A young person majoring in Sequential Art at a well-known art school wrote in with a list of twenty questions for me. I was happy to answer them, but since the questions seemed so universal, I asked permission to answer the questions in the form of a video so I could share it with others as well. This is the second of a series that will be in four parts — maybe more.

In this installment, I discuss the following topics:

• What is the etiquette of approaching someone you don’t know, like an employer or another artist?
• Do you deal with your finances yourself, and if you do how do manage time for it? Or do you hire a financial advisor?
• Being an artist is a risky one, how do you set a safety net for yourself
• What are your thoughts on art school for comics artists?
• If someone is looking to attend art school in the hopes of being a working comic artist after graduating – what should they be looking out for in a good school?
• If school isn’t an option – what are some good resources (outside of webcomics.com) to prepare one’s self for working as a comic artist? I.e. – books, workshops, groups, etc.

A young person majoring in Sequential Art at a well-known art school wrote in with a list of twenty questions for me. I was happy to answer them, but since the questions seemed so universal, I asked permission to answer the questions in the form of a video so I could share it with others as well. This is the second of a series that will be in four parts — maybe more.

In this installment, I talk about going on hiatus — how long you can be gone and how to communicate this with your audience. Also… how do you find time for social media and things like Patreon? When is it time for Patreon/Kickstarter when you’re just starting out? When should you hire a colorist/assistant/letterer? And how do you find a good editor — and how much should you expect to pay?