126 deviants said Maybe when the crisis has gone. You need $ to make them, we need $ to buy them
87 deviants said No, it's the recession, we're all poor!
62 deviants said Yes, I'd totally buy one!
33 deviants said No, you still have to learn and grow a lot before having an artbook.
18 deviants said Other thoughts? Comments? Something?
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My opinions for what they're worth. Have a dream, believe in it, it will get you where you're going. You have the talent, that's 90% of the challenge!! Good Luck
But I think making your own book is a good idea if you do have enough people interested in buying a book just for viewing your artwork(s).
I think people who chose the "You still have to learn and grow a lot before making an art book" option would be interested in seeing some photo-manipulations that are completely made from your own stock. I think that would make the book and yourself stand out more. A lot of art books out there today are more for information and learning techniques from a particular artist. They have walk-throughs that begin with the inspiration stage, to the photography stage/painting, technique involved to the final product. I find those books interesting because it's just more than viewing the artwork. You can learn about the artists approach to one of their pictures and when they use their own stock photography, it makes it all the more special.If people are interested in your artwork, I'm sure if you sell a book with an "how I do it" theme, it will sell pretty well.
As for making manips entirely of my stock, I don't have the camera or photographic skills to be able to do that, but I am trying to use more purchased resorces than dA stock lately.