ProTip: Gumroad discount codes
Here’s a quick Pro Tip that really saved my skin when I started fulfilling Kickstarter rewards that involved free download of digital books.
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Here’s a quick Pro Tip that really saved my skin when I started fulfilling Kickstarter rewards that involved free download of digital books.
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This is a tremendous discussion of something that baffles me at every comic convention I attend: What are the legal parameters of selling art that features characters that you don’t have the proper licensing for?
Quick note: I keep seeing mistakes like this one in other sites that discuss this topic:*
It seemed to violate my understanding of copyright, but also everyone seems to be doing it.
Please don’t make this rookie mistake. Unless you’re talking about reproducing, say, a panel from a published comic, this isn’t a copyright issue. It’s an issue of trademark. Remember — copyright is the right to make a copy of a piece of art. If you draw a Captain America illustration, your issue is not one of copyright. Rather, you are entering the arena of trademark.
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Today’s Archive Dive dates back to July 5, 2010, when we discussed humor writing:
Writing comedy is a challange that is made even more daunting in the fact that humor itself is completely subjective and impossible to define.
In the “How To Make Webcomics” book, our chapter on writing outlined a few frameworks for comedy — tried-and-true constructs that can be used as a general funny-idea generator.
But, in looking at several webcomics by Webcomics.com members, I keep seeing the following mistake:
It’s July. Comic Con International is in a few days. If you’re going, it’s time to triple-check your prep, start getting ready to travel and brace yourself for the upcoming Nerd Prom.
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If you’re not a member of Webcomics.com, here are some of the topics you missed out on last month. If you’re curious about joining, we’ve just made it easier than ever with a $5 trial membership. You’ll get full access to the site for thirty days so you can see what you’ve been missing. At the end of the trial, you can choose to re-subscribe ($30 for 12 months of access) or walk away with no strings attached. You will not be re-billed unless you choose to subscribe.
The links will lead you to content that is “subscription-only” content, but I like to link to it for the people that see something intriguing, join, and then want to delve into what they missed.
Patreon: The popular crowd funding site updated its main interface, and within hours, Webcomics.com members knew how to game the system to get their projects more exposure.
Member Benefits: Speaking of user-interface upgrades, Webcomics.com improved its display of its popular member benefits — especially the system of distributing quotes to several print vendors to get comparable quotes on identical parameters.
Guest post: A dim view on Panel View and Guided View. Is this really the best way to read comics on a digital tablet?
Writing — Tell It Like It Is… or Tell It Like It Ought to Be: You have a choice, as a writer. Which do you do?
Is it time to collaborate? And, if so, what are the steps you should take?
Hot Seat critiques: We wrapped up the previous Hot Seat — a “Hitch it / Ditch it” — and launched a new series that focuses on the visual.
Studio space: Some members shared their studio space in photos, video, etc.
Guest post: Apples to Unblock: One member shares her unique method of breaking Writer’s Block.
Pro Tip: Digital Art: If you’ve ever mistakenly drawn your final “inks” on your “sketch” layer, you’ll want to learn this easy technique for solving the problem fast.
Blambot’s Dynamic Sound Effects
Scanning Lineart into Manga Studio
Charging for Exclusive Content
Bookmark function in Comic Easel
Evaluating the benefit of Facebook
Finding the right price for a book
Copyright: Printed book vs eBook
Are comic conventions critical to your success?
Editing images in vector software
Getting a clean scan — Best practices
This week’s Webcomics.com Poll asks: How do you see your future as a creator?
To participate, scroll down the right-hand column and click on as many responses as apply to you. There are sure to be a large number of answers that do not appear on the pool. Feel free to discuss them in the the Comments section of this post.
Last week, the Webcomics.com Poll asked members what this roost powerful promotional tool was. The answers were interesting…
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How many times has this happened to you? You’ve just finished a really nice illustration and then you realize that you’ve done the “inking” on the same layer as your “sketch” layer?
I can tell you that, since switching to doing a 100% digital workflow, this has happened to me more than a few times. And it’s frustrating as all get-out.
Here’s a system I’ve worked out that protects me from this all-too-easy error.
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Today’s Archive Dive dates back to June 2010 when we discussed Creative Commons licensing.
Creative Commons is a licensing classification that allows creators to share some of their rights with others. Created by the Creative Commons nonprofit organization, it’s billed as “a simple, standardized way to grant copyright permissions to …creative work. The Creative Commons licenses enable people to easily change their copyright terms from the default of “all rights reserved” to “some rights reserved.”
There are six types of Creative Commons licenses.
The standard rules of the Hot Seat critique series apply: I’ll make some comments on each participant, and then members are welcomed to add their thoughts in the Comments section below.
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One of the strongest features of this site is the Member Benefits that I’m able to negotiate on behalf of the subscribers. It’s simple: Vendors appreciate having access to a concentrated group of people who are likely to buy their products and services. And in return for that access, they’re happy to offer discounts. Win/win.
Along the top of the site, you’ll see a new menu item; Benefits.
This is a dropdown menu with easy access to many of the most popular exclusive member benefits.
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