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Pop-Up Shop at PLNTD in Jersey City
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Unhelpful Habit Number Two: Making drawings too small
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I've been selling my art as merchandise since 2008. Here’s what I wish I knew before starting out and some Unhelpful Rules or Habits that need to be unlearned. This is specifically for artists who want to make their art into merch to sell and are just starting out. This is part 2 of an ongoing series. Unhelpful Habit Number Two: Making drawings too small Those pet bird stickers I was talking about in the last article? I spent hours and hours creating the perfect bird drawings. They were designed to fit on a 4x6” sheet of stickers and nothing else....
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Making Merch - Unhelpful Habits that need to go: Part One
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Redbubble Tips and Tricks for an Artist Just Starting Out
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My Redbubble account has been languishing unused for a couple years. I had only a few designs uploaded and not much was happening. In March 2023 I set myself a goal to upload 500 new designs to the account. I’m used to selling physical products out of my home studio. I maintain a physical inventory and when someone buys, I ship it out personally. What I offer is determined by what sells, and how much product I keep on hand depends on the physical space in my apartment. On Redbubble, none of that matters. The print-on-demand model means you upload...
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CMYK vs RGB and what it means for printing stuff
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