I also have a half a dozen canvas paintings (finished and unfinished) around (pics of those if anyone is interested). I was kinda wondering how one goes about pricing stuff like that if I was inclined to try and sell them (and where?). I've also got tons of pencil/pen sketches and paper paintings in blackbooks and folders to show off but I need to get my hands on a scanner/printer.

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As some of you may know finding a job right now is hard, especially so in CA. From talking to different people I meet about jobs, some have told me that 'small hustles' are pretty much the only thing guaranteed right now. Stuff like selling flowers on the street, or other services you can peddle out through craigslist or whatever (fixing computers, mowing lawns, etc.). So I got to thinking about how Glider does fantastic portrait work and makes YT videos and sells stuff through his website to people interested in having personal work done. Maybe I can do something like that.

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Most of my art isn't anything like his, but I've gotten enough attention from it throughout my life (everyone always tells me I need to do tattoos, I disagree though). My style is more graffiti and character based. I like letters, liquid/flowing stuff, shading/3Ding, monsters, weird shapes and just generally creating different styles of the same thing (or writing the same word or letters), and I enjoy putting color schemes together.

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So what I started to do is to design hats for friends and acquaintances (mostly through facebook actually) for 30$ or so dollars a piece (depending on time and difficulty etc). I basically let them choose the word (or object), their 3 favorite colors, and the color of the cap. Then I draw something out on paper, try as best as I can to incorporate their colors, and then paint it all on a hat.
The whole process can take anywhere from 2 to maybe 6 hours. Some hats need a base coat which has to dry so the paint doesn't bleed, sometimes art just can't be forced and I end up drawing and redrawing til I have it right. Often, I'll just sit there sketching until I get lucky and find something that works or that I like.

I've done quite a number of hats for people so far and I thought I'd show you all what I've been doing. I was thinking about getting a website done, and getting some repeatable designs and heatpress equipment etc. And hey, maybe some of you might even be interested in getting a personalized one done and shipped from me.

I try and take pics of the process as I do it, here they are if you are interested in that:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1659695417336.2083262.1385674363&type=3

For now I'll just post the sketch/painting paper draft and the final hat design:
(Sorry about shitty phone camera quality)

ASH:
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AWAX:

DUH:

Fiver:

GESS:

Winged Heart:
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JC:

Kaboom:

unfinished

Laura:
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MR.CROWLEY:
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unfinished

MUD:
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OWL:

ReNiC:

Bloodly Leaf Logo:
(fleur de lis)
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Various older stuff:
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If you guys have any questions or any ideas I'd be glad to answer them and hear them.

GG:
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pm me if you want a hat, we can work something out.

Chill

Calgary25993 Posts

October 09 2011 01:53 GMT

Those are really sick. I don't know about pricing it but I just wanted to comment that the art is fantastic.

Coagulation

United States9633 Posts

October 09 2011 01:54 GMT

yeah looking really fucking good man. If I could afford it right now I would buy one up.

Megaliskuu

United States5123 Posts

October 09 2011 01:57 GMT

Damn son you could make some pretty good bank with these, hell if you made sc related ones the hoards of ESPORTS fanatics on here would be all over them (I'd never wear though >.>).

I may hit you up about one in the future.

SpoR

United States1542 Posts

October 09 2011 01:59 GMT

On October 09 2011 10:57 Megaliskuu wrote:
Damn son you could make some pretty good bank with these, hell if you made sc related ones the hoards of ESPORTS fanatics on here would be all over them (I'd never wear though >.>).

I may hit you up about one in the future.

Yea, that's what I was thinking actually. Either E-Sports or GG hats. A design that I can get and copy on multiple hats with some equipment. but the stuff is expensive, I'd have to have a large enough demand for that first.

Probe1

United States17920 Posts

October 09 2011 02:13 GMT

That was worth scrolling all the way down for. Nice shit dude that's pretty cool.

Navi

5286 Posts

October 09 2011 02:35 GMT

You could make the G's into forms of somebody sitting with their face in their hands
I kinda saw the shape in your GG lol

I really like the color schemes on some of those hats tho
the OWL one is pretty sick

Torenhire

United States11681 Posts

October 09 2011 02:43 GMT

That tattooed blonde girl *drool*

On a serious note, I love the graffiti art style, it looks really kick ass.

Philo

United States337 Posts

October 09 2011 02:44 GMT

I really like the idea and your artwork is sick. Make one with ESPORTS on it and I bet you could get pros to wear it at MLGs. Kind of like the aviators here http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=252935. Might be able to get a little business from the community.

SpoR

United States1542 Posts

October 09 2011 02:47 GMT

#10

On October 09 2011 11:43 Torenhire wrote:
That tattooed blonde girl *drool*

On a serious note, I love the graffiti art style, it looks really kick ass.

That's my sister.

Alejandrisha

United States6565 Posts

October 09 2011 02:48 GMT

#11

this is really cool. ESPORTS hats would sell pretty easily around here. whoever makes the first one en masse is gonna make a pretty penny

On October 09 2011 11:47 SpoR wrote:

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That's my sister.

for amazing

SpoR

United States1542 Posts

October 09 2011 02:50 GMT

#12

Alright. I'll make an ESPORTS hat with very legible graffiti letters as a prototype and post it later.

Colors?

Alejandrisha

United States6565 Posts

October 09 2011 02:51 GMT

#13

On October 09 2011 11:50 SpoR wrote:
Alright. I'll make an ESPORTS hat with very legible graffiti letters as a prototype and post it later.

Colors?

TL blue and dark gray/white? maybe let others more artistically than myself weigh in O_O maybe kennigit hehe