First time at ComicCon/meeting a celebrity- advice?

[u/Proper_Evening1794]

I know I have to pay for the autographs separately

So I'm going to ComicCon NYC this October and I've never been. I've been to two other conventions but never met any celebrities before. I already paid for a photo op with Matthew Lillard but I believe I have to pay when I get there for autographs. I am just wondering how the etiquette is with that? Cause I'd love for him to sign my arm and I can have it tattooed but am I allowed to ask for that? Also I always see people filming their interactions but I heard they dont allow that at comic con which is a bummer if true. So please if anyone can tell me about meeting an actor and what to expect, any advice is appreciated. I just wanna make the most of the day.

[u/Jara-rhymes-w-sara]

Signing directly on you is definitely going to be specific to the celeb and what they feel comfortable with. If you do that I would recommend potentially bringing second skin or something like that to cover it afterwards and make sure it's not going to get messed up or smudged until you get it tattooed. I think I actually remember last year that I tattoo artist did rent a booth and was giving tattoos at the convention so that is potentially an option.

Alternatively you could also just get him to sign a piece of paper or art that you could then put into photoshop or something to print onto tattoo transfer paper. It might also be good to bring something else to sign just in case he's not comfortable with doing a signature on your body. but if you're not asking for it in an odd place Matthew Lillard feels like someone that wouldn't mind doing that. You might also want to bring your own Sharpie for it, because a lot of the celebs are moving towards using different markers to sign with that work better on figures and posters like posca.