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Oct 2018

Hey guys, I was planning on selling some prints and posters of my comics at a market and I'd like to know if you guys have any tutorials/tips on how to make them, where to print them, and how much to sell them for. Thanks for the help! :slight_smile:

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Definitely start with a small run first to gauge the market! Perhaps 10 copies of each design.

Know if you're doing bleeds or not as that usually costs slightly more.
Do ask for test prints so you know how the colors come out looking. Then you can adjust a 'for print' copy of your artwork on the computer to try and match the colors as you intend them to be. But in general you may need to lighten your artwork and adjust the contrast as most printers I've come across like to print darker than what is displayed on-screen.

Personally I can get by with using the local fedex kinko's with their cc2 paper. It's almost a cardstock so it's nice and thick and I sell 8.5 x 11 prints for $5 to $7 dollars.

Neat, Thanks for the advice. Quick question though, what exactly are bleeds?

A piece with bleed is when the artwork reaches the edge of the piece of paper without a border around it.

Since most printers can't print ink to the exact edge of paper, essentially they print on a larger piece and then trim it to the correct size.

Ah, I see. Thanks for explaining to me. :slight_smile: