Flying Fortress Detroit Rock City Skyline Print On Sale Today

This piece was painted just this past June in Detroit as Nychos, Flying Fortress and the Jukebox Cowboys came to town to participate in the Detroit Beautification Project. Along with REVOK and RIME, the duo collaborated on this wall in Detroit's Eastern Market. The proceeds from this RUN go towards the Detroit Beautification Project which funds public arts murals in Detroit created by the world's best artists.

 The print is 20 x 14 Inches Archival Pigment Print on 330gsm Fine Art Paper with an edition of 15

This RUN comes signed, numbered and with a Certificate of Authenticity from Jukebox Cowboys (As Signed by Flying Fortress) and 1xRUN

On sale today at Noon EDT at 1xRun.com

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Darin Shock's A Magician Named GOB Print From Arrested Development on Sale Now

 Darin Shock has released his small portion of "A Magician Named GOB" prints from Gallery 1988's There's Always Money In The Banana Stand exhibit. Sold out at the gallery, it's a 13x19" giclee print and a limited edition of 50. It's available for $30 here:

http://stateofshockstudios.com/store.html

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Coming Soon from Frank Kozik Big Dick's Coffee Poster

Frank Kozik really likes coffee. A lot. He also enjoys propaganda posters and former President Richard Nixons odd misguided attempts to be ‘cool’ back when he was struggling for re-election. hence…he decided to combine those three elements into a silkscreen print.
A fantasy poster for a better world that maybe existed in the universe several doors over from ours.

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Emek Neil Diamond New York Poster Release Details

In honor of America's Birthday, we are proud to honor an all American Icon.
Our next poster release is for Neil Diamond, a living legend, who's music has touched generations and will continue to live on for generations to come.

The poster features "Neil Wolfgang Ludwig Amadeus van Diamond"

Created for his recent concert in New York, near where he was born and raised.
Hand drawn and printed in colors inspired by his songs : Song Sung Blue, and Forever in Blue Jeans.

Limited Edition Silkscreen of 100 on Pearl Paper
Print size: 18" x 25"
Signed, numbered, embossed & doodled.
$75 + Shipping

The BUY NOW buttons will appear sometime between 12:00 noon - 12:30pm PDT on Wenesday July 11, 2012.

Buy it HERE

As some of you know, Emek has been suffering from Rheumatoid Arthritis. He will be going away for a few weeks to focus on his health. The Webstore will remain open and Ronni will be checking emails, wishlists, and orders; she will also be having a sale. Keep in mind that due to his absence Ronni will not be able to answer every question or fill every order, so please be patient as it may take longer than usual to reply to you, and some orders will have to wait until his return.

Get Well Emek

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Exclusive World Premier Tonight's blink 182 poster from Cornwall Eden Projects by Johnny "KMNDZ" Rodriguez

Johnny KMNDZ Rodriguez has done another killer poster after the Pearl Jam one he did with Greg Craola Simkins. This one does a great job showcasing KMNDZ's brilliant style. Numbered out of 100

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The Artist - Art, Money and You by Dave Flora

Dave Flora is a graphic storyteller who has been doing webcomics since 2007.  His main story site is Dave Flora Presents, where he features supernatural-pulp thrillers such as Ghost Zero and Doc Monster. He posted this piece last week and I thought it would be something good to share.

I'm an American.  One of the ways I can tell is that I don't have a hobby.  Americans don't have hobbies, they have potential businesses.  And, as with all businesses, they should be successful.
And, by successful, we mean make money.
If you're following my logic, then you can surmise that I think I should be making money with my art...and you'd be right.  I actually have made money with my art, if you define it as "bring in more money than it costs", but with no larger plan, it hasn't really done much more than that.

So, I've been doing some reading lately about making money with art, which all started with a 1954 book by Kenneth Harris called "How to Make a Living as a Painter".  It contained a shocking (to me) bit of insight that I find that most artists are ignorant of.  It's called "supply and demand".
Maybe you've heard of it?
Well, Harris (who used to be an advertising exec before quitting to pursue a life of painting) spelled it out to me in a way that I never considered before.  Mostly, what your art is worth is exactly what people are paying you for it.

(Artists in the audience, please pause to swivel your head around and look at that stack of art you have sitting on the footstool or leaning against the wall.)

What?  You're not selling your art?
Well, there are reasons for that, and most likely the reasons fall into two categories:
A. You're not showing it to enough people, and/or
B. You're asking too high a price.

Now, most likely, you've gone along with me on A.  "Yeah, there's all kinds of books on marketing, but I hate to do that stuff."  You do?  Really?  You hate doing it more than you hate your day job?  Really?  Doing really great art and not showing it to people will only get you post-mortem recognition.  Just ask Van Gogh.
It's B that threw me off the tracks.  Most artists, at some point in their lives ask "what should I charge for my work", and usually supply the answer by looking at a similar type of artwork done by someone else.
Don't do that.  You aren't someone else.  You don't know how someone else has advertised and who he is selling to.  The question is...who are YOU selling to?  Who would you want to buy your art?  I'll answer that one for you.  EVERYONE.  Yes, eventually, it would be great if some corporate giant or pop star would buy your work.  Maybe someday they will, but we're talking about the very beginning, here. 
Your main goal, as an artist who wants to feed himself with his art is to crank out artwork, sell it for what they can get, and crank out more.  More is the engine of better.  You don't get better without the "more" part.  Without "better", you can't hope to ask for thousands of dollars for your pieces.  You have to start low, and when you can't make enough art to keep everyone supplied who wants to buy..THEN you raise your prices a bit.

"But...what about all that TIME I put into the piece?  I...I'd just be giving it away!"  No, you're not just giving it away..you're selling it for the money that people are willing to pay.  As for your time, well... you used it to improve your art didn't you?  Let's face it, a piece sold cheaply is better than all of those pieces you have stacked up against your wall.
"But...I can't LIVE by selling pieces that cheaply!"  Yes, it's true that you won't be able to afford that lakeside condo or luxury car, but if you're an artist, you probably aren't going to be rich.  In fact, you'll probably be hovering around the poverty level.  But..you'll be doing art full time.  You could certainly keep your day job and work on art on the side....it will just take a lot longer for you to be able to make a living off your art.
"But...most people wouldn't buy the kind of art I make!  It's too (expressionistic, avant garde, industrial, intellectual...insert your favorite adjective)!"  Well...have you asked them?  I mean...ALL of them?  If you haven't, how do you know?  This sort of thing can equal intellectual snobbery, so be wary of it.  You don't know what people will pay for unless you ask them.

So, how do you find those people?  Well...to start off, maybe you should forget the internet.  Work the market where you are.  Think about it, most purchases..particularly of art..are done on an emotional level.  If you are dealing with people local to where you are, you start off with an emotional connection!  (Much more emotional than a drive-by twitter post).  Even if you are doing something with comics, like me, you should try building a core fan base where you live.  You never know what it could lead to.
Set up a one-man (or woman) show and let your local newspapers and radio know about it.  Invite all of your friends to come.  Offer work for sale at very resonable prices, and a few at more expensive rates.  Put up work for sale in front of your house, or in a bookstore or library.  Have a website with an online store you can direct folks to when you're speaking on the radio (Yes, you'll have to speak to people...art is about connections, remember?).

Anyway..it's worth a shot.  What have you got to lose besides that stack of artwork that's collecting dust?

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Bonus Breaking Bad Breaking Gifs Poster #17 for SDCC by Jermaine Rogers revealed

The bonus or extra poster in the Breaking Gifs series of Breaking Bad poster has been revealed. This is the 17th poster they spoke about a few weeks back.

 The stark Season 5 graphic print features Walt and Jesse engaged in a fierce staring contest as a man that looks a lot like junkyard proprietor “Old Joe” proudly displays a huge industrial object. Jermaine Rogers did the poster and the only way to get one is at San Diego Comic Con. The extremely limited edition poster (only 200 were made!) will sell for $50 and be available beginning Saturday at the Golden Apple Comic/G1988 booth (No. 405). The cast (including leads Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul) and series creator Vince Gilligan are scheduled to do a signing at the Sony booth Saturday at 10 am.

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Tonight's Pearl Jam poster by EMEK and Stanley Mouse

 Wow this one blew my mind. But it is the perfect pairing for two great artist on one poster Emek and Stanley Mouse. They created the poster for tonight's Pearl Jam show in Stockholm Sweden.

Yeah the flag looks good too.

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World Premier Exclusive Tonight's blink 182 poster from Bournemouth UK by Nate Van Dyke

 Nate (N8) Van Dyke is a prolific artist and illustrator who began drawing at the age of two and has yet to stop. N8's medium of choice ranges from: pencil, ink, marker, watercolor, gauche, acrylic and oils. Regardless of what medium N8 picks up, his signature style can be seen in the contrast of his thin and thick lines in his pen and ink work and the high sheen contrast in his mixed media pieces. N8's heavily detailed illustrations feature his heavy metal humans and his well-known future primitive apes with dark menacing personalities. His color work features studies of animals (apes, elephants, giraffes) against lustrous backdrops.

 Over the years N8 has attracted clients such as Converse, Levi Strauss, Scion, EMI Records, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Burton Snowboards, Slayer and Wired.

Today marks his foray into the gigposter world, by creating the poster for the blink 182 show tonight in  Bournemouth UK. For doing a gigposter for the first time I dig it. The poster on sale tonight is a numbered edition of 100.

info on purchasing the poster go here >  http://n8vandyke.wordpress.com/2012/07/09/blink-182-bournemouth-poster-release/

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Tyler Stout Prometheus Movie Offer

Tyler Stout wants to trade your Prometheus movie ticket for something cool.

Details from Tyler :

so, i really enjoyed the movie Prometheus. saw it three times already. just saw it again last night. and i thought, 'hey, wouldn't it be fun to offer a free sticker to anyone that sends me their Prometheus ticket stub in the mail?'

and sarah was like 'that is going to be a logistical nightmare.' and i was like 'done.'

so, if you have a honest ticket stub (not some weird piece of paper or computer printout), and mail it to

tyler stout
16201 NE Caples RD
Brush Prairie WA 98606

i will mail you a sticker. maybe it will even be prometheus themed (OR MAYBE IT WON'T). it might take me four months to mail it out. or it might take 4 weeks. but regardless, if you're wanting a sticker, probably a 4" circle sticker, mail me your ticket stub.


RULES. theres always gotta be some rules.
1. one sticker per household. don't send me like 10 ticket stubs and expect 10 stickers. one envelope, one ticket stub, one sticker. don't send 2 envelopes. just one.

2. it has to be an actual ticket stub. that is recognizable as a ticket stub. otherwise you could just make something in photoshop and print it out. am i right? yes.

3. your envelope has to have your address on it. i can use new envelopes, but i need to have an address.

4. i think this is for USA residents only, unless you live overseas / canada and know that shipping a letter to you from the USA isn't like 10 bucks. i have no idea. if its under a dollar shipping the sticker back to you, i'm fine with doing it. but if its like 10$, then no.

5. one PROMETHEUS ticket stub. in an envelope. mailed to me. done.

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