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Topic ID: 180
Message ID: 23
#23, RE: Hoffman
Posted by Redneck on Nov-02-01 at 00:16 AM
In response to message #22
LAST EDITED ON Nov-02-01 AT 00:19 AM (EST)

>>None of WLP's portfolios is in color. Simply put, I refuse to try to
>>send out -one picture- by mail order safely, and a ten-pic color
>>portfolio would have to run $30 to $50 per port to cover royalty and
>>print costs. OTOH, the black and white portfolio shown has 14 illos
>>and only runs $10.
>
>Ever considered selling portfolios with one "cover" illo in color and
>the rest in black and white? I've seen a few different artists do
>that at conventions. (Susan Meyer comes to mind.)

Only briefly. That -one- cover pic adds $1 to the cost of production, and in my experience it doesn't make the portfolio itself any more saleable.

Susan Meyer disagrees, which is the main reason why I'm not publishing her portfolios anymore.

Redneck

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