PORTFOLIO PREPARATION GUIDE

Guidelines Specific to Premium Table Application

Please note that artists who apply for a Premium Artist Table are expected to carry enough merchandise to make use of at least 80% of the available space. They must demonstrate that they are able to fully stock their table and properly use the wider table / area of 8 x 2.5 ft provided in the Premium section.

We are looking for the following items in a portfolio submission:

Guidelines Specific to Regular Table Application

We are looking for the following items in a portfolio submission:

Portfolio Presentation & Structure

We kindly ask that you prepare your portfolio in a structured way in order to assist the staff with processing your portfolio quickly and efficiently.

If you make many types of products, please separate them into categories to facilitate portfolio viewing. Here are some examples of categories. If a product you make does not fall into the following categories, please feel free to create your own or list it under “Other”. If you have any questions or wish to confirm that your portfolio meets requirements, contact us at artistsarea@otakuthon.com.

Accepted Portfolio Links

Please note that it is the artist’s responsibility to ensure that the link they provide is available to the public and is accessible to staff. If we are unable to open your link after multiple attempts, your application will be rejected.

If you wish to verify the accessibility of your portfolio link, please ask a friend to check. You can also open a new browser window in incognito or private mode and try to open the link there (this must be done without logging into any accounts).

In case of doubt, please contact Artists’ Area staff (artistsarea@otakuthon.com) to verify your portfolio link.

Accepted File Types for Google Drive / Cloud Servers

Do not include files that cannot be opened within a browser window and require a third-party software to access, such as a PSD, CLIP or PROCREATE file. Portfolio requirements are separate from the AI verification file, which can be a PSD.

Other Recommendations

Example of Folder Setup in Google Drive

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