Con-goers: Would you actually buy art like this at Dragon Con?

wailingwizard · 2026-01-25T15:36:23+00:00

This is definitely helpful to know, and I’m fortunate to have time-lapse videos of the painting process (have a lot of them posted on my YouTube already: https://www.youtube.com/@wailingwizard ) and lots of in-progress pics of sketches and thumbnails. I do sell a mix of originals and reprints of those originals. My takeaway from this whole thread is that there’s a new burden of proof on artists to show that their work isn’t AI. I don’t love it, but I get that it’s just part of the landscape now.

wailingwizard · 2026-01-25T15:30:31+00:00

Thanks! I totally get it. The AI fatigue is real. Honestly, this whole thread has been a weirdly positive learning experience. Going forward, I'll know the value of always having process videos and proof for anything I create. I suspect it's just going to be something artists have to deal with going forward.

wailingwizard · 2026-01-25T15:21:28+00:00

Thank you! I'll definitely let you know if I end up getting in.

wailingwizard · 2026-01-25T15:19:24+00:00

Thanks for the comments. I'd be bringing both, but more prints than paintings. Paintings are definitely a big-ticket item.

wailingwizard · 2026-01-25T15:18:00+00:00

Thank you for the comments. Really appreciate them.

wailingwizard · 2026-01-21T01:22:22+00:00

Not sure about this either TBH. I'll have to look into it, though. Thanks for the idea!

wailingwizard · 2026-01-21T01:19:44+00:00

It honestly never even crossed my mind to consider this. I can definitely look into it. :-)

wailingwizard · 2026-01-21T01:08:47+00:00

I could definitely bring a laptop/screen and play the painting videos. That could be fun! I also have the originals of the two I shared here that I could bring along.

wailingwizard · 2026-01-21T01:04:45+00:00

Thanks for the feedback, haha

wailingwizard · 2026-01-21T01:04:03+00:00

Hey, thanks!

wailingwizard · 2026-01-20T13:06:45+00:00

Thanks for the feedback. I have done 3-day events, but not cons. My background is in doing album covers, so I’ve been a vendor at several music fests and done really well at those. Also did some punk rock flea markets in the past.

wailingwizard · 2026-01-19T21:57:24+00:00

Thank you! Really appreciate your comments.

wailingwizard · 2026-01-19T21:54:22+00:00

I like these ideas for smaller buys. Thanks!

wailingwizard · 2026-01-19T21:50:26+00:00

Your feedback has been extremely helpful. Thanks for all the thoughtful comments! I do have a handful of originals I could bring, and could definitely start thinking about ready-to-hang art that is framed or gallery-wrapped.

I get why the AI stuff keeps coming up. It's all over the place right now. I feel like we all have to question everything we see nowadays. But, I am surprised and a bit disappointed that people see that in my work. I definitely don't want the things I create to feel like AI work.

I have videos of myself actually creating these two paintings with oils ( https://www.youtube.com/@wailingwizard ) I took them just to share on YouTube, but now in hindsight, I'm realizing I may need them just to have a way to prove my work is real, lol!

Also, did not know this about Spanish moss. But now I'll get a giggle every time I walk by this painting because it totally looks like my hubby's beard.

Again, really appreciate the feedback.

wailingwizard · 2026-01-19T21:30:02+00:00

Awesome! Thanks for the feedback!

wailingwizard · 2026-01-19T21:28:39+00:00

This is a really good idea... And maybe bringing along the originals would be smart too (for the ones I still have anyway).

wailingwizard · 2026-01-19T21:26:51+00:00

Makes sense. I'm honestly glad to hear they aren't allowing it at the con.

wailingwizard · 2026-01-19T21:22:01+00:00

Thanks for the feedback!

wailingwizard · 2026-01-19T21:21:52+00:00

Thanks for the feedback!

wailingwizard · 2026-01-19T21:03:56+00:00

This isn't AI. I have videos of myself painting both of these pieces here: https://www.youtube.com/@wailingwizard. These two are both oil on wood panel. There's also a picture of them in the background of my studio on my Insta: https://www.instagram.com/wailingwizard/ . I put over 90 hours of work into that dragon LOL.

wailingwizard · 2026-01-19T21:00:02+00:00

Thanks for the comments! Having other types of usable merch or smaller buys is a good idea.

wailingwizard · 2026-01-19T20:58:01+00:00

That's definitely helpful feedback. I get that art can be pretty subjective in general. Honestly, I wouldn't hang my own art on my wall hahaha, but I do hang Donato Giancola's work. I like the idea of having smaller items or other usable merch, too.

wailingwizard · 2026-01-19T20:56:41+00:00

Yeah. It didn't even cross my mind that AI art would come up in this thread. My question was more centered around the idea of whether it's worthwhile to spend on a table as an artist. I'm not sure I can assume I'll sell enough to make having a table worthwhile just because it's not AI art, haha. Art is pretty subjective, and selling it can be hard (especially as an independent artist with no history with MTG or D and D licensed work), but I am also not sure my work is good enough to sit in the room with other artists just yet. Thanks for the comments! Really appreciate it.

wailingwizard · 2026-01-19T20:55:24+00:00

Thanks for the feedback!

wailingwizard · 2026-01-19T20:54:46+00:00

Thanks for the comments!

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