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On 1/8/2022 at 3:55 PM, Brian Peck said:

So jealous. I tried for the originals of Batcave commissions but lost out, bummed I missed this prelim. Major congrats!!!

 

When you replied to my claim on Ike's FB post, I thought you meant that you had beaten me (again!).  Better luck on the next Sprang!

On 12/16/2021 at 9:03 PM, Alex Keyfes said:

Hello everyone! I am new to the hobby.  I have collected comic books in the past, x-men, spiderman, batman, spawn, venom and carnage.  I recently realized that there is such thing as original art and am hooked.  I have yet to buy anything but have been looking and familiarizing with the lay of the land.  I first realized there is way more artists and art that I like than I could ever buy.  Moreover, I don't have a budget such that I can just buy stuff I think is cool with no regard for its price and future price as well.  The purists may say just buy what you like, but with art costing thousands and tens of thousands or more certainly once a collection is put together as the total value, it would be nice to have an expectation that the prices will at least hold up.  

@Alex Keyfes, you might find this thread of use to you - Pricing Comic Art. Click on the spoiler text (Reveal hidden contents) in the first post. It covers a lot of basics and offers general advice. Let me know if you find it useful or have suggestions.

@Heidjer Staecker, the big worries are heat, humidity, and ultra-violet light. A/C will handle first two. LEDs (unlike fluorescent bulbs) emit very little UV so if the shutters are closed, you should be fine. I'd prefer incandescent lights, but ...

There's a lot on the web about UV from LEDs and they all say the same thing.

New Art Day - Faux Sugar and Spike 100 cover featuring The Legion of Super-Heroes

Yes, once again, my daughter's inheritance has been squandered; this time on an anniversary present for me! Thanks, Kathy!

Two of my favorites (Sugar and Spike plus the Legion of Super-Heroes) on one cover!

This piece feature the time traveling LSH visiting our heroes. The LSH is looking for their Brain(iac 5) while S&S are confused by the fact that their friend, Bernie the Brain, is also missing.

Jeffrey Moy did a wonderful job taking my terrible art direction and making it awesome. Thanks, Jeffrey!

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1772654 or click the image

On 10/2/2021 at 11:20 AM, davidtere said:

This one is a big itch that I've wanted to scratch for a long time. A page featuring Krypto (doesn't hurt that it features Superboy, and the first appearance of the Kryptonite Kid and his dog Blor), but it really is all about Krypto...a childhood favorite and has continued to be a favorite of mine throughout my comic collecting. I prefer Papp's handling of Krypto's vintage look before he became less of a 'mutt' and more streamlined. Art by the distinctive and distinguished Superboy artist, George Papp from Superboy # 83 1960. 

I think he's underrated and this was a great story from which to get a page.

On 9/18/2021 at 4:54 PM, GreatEscape said:

Iconic Bettie Page by Dave Stevens...published as the cover to Movie Star News (1990) and the Girl of my Dreams statue (2010), wall poster and a commemorative pin by Dark Horse Comics.  Twice-up beauty!

Dave Stevens Bettie

 

Are the people in the background known? Would be cool to be one of them.

New Art Day - Sugar and Spike in "How to Play 'Arrgh!'" from Sugar and Spike 93

Back in 2005, I made my first art purchase, my wonderful Curt Swan Superman. However, that evening, I was really trying to win a published, one-page Sugar and Spike story. I failed at that.

Now that quest is complete! Click the image to read more and get a bigger picture.

Two new pieces:

Sugar and Spike in Infants' Inspiration by Barry Kitson (click to embiggen). It's an interesting piece. Girl with Balloon is one of Caitlin's favorite pieces of art. I think she may have had an impact on the image.

I also stumbled upon the Color Guide for one of my covers. I've placed it in the Additional Images section of the cover. It came with an overlay with instructions to the production team. Check it out. Click to embiggen.

On 7/21/2021 at 12:44 PM, Rick2you2 said:

Straight commissions don't really interest me anymore. Why waste an artist's talent on a simple image when you can have him do something original and different? So, when I ran into an old friend at a recent show, Chris Battista, I asked him to draw something special that I described in detail. He came through with flying colors (although, I was expecting an annoyed Hoppy instead of a smiling one). After Chris posted it on Facebook, someone decided that they liked it so much, they colored it. Here's the original and the color version.

That's magic!.

New Art Day - Young Fara from The First Kingdom by Jack Katz.

Liam Sharp published a bunch of Jack’s previously unseen art in The Unseen Art of Jack Katz as a Kickstarter. One of the options was a remarque by Jack in the book. I could not resist.

The image is from a 93 year old artist!

Check it out here: https://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=1753691 

On 8/25/2021 at 11:02 AM, Timely said:

CAF Update: Superman & Batman cover with 2 looney guests!

 

https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1752159

 

 

This is the good stuff!

You can see mine on the wall (pre-remodel) here.

On 8/11/2021 at 10:12 AM, glendgold said:

This would be a good place to remind you that if you want to support artists like Watterson or other studs, give a thought to using literally any other website or brick-and-mortar store than amazon, which spends a diabolical amount of time cooking up ways to keep guys like him (and me) from getting paid.  If you don't already know about their shenanigans, it's too much of a thread drift to explain here, but the short version is if you click on "buy" on a book there's literally no way to know if a royalty will actually go to the artist or if it's going into Bezos's stubby little Blue Origin tailpipe.  Much better idea is to buy from your local independent bookseller (whose presences online and in person are laid (lain?) out right here: https://www.indiebound.org/ or your local comics shop: https://www.comicshoplocator.com/

I'd add that Bookshop.org is a reasonable place to shop; they were setup up to fight Amazon and directly support  independent book shops with cash why you buy from them. Forbes has a good article about them here.

Note: I have no idea if the author's get paid.

On 3/13/2021 at 9:08 PM, GreatCaesarsGhost said:

That is a very cool story!! But now I want to know what you wrote

Here's Glen's page on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Glen-David-Gold/e/B001KH8O00%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share

There's a funny bio on the left of the page.

I keep my collection in a MS Word document as a set of tables. Why word? I just prefer working in it and because I have other items (text) in the same file. That was awkward in Excel.

I do have a matching spreadsheet in which I can place the MS Word table using copy and paste. That spreadsheet does my statistics - total spent, number of pieces by an artist, number of purchases by each source, etc..

I've never linked the portfolio location to the record in the MS Word document. I only have a few portfolios and they are labeled by content/theme so finding stuff (for me) isn't too hard. I should probably consider that.

Since all of my art is on the CAF, the title for the art has a link to that page.

Here are my headings: Title of Art    Artist    Source    Type    Price    BP    Tax    S/H    Date    Comments

On 8/9/2021 at 5:32 AM, Rick2you2 said:

And how many of those artists at shows are likely declaring their commission income after doing sketches?

At least one that I know, he was audited by the IRS and had to pay up. It was painful. He is assiduous about record keeping now.

I can't answer your question with any degree of authority, but I doubt a grand. I fall in the $200 side of the argument.

That said, if you'd like some ideas on how to get estimates, you might consider reading this post that I've done.
 

19 hours ago, Stefanomjr said:

Very unlike me....have been very thoughtful with my purchases but recently went nuts...took me five years to curate 19 pieces in my collection. Increased my collection 63% by buying 12 pieces from one artist! 

Loved the book Kodi - written for young readers but a story for all ages. The watercolors are lovely and the artist, Jared Cullum, does a beautiful job with his sequential storytelling, the pacing, the character design, the backgrounds are all really top-tier!  I ended up buying a dozen pieces that cover many moments throughout the book. Jared was recently nominated for two Eisner awards for both best publication for early readers and painter/multimedia artist...both well deserved! 

 

http://cafurl.com?i=26339

 

 

 

 

Beautiful work. I can see why you did it! Congrats.

I put them in my Itoya and use archival corners to hold them in place. A photo book would probably work just as well.

Updated with two new FB groups (Deal or No Deal, Commissions).