I'm starting a feasibility study and I've been talking to a supplier from the U.S. about putting up a shop here in Cebu with artist quality art materials. I'm talking about real 'professional-level' art materials from papers to brushes to oil colors to different types of canvases and daghan pa. Not the low-quality ones that Natio or Visayan sell.
I need your opinions mga bro nga mga Cebuano artists. If there is a shop like this in Cebu will you buy from it? Of course the items will be more expensive because of their quality but it is the individual's choice whether to choose the low-quality ones available in Natio or Visayan or go for the correct materials for your work.
As a niche business my target market is small but I believe it exists here in Cebu. They are the professional artists, hobbyists, probably art students who want to use the correct and appropriate materials, and those who really want to produce the best art work that they possibly can without being hindered by low-quality materials.