Otakon 2006

So I'm back from my annual trip to Otakon. I've been going since like... 1999 or something, so by now I know the Baltimore Convention Center pretty well. Anyways, it was nice to be back in Maryland where the weather is more hospitable and they actually know how to make steak and cheese subs (Steak Escape in the Columbia Mall: They use a tough, almost baguette-like bread, steak that's actually moist, and cheese that doesn't congeal into a horrifying mass (provolone?), topped with mushrooms, onions, black pepper, and mayonnaise. Yum :9

This year's artist alley didn't go as well. I had a rush of sketch commissions, yeah, but I didn't have anything like the doujins from last year, and most of the things I sold were small things. It was probably a combination of not being prepared with new works, not having a shiny display, and not having much fanart. Being a little more known on places like deviantart probably would've helped, too. At any rate, I was vastly outperformed by the people sitting next to me. Alas.

On the other hand, I did have a lot of people comment on how good my art was... it's just that they didn't want to buy any of it :P. I have a feeling a lot of them come for fanart prints, and that's something I didn't have. On the other hand, I was glad to see that one of the artists who didn't seem to be doing so well last year (I think her name was mercedes) seemed to be cleaning up this year. She sold posters for $15, and they're really quite striking.