what is a standard deal for poster art?

[Steph Nitro]

I'm packing my bags to go to New Zealand next year, permanent like. So this Poster deal question's been featuring in ma head too lately. Over here I've been fortunate enough to work closely with some venues and promoters (e.g. Reitschule Bern dachstock reitschule bern or RAUBFISH - RAUBFISH) They basically took care of the permission & legal stuff and left me to do the design&print work. They pay for all the printing work & materials. they get as many posters & flyers as they ordered. I keep some posters extra (say 50 or so) and if I did the design aspect right, and people like em, they usually sell for quite a bit each at poster &or art shows. This way they (promoters) get a good deal & my (design)work gets paid eventually too. I'm prepared to call what I make like this, a living. (mind you, I do invites, stickers, album covers etc too and stuff others designed)

[Zach Hobbs]

why do you want to make more posters? The trees have HAD ENOUGH!

[B-DROID]

It's all about the digital posterz for teh interwebz now, Zach. Catch up old man!

[George W Bush]

"Punch me wallabee down, boys'=slang for 'Dave just jacked it'

[micro]

wow, Tom has really lost his edge.

[thespirals]

so.....i always thought the band or promoter payed the artist if they requested a poster from the artist.....but it seems with the answers here that the artist actually pays the band when they sell posters at the show? what about for small bands...which is what i have been doing...where there is not very many people at the show to buy the poster in the first place. i've had it worked out with the band where i get a percentage of their profit from the show....is it supposed to be the other way around?? and the artist actually makes all the money selling the posters during/after the show at art shows and on forums?

[ImJustRickG]

TheSpirals:

First of all, it's PAID, not 'payed'.

If the promoter is willing to pay for posters, well, great! There are some people here who charge a flat fee for designing a poster. Some promoters I work with give me a (very small) amount of cash upfront to cover my hard costs. I think that's a win.

If the band is selling your posters on consignment like you suggest, well, that's great for you. I've certainly spent a lot of time at shows I didn't really like selling my posters to the six disinterested kids in attendance. If the band is doing that for you, great.

Most of my sales come from after the show, through my website, through Etsy,at Flatstock, et cetera.

[standard]

Seriously: This thread shows up on my website referral stats like, at least a couple of times a week.

[thespirals]

whoops, i guess i didn't write that very clearly. i didn't mean that the band sells my posters for me. i meant that the band requests a poster from me so that they can promote their show, and they pay me for it....that's it. i sell them at the show myself just to make some extra cash from people who want them...if they didn't already grab them off the poles on the street.
cool to know that most of your sales are after the show.

[imagine]

like i said there really isn't a standard deal.