POSTER CONSULTANT

GOTHIC NIGHT

PRETZEL PICTURES ROPE

YOU'RE GENIUS BUT YOU DON'T WIN AT CHESS

NOT MANY BIG OPPORTUNITIES

* AI - BASED IMAGES WOULD BE BIG EXCEPT FOR THE VERY SHALLOW (LACK OF) MARKET.

* SOCIAL-MEDIA IMAGES IF USED CAREFULLY MIGHT MAKE POSTER IMAGES OR BOOK COVERS. BOOK COVERS IS ONE OF THE ONLY USEFUL SOURCES OF INCOME AND RELATIVELY SMALL COMPARED TO SOMEONE'S TALENT BASE.

* IF YOU WANT TO RIP SOMEONE OFF, B & W NOT WORTH IT BECAUSE YOU WANT SPLASHY STUFF FOR FREE POSTER STORES. PEOPLE WILL SEE THE "B & W" LABEL AND CHILDREN WILL GROW UP NOT USING BLACK AND WHITES.

* SELLING POSTERS OR T-SHIRTS REQUIRES USING A CAREFUL, CURATORIAL-STYLE APPROACH OR SIMPLY REPRESENTING EARLIER BRANDS WHERE LEGAL.

* T-SHIRTS MAY BE A BIGGER OPPORTUNITY BECAUSE OF THE USEFULNESS. FOR EXAMPLE, INEXPENSIVE KIDS' T-SHIRTS AT AN ICE CREAM VENDOR. SOME PARENTS ARE CREEPED OUT. VENDORS MAY HAVE TO PAY EXTRA MONEY.

* SOME ALTERNATES LIKE BLACK AND WHITE AND PASTEL COULD MAKE MODIFIED BLACK AND WHITE IMAGES MORE APPEALING, MOST MERCHANDICERS FIND IT ISN'T WORTH IT UNLESS THE IMAGES ARE SOLD IN BULK. IN FACT EVEN MODIFIED BLACK AND WHITES WOULD TYPICALLY HAVE TO MOLD TO PARTICULAR AESTHETICS WHICH MEANS MOST LIKELY THEY WOULD NOT BE JUDGED ON EMPIRICAL VALUE SIMPLY MODIFIED HEAVILY TO SUIT SOME SORT OF VISUAL PLATFORM. THE RISK OF TRADEMARK OR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT IS HEAVIER WITH BLACK AND WHITE IMAGES.

* MERCHANTS WHO SEEK BLACK AND WHITE IMAGES OFTEN MEET DISAPPOINTMENT WITH THE QUANTITY OF IMAGES, BECAUSE THEY ARE MORE LIKELY TO BE ORIGINAL BUT LACKING PSYCHOLOGICAL QUIRKS. THEY HAVE BEEN STEREOTYPED AS 'COLOR BLIND ART' AND 'SERIAL KILLER ART'. THESE LABELS DETRACT FROM THE MARKETABILITY OF B & W. SOME PEOPLE ALSO HAVE RACIAL CONCERNS. ARTISTS VERY RARELY PRODUCE MORE THAN 30 OR SO BLACK AND WHITES, BECAUSE MOST ARTISTS ARE NOT PROLIFIC. IT CAN BE VERY DIFFICULT TO FIND MORE THAN SIX BLACK AND WHITE ARTISTS WHO HAVE MATERIAL THAT IS SIMILAR ENOUGH TO MARKET TOGETHER. GEOMETRIC ART FOR EXAMPLE, CAN DRAW CRITIQUE FOR BEING TOO TYPICAL OR REPETITIVE. CALLING ART CUBIST CAN BE FROWNED ON SOMETIMES SINCE PICASSOS SELL FOR MUCH MORE THAN ORDINARY PRICES.

* FOR AI DATA DUPLICABILITY SUCH AS FREE CONTENT ON THE WEB VIA LARGER AGREEMENTS MAY BE THE BEST METHOD. OFTEN A TARGETED METHOD WITH SPECIFIC RESULTS IS MORE PROFITABLE WITH AI-RELATED IMAGES. SOMETIMES EXCEL FILES OR A SPARSE NUMBER OF FANTASY IMAGES PLUS AN UNRELATED TALENT IS BETTER. THESE SITUATIONS ARE RARE BUT NOT NECESSARILY PROFITABLE. MARKETING MAY BE A VERY USEFUL FACTOR THOUGH PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MAY BE THE KEY INTEREST. PERSON MAY HAVE HIDDEN MOTIVES AGAINST EXCESSIVE PRODUCT MARKETING.

* POSTER BOYS ARE RARE HIT OR MISSES, SO YOU END UP USING OLD POSTERS

* CLASSIC POSTERS IS A DYING CATEGORY BECAUSE OF PRICE NOT BECAUSE OF LEVEL OF APPEAL, THOUGH LEVEL OF APPEAL HAS DROPPED ALSO.

* ORIGINALITY IS A NEGATIVE FACTOR WITH CLASSIC POSTERS AND MOST CATEGORIES EXCEPT WEAPONS AND LANDSCAPES. THE POOP GUN IS SOMETHING MANY PEOPLE SECRETLY LOOK FOR IN DESIGNED ART THAT DOESN'T REALLY EVER BELONG THERE AND KEEPS THEM IN SUSPENSE.

* PORN IS A DIFFERENT STYLE SHOP THAT OFTEN DOESN'T FEATURE MEN AS MUCH ORIGINALLY. THIS USED TO BE ACCURATE, THOUGH TODAY'S PORN STORES ARE PROBABLY FEMALE-CENTRIC, WHILE MEN USE ONLINE PORN.

* WITH BLACK AND WHITES FROM AN INFORMATION DEALER PERSPECTIVE IT'S NOT CHEAP. IT'S NOT ALWAYS LOW-CONTENT. IT CAN BE HIGH-CONTENT BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE 1. AUTOMATIC MARKETABILITY, 2. AUTOMATIC DOLLAR-VALUE, 3 A HIGH LEVEL OF BASIC APPEAL TO MOST PEOPLE, AT LEAST SUPPOSEDLY. THE BETTER EXAMPLES ARE RARE MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO SELL BLACK AND WHITE ART OR OTHER IMAGES. PHOTOGRAPHY HAS BEEN FOUND TO HAVE MORE CONVERTIBILITY THOUGH NOT OFTEN MUCH AUTOMATIC MARKET VALUE. PHOTOGRAPHY SELLS A LOCATION RATHER THAN VICE VERSA. PROFITABILITY ALSO DIFFERS WIDELY FROM THE WEST COAST TO THE EAST.

* LOOK LIKE A BUTT IS KIND OF AN INTERNAL RELATIONSHIP THING. IT'S PROBABLY APPEALING CONVERSATIONALLY IN RELATIONSHIPS.