Creative Presence: big cartel

I've had a lot of great response to my prints through social media and friends asking about them. Therefore I've set up a big cartel to sell my prints. I really struggled with the pricing of my products and decided seeing as they are A3 or A3 squared on 220gsm paper and signed/ numbered limited editions I could sell them from 18-22 pounds with postage. I feel the price is fair as they are well printed and I have taken great care in the presentation of the products, however I understand that I am only just starting out so I can't charge I ridiculous amount for my prints. At the moment I have presented them as coming soon until I can get back to uni and properly package the items. I'm really excited about making some money from work I'm proud of.

rubyshelton.bigcartel.com

I think the general appearance of my website is professional, easy to read and has functioning links describing information about myself, the products, and my other social media websites including instagram and tumblr. 

Creative Presence: social media presence

A lot of friends and family have been asking me about my website to which I have been replying I haven't set one up yet but I have Instagram. This is fine for now but I feel resenting my work on a larger scale for people viewing on computers will be more beneficial to them. I don;t feel I have enough finalised work to set up a proper website and I need to wait for deadlines and feedback before creating a big cartel to sell my prints, therefore I've set up a casual tumblr where my development and process can be viewed on a computer screen. I think it's really fun to be able to showcase my sketchbook pages and playfulness which is where my strengths lie. I understand that this won't necessarily bring in work, however it's still important to get my work out there and improve my confidence skills in talking and presenting my work. 

Ruby Shelton

I have also tidied up my instagram account and made the approach feel much more professional yet still friendly. 

Creative Presence: Zine research

I'm really interested in producing low quality zines to sell in the coming months, I think possibly creating a zine for a responsive brief will be really beneficial to my practice and insightful as to where I can apply my illustrations in a professional way. I've collated some images of illustrators that make successful zines, I especially think Zoran Pungercar and Palefroi do this successfully mainly buy using limited colour palettes and introducing coloured paper which can make simple shape based images seem much more high quality if producing on a budget which I will be doing to start with. I think producing a zine for the Batsford prize will be a really good way to go as I can use it for my personal professional development and get my skills in inDesign up to scratch.