Peter L

It's kind of sad for the artist.  I guess I'm just used to dealing with a different kind of art dealer.

I just had the strangest interaction with an art rep.  There was a comic cover I liked so I found the rep online.  I messaged the rep through CAF and he responded that the artist didn't want to sell it right now.  A few months go by and I ask again.  The rep says he is willing to sell and how much do you want to pay for it.  I ask for a photo and ask what medium its in and the size.  The photo comes back and so I make an offer.  

Then a few hours later the rep writes back that someone else just offered more and it is sold.  I didn't even know I was bidding for it.  I would have paid whatever if he just gave me a price.  I have never dealt with a rep like that before.  Do you have any thoughts?
 

6 hours ago, delekkerste said:

Most of my art is just in Itoyas.  I only recently started putting my better pieces in mylars with backing boards - I saw ironmandrd had his whole collection that way, and liked the way they presented.  That said, after mylaring/boarding the art, I put them back in an Itoya (13 x 19" portfolio).  Unfortunately, you can only put so much of the art in mylars and boards that way, as the portfolio gets really thick in a hurry. 

How do you then put them in Itoyas?  Do you do every other page?  Do you just do fronts for art?  Do you do the first half of the portfolio?

Do you get the 12.5 X 18.5 mylars from E Gerber?  If you do, does the flap stick out of the top? 

What are the dimensions of the backing board that you use?  Are they also from E Gerber?

I'm going to be doing this so I wanted to learn in advance.

Thanks

On 8/7/2018 at 2:11 AM, ESeffinga said:

I remember it.

http://boards.collectors-society.com/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=3070143&nt=47&fpart=46

I don't mean this as a good or bad defense of him, just my observations over time.  

I have had four commissions done by Bill S.  I told him to take as long as he wants although I was very specific on what I wanted him to do and what style to do it in.  Two came after a few months, one I asked for to be done that day at a convention and I would pick it up later in the day, and the third took a few years.  The three that cost more and took longer are examples of his finest work in my opinion but they were not cheap.  The convention sketch I am not a fan of.  Some have posted on CAF that they liked it but it was just his style that particular day.  

Reading that Bleeding Cool article, the buyer told Bill S to do whatever.  So he did.  It was widely viewed as an insult but it might not have been too considering some of the weird stuff he has done in the past.  At SDCC I saw his box of sketches and drafts and other stuff that looked like it was sitting on his drafting desk.  Some of it was amazing and some stuff was weird.  There was a beautiful commission he did for a comic artist's wife and I am going to guess she was very specific on what she asked.  I have gotten the sense that he doesn't do work if he doesn't have the artistic feeling for it, hence the great delays in some of his commissions.

I plan on commissioning him again, and we have had so many discussions, I tell ask him what style is this called and what style is that called.  So for example I tell him I want a photorealistic Elektra commission.  I wouldn't say do whatever because you might get a photorealstic Dazzler or you might get a stray toaster made with metal bits glued to it, or you might get a politician he doesn't like on the toilet.  My reluctance is that I know it may be years before I get the completed work or it could be a week.  

If you are collecting comic art I'm going to guess that you are probably successful in your chosen profession and have your act together financially and dedicated in what you do.  At that Ultimate comic art show near LAX I got the sense that all the buyers were super rich people walking around but also probably good at their chosen professions and efficient at meeting deadlines.  The artistic mindset is almost completely the opposite.  I think there was a book I read by a marriage counselor about finding your right match, and it talked about a female client who wanted a very successful man who has his act together and was dependable but also wanted him to be very creative and artsy.  That section of the book was how she had unrealistic expectations and this was impossible.  

On 8/5/2018 at 12:50 PM, GreatEscape said:

As a former collector of vintage world maps and historical manuscripts, I focus on storage materials to balance archival protection and presentation:   4-Mil Mylars (12.5" x 18.5") from E Gerber + 1/8" thick Archival Acid-free foam board (12.25" x 18.25") from MatboardandMore.com + Archival 1" mounting corners from Lineco.  This protects all four corners of art from damage, plus the foam board is light yet rigid.  

  

 Custom sticker on top to keep everything secure and stored ~20 pieces in a large (18" x 24") ziplock bag to keep moisture out.  I found this works for standard, twice-up, DPS and even larger art sizes.

Cost effective too with total materials cost of around $3 for standard 11x17 to $18 for poster size 24 x 30.

 

 

Why did you not like the acid free backing boards from e gerber and chose the foam instead?

Why did you not like the acid free backing boards from e gerber and chose the foam instead?

Does anyone know of any contact information for the artist Scott Lewis?  He used to have a website and I would see many of his works online but not so much anymore.  He was the artist for Bad Kitty and Lady Death.

I recall that in the settings it asks if you want to put a make an offer to owner and you can decide to take bids or not.  

A strange thing was I was interested in a piece that sold about 10 years ago. I contacted HA to see if they could make an offer and they said they don't keep records back that far on who bought it.  

I thought it would be great to have a Michael Golden commission of the Micronauts.  But every time I have seen him at a table at a con I thought of this story.

I waited two years for a Bill Sienkievich commission.  I told him to take as long as he needed to, that I wasn't in a rush, but to make it as good as possible.  I would frequently remind him when I would see him at cons.  When I got it, it was worth the wait.

Hi all,

Thanks for your help with advice.  

Where can I get mylar and backing boards to fit perfectly into Itoya portfolios like 13 X 19?  I found mylar that are 13 X 19 but they won't fit into the Itoya 13 X 19 portfolios.  It almost needs a 12.5 X 18.5 mylar.  

I thought posting wanted pieces was forbidden on CAF?  Maybe I misread or things have changed since I was more active on it.  Is it ok to do so now?

There are so many pieces I am looking for that I thought it wouldn't be worth it to post photos of all of them on this thread.  They are just random pieces.

Thanks everyone!

I am looking for several specific art, like an old J. H. Williams Batman cover and a Michael Kaluta/Charles Vess splash.  Nothing extremely valuable or notable perhaps.   The owners don't have them posted on CAF or 2D.   What is the best way to search for art so that I can make an offer?

Thanks!

1 hour ago, MagnusX said:

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This is terrific!  Thanks!

Hi all,

Is there a good app I can use to watermark photos to post?  

Thanks!

Hi,

I saw a thread in this group before on an article on restoration and it had possible vendors that can do this.  I'm looking to get tape and an adhesive sticker removed professionally.  Does anyone know where that article can be found or have any recommendations in the LA area?

I do recall one of the restorers listed the Getty Center as a reference.

Thanks!

If you like it and you want to see it then frame it and hang it in your living room.  I wouldn't collect art just because you think it will go up in value, although that often is a nice perk.  I do frame my good art and hang it because I want to enjoy it, not look at a reproduction or a print or have a stack in my closet that I never look at.  If it makes you happy and brings you joy then congratulations!  

Hi all,

After reading some of the suggestions, I ordered some mylars from Blue Line Pro on Nov 29, 2017 and they have still not arrived.  I emailed several times and they said they are on back order.  I called and it sounded like a little girl answered who told me to call in the morning between only a few hours.  Has anyone else had this kind of problem with them?

Who else can I buy mylars from who I don't have to waste my time just getting the things I purchased from them?

Thanks for any suggestions.

How did you frame that darwyin cooke supergirl?  Is it floated above the matting?  How is it attached so as not to damage the art?

I wonder whose collection Jim Lee is posing with?  I thought why would he be at this place?  I guessed Mark Hammill.

Hi all,

I bought a watercolor original art piece that was used for a cover.  When it arrived, there was some kind of tape which cropped out the original art in the configuration of the cover.  It was probably taped for the production.  It does look a little weird with the tape on but that is the cover.  Should I leave the tape on or remove it?  Of course if I remove it, it could damage the art, tearing it or pulling the watercolor off.  Can anyone offer any advice?

Thanks!

Try going on comic vine and do a search with the artist.  

You could also try doing a google image search.

Thanks Malvin.  I ordered some from them but I had to custom order the size of the backing board and buy 50 of them.  

Which thickness do you get typically?

Hi,

Sorry if this has been covered before but I wanted to know where you guys buy your mylars for the original art.  I have pieces of different sizes, maybe one or two big ones and some smaller ones.  A lot of the companies I saw online are for packs of 25 which are too many and too expensive for my needs if I only need a few.  Where do you guys go to buy and which thickness style to you get?

Thanks!

I have a few SIP pieces. At San Diego a few years ago, I bought two covers from Terry Moore for maybe $200. My friend bought me an early SIP page, and I suspect he paid just a few dollars for it. There is a collector I know through CAF who I think bought the pages from SIP #1 recently from Terry Moore who still owned it.

Back around 1996 I was at a comic con in New York. There was a dealer with two Dark Knight Returns pages for $1000 each. I wasn't really buying art back then and I thought about buying them but I passed. That was my biggest regret.

Hi, I'm a newer collector. What is a press and resub? How do you do this? Thanks in advance.

Old label OW-W 8.0 benefited from a good pressing

 

Squished it so hard the OW disappeared

 

I believe CGC has relaxed the criteria for page quality on books. It's very common for older slabbed books I send in for a press and resub to come back with a step up in page quality, especially from off white/white to white pages. Not saying this is the case for everyone, but this has been my experience with the 25 or so books I have done this with.