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When someone asks you to draw a commission of something you don't know about, like an anime you haven't watched or manga you haven't read, what do you generally do? I know many artists keep reference handy in the artist's alley, but are there other ways of avoiding saying "I don't know what that is, so I can't draw it"? do you just know what people usually ask for? Thanks!

^ Same as above. Can't lie that I'm getting a little nervous...

I was asking for the price of on-sight commissions in the previous thread too, but everybody got carried away with the button-making and print websites, lol. Those were good websites, though.

Thanks, you guys. when I said commssions, I meant pencilled and inked, or just pencilled. My stuff looks like this:

charms:
http://ladyvoid.deviantart.com/gallery/6208678
drawings (although it's not the best representation because the stuff is outdated by a couple years):
http://ladyvoid.deviantart.com/gallery/

If you guys don't mind, what do you think is a good price range for products in the artist's alley, specifically in terms of phone charms/keychains and hand-drawn commissions (both inked and pencil sketch)? I know this depends on skill level and stuff, but if you can give a generalization, that would be great.

If you provide a link to your work, I'm sure more people would put you in consideration.  ;)

See, it would be nice if they finished their FAQ section of the artist's alley so we can all have the basic questions answered!  ;)

Thanks for replying, you guys.
I've already bought my membership, so based off what you guys are saying, I have to buy membership whether I will be a seller or an attendee.

Hello - So I'm going to have my first artist alley table this year, and I was wondering if somebody wiser than myself can answer a few clarifications I have about selling there:
A). I looked at the artist alley agreement for this year and I didn't see an option to buy a half table instead of a whole table. Is that option gone, or am I missing a something?
B). As a seller, do we have to purchase both a fanime badge and a table, or does the table fee include admission to the con?
If there's anything else you can share to a newbie, that can be great as well. You can see a sample of my stuff here: http://www.etsy.com/shop/handmadesurprises

invite viz and have them do a portfilio review session, since they're accepting american comic book artists now.  :)

I would love to have Viz come over and have a portfilio review over at Fanime. After all, they are looking for comic book artists.  ;)

Yah, I remember you too...I kinda figured the age thing out after the post. Well, thanks anyways.

Anybody want to share a table with me? I mostly make phonecharms, and you can see some of my stuff here: http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6118307
The reason that I'd like to share a table is that
a): I'm 15 and not old enough to get a seller's permit and
b) I could pay only half the price of the table.
If anybody's interested, please let me know. :)

okay. Thanks.  :)

yah... i was wondering about that, too... but, unfortunately, I don't know anything about it.

Okay... so I can be at a table by myself? without a parent?

Then should I have somebody else get me a permit?

okay. so you can get the seller's permit even if you're under 18?

I'm planning to get a table for fanime for the first time this year, but I'm a bit confused about the seller's permit. Do you have to be 18 to sell in the artist alley? Or do you just have to be 18 to get the permit? I've heard that many people under the age of 18 have sold in the artist alley, but I'm not sure.Is there an age limit? ???