How Sketches Work

Some folks' posts lead me to believe there might be some confusion about exactly how the Sketch List works.  So... I'll go over it again.

We start a list, and keep it open for the first 10 minutes of the first day.  It is NOT the first 10 people.  The Sketch List is not First Come, First Serve (I'll get to 'why' in a second)...

The Sketch List does not open until the convention doors open!  Why?  The Sketch List is for Attendees!  Anyone with a Professional or Exhibitor or Guest badge has an unfair advantage over fans who are waiting outside, sometimes for hours, sometimes in cold weather.

Anyone, regardless of their badge, can get on the List!  

BUT!  

If you are wearing a a Professional or Exhibitor or Guest badge and we see you hanging out near my table waiting to get on the list - you are cheating and you will NEVER GET YOUR SKETCH.  It's gotta be fair FOR EVERYONE.  And 10 minutes is enough time for you to get from the doors to my table.

When I do the sketches, I do NOT DO THEM IN ORDER.  I jump around the list.  Why?  Because people run to my table to get on the list, and sometimes people have gotten hurt in the rush.  NO RUNNING!  I jump around the list, and if you are #40, you have the same chances as #1, and that's the fairest thing I can think of.

Sketches cost between $200 and $400.

There's no perfect situation, and believe me I've tried everything in the last 20 years.  I cannot draw everyone's sketch, because that would require people to not bother me while I'm drawing.  THAT doesn't happen because people want stuff signed, they want to talk to me, they want to show their art.  I can't please everyone, there's not enough time.

To recap:

1. The Sketch List opens when the show starts on the first day, and is open for 10 minutes.
2. I jump around the List, so there's no reason to be first on the List.
3. If you use your Professional or Exhibitor or Guest badge to hang out near my table before the doors open, you will not get your sketch.
4. I can't do everyone's sketch, so it's chance you have to take.  I can only draw so much.
5. Sketches run from $200 to $400


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Here's my convention schedule for rest of the year, if anyone wants to try to see me at a show:



Oct. 7........Dewey's Comic City, Madison, NJ [link]
Oct. 8 - 10...New York Comic-Con
Oct. 16.......FallCon, Minnesota
Nov. 6&7......Mid-Ohio Con, Columbus

I will be signing autographs, doing sketches, and all the usual stuff!

I will have sketchbooks and prints for sale!

If you want a sketch, get on the Sketch List in the FIRST 10 MINUTES on the first day! You might get lucky!