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In this episode, Dave and Brad talk to Dylan Meconis about her new book, Queen of the Sea! Also…
I polled my Patreon backers, and I asked them one simple question: How did you find out about my Patreon? The answers were surprising to me, so I made the poll ongoing — making the question a part of the welcome package that new Patreon backers receive. After several months of collecting data, I’d like to share my results…
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According to some statistics, social-media posts only get a 1% engagement rate, on average. And that has some people questioning the value of social media as a promotional tool. But unless we use a little common sense about what that statistic actually represents, we could be mislead into taking our eyes off the real goal. I’ll talk about the “1% Rule” and discusses a better way to approach your social media outreach.
The content you are trying to access is only available to members.Webcomics pros Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar are talkin’ comics! In this episode, a question-asker asks if you can spur creativity by changing the layout of your studio. NEXT, the guys take a moment to talk about their fathers — and the influence their dads have had on their creative lives. FINALLY, is it possible to make comics more accessible for people with visual impairment?
BUT FIRST, Dave takes his family to an indoor water park — or as he calls it “a cathedral to e. coli bacteria”
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Brad Guigar is the creator of Evil Inc and the editor of Webcomics.com
Dave Kellett is the creator of Sheldon and Drive.
Unnecessary tangents in an illustration can be distracting — and kill the composition in an otherwise great drawing. While sketching a page for his Evil Inc comic, cartoonist Brad Guigar discusses tangents and how to avoid them.
Webcomics pros Dave Kellett and Brad Guigar are talking comics! In this episode, they talk about Arrival Fallacy, and how it lures creators into a treadmill of despair! THEN a Patreon backer asks how Brad “NSFW” Guigar could possibly be disturbed by Public Displays of Affection! FINALLY, they discuss the Shonen Jump approach — could it work for webcomics?
BUT FIRST, Brad’s son points out that two of his father’s popular aphorisms are in direct conflict with one another!
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Building an audience is a definitive goal for most cartoonists, but outlining steps is very difficult. If you’re going to Patreon, looking to build an audience, you’ve got the horse before the cart. In this video, veteran webcartoonist Brad Guigar talks about proven steps you can take to build an audience for your webcomic.
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Are you running a support-based Patreon campaign or a subscription-based one? Understanding the difference can be a major step towards improving your crowdfunding effectiveness. In this video, I give you four tips on maximizing your outreach on Patreon.
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How do you represent someone whispering in a comic? If you choose to make the lettering itself smaller, you’re sacrificing legibility — and that’s dangerous. After all, that’s Guigar’s Law of Lettering: “nobody’s gonna read your comic if they can’t read your comic.” In this Livestream Chat, let’s talk about different approaches to getting it done… quietly.
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