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Post by jeremyhartillos on Dec 23, 2017 19:52:01 GMT -9
A bit of shameless self-promotion here. I hope you guys will indulge me. I'm on DriveThruRPG here: www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/5679/Jeremy-HartAnd, I'm on Patreon here: www.patreon.com/jeremyhartillosI'm having a big sale during Christmas Eve with all of my stuff selling for $1 or less. I've only recently started doing back art AND colors on my minis. I've been trying to keep a foot in the stockart/illustration world as well where back views aren't necessary. So far, it's been fun and challenging but a lot of effort for very little profit. So, if you guys like my stuff please support my work. Some samples are posted below. I have sets and solos. Solos include a Photoshop version of the figure for custom tweaks.
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Post by wyvern on Dec 24, 2017 6:05:29 GMT -9
Papercraft sales promotions are always useful to know about, and plenty of other publishers that use the OBS sites also regularly advertise similarly here, so I don't think anyone's liable to object. As a potential customer, perhaps a few comments might be helpful here though. I've been following your work on DTRPG for some time, as I do have an occasional use for artwork - generally as filler items to illustrate text points in my own personal projects. As these aren't meant as items for sale, and with limited capital resources anyway, the amount I can justify spending on such items is not great, so I have to be VERY selective, and often rely on free clipart (including in fonts) available online instead, or illustrations I've made myself. With minis, similar restrictions apply, but because it's very easy to self-create minis without backs from any illustration, or even a photo of a suitable character/figurine, paying for minis that have no back artwork (up to and including ones with mirrored shadow backs, which are again simple to home-create) is an automatic "no thanks". Similarly, one huge advantage of paper minis is not having to paint/colour them, and again, for me at least, paid-for minis that aren't pre-coloured is an automatic "no". I can't pretend I'm representative of the entire papercrafting community, of course, but I know there are other regular contributors here who share similar views regarding backless paper minis, for instance, so perhaps this is something to think further about. In terms of set contents, maybe it would be worth considering offering variant poses of similar figures/creatures per set, instead of just one pose per type. Or create sets with a selection of linked but different solo minis - such as "mages", "warriors" or "evil bosses". I appreciate that you're often working from a specific piece of artwork, so the first of these may be impractical. However, for the cost of three or four of your 75-cent single-pose solo minis, I could pick up a set of at least 8-10 differently-posed figures, often with colour variants per mini too, simply by looking at another paper mini producer on DTRPG. For anyone looking to create tabletop armies, or just to get some extra variety for their RPG foes and heroes, that can be really important. Naturally, I'd prefer to see any and all paper mini producers thriving, to increase the breadth of what's currently available, so I hope you'll take these comments in that spirit and keep producing yours - if perhaps in a slightly different way in future
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Post by Vermin King on Dec 26, 2017 10:05:35 GMT -9
You may not have noticed, but a recurring theme in the Welcome Desk is to put links to your sites in your forum signature. Always make it as easy as possible for folks to buy your projects
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Post by nolabert on Dec 28, 2017 16:12:10 GMT -9
Iām with wyvern about offering sets instead of individual minis. As an example, I bought Set 21 a day or so ago. Two other suggestions: indicate the scale of your minis on your cover page and consider including a fold line between front and back.
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