![]() ![]() I just stayed in the hotel room like a hermit >u> Also got to walk the alley a few times and bought all the things! Afterwards there was a cool Psycho-Pass mystery panel that lovely boyfriend went to. Sales-wise, it was phenomenal and I don't know how it happened, but it was great lol. Maybe this time with a variant cover (but the art inside is still the same) Also ran out of a couple of prints and business cards. ![]() sold out of them halfway thru Saturday! Honestly had no plans to make more after this one, but people kept asking after I left out the display-only copy so I'm thinking about making another batch. We sold out of artbooks! I brought the final 20 I had, thinking I'd have maybe 5 or 6 left after the convention but no. Saturday felt very lively and I was much more talkative and "alive" than Friday. Commission slots had filled within an hour of the AA opening that day D: I quickly found out I can't draw and talk at the same time so they took a lot longer to fulfill. Everything still functioned as planned however c: Saturday's rush was crazy! I don't remember seeing this many people Saturday at last year's AWA. I am guessing the rain from outside boosted the moisture inside, as paper curled a bit and my portfolio art was looking a little wrinkly upon setup. Today's Highlight: General awe at the reception of my art and Bahn Mi hotdogs Afterwards we went to a little bit of panel-hoping Met some cool new artists and people from online too! Also, I learned the delicate beauty of a Bahn Mi-style hotdog. I hit the break even point and then some by Friday evening alone D: This was so surprising as I was doing this for mostly the experience. I am a wallflower in real life and have a bit of a time carrying on a conversation (I'm interested in what you're talking about but IDK what to reply DX ) but the cosplays and general geekiness made it easier to talk to people coming up. Lovely boyfriend stuck around and helped quite a bit! For a moment this was a 20k+ convention and not a 800 people convention like before so I was kind of shocked and scared, lol. The tables were numbered and volunteers came around every so often to ask if we needed help which was nice c: I was near the autographs booth in a semi-corner which imo was a very good spotįriday morning we finished setup and such and eventually people starting pouring in. After that snag was done, we chilled around and setup. It was a lot of time lost that could've been naptime lol, but it is what it is. It literally does not move D: Not exactly sure what happened in the first 45 minutes but eventually a staff person came around to sort things and make it more streamlined. Hmm okay, maybe I read a rule wrong about AA registration times? Four comes around and we are back in line, except the line doesn't move until 45 minutes in. We stood in line to register for AA starting at 2:30 and were told to come back at 4. ![]() I'd say the biggest issue happened Thursday beore everything started, and in hindsight it wasn't that bad of an issue at all. Except for one random snag of no-reason traffic everything was pretty streamlined. The ride to Atlanta was fine and took a solid three+ hours. Today's highlight: Getting to ATL safely lol Okay, enough backstory! Here's a day by day breakdown Lots of prep was done for this instead of rushing last minute at previous cons, and that prepped really helped in making new things and trying new printers, etc. I had only done Triad Anime Con and Hoshicon a couple of years ago back in my old hometown (I did poorly in each one lol), and I missed the experience and art talk. This year I planned to sell at an AA table just for the fun of it. I've never seen a place so busy and there were so many panels and it was so fun (except for that Saturday 1AM alarm incident), but I digress. The lovely boyfriend has been going every year for several years and these two times I got to hitch a ride!Last year was an experience, as I went as just a con-goer. So this is my second official year going to AWA. Okay, here is an actual (but short) review of my time with an Artist Alley (AA) booth at this year's Anime Weekend Atlanta (AWA) : ) ![]()
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