u/Embarrassed_Curve723

I did my first con as an artist a few months ago. I didn't get a bunch of sales, but I learned a lot. One of the things I learned was to balance interests with what's popular. And currently, I'm trying to decide what I want to do: characters, series, etc. Cuz not only do I want to choose what'll sell and what I'm into, but I also have to be able to DRAW the characters, and for me that means simplifying them into my style. Not only that, but I have to design them as prints, stickers, buttons, or anything else I may feel like selling. And me personally, I'm a bit of a slow artist, so if I'm con prepping, I'll need to get them done in a decent timeframe. I made a list of stuff, but I'm having trouble deciding.

I'll leave my current list and examples of my art

Hi, first-time posting on Reddit bare with me.

I'm trying to apply for a rough 2D animator position on an indie series, and while filling out the application, I realized 2 things: 1. I don't have a lot of finished animations for my portfolio. And 2. they asked what my preferred rate was, but I have no idea how to respond to it. See, on top of not having a lot of experience generally, I also still live with my parent and siblings; I don't have a job/ consistant income(hoping to change that soon) and, as such, don't have any rent or bills to pay besides subscriptions. So, in my head, I don't need that much money, but I also don't want to sell myself short in case my situation changes and because I value my art and my time. But I worry I don't have the skill or experience to ask for so much.

I'm completely shooting in the dark here. I've never applied to a project like this, and just looking for some guidance or tips here.

TLDR; What should my rate be? And should I even bother applying with little to no experience?

How do I figure out what to sell?

I'm trying to Apply for an indie project but IDK what I'm doing. HELP?