ok finally something I feel a little confident talking about.
I think there's a growing overreliance on outsourcing production and it's pushing out DIY makers, further commercializing furry art, & resulting in slimmer profit margins. this is how I handle nearly all my production myself:
I think there's a growing overreliance on outsourcing production and it's pushing out DIY makers, further commercializing furry art, & resulting in slimmer profit margins. this is how I handle nearly all my production myself:
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Sasha R. Jones š š Anthrocon DD
Maybe this is an unpopular opinion but I think we should have SOME considerations about the overproduction of "merch" items being super heavily relied on as our primary income as artists. I've been shifting more and more towards traditional art & handmade reproduction over the last decade,
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I certainly would value something made in a setup like yours. But not everyone has the space/time, and printers are notoriously unreliable. I once dated a furry
Any reccs for picking up a cheap converted one?
Thanks!!
It can print on so many things and paid for itself in weeks. We even print off and sell just the sublimation sheets for people.
These sew fursuits with ease.
These machines need nothing but oil. Lots of it. They are industrial grade machines in many cases.
Old print shop die cutters and plotters work well.
As a fine art printer, I def have a lot of opinions about how we can make great art prints, but am hamstrung by the logistics of needing bulk to break even