ok, someone brought this up in a previous thread that it woul be a good idea to get an artist rep. They can track down bigger better jobs for you and take a percentage of the pay. I’m interested in learning more about this, I’ve heard there are quite a few scammers out there in the world of representation. Does anyone have any advice as to what I should look for when searching for representation? Also what are some flags I should look for to tell me wether I’m being scammed or not? any help would be greatly appreciated. thanks!
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ChadDoesDesign said 3 months ago
i think it a great idea. so far my career has only got better from having a rep. i rarely do tee design though, i mainly do myspaces.
idk if you can call the dude i work with my representation, but he has landed me some decent sized jobs
sittingduck said 3 months ago
I can do myspace’s or tees or even website design ... I just can’t code it, all my abilities as a coder left me when i left school.
ChadDoesDesign said 3 months ago
doesnt matter, haha i try not to do tees cause i find them a weak point.lol
quakerninja said 3 months ago
In my experience this is more useful for fine artist, gallery work and shows. I found a quick article for an art rep. I had some success just going to the gallerys and talkng to people in otherwords whoreing myself, but I’m new to commercial art.
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ChadDoesDesign said 3 months ago
i think he would prefer someone in the scene, like artery or movement. those are two i can think that has kind of your style that do artist representation.
EDIT actually movement im not so sure if they do.haha
Eternyl said 3 months ago
The Creative Industry standards......
Check The Black Book
http://www.blackbook.com
and the Work Book
http://www.workbook.com/
Have a deep portfolio....just alot of samples.
Use someone reputable....and you won’t get scammed....just be wary of exclusive contracts.
***BEWARE*** - the majority of the work you’ll get will be on Friday or Saturday afternoon, and will be needed by monday morning for a meeting...
I’m surprised this is pretty much an unknown area....I guess I’m old school...I’m only 32!...
It used to be the only way to get successful in the creative industry is to get a good rep...
Nowadays its easy to promote oneself...but some of these reps have so many decades of networking with the big corp boys...that you can really land a huge contract job, if the right people appreciate your work.
sittingduck said 3 months ago
nice! thanks dude. and I’m not worried about friday work, that’s usually my schedule anyway and I consider myself to be pretty fast at getting quality work out ... also I rarely sleep on the weekends anyway.
collisiontheory said 3 months ago
I"m part of Advocate Art http://www.advocate-art.com/ but nothing has really come out of it yet.
jfinley said 3 months ago
We are with BA Reps www.ba-reps.com - they’ve landed us some nice size jobs. But they haven’t given us hardly any work the past 6 months. We kind of got involved with a client and things didn’t go so well. Not good for us or the rep. And I think they aren’t as excited about us as a result. They also represent Shepard Fairey now too, so yeah, there are a TON of amazing firms and designers on BA, so we’re constantly being pitched to big clients with all those other top firms. Tough to win.
Also, you have to pay to play too. They will get you in books and stuff, but usually it will cost you a few grand to be included. It can be worth it if you can afford it.
In our experience with BA, they’ve been great. Just about all the jobs were higher paying than anything we’ve had and the clients were great and respected our work. We just had one sour experience and things are quiet.
We are also looking for another rep as well.
sittingduck said 3 months ago
i’ve heard a lot of reps don’t require cash down or anything but take a percentage of your pay. is that true?