headdresses.. depends if I can get my sewing machine to work. ;_; )
Some of the specialty items for the jewelry I am making gives my customer the chance to have a handpainted piece in it (by colors the customer chooses of course which means on the spot painting. :lol: oh I hope I don't get acrylics all over my cosplay) Well I will most likely have quite a bit of clay left over from it so here's what I'm thinking..
Mini Anime figurines.
Would people be interested in these, and if so, what sort of mascot/figurine would you like to see at a table? Keep in mind these are all premade because I mean.. I won't have access to an oven or any sort to 'bake' them while at the con. Fwou~ Looking forward to the feedback with love n' hearts and happy bouncy things!
Oh yeah, people should also come to my booth because with every purchase over an amount you'll get a bag of gothic lolita lookin' sugar cookies. :D
I really want to see FMA figures. That would be awesomeness.
Quote from: "ip136"*peeks out* heylo everyone~
Hookay! So I am planning to have an artist alley table at Fanime (kerfwee~), and mainly I'll be selling gothic lolita jewelry and gothic lolita crowns (maybeh headdresses.. depends if I can get my sewing machine to work. ;_; )
Some of the specialty items for the jewelry I am making gives my customer the chance to have a handpainted piece in it (by colors the customer chooses of course which means on the spot painting. :lol: oh I hope I don't get acrylics all over my cosplay) Well I will most likely have quite a bit of clay left over from it so here's what I'm thinking..
Mini Anime figurines.
Would people be interested in these, and if so, what sort of mascot/figurine would you like to see at a table? Keep in mind these are all premade because I mean.. I won't have access to an oven or any sort to 'bake' them while at the con. Fwou~ Looking forward to the feedback with love n' hearts and happy bouncy things!
Oh yeah, people should also come to my booth because with every purchase over an amount you'll get a bag of gothic lolita lookin' sugar cookies. :D
Bleach. Do Bleach figurines and I'll spend 40 bucks at your table.
Fwou~ I know how popular Bleach is so I figured I'd be making some things from it in the first place.. I'll start making some figurines too.. and $40? :p They'll only be selling for around $8 or something so I guess you'll be getting quite a few <.<;
And FMA! Ou!! Yes! I will most definitely make some things from that too. ^_^
sank kyou for the suggestions! Anyone have some others? <3 :
Video Games:
Devil May Cry (Namely Dante and Vergil ones would probably sell well)
Soul Calibur (Any of the characters from the series...maybe Kilik and Ivy would sell better)
Final Fantasy anything (lol, so many characters. Cloud, Tifa, Squall, Vivi, etc. You get the picture)
Chrono Trigger (let's see some Crono figurines! Frog and Lucca! Marle and Magus!)
Anime:
Azumanga Daioh (Chise, Yomi, Sakaki, Kagura...you know.)
Evangelion (Maybe some chibi Eva units? That would be funny)
One Piece (Straw Hat gang is getting very popular.)
Naruto (Believe it!)
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex (Kusanagi, Batou, Togusa, Saito, Paz, Bohma...even little tachikoma's!)
You sell these things, you'll bet I'll be coming by. ^_^
We'll see how good the quality is.
Get a Ranma Saotome (male) figurine and, chances are good, you'll have my business.
Fwee *jots all this stuff down, gets lotsa refs* hoookay So people have a heads up, chibi figurines will run about $2~$4.. unclear if I'll have more complicated statues juuuuust yet. I'll get an example of one I did for a friend in a few days. *nods* just need to paint it. :3
Hmmm...well Fan Fic Gurus already suggested Chrono Trigger, Soul Calibur, Final Fantasy and Devil May Cry...some of my favs....
Heres some suggestions from me! ^_^
Street Fighter
Tekken
Guilty Gear
Nintendo (Mario, Zelda, Pokemon, Ice Climbers, Metroid, ETC.)
Sega (Sonic the Hedgehog, Virtua Fighter, NIGHTS, Super Monkey Ball, etc)
Anddd....perhaps some Kingdom Hearts ones....sorry if this seems much though! ^_^ But i'll be looking forward to seeing what ya cooked up! ^_^ Hopefully i'll buy some too! ^^
Yeah, definitely guilty gear. Awesome.
We'll see how they look, I'd like to see a sample. ^_^
i'd like to see some Kingdom Hearts on there. I'd soooo buy Riku, Sora and Kairi figures >~< *sqwee!!!*
hmm.. ou~ How about some heartless? :D
Most people who know me well saw this coming--
- Comic Party
(especially Chisa Tsukamoto)
- AIR
(esp. Minagi Tohno)
- Utawarerumono
(esp. Eruru and Hakuoro singles)
- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
(esp. Mikuru Asahina)
Anyone surprised? I'll easily pay $4 for each.
hmmm.. the last two I feel stupid for I have never heard of them before ;_; Must to research!!! XP
They're both relatively new series.
Which is why the request was made. XD
le hm~ *taps her chin* Hookay! I'll do my best to try and make some from those series as well. :x
And so people know, looks like I will possibly sell them for $2.50~3.50 because of tax on stuff *whimpers and waves hands* I have a FF7 Cloud, Aeris and Sephiroth chibi protoypes created that I'll be putting up later tonight to see. ^_^)v
Quote from: "ip136"hmm.. ou~ How about some heartless? :D
:O I'd buy 50 :O Especially if they're the little bug ones that you fight early on.
I know something stupidly easy for you to make that might sell well.. ? and POW boxes from mario.
2.50-3.50? psh, that's fine.
I'll spend probably like, 25 bucks then. lol 25-35.
ah ha! I have pictures of the prototype for the figurines. :x I am still jumping between 2.50 and 3.50 for one. X_x fwou. Must use a different method for the faces, but at least you all can get a decent idea of what I am planning.
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The ones in the back aren't entirely finished. One with the tophat is a gift for a friend, the one with red bangs is a personal one of the chibi character I always draw.. then an unfinished Yuki in rat form from Fruits Basket. Front is (hopefully people can tell ;-;) is Sephiroth, Aeris & Cloud
Quote from: "ip136"ah ha! I have pictures of the prototype for the figurines. :x I am still jumping between 2.50 and 3.50 for one. X_x fwou. Must use a different method for the faces, but at least you all can get a decent idea of what I am planning.
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The ones in the back aren't entirely finished. One with the tophat is a gift for a friend, the one with red bangs is a personal one of the chibi character I always draw.. then an unfinished Yuki in rat form from Fruits Basket. Front is (hopefully people can tell ;-;) is Sephiroth, Aeris & Cloud
Those are cute! They remind me of those figures that are kinda like pre-school toys hehehe. :D Hmm..I guess I'll support you, Jess-chan, but I dunno which figures I want. (I dunno if it's too much trouble to ask for a Suigintou and Rin Tohsaka one :D)
Fwou~ Really? So like.. you'd like those two. *_* Like a 'custom order' type thingy? Oh oh! *bounces* I'll make them tonight!! As for looking like the preschool things yeah.. they sorta do. ^-^; But I find it horribly addorable. I did make a different chibi style that is full body (it's of Aeris.. I had Aeris on the mind. X_x) but she fell over while I was baking her! *cries* And now she can't stand w/out support. So I need to reavaluate(sp) how I made that one before I might even be confident enough to show it. But yes! I shall make ze awesome Ryu the two he wishes for. :D
I second on the Haruhi and Fate/Stay Night requests~
IMO, it'd be awesome if there were Negima ones. Like the chibis in this picture: http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7852/groupchibified2dn.jpg (http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/7852/groupchibified2dn.jpg)
s'funny you post that piccy actually.. because that is what my Aeris sorta looked like. *shifty eyes* I just need to figure out a good way to make her stand. X_x;
You should do some commissions :O I'd order a bunch.
Quote from: "Suspicious"You should do some commissions :O I'd order a bunch.
fwou~ Really? I dunno how I would manage that though.. I would have to ship them out to people after the convention because I wouldn't have an oven there. *taps her chin* hmmm
ou~ but if there are some you want to see I can try to make them for you and have them there at the con to purchase! ^_^
sorta an old post and iunno if you need anymore ideas but i think tengan toppa gurren lagann (sp?) might sell well... pretty new anime but a lot of people like it including me :> if you made some i would totally get one or mamybe more
If you do this, will you have some popular characters that don't have that many items of them out yet (especially Greed of FMA, kinda disappointed that he doesn't have as much merch compared to the other Sins)?
If you had Lucky Star and Nana figures, you'd definitely get my business.
Especially Lucky Star... I'm going through an Anime fad with it right now. ~
:o Wow!!! Thank you for the ideas everyone!
gazerock.is.not.dead - I've never heard of Tengen Toppa Gurren-Lagann, but I am a sucker for things I have never heard of before.. so I will definitely check it out. ^-^
bahamutknightzero - I Looooove making things of characters that don't have a lot of merchandise. But sometimes the characters aren't nearly as popular, when I personally think they are (I made Freya figurines from FF9 for example last year and they were totally passed over by people for the Vivis instead). But if there is a particular character you are interested in.. I tend to take at-con commissions. And I generally accept 3~4 commissions on Friday and Saturday, more or less because they do take a while.
IshokuOsero- I am actually currently working on Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei figurines for Fanime, and the Lucky Star are on the list for this month to be made~ I haven't seen Nana just yet, but I'll definitely look into it!
Anyone who is interested.. I did sell mini-figurines last year and I love all the support that I got! This year, there will be a MUCH larger variety, but I will only have 1 or 2 figurines of each character - both slightly different as in uniform, attire, holding, or doing something different - this is so that each one is truly unique. :3 Please look at my deviantArt page (in the sig) in the future months to see the chibis that will be for sale. :D
Kon from bleach, or Rei for evangellion? i'd be happy to buy.
Yay! You ARE the person I remember from the con last year. My sister and I LOVE our minifigurines! My Jiraiya figure has a prominent place next to my computer! He is too cool. :D I wanted to ask you to do a special piece for me this year. Is it ok if I PM you with a request? Looking forward to seeing what you have this year at con, you were one of my favorite booths last year. ;D
Runewitt - People seem to really like the series Bleach, so I will most likely be looking into it, doing some research and having chibis for sale of the series. :D And definitely a yes on Rei.
BrightHeart76 - Ah hah! The summer went by soooo fast! And thank you! ^-^ Yes, go ahead and PM. :)
Okay i understand you made these by yourself (or with help) but Im kinda confused on fan minifigures. are you going for the artist alley or the dealers room?
Because i really wanted to sell fan keyblades but The fanime staff Disallowed it due to Square-enix's Copyright. I never seen their keyblade and their largest they got up to is 6 inches!...
still there is one request I would like to have but the problem is that its private and its not in any series!!!!
My Figurines are created out of my own style (no help XP) of current Anime Characters.
I don't really mass produce them (The most was like.. 15 Chibi Death of AerithxSephiroth..I was young and foolish. Will not be doing THAT again.).
But they are all hand-made and do not use any molds. Also, since it is in my own style, I am not using any kits, or pre-existing models that I am basing it off of, just images of characters to capture their likeness.
I was never asked last year about not being in the dealers room though... but it is probably because they are not mass-produced, plus they are still hand crafted items. So I am not entirely sure. I do not recall seeing any crafters IN the dealer's room last year - just actual companies. However, there are a few conventions that I know of (ex: AWA) that have started to break-up their Artist Alley by print and drawing vs. hand crafted items.
Honestly, I think that is a WONDERFUL idea...
But I digress.. It might be because there are a lot of companies that actually sell Keyblades for cosplay? And honestly, if your craftmanship is really up to snuff on it, I would suggest you do compete in the dealer's room because you will most likely (by a purely sales perspective) appeal to more people much faster and potentially create more sales for yourself.
As for Copyright problems.. I would have to look into it more to give a really solid answer. But if they are mass produced and you are claiming the original idea as your own, then it runs into copyright problems.
And a request?
I'm a chibi lover so every time I pass the artist's alley in any convention, I'm on the hunt for adorable tiny figurines. I've walked home with turtles, Moogles, chocobos, Katamari cousins, etc etc etc.
They're easy to carry and make my large figurines look even larger! XD So, that's my two cents at least! Good luck with your sales and I hope to see you there in the alley!
***EDIT***
I just checked out your DeviantArt gallery and I TOTALLY bought one of your Moogles at Anime Expo last year! It lovingly sits next to my Cloud on his Hardy Daytona motorcycle! It's one of my favorite items in my whole collection! How random to find you here! Haha, now I'm REEEEEEEEALLY going to make an effort to visit your table!
I definitely would snatch up a Yotsuba if you have any this year!
Quote from: ip136 on February 06, 2008, 10:23:53 AM
My Figurines are created out of my own style (no help XP) of current Anime Characters.
I don't really mass produce them (The most was like.. 15 Chibi Death of AerithxSephiroth..I was young and foolish. Will not be doing THAT again.).
But they are all hand-made and do not use any molds. Also, since it is in my own style, I am not using any kits, or pre-existing models that I am basing it off of, just images of characters to capture their likeness.
I was never asked last year about not being in the dealers room though... but it is probably because they are not mass-produced, plus they are still hand crafted items. So I am not entirely sure. I do not recall seeing any crafters IN the dealer's room last year - just actual companies. However, there are a few conventions that I know of (ex: AWA) that have started to break-up their Artist Alley by print and drawing vs. hand crafted items.
Honestly, I think that is a WONDERFUL idea...
But I digress.. It might be because there are a lot of companies that actually sell Keyblades for cosplay? And honestly, if your craftmanship is really up to snuff on it, I would suggest you do compete in the dealer's room because you will most likely (by a purely sales perspective) appeal to more people much faster and potentially create more sales for yourself.
As for Copyright problems.. I would have to look into it more to give a really solid answer. But if they are mass produced and you are claiming the original idea as your own, then it runs into copyright problems.
And a request?
there is one request though but thats doing crystal, but the problem is the chibis i am still not into "YET". the only thing I want is a genie bottle but then again it wil be difficult for you to handle....