Kumate Works Posts

Sorry about the radio silence, had our heads down getting lots of comic work done over the winter. Finding photo reference for occult figures of the 1930’s is so much fun, let me tell you. Big news is that Fortune’s Passage is coming back into print this fall, with a new issue, as well as a revised and expanded reprint of issues 1 & 2. Haiku #2 will also be coming out later this year, and will hopefully be acquiring a more regular schedule.  Free previews of these projects will be available at ACen, with a possible release this September,…

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If you’ve visited our table, check out the right sidebar where you can read the first Apprentice story for free! We are in the exhibit hall by one of the doors, next to Lemonbrat.  We’re sharing with Darrick & Stephanie Chen of Panda Rage Press. If you’re around, come check us out!

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Some of the most important things to learn in order to be successful in the Artist’s Alley are proper pricing of your work and how to allocate and control costs for producing your items.  It’s necessary to set prices at a level where items will both sell and turn a reasonable profit. (If you think artists making profit on their work is somehow wrong or excessive –there’s the door. These posts are not for you.)

1. How much does it cost you?

Divide the total cost of production by the amount you produce.

You arrive at the total cost of production by adding the cost of making each unit, supplies used to make it, and the cost of the labor to produce it.  Divide that cost by the number of units you intend to make.

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