Bi-Weekly Draw Fest: Alter Ego

I'm your Number 1.

So I went for more of a photo shoot feel than for a live performance, but I think it turned out very well. I enjoy the mix of obvious watercolor with the extreme flatness of the background and color, but how they still blend well. While not a sell-able item as I don't expect anybody to yearn for a wall piece of me as a rock star...It may be something I can offer as a custom item? I wonder. Would you buy something like this if it featured you?

*throws arm out-*

Something i've had painted for a while and then just refound on my computer the other night, lolz. I'm gonna order it as a small print I think, or maybe an ACEO series...might do more to expand on this sort of theme but as of right now, its a one man show.

Information on my Shop!

Alright, so I just got a message this morning from VistaPrint confirming that my order has been printed and shipped, and that the estimated date of arrival is on the 28th of December. Ordered it on the 13th, so assuming I got it on the 28th, that would make 16 days as opposed to the 21 day option that I picked. Not too shabby.

Etsy Shop Info:
printing services and pricing

In other news, theres been some interest among a couple of people of having my Ladies series printed and sold to them! I'm really happy about this as I've been working hard and as a professional illustrator, it's always nice to see when other people admire what you've put so much time and effort into. I plan on having several different options on my etsy site, but think i'll go ahead and list what im planning here.

Firstly, if its on the site, you can get the image in any of these formats, even if its not specifically listed as such. All one has to do is ask, and it shall be done, lolz. Okay! So for the products, keep in mind this is not a complete list, simply a list of various products I plan to have available:

• Bookmarks
• Magnets
• Giclee Prints
• Poster Prints
• ACEOs
• Stationary

Okay, so to explain, as im sure some of you are looking at this list and wondering what some of them are...

Giclee Print

Fine art prints are very popular with artists who need to reproduce their artwork to sell at shows or galleries. Please note that fine art prints are often referred to as Giclee Prints, and are high quality prints of the product. Somerset Velvet Giclee, which I use for my shop, have the authentic "look and feel" of high quality watercolor paper and are produced with Somerset Velvet paper and Epson Ultrachrome professional archival inks, so your product won't fade.

Sizing and prices are as follows:

4 x 6 - $8.00

5 x 7 - $10.00

8 x 10 - $20.00

8 x 12 - $27.00

11 x 14 - $40.00

ACEOs

ACEOS is a short way of simply saying Art Cards, Editions, and Originals. As stated by a fellow illustrator, "They bring original art into the grasps of all art collectors at an affordable price" -- Most of what I intend to be selling are Editions, which will all be signed, dated, and numbered. ACEOs are printed in a 2.5 x 3.5 format, and are the size of traditional trading cards, making them perfect to collect or trade. Pricing varies and will be set accordingly for each piece according to size, number of prints, or if its an original.

Poster Prints

Poster prints are an alternative I offer to Giclee prints for those who would like the art, but maybe looking for something a little cheaper. This is a service I will offer for any of my pieces. These images are printed on a professional laser printer using smooth acid-free paper. The resulting image in vivid and beautiful like a Giclee print, but without the watercolor texture. Its a wonderful, afforable alternative to a Giclee, and look fantastic framed.

8.5 x 11 - $10.00

11 x 14 - $15.00

12 x 18 - $20.00

16.20 - $25.00

20 x 30 - $30.00

Larger sizes are available, but pricing changes and will need to be discussed.

Stationary

This portion will include postcards to start with, but will expand into notepads and paper sets in time. The postcards will all come with envelopes, which will be (for the most part) 100% recycled brown envelopes, which you're welcome to decline should you have other options you'd like to consider. In some cases, certain designs will be placed on the envelopes to cordinate them with a series (for example, the Ladies of Wonderland come with tea party stamped envelopes).

I hope that helps with those of you looking to make a purchase. If theres something you want or need, message me and i'll be sure to get back to you. Thanks for looking!

Christi and Jedi <3

VistaPrint, a blessing or a curse?

So I ordered a couple of free magnets from VistaPrint a week or so ago and they came in last friday, and I am rather happy with them. Although the magnets feel sort of flimsy, they stick to things just fine and considering they were my free trial sample, I have to say I think I did well. I intend to slip these babies in with my etsy orders once I get the shop up and running. Now, for these sample magnets, I just used a design that was already on the site and complimentary to my own style, but you do have the option of uploading your own images to use (sometimes this cost money, sometimes its free, depending on the promotions going on at the moment.) So I got myself 25 magnets for the cost of $6.50 for shipping.

Now, VistaPrint is an amazing site and you can get a lot of quality products for relatively low prices, but you kind of have to be careful because they will throw things at you and all of a sudden you'll have a check out price much higher than what you were aiming for because you didn't read all the print. This happened to me today when I returned to check out their other free products. I discovered that sometimes when you just try something out, it'll actually add itself onto your product list in the checkout area in one way or another, so you have to really look at what youre agreeing to carefully. Anyway, I walked away with:

Free

• One small car magnet


• One rubber stamp


• One Pen with logo and contact information

Paid

• 10 large magnets for $9.74


• 2 notebooks for $23.99

Now, im not too thrilled I got had on the two notebooks, but that was my fault as I kept going back and forth between quantities. I had intended to just settle on one but, I guess that got lost in translation. I got the slow shipping for $6.60, which says 21 days, but i'll keep track of how long it actually takes to get it. I'm hoping it comes out well...these could be great promotional items to use =)

Christi Thomas-Fealy