>be an artist selling at New York Comic Con artist alley last

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>be an artist selling at New York Comic Con artist alley last year
>first time selling at a convention ever
>getting all the supplies and transporting everything was a pain in the ass but I lived in the area so it wasn't too bad
>a lot of the professional artists around me come from across the country and even from overseas
>the people sitting to the left and right of me were from England and California

Doing one convention locally took a lot of time, effort and money. How do artists attend all these shows around the country, like from San Diego Comic Con to Emerald City to Chicago, to New York, etc? Doesn't it get pricey having to transport all your supplies by plane? How do these guys do it?

I'm interested in how it's all done if I ever want to be considered professional someday. I would love to exhibit at SDCC but since I don't have that much of a following, I'm not sure if it would be worth the money.