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ackirkpatrick
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Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:26 pm

I'm very interested in concert poster/print artwork. Any suggestions on how to begin? Should I stick with specific artists, musicians, time frames, genres, types, WHAT DO I DO? Any suggestion on high demand artists?
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noeldaddy
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Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:27 pm

Buy what you like. It's how we all get started
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sidewaysscott
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Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:28 pm

watch your spending. :lol:
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Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:30 pm

My best advice is to just leave now and never look back.


Just get what you like and have fun.
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bisondice
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Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:31 pm

Go to the concerts of your favorite bands>>>buy the posters.
ErocAfellar wrote:Once you start buying art for the image and not the perceived value, it becomes more fun and less stressful.
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Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:31 pm

Join lots of mailing list!
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Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:32 pm

sidewaysscott wrote:watch your spending. :lol:
yeah, like on cool looking Josh Keyes Shark prints?!? :P


nice score scotty! my only hope is the lotto coming up... :?
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noeldaddy
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Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:33 pm

Buy what you like. It's not only how we all get started, but it's also how you'll stay in this hobby
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thebends9
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Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:34 pm

Be careful...
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trarex
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Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:43 pm

Buy what you like and only what your gonna frame. :pint:

No one ever takes this advice so just buy everything that you see.
Spend way too much on paper and hang around here busting each others balls.
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bathroommonkey
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Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:47 pm

i started with bands i liked

went on to artists i like

in the end i have way too much paper and ink.

best of luck.
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Tue Oct 11, 2011 10:57 pm

trarex wrote:Buy what you like and only what your gonna frame. :pint:

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THIS, even though I suck at following this one rule.

Try not to get wrapped up in the rush to score a print before it sells out or else you'll end up with a few really nice prints and a lot of filler.
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Tue Oct 11, 2011 11:38 pm

Cragars wrote:Try not to get wrapped up in the rush to score a print before it sells out or else you'll end up with a few really nice prints and a lot of filler.
I've been trying to step away from doing this, but it's pretty hard. Prints that I haven't framed yet are slowly starting to pile up in my flat.
timc wrote:Join lots of mailing list!
This is good advice. I only used to collect gig posters before I joined EB, but now I'm on many different mailing lists for art prints now.
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daviddelgadoh
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Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:45 am

Seems like a lot us just buy anything and everything from the get go, get slightly burnt out, then get way more selective.

Start selective. Only buy what you really, really like. There is so much talent that you'll see a bunch of stuff that you like a lot - but before you buy make sure you like it a LOT a lot.
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Wed Oct 12, 2011 12:52 am

research, research, research

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