Okay then but will you fucking pay for how much that would cost? Because okay say it's maybe 7-14$ usd to have someplace like Vograce make an acrylic keychain.
A good quality printer (since we cant use printing services): 250$
Ink for that printer: 65$
Clay to outline your keychain for a mold: 10$
Silicone for custom mold: 25$
Digital illustration: ??? (If we go by my own skills thats 4-27 hours of work depending on the thing) × 2 if you want a different backing
So that's roughly 363$ without commission/art factored in TO START UP.
So already you'd probably be selling for a WHILE to get enough to break even if you still want affordable keychains.
For that same amount of money the person who orders the keychains can get a big lot of them.
PPE: gloves 10$, chemical mask 10$
And dont forget if you want high quality you have to learn about CYMK color schemes vs RGB, and which epoxy might yellow with age, fog, crack, if you might need a uv light-
And you'll need to work in a well ventilated room, or outside. And given that most of the world is on fire (100°f and up temperatures) thats going to be miserable-
So, for all that work, do you think its even fair to price an acrylic keychain, at 7 bucks HOME MADE START TO PROCESS or-
Are we just gonna fucking accept that as much as some of us would LOVE TO DO IT OURSELVES that its just not feasible? For both artist and consumer?
Getting prints/keychains/merch of your stuff from suppliers is just what one does because its the most energy/cost efficient. That doesn't detract that the product WOULD STILL NOT EXIST WITHOUT THE ARTIST.
'some sketches emails and then a paycheck-'
YOU HAVE TO DO IT YOURSELF. YOU HAVE TO LEARN DIMENSIONS, YOU HAVE TO LEARN CYMK. YOU HAVE TO MAKE SURE YOUR ART WILL BE READABLE AT THE SIZE KEYCHAIN YOU MAKE. You then have to proof your keychain!
Will it print right? Did you ensure it fits? Wheres the keychain hole going to go is it going to dangle funny? What clip works best with the art? Okay all the bullshit that is collaborating with another human and then sending it off and hoping that if you do bulk theres not too many defects. Because people wont buy defects.
And then you PAY THEM. You dONT GET MONEY. NOT UNTIL YOU SELL THEM.
which means you have to set up a shop/vendor market you have to get a table and a stall which hey thats another 95 bucks for both and then you have to go and set it up.
If you're online you have to pay shipping fees and your placement of the product on etsy. If you have your own website you have to pay into the domain name which will have to factor into the costs (roughly 100$) usd.
You see the problem? You see all the SHIT YOU HAVE TO GO THROUGH if you wanna sell merch!?
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