Thanks for stopping by! My name is Khadijah and I am here to share my art journey and build a business from it. My passion is for character art & I am influenced by cartoons, anime, gothic fashion & cute things.
Here you will find; - Drawing videos of my process - Studio & Convention Vlogs - Tutorials & Creative Resources - All things art business & more
I felt like you kept shouting at me about warming up LOL, I am so bad at drawing without warming up both traditionally and digitally. Thanks for the reminder!
Haha you are very welcome! Been trying to get into the habit of warm ups whenever I dive into a drawing. It has been helping alot and saves time in some cases. 😅
This was so helpful! Thanks so much for taking us along and showing us your process. I really want to start making my own stickers (I even bought a printer for it a while back and planned on hand cutting them until I got enough sales to justify buying a silhouette machine) but I still have figured out the process out yet. Mainly, I'm having issues with my printer quality (I'm probably using the wrong settings or maybe I should be using photoshop or something to print from) but I think if I play around enough with it, hopefully it'll work out 😆
Intresting on the printer issues 🤔 I am sure you have already but you can try making sure the printer driver are installed correctly, that you use the closest setting the sticker paper recommends. Also experimenting with different printer settings just to see the differences in quality. Sometimes printing at a slower speed can help with quality. Output. Also similar to my issues you want to make sure your paper settings on your printer are the same as your computer settings. Hope this helps! Oh and the quality of the sticker paper can effect the output as well.
Thank you! & Yes the printer was trying my life that day 😂 it was not spitting the paper out far enough so when it rewou d in place it took the paper with it .. as I was going to grab for it 🫠
oooh i'm sad i missed this live! hoping to catch you next time! i'm all about the creative vibes and i'd love to your stream on while i'm getting work done 🤩
Oh hi! Yes join the chill vibes! The next stream is Saturday at 1pm EST. If you are able to stop by please do! I usually stream for 2-3 hours and have been working on the art for my shop launch. ❤️
Thank you!! I have an Epson eco tank printer if it helps. Colors come out really good without having to convert to CMYK profile. I've seen a handful of artist pick the printers with ink tanks over cartridges since it can help in cost. Hope this helps and sending all the good luck on your sticker shop journey!
I've somehow never had the thought to work on stuff in the same series all at once, I was doing each one start to finish in separate documents. Thank you so much for passing along that information! Your stickers came out super cute ^^
Yess this way of working was a huge breakthrough for getting these done efficiently! And thank you so much. I'm so happy this video has helped you out in some kind of way 🥰
If you would like to see where the branding art started watch about 3 hours in to this stream! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-XXCg3k0kG8A.html
Thank ye for the breakdown on the portrait. Wonderful instructions. I uber-ruined my first mat by trying to cut some cardstock that was right about the right thickness first before going on to my sticker paper due to how grippy it was. Tried out a few things and found a neat tip that *might* help ya when you need a new mat. After you peel the protective blue sheet off, take a clean *DRY* cloth towel and just stick it down and pull it off a few times. It will cut that initial stickyness down ALOT and makes it super nice to use. Putting emphasis on the dry part as you absolutely *CAN* accidentally pull off the tacky layer. Take that from accidental first hand experience and needing 2 new mats instead of just one.
Ohhh good to know about the towel trick. I'll have to try that on my standard mat. If you didn't already know there are soft grip mats you can buy as well(ended up getting 2 for future cuts)
@@RasielDraconis yes! They are a little less sticky and is gentler with paper. The circuits have a mat like that as well. Excited to try some cuts with it!
Oh heck yeah!! Good luck with your table! I hope the tips serve you well! Check out mualcaina for more table ideas. They did a few reviews of others tables that are really good!
I will say, I label and price all my items in multiple times around the item, people will still ask. Which is okay! We tell customers after saying hi "if you have any questions, feel free to ask!" And you can see the relief sometimes.
That is so true! as a chronic buyer I tend to ask once I get super excited about something before really looking around. Also Saw on your IG that you will be vending at Wasabicon. Looking forward to seeing you there. ( your art is so freaking cute)
That I am unsure. But that is a great question to add to my interview list! I did not vend at this event but I do plan on applying for next year. So I will much sure to share once I know
I have updated info for you courtesy of @SleepTofuCo ! Artist get a response back from this con around mid August. Since it is held in October they seem to give a month and a half buffer between acceptance and the con itself. Hope this information helps!
Wow! There are so many excellent tips here! I'm glad you shared a bunch of different artist displays and their socials too. There are so many different ways to setup a display. I understand what you mean by sometimes things can get overwhelming too and to break things up. This was a very helpful video! ^___^
Heck yeah! Always gatta show love to the artist who let me add their work to the video. ☺️ And yes! A busy display makes my eyes hurt. Nothing against the artist who do but is definitely something they can take into consideration going forward.
@@vulpipunk I totally understand. I go to a lot of conventions and I can easily get overstimulated, especially when it's crowded. I definitely need to find a way to break up my table some. 😅
The issue with enamel pins as well isn't so much the cost per item, as acrylic charms cost almost the same per item to get manufactured. The issue comes with the minimum order quantity. I don't think I've researched a single manufacturer that has a MOQ less than 100, so you HAVE to order 100 at least to get any. I'd be curious how acrylic pins are doing, though. Those have a much lower MOQ and you can use as many colors as you like.
That is very true! I think the lowest quantity I saw was 50 from sites like vograce and wizard pins but it also cost more per pin to. Everything is expensive 😩
If you are looking for more artist alley tips check out the Megacon review playlist. We cover the products sold & display tips! ru-vid.com/group/PLWObmWUkY3HPLEM1WWnaACVjpbpPNJZpz
